Lyric discussion by trippdogg 

Cover art for The Dust Blows Forward And The Dust Blows Back lyrics by Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

This song means that in the 60's you could pretty much sing the first crap that popped into your head and someone would still buy it, as long as you wore a cool hat.

I'm not saying it was a bad thing - it's just the way it was...

You're right about a lot of sucessful music in that era, but completely wrong about Beefheart.