It was recorded for the band’s 1969 studio album. It’s good that a few things in this world are clear to all of us.” But with lines like Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandana/ like a one-eyed Cheshire/ like a diamond-eyed jack / A leaf of all colors plays / a golden string fiddle / to a double-e waterfall over my back, it may be wishful thinking to say that that the words were really “clear to all of us.” To this day, numerous faithful still debate the meaning of the lyric, as seen on a number of websites devoted to discussing the song. Bertha-> Good Lovin, It Must Have Been The Roses, Sunrise, Playin In The Band-> China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider-> China Doll->. One of Hunter’s most abstruse pieces, which became a staple of the Grateful Dead’s legendary hours-long concerts, was China Cat Sunflower. I don’t think any of the words came, exactly-the rhythms came. MOTHER 22 RETURN TO FOREVER - SO LONG MICKEY MOUSE 23 GRATEFUL DEAD- CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER CoUntRY RoCK THE BAND- THEIR SONG- 1 MOLLY HATCHET - 152.
People seem to know exactly what I’m talking about. China Cat Sunflower is the fifth most-played song by the Dead, having been performed at least 552 times. I think the germ of ‘China Cat Sunflower’ came in Mexico, on Lake Chapala. Well to finally conclude the barrage of Grateful Dead uploads, we have this banger of theirs, being one of their toughest songs overall. Grateful Dead -China Cat Sunflower- (OFFICIAL VIDEO) from -Sunshine Daydream- YouTube. In his outstanding anthology A Box of Rain, Hunter wrote, “Nobody ever asked me the meaning of. One of Hunter’s most abstruse pieces, which became a staple of the Grateful Dead’s legendary hours-long concerts, was “China Cat Sunflower.” It was recorded for the band’s 1969 studio album Aoxomoxoa, and later released on the live Europe ’72 triple album set in a mash-up with the old blues number “I Know You Rider.” The two songs segued together perfectly, and the Grateful Dead performed the combination well over 500 times in live performances. GratefulDead ChinaCatSunflower Aoxomoxoa50 Shop the Grateful Dead store Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81 Digital. Most of the band’s classics are songs that Hunter wrote the lyrics for, like “Truckin’” and “Friend of the Devil.” Even 1987’s “Touch of Grey” became part of the fabric of life for so many counter-culturalists, some of whom actually were grey by the time “Touch of Grey” was recorded.
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