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Moby Grape — Hey Grandma
Album: Moby Grape
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Released: 1968
Length: 2:36
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Hey Grandma, you're so young
Your old man's just a boy
Been a long time this time (pow-pow-pow)
Been a long time this time (pow-pow-pow)
Been a long time this time round, this time round
Everything is upside down, upside down
Sure looking good
You're looking so good
You're sure looking good

SF freak scene was on my mind
Fillmore Slim is just a-wasting time
Well I got high this time (pow-pow-pow)
Well I got high this time (pow-pow-pow)
Well I got high this time round, this time round
Everything is upside down, upside down
Cause your looking good
You're looking so good
You're sure looking good

Robitussin make me feel so fine
Robitussin and Elderberry wine
Hey Grandma
Hey Grandma
Hey Grandma
Hey Grandma...
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GOOD TUNE!  Classic &  Iconic.   Thanx RP!   
 Dave_Mack wrote:
Never heard this one before, though I must admit I've only ever heard a couple Moby Grape songs.  I like 'em. Gotta like the album cover with the middle front guy flipping off the camera.
 
HAHAHAHAHA!  Count the fingers again.  He's holding something (with thumb, index, and birdie fingers) to scrape against the washboard ...
The Subdudes, now this - I don't think I'll ever stop dancing!  Love this song... Who'da thunk it?!  {#Cheers}  
This band showed perfectly well that it takes more than talent, great musicianship and some of the best songs, to make it big.
Diggin' the Grape.
Never heard this one before, though I must admit I've only ever heard a couple Moby Grape songs.  I like 'em. Gotta like the album cover with the middle front guy flipping off the camera.

 tonypf wrote:
Their moment was brief, but the music on this album quite good.
 
Alas, all too true. As the great Jeff Tamarkin of Goldmine said: "The Grape's saga is one of squandered potential, absurdly misguided decisions, bad luck, blunders and excruciating heartbreak, all set to the tune of some of the greatest rock and roll ever to emerge from San Francisco. Moby Grape could have had it all, but they ended up with nothing, and less."
They don't make em like that any more...
Their moment was brief, but the music on this album quite good.
wow
where else but on RP?
Man oh man...I saw them so many times. What an excellent band! Put them on the menu w/the Dead, J.Airplane, and the New Riders, and you had the REAL DEAL. 
 ick wrote:
Did he actually sing' "Robitussin makes me feel so fine."?
 
yes, yes they did.  Although I think they left the 's' off make, probably because they were drunk on cough syrup.  {#Roflol}


Did he actually sing' "Robitussin makes me feel so fine."?
I tried to listen to Skip Spence, didn't like his voice—-he was in the line of people who went all the way mad being in permissive scenes with lots of LSD (Syd Barrett, Roky Erickson) who were somewhat legendary in said scenes.
wow, Bubble Puppy would sound really good after this...alas REJECTED!!
 Lyle8888 wrote:
Hey - I had a Moby Grape album around 1960's or so and when I played it for some of my 'friends' they labeled me wierd; at least my musical taste then.  I guess that they just did not understand reasonably good music. Oh well.....

 

No, you're just weird.

Not that there's anything wrong with that!{#Clap}
Hey - I had a Moby Grape album around 1960's or so and when I played it for some of my 'friends' they labeled me wierd; at least my musical taste then.  I guess that they just did not understand reasonably good music. Oh well.....

Misterfixit wrote: ..

The Haight was a tough place for bands back in the day .... 

 
copymonkey wrote:

especially THIS band. Aren't they all dead or insane?

 

Looks like they hit on just about everything.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Grape
Was wondering when Bill was going to get around to playing this one again. Most Excellent.
I was Sitting by the Window thinking "Hey Grandma! I've got to pick you up on the 8:05 from Omaha."
Moby Grape, I love their music, especially Sitting by the Window... wonderful.
 Phlegmaticman wrote:
That's not a girl, he just has long hair.
I was commenting on how much that guy in the middle hates that washboard. 


This, along with "Omaha" and "8:05"—hell, almost anything on the album, is more typical of the Grape than yesterday's "Sitting by the Window." In response to another post below, Spence died years ago, and, yes, he'd been hospitalized for some time after showing up at the recording studio with an axe and asking where Don Stevenson was. Scary shit.
 macadavy wrote:

Some survived...


 
Two out of three ain't bad...

 Misterfixit wrote:
..The Haight was a tough place for bands back in the day ....
 
especially THIS band. Aren't they all dead or insane?

Would you believe I stillhave this LP in near perfect condition...good stuff still


 Misterfixit wrote:
They were great while they lasted. The Haight was a tough place for bands back in the day .... 1. Acid
2. Egos
3. Acid
4. Underage Groupies
5. Acid
6. Scheming Managers
7. Acid
8. Etcetera
 
Some survived...




They were great while they lasted. The Haight was a tough place for bands back in the day .... 1. Acid 2. Egos 3. Acid 4. Underage Groupies 5. Acid 6. Scheming Managers 7. Acid 8. Etcetera
did he say "robitussin makes me feel so fine?"
Ah Moby Grape. What might have been. They have always been one of my favorite SF bands. Way overhyped when they began. Moby Grape '69 is a wonderful roots rock record.
does anyone remember which MG album "murder in my heart for the judge" is on?
That's not a girl, he just has long hair. flyboy wrote:
Like I said yesterday, nice bird on the cover.
Moby Grape... Hey Grandma... powerful straight-on rock n roll. Great to hear it here!
Like I said yesterday, nice bird on the cover.
E_A_D_G wrote:
Grape rules. 8:05 please.
Just missed it. It got played yesterday.
Too much classic rock this morning. And doesn't that guy on the right look like David St. Hubbins? Listen to the flower people ... shhhhhh ....
Grape rules. 8:05 please.
more would be good here.
so glad yer playing Moby Grape
Excellent. More Moby Grape!