A slightly over sized “Poster From The Past” that was printed only once ….along with a small 5″X7″ card. Light show that night was provided by Jerry Abrams “Headlights”.
The song starts out with a great Bob Weir guitar riff, and also features a lot of guitar interplay later on in the song. Deadheads affectionately refer to this song duo as 'China-Rider'. Still, it’ll take more than a Franklin to score one in almost any condition. China Cat Sunflower is a classic Grateful Dead song usually done live in conjunction with the song I Know You Rider'. This is a difficult piece to find in top condition as most have numerous tack holes and many have tape on them. The design by rock artist called Gut – one of the Hell’s Angels and a friend of the Dead – is one of the true classics in the world of psychedelic posters. All for just $2.50 at the door like emoticon. Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest Laid down. China Cat Sunflower (Live in Veneta, Oregon, August 27, 1972) Lyrics: Look for a while at the china cat sunflower / Proud walking jingle in the midnight sun / Copperdome bodhi drip a silver kimono. It fell on Ben’s Birthday to make things even more festive (oh sure)! Also on the bill for this show was Quicksilver Messenger Service. I know you, rider, gonna miss me when Im gone Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms.
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This beautiful poster, featuring Ben Franklin as the central image, was used to promote a one night only dance/concert that featured the Grateful Dead. Play & Download China Cat Sunflower Live at City Hall, Newcastle, England MP3 Song by Grateful Dead from the album Europe '72 Vol. “One of My favorites from the Carousel Ballroom from 48 years ago back in 1968.
Here are the lyrics in Hunters hand… image courtesy of Īnd Professor Poster always has some good tidbits on the art! Thank you to Mickey Hart for the reminders… The show was “ billed” as Ben Franklins Birthday! 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.SONG DEBUT: Grateful Dead classic “China Cat Sunflower” was played for the first time today in 1968! China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider Lyrics by Grateful Dead from the Without a Net album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more. People seem to know exactly what I’m talking about. 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.
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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