GRATEFUL DEAD CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER FREE

And that night, I put it on my parents’ record player-an old Magnavox console-when they were somewhere out and about, and listened.

She told me I should buy the triple Europe ’72 album, so I did. She was a huge Deadhead, and I was a neophyte. I was home for Christmas break from college, and a friend and I went shopping for records. I relish each new dive into this song.Īnd I’m not sure why this is. I don’t tire of the interplay between the words and the music.

I don’t tire of it musically, or lyrically. And I have spent many hours with it over the years, never getting tired of it. This song opened my ears to the band in a big way. And in particular the Europe ’72 recording. I mean, if I had to whittle it all down to just one song I could bring with me, this would be it. Celebrating the start of a new year seems like an appropriate occasion, so let’s look at what is probably my number one desert-island song. I wasn’t sure exactly why, but I had been saving “China Cat Sunflower” for a special occasion. (I’ll consider requests for particular songs-just private message me!)

GRATEFUL DEAD CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER FREE

Therefore, the best part, I would hope, would not be anything in particular that I might have to say, but rather, the conversation that may happen via the comments over the course of time-and since all the posts will stay up, you can feel free to weigh in any time on any of the songs! With Grateful Dead lyrics, there’s always a new and different take on what they bring up for each listener, it seems. Here’s the plan-each week, I will blog about a different song, focusing, usually, on the lyrics, but also on some other aspects of the song, including its overall impact-a truly subjective thing.

Grateful dead china cat sunflower