The WELL: deadsongs.vue.147: New Potato Caboose

#24: David Gans (tnf) Sun 14 Apr 13 09:28

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:28:00 PDT

More like MAD-donna in the early ones. [Read entire topic]

#23: Christian Crumlish (xian) Sun 14 Apr 13 06:07

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:07:00 PDT

does he pronounce it "Ma-doe-na"? I always here a long "o" in the versions I've listened to, which is as strange a way to pronounce Madonna as "nut-thatch" or "ci-cayda" are for their respective words. [Read entire topic]

#22: David Gans (tnf) Tue 9 Apr 13 17:26

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:26:00 PDT

Bobby clearly sings "Above Madonna" in the '67 live shows. [Read entire topic]

#21: from EMILY FOSTER (tnf) Fri 16 Nov 12 10:32

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:32:00 PST

Emily Foster writes:

<http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/blackmdn.html>

Very revealing, particularly when Benko states the relationship between;

earth is not only the source of fertility and new life. It is also an agent of death ... "everything comes from earth and returns to it." This is ultimately what lies behind the saying of Paul, "What you sow does not come to life unless it dies."

so basically, I agree that the lyric is "black Madonna". [Read entire topic]

#20: Alex Allan (alexallan) Wed 3 Oct 12 03:16

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:16:00 PDT

The songbook "Grateful Dead Anthology Volume 1" had the lyrics as "Black Madonna ...", even though it doesn't appear Bobby ever sang that. [Read entire topic]

#19: David Dodd (ddodd) Tue 2 Oct 12 16:30

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:30:00 PDT

Yeah, but Bobby sings the wrong words frequently... [Read entire topic]

#18: Christian Crumlish (xian) Mon 1 Oct 12 16:01

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:01:00 PDT

always my understanding, and a story about the stained glass on the door too. [Read entire topic]

#17: David Gans (tnf) Mon 17 Sep 12 16:52

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:52:00 PDT

Don't trouble yourself on my account. I've heard Bobby sing "above my doorknob in nearly a dozen performances. [Read entire topic]

#16: David Dodd (ddodd) Mon 17 Sep 12 16:34

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:34:00 PDT

I always heard "above my doorknob" too--I think the "Black Madonna" reference came from a printed version of teh song somewhere...I can track it down I'm sure. (I'm sure....) [Read entire topic]

#15: David Gans (tnf) Mon 10 Sep 12 16:55

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:55:00 PDT

3/1/69: "Above my doorknob." [Read entire topic]