Well, this one takes me back to the ninth grade! Wow! Getting the first drags…did I say drags?…of the seventies! Sine I was more into Bowie, Beatles, Stones and other British bands, I think I first heard of The Grateful Dead…and this song…back in 1971 and loved it! I had just gotten a new guitar and I immediately learned this one! Of course I wasn’t riding that train, and I wasn’t high on cocaine, (a drug I have never touched – don’t do drugs, drugs be bad), but I did get to like The Grateful Dead, although I was way too young to be a Dead Head…
So here is my first tune for Sundays Tunes (of course on day except Sunday):
«Casey Jones» was played in every Dead concert from 1969 to 1974, a total of 300 times! It was written by Jerry Garcia (music) and lyrics by Robert Hunter.
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wow – not a huge dead fan, but this is a classic
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For sure Beth!
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I am not a huge Dead Head, but I can truly appreciate their success and development of a cult like following. Much like Jimmy Buffet and the «Parrot Heads», their concerts are truly amazing events. I have seen both perform, not out of a love for their music, but just to cross being at one of their concerts of my list of things to do before I go.
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I wish I would have done the same, I reckon I still have time for Jimmy’s but no more Dead. And thanks, I did not know about the «Parrot Heads». Have a great weekend my friend.
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I was never a big fan of their music, but after reading Brad’s comment pehaps I might have been if I’d gone to one of their concerts. Who knows?
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Yeah, me too, not a huge fan but I think I would have enjoyed one of their concerts, but when I lived in the states they never came to South Florida where I was…
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There’s nothing to beat seeing a good band or artist live.
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For sure!
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No les conozco, pero seguramente también hubiera disfrutado. Buen finde.
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Ah…tremenda banda que hizo historia en el rock de EEUU y mundialmente Azurea. Si te ha gustado su música, sigue buscando que tienen canciones que molan. Un saludo i feliç cap de setmana.
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I like this catchy tune, «Lady in red, better off dead,» the harmony is pretty good as well. Almost sounds like they are just jamming towards the center of the song, I really like the chorus. Nice tunes. Have a great weekend!
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I’m glad you liked it Joni, yes, it is a pretty cool tune! Wishing you both a great weekend!
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❤️🤗🦋
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One of a few musical pieces that evoke memories not of romance, or tragedy, or fond backward looks, but of MJ smoke filling the air.
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Oh that smell…
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I fell in love with the Dead in the mid 90’s, so grateful I got to see them over 30 times, with Jerry, and I just saw what’s left of them last October, you might appreciate John Mayer’s involvement with the band, he adds a new seasoning to the old tunes!
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Thanks Tiffany! Sounds just grand!
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