john@fritz.UUCP (John Gilbert) (08/16/84)
I am interested in comparing notes with anyone who has taken the time to decipher Grateful Dead lyrics, especially for the more recent tunes we all have on tape, but are not on any album. At the moment I am working on: Day Job Brother Esau West LA Fade Away Touch Of Grey Throwing Stones I would also be interested in: Mexicali Blues Althea Shakedown Street Man Smart ... Woman Smarter Usually 95% of the words are obvious, or I usually have a good guess, but often I see different versions of the same lines in our signoffs etc. The problem I have, especially with the newer songs, is that if I compare versions from different tapes, the words ofter are *really* different. Jerry especially seems to like mixing up the lines, as long as they rhyme. Respond by E-mail via the path below, unless you feel the lyrics are of interest to the music community in general. john "Whether you like that job or not, You better keep it on ice while your linin' up your long shot." John Gilbert ... decvax!trwrb!felix!john
larry@hpfclp.UUCP (larry) (08/17/84)
The Carpenters on "Passages" sang a song titled "Man Smart ... Woman Smarter". It may be the same one. The lyrics are written in the album cover. Larry Fenske
jdb@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf) (09/03/84)
Man Smart, Woman Smarter was on Harry Belafonte's (first?) album in the
mid-50's. The Dead's performance is quite faithful.
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