Was Grateful Dead Lyrics AMA now Van Morrison's Astral Weeks Lyrics AMA (1 Viewer)

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A list we can compile!

 

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Why you thinking, @Cowboysfan8?

 

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That one was for the readers.

 

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Do you have an internal monologue?

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Why you thinking, @Cowboysfan8?

I was wondering what list we can’t compile is all. I must’ve missed it

 

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I was wondering what list we can’t compile is all. I must’ve missed it

Nah, I figured exactly that. PM sent (written even before you posted this).

 

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For the readers, twice.

 

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For the readers, thrice.

 

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Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my hearts delight
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail

 

[Galileo]

I think the sheriff is closing in...

 

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I think the sheriff is closing in...

Dang. I'm a fast runner. I'm not posting anything verboten, per se, just that the situation sort of um, dictates it, if you know what I mean.

 

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Sugar Magnolia blossom's blooming
Head's all empty and I don't care
Saw my baby down by the river
Knew she'd have to come up soon for air

 

[PIK95]

Is China Doll about suicide or what?

 

[PIK95]

Sugar Magnolia blossom's blooming
Head's all empty and I don't care
Saw my baby down by the river
Knew she'd have to come up soon for air

Whenever I hear that I am immediately brought back to my college dorm days. Skeletons was played nonstop by many, especially SM.

 

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Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window
Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel
But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in

 

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Is China Doll about suicide or what?

No. It's about a narc, man.

Garcia is trying to get his China white out of a fractured china figurine and that guy has told the officer that Garcia is going to get his score at quitting time for the working men. That's why the pistole fires at five o'clock.

These have been the words of wisdom from your Uncle Sod, PIK95.

 

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especially SM

Who is SM? Social Media?

Oh, you mean Sugar Magnolia. Yeah, that was the big one in our freshman dorm, too. It's Dead for kids who didn't like the Dead, really, but wanted to max out with the neo-hippie lifestyle.

I'm actually a terrible person to ask about the Dead, if we're playing it all straight here.

Once in a while I can show you the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right

 

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The similar threads thing has totally changed.

 

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I shall drive my chariot down your streets and cry
"Hey it's me I'm dynamite and I don't know why"

 

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I have a Kevin Gray remastered copy of Astral Weeks. Kevin Gray remastered from the original analog tapes for Rhino. He's considered the gold standard for that sort of stuff, and it sounds great on my stupid rig.

Love it.

 

[shuke]

Sometimes we live no particular way but our own
And sometimes we visit your country and live in your home
Sometimes we ride on your horses, sometimes we walk alone
Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own

 

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There comes a redeemer, and he slowly too fades away
And there follows his wagon behind him that's loaded with clay
And the seeds that were silent all burst into bloom, and decay
And night comes so quiet, it's close on the heels of the day

 

[shuke]

Well, I ain't always right, but I've never been wrong
Seldom turns out the way it does in a song
Once in a while, you get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right

 

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In a bed, in a bed
By the waterside I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

 

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And then there's this:

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/_front-mousekelley-long-strange-trip-2a58

 

[Dr. Octopus]

The storyteller makes no choice
Soon you will not hear his voice
His job is to shed light
And not to master

 

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Down on Cyprus Avenue
With a childlike vision leaping into view
Clicking and clacking of the high heeled shoe
Ford and Fitzroy, and Madame George
Marching with the soldier boy behind
He's much older now with hat on drinking wine
And that smell of sweet perfume comes drifting through
All the cool night air like Shalimar

 

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link

 

[foxco]

But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in

One of my favorite lines from any song.

 

[Ilov80s]

I have a Kevin Gray remastered copy of Astral Weeks. Kevin Gray remastered from the original analog tapes for Rhino. He's considered the gold standard for that sort of stuff, and it sounds great on my stupid rig.

Love it.

Never even heard of such a thing, I bet that is awesome

 

[Ilov80s]

Linden Arden stole the highlights
With one hand tied behind his back
Loved the morning sun, and whiskey
Ran like water in his veins
Loved to go to church on Sunday
Even though he was a drinking man

 

[simey]

Did he doubt or did he try
Answers a-plenty in the bye and bye
Talk about your plenty, talk about your ills
One man gathers what another man spills

 

[rockaction]

Never even heard of such a thing, I bet that is awesome

It is very cool to hear. I don't think it's particularly rare, either. I think it's still available if you get the Rhino version of Astral Weeks.

Here it is. Just have to know what version to look for. Sometimes they re-release a record with an acknowledged talent at the helm.

Acoustic Sounds

Acoustic Sounds Audiophile Vinyl Records

store.acousticsounds.com

 

[PIK95]

Standing on the moon
With nothing else to do
A lovely view of heaven
But I'd rather be with you...

 

[The Big Donkey]

Slim slow slider
Horse you ride
Is white as snow
Slim slow slider
Horse you ride
Is white as snow
Tell it everywhere you go
Saw you walking
Down by the Ladbroke Grove this morning
Saw you walking
Down by the Ladbroke Grove this morning
Catching pebbles for some sandy beach
You're out of reach

 

[Ridgeback]

Where have all the people gone my honey
Where have all the people gone today
There's no need for you to be worrying about all those people
You never see those people anyway

 

[Ilov80s]

The olden summer breeze was blowin' on your face
The light of God was shinin' on your countenance divine
And you were a violet colour as you
Sat beside your father and your mother in the garden

 

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@Ilov80s

Here is the Kevin Gray mastering job of Astral Weeks. Highly recommended.

Van Morrison-Astral Weeks-180 Gram Vinyl Record|Acoustic Sounds

Acoustic Sounds Audiophile Vinyl Records

store.acousticsounds.com

 

[Mister CIA]

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night
The first one's named sweet Anne Marie and she's my hearts delight
The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail
And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail

You know, American Pie was my #1 on songs I know the lyrics to. I was wrong.

 

[Mister CIA]

Rank these lyrics:

What Is Not But Could Be If

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What is not but could be if
What could appear in the morning mist
With all associated risk
What is not but could be if

What was not but could have been
Was my obsession way back when
Now I just remember this
What is not but could be if

What is not but could be if
We could be crossing this abridged abyss
Into beginning

When failure's got you in its grasp
And you're reaching for your very last
It's just beginning

One has lived life carelessly
If he or she has failed to see
That the truth is not alive or dead
The truth is struggling to be said

So how do we get out of this?
Family shadows all of this
Through what is not but could be if
With all associated risk

What is not but could be if
We could be crossing this abridged abyss
Into beginning

When failure's got you in its grasp
And you're reaching for your very last
It's just beginning