Tag Archives: live music
It is not he or she or them or it that you belong to…
I wish that Bob Dylan’s songs had to be introduced with a little history lesson to explain what he was upset about. But they don’t. Things haven’t really changed all that much. Full lyrics available HERE.
Don’t you wish they’d be quiet?
Mona and I got to see John Fogerty perform last night, but had the misfortune to be seated next to a pair of Christian fanatics. They believed that the song Don’t You Wish It Was True was an affront to their faith, and had bought a ticket specifically to heckle him when he sang it. …
He’s afraid, I know…
Full lyrics HERE.
You Are Part of Everything
“Dear Prudence” is one of my favorite Beatles’ songs, and it turns out to have been a favorite of Jerry Garcia, too. Full lyrics HERE.
Sad to Say
Harry Belafonte was a favorite of my mother’s. While in college in the 50s, she sneaked off to see him perform live. She had most of his albums, and now I have them. Full lyrics HERE.
Never Never Never
Full lyrics HERE.
Once In A While
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right… Full lyrics at The Annotated Grateful Dead.
It is not he or she or them or it that you belong to…
It really reads better as a poem than as a song. Full lyrics HERE.
Billion Year Old Carbon
Full lyrics HERE. This version, just James Taylor and his guitar, is the most beautiful I’ve ever heard.
I Need You
Written by George Harrison, covered by Tom Petty. Full lyrics HERE.
Masters of War
I had never heard of Pearl Jam, never heard of Eddie Vedder, but then I saw him perform this on television– and never forgot it, or him. Full lyrics HERE.
