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All I know is something like a bird within her sang,
All I know she sang a little while and then flew on,
Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain.
If you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why?
Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passin' by,
Laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark, fly through the night.
Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore.
Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind.
All I know is something like a bird within her sang,
All I know she sang a little while and then flew off,
Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain.
All I know she sang a little while and then flew on,
Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain.
If you hear that same sweet song again, will you know why?
Anyone who sings a tune so sweet is passin' by,
Laugh in the sunshine, sing, cry in the dark, fly through the night.
Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore.
Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind.
All I know is something like a bird within her sang,
All I know she sang a little while and then flew off,
Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain.
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Apr 24, 2013 - 06:18 johnjconn wrote: This is pretty good, but Cherry Garcia is much better. Man that stuff is good My favorite B&J, but I like H-D Rum Raisin better. |
| Giselle62 (many bear, big rock, estuary California) | Posted: Apr 19, 2013 - 11:49 this one of my favorite GD related songs. |
| caregiver (near contentment now) | Posted: Feb 20, 2013 - 08:42 Whenever I hear studio Dead I always realize how much more I love live Dead. |
| Webfoot (Eugene, Oregon) | Posted: Feb 15, 2013 - 15:35 ozzie1313 wrote: Had to get Sirius for my car so I could listen to their Dead station, though Eugene, OR public radio will probably have there Saturday night Dead show ad infinitem and this has been sustaining. Was disappointed that you guys are not on Sirius, hate Pand(wh)ora, and they are there. That's Eugene for you. |
| cShaggy (..inna state of being..) | Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 23:00 LongGoneDaddy wrote: Laugh in the sunshine
sing cry in the dark fly through the night .."sleep in the stars/don't you cry anymore/dry your tears in the wind"..(if i got that right—sweet!).. |
| SensorJ | Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 23:00 Always loved Dead versions of this song. One of my favorites. |
| ozzie1313 | Posted: Nov 24, 2012 - 16:30 Had to get Sirius for my car so I could listen to their Dead station, though Eugene, OR public radio will probably have there Saturday night Dead show ad infinitem and this has been sustaining. Was disappointed that you guys are not on Sirius, hate Pand(wh)ora, and they are there. |
| caregiver (near contentment now) | Posted: Nov 18, 2012 - 07:34  |
| joelbb | Posted: Oct 28, 2012 - 15:39 Dis The Man at your own risk. Dead lives! |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Oct 24, 2012 - 08:12 This is pretty good, but Cherry Garcia is much better. Man that stuff is good |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Aug 22, 2012 - 07:42 Laugh in the sunshine sing cry in the dark fly through the night |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Jul 26, 2012 - 06:12 Not a huge fan of the Dead, but I think that Jerry Garcia should go down in history as one of America's finest folk musicians. |
| Webfoot (Eugene, Oregon) | Posted: Jun 20, 2012 - 10:05 meuks wrote: Its nice to see mostly positive comments @ Jerry/ this song. I was thinking the Dead haters would be more of an influence, but a lot of them don't know who Garcia is, they just love to hate the Dead, so maybe it slipped by them. Good tune. There are many better ones that I wish RP would play (Run for the Roses, To Lay Me Down or some of his live covers Harder they Come, Tangled up in Blue... etc.) but so it goes.... I really don't "hate" any band or particular musician based on their music. I don't prefer the sound of the Grateful Dead or Jerry Garcia's music however. Mute is never that far away, so no problem. I'm glad others enjoy it, but I don't. |
| terrapin52 (Terrapin Station, TX) | Posted: Jun 13, 2012 - 20:01 This made my heart happy just now.  |
| Byronape ("post-capitalist wreckageville") | Posted: May 13, 2012 - 01:09 meuks wrote: Its nice to see mostly positive comments @ Jerry/ this song. I was thinking the Dead haters would be more of an influence, but a lot of them don't know who Garcia is, they just love to hate the Dead, so maybe it slipped by them. Good tune. There are many better ones that I wish RP would play (Run for the Roses, To Lay Me Down or some of his live covers Harder they Come, Tangled up in Blue... etc.) but so it goes.... The "haters" may just not like the kind of music the Dead make, and not have anything against the band... And anyone that knows enough about the Dead to make a valid determination of they like their music, should know who Jerry Garcia is. |
| terrapin52 (Terrapin Station, TX) | Posted: Apr 17, 2012 - 21:41 A kind, kind song selection! Thank you so much for playing this kind song.  |
| prophetzarquon (woodstock 1969) | Posted: Apr 11, 2012 - 07:59 I'm sure an accidental segue by Bill to follow Elliot Smith (Dead) with a dead head................ |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Apr 06, 2012 - 12:59 Beautiful tune. |
| mmoyer (Silicon Valley) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 13:48 meuks wrote: Its nice to see mostly positive comments @ Jerry/ this song. I was thinking the Dead haters would be more of an influence, but a lot of them don't know who Garcia is, they just love to hate the Dead, so maybe it slipped by them. Good tune. There are many better ones that I wish RP would play (Run for the Roses, To Lay Me Down or some of his live covers Harder they Come, Tangled up in Blue... etc.) but so it goes.... I would love to hear JGB's Tangled on RP. It's soooo good. |
| meuks | Posted: Mar 10, 2012 - 16:29 Its nice to see mostly positive comments @ Jerry/ this song. I was thinking the Dead haters would be more of an influence, but a lot of them don't know who Garcia is, they just love to hate the Dead, so maybe it slipped by them. Good tune. There are many better ones that I wish RP would play (Run for the Roses, To Lay Me Down or some of his live covers Harder they Come, Tangled up in Blue... etc.) but so it goes.... |
| k-man (SCruz, CA) | Posted: Feb 14, 2012 - 11:02 d-don wrote: This song was written for Janis. Love it. Such a heartfelt tune. Guaranteed to bring out the naysayers. Hard not to pity those who can't hear the tune. All I know is something like a bird within her sang... So beautiful, my heart soars when I hear it. |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Feb 14, 2012 - 10:49 bachbeet wrote: I liked this more when it came out. Hasn't held up well. Respectfully disagree. |
| WattsUp | Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 09:21 A perennial favorite! |
| TuneAgeWhereWoof | Posted: Dec 12, 2011 - 22:03 This is a beautiful, emotional live Dead song.... sometimes played at a lower tempo which I loved even more. Dead to the core! |
| bokey (Left of Centerfield) | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 08:53 black321 wrote: A Jerry/Dead song is NOT supposed to be a fine, meticulously crafted, tune. It's more like skiing down a slope from the top of a mountain, slowly at first enjoying the view, slaloming from side to side on the trail, still taking in the view, but beginning to build speed, and then more rapidly, heading into some moguls, until you find yourself skiing near the point where you are almost, but not quite, out of control...finally, when you are almost spent, you slowly throttle back and head towards the base of the mountain (for a beer and a bong hit, of course). Then again, sometimes when you try to ski like this you wipeout and end up slammed into a snow bank ...as it was often as well with the Dead. Huh.Well said about a band(and by that I guess I mean Garcia) that sometimes impresses me but has more often infuriated me. |
| Mugro (My body is in Dubai, but my broken heart is in Red Sox Nation) | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 08:46 black321 wrote: A Jerry/Dead song is NOT supposed to be a fine, meticulously crafted, tune. It's more like skiing down a slope from the top of a mountain, slowly at first enjoying the view, slaloming from side to side on the trail, still taking in the view, but beginning to build speed, and then more rapidly, heading into some moguls, until you find yourself skiing near the point where you are almost, but not quite, out of control...finally, when you are almost spent, you slowly throttle back and head towards the base of the mountain (for a beer and a bong hit, of course). Then again, sometimes when you try to ski like this you wipeout and end up slammed into a snow bank ...as it was often as well with the Dead. Indeed. Who among us is perfect? The thing I love most about the Dead is that they weren't perfect and they were proud of this fact. It was ok. They just ran with a tune and went where ever it went. The highs, the lows, and everywhere in between. Sometimes there were some bumps in the road too, but that was all part of life. You want perfection? Have your computer sing a song. |
| black321 (Apogee) | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 15:35 A Jerry/Dead song is NOT supposed to be a fine, meticulously crafted, tune. It's more like skiing down a slope from the top of a mountain, slowly at first enjoying the view, slaloming from side to side on the trail, still taking in the view, but beginning to build speed, and then more rapidly, heading into some moguls, until you find yourself skiing near the point where you are almost, but not quite, out of control...finally, when you are almost spent, you slowly throttle back and head towards the base of the mountain (for a beer and a bong hit, of course). Then again, sometimes when you try to ski like this you wipeout and end up slammed into a snow bank ...as it was often as well with the Dead. |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 15:22 This song was written for Janis. Love it. |
| heliskimaster | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 15:21 Nobody like Jerry.. |
| Krispian (Vancouver, BC) | Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 17:57 Disorientated mess |
| Sturff (Moscow, Idaho) | Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 17:55 Yawn!  |
| Byronape (Snorkeling in the River Styx) | Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 00:34 Zeito wrote: BOOB! (I saw a boob.) That's about the highlight of this for me. |
| Zeito (Sieur du Lhut) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 13:22 BOOB! (I saw a boob.) |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 13:13 Chirp |
| bachbeet | Posted: Aug 28, 2011 - 22:10 I liked this more when it came out. Hasn't held up well. |
| scrubbrush (Sea of Calm) | Posted: Aug 08, 2011 - 19:40 Hooray for hippies!! |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 08:30 MojoJojo wrote: A quick switch to Illinois Street Lounge with some smooth, soothing Walter Wanderly on tap. Ahhhhhh... Beach Samba indeed!  |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 08:27 A quick switch to Illinoise Street Lounge with some smooth, soothing Walter Wanderly on tap. Ahhhhhh... Beach Samba indeed! |
| p2h2d2 (On the Lake) | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 08:27 Jerry still sings this song to me. Is there anyone else here? |
| h8rhater | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 13:02 mcklein18 wrote: Blech........! Rinse out with the Jonas Brothers. |
| Dave_Mack (Swimming Upstream) | Posted: Apr 04, 2011 - 13:40 I love this song — such a cool riff. I prefer the acoustic version by the Dead on Reckoning. |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 08:18 Dont like much of the Dead...but really like this! |
| mcklein18 | Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 08:18 Blech........! |
| kcar | Posted: Feb 25, 2011 - 17:04 Dude, Jerry... |
| Waltzenfree | Posted: Dec 04, 2010 - 04:08 How about a follow up with The Wheel? |
| Tana (Lancaster, PA) | Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 12:33 newbolddrive wrote: I can't help it, I still love the Dead. Technically, this is not the Dead. |
| newbolddrive (Gibsons, BC) | Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 12:19 I can't help it, I still love the Dead. |
| SuzG (at my desk) | Posted: Nov 02, 2010 - 11:33 Hitting all the right notes this morning! Fantastic run of songs. |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Sep 27, 2010 - 11:11 Rooney wrote: well, you either adore the Dead or you don't. i don't. no adore here either amigo Rooney (hey, do you own the Steelers?) |
| Rooney (Near Paradise) | Posted: Sep 27, 2010 - 11:08 well, you either adore the Dead or you don't. i don't. |