"Tough Mama" has a lot to remember and deliver at a high rate.
"Truckin'" is for sure the hardest out of GD-written songs. The real ball-breaker would have to be most of the cats that you meet on the street speak of true love
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"There, in huge black letters, was 'The Grateful Dead'. It just... cancelled my mind out."-Garcia
hesgone95 wrote:Hesgone.......dude, I'm sorry....as an admin I have the ability to edit other's posts.....something I have never had the need to do. I meant to click "quote", and by accident, I clicked edit, and didn't realize it until I had irreversibly changed your post. 1000 apologies.bucketorain wrote:Here's a question, when a band like DSO plays a given show do they copy the mistaken/forgotten lyrics?That would be pretty lame......IMHO
Ed
First Show - 5/5/77
Last Show - 3/28/93
First Show - 5/5/77
Last Show - 3/28/93
ebick wrote:well, speaking of misunderstood lyrics......That was awesome. Had me waking the household with laughter...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4_MsrsKzMM
Which then did the same - thanks!
Seems like I've been here before...
The Road's Facebook Page (including links to tunage) is here:
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The Road's Facebook Page (including links to tunage) is here:
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ebick wrote: Hesgone.......dude, I'm sorry....as an admin I have the ability to edit other's posts.....something I have never had the need to do. I meant to click "quote", and by accident, I clicked edit, and didn't realize it until I had irreversibly changed your post. 1000 apologies.No sweat Ed. Shit happens
Goin' home, goin' home
By the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul
By the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul
ebick wrote: Hesgone.......dude, I'm sorry....as an admin I have the ability to edit other's posts.....something I have never had the need to do. I meant to click "quote", and by accident, I clicked edit, and didn't realize it until I had irreversibly changed your post. 1000 apologies.No sweat Ed. Shit happens
It wasn't as if it was a post to bring world peace.... 
Goin' home, goin' home
By the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul
By the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul
hesgone95 wrote: It wasn't as if it was a post to bring world peace....How about posting that one.... we're dying out here!
"There, in huge black letters, was 'The Grateful Dead'. It just... cancelled my mind out."-Garcia
AugustWest wrote:I agree with the Eyes chorus. I feel like I'm always singing seasons or evenings.I'm there on this one. Cassidy is one of my favs, but the "catch colt..." line AND "Come grow the scorched ground green" are impossible for me. I have trouble SAYING those lines, much less singing them while trying to play a guitar. For the second one, I usually get something closer to "Come go the scorched gown geen".
I also frequently mess up franklins . Just the order of which verse comes when, and of course Cassidy with "Catch colt draws a coffin cart"
Mama Mama many worlds I've come since I first left home.
In EOTW... It ALWAYS comes out "Thutt Natch"...
CONCENTRATE Phil,
PEACE,
Phil
CONCENTRATE Phil,
PEACE,
Phil
In Missisipi 1/2 step
Lost my boots in transit babe, pile of smoking leather...
I always sing a smile of poking leather, go figure..
Lost my boots in transit babe, pile of smoking leather...
I always sing a smile of poking leather, go figure..
Garcia apparently had trouble pronouncing the word "cicada".
"There, in huge black letters, was 'The Grateful Dead'. It just... cancelled my mind out."-Garcia
I been thinking about this topic. Great topic, BTW.
Yeah, there are always some song lyris that are difficult and that have tongue twisters. especially in Dead music, though Phish lyrics pose a real challenge to me.
One I have trouble with is the middle 8 (for lack of a better term cause it is not really a chorus) in Crazy Fingers. When coming back from solo land, I always go to "Gone are the days..." instead of "Life may be sweeter...".
Then as I thought more about where I have the probs, it is usually after a break of some sort, usually instrumental. By that time, I have gotten very into the music, the solos, the jam of the piece and we come back to the tune and then suddenly having to remember where in the song I am, etc. Just probably being a rube in the woods but most my trip ups happen there other than the few tongue twisters, that is...
Maybe a combination of challenging lyrics and getting lost in the tune?
Dave
Yeah, there are always some song lyris that are difficult and that have tongue twisters. especially in Dead music, though Phish lyrics pose a real challenge to me.
One I have trouble with is the middle 8 (for lack of a better term cause it is not really a chorus) in Crazy Fingers. When coming back from solo land, I always go to "Gone are the days..." instead of "Life may be sweeter...".
Then as I thought more about where I have the probs, it is usually after a break of some sort, usually instrumental. By that time, I have gotten very into the music, the solos, the jam of the piece and we come back to the tune and then suddenly having to remember where in the song I am, etc. Just probably being a rube in the woods but most my trip ups happen there other than the few tongue twisters, that is...
Maybe a combination of challenging lyrics and getting lost in the tune?
Dave
The river keeps a talkin'
tigerstrat wrote:Garcia apparently had trouble pronouncing the word "cicada".In virginia we get cicada's all the time, and more than once I have pronuced them like garcia does in terrapin.
It's one of those You know you're a dead head if.... situations
Sorta like you know you're dead head if BIODTL FOTD FOTM GDTRFB WDWDIITR mean anything to you.
since I just screwed it up on an acoustic run through...
problems keeping bitter olives, silver apples and golden forests straight on Pride.
problems keeping bitter olives, silver apples and golden forests straight on Pride.
The river keeps a talkin'