The WELL: deadsongs.vue.34: Can't Come Down

#11: David Dodd (ddodd) Thu 5 Apr 12 17:35

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:35:00 PDT

Performed during the run of shows opening Terrapin Crossroads. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvOI_hwRwm8&feature=related [Read entire topic]

#10: Alex Allan (alexallan) Sun 24 Oct 04 02:48

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 02:48:00 PDT

Oops - sorry. Slip. [Read entire topic]

#9: David Gans (tnf) Wed 20 Oct 04 17:58

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:58:00 PDT

Shouldn't that go in topic 187? [Read entire topic]

#8: Alex Allan (alexallan) Wed 20 Oct 04 14:12

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:12:00 PDT

This from Chris Wallis:

"in the version of Standing on the Corner played on 7/29/66 in Vancouver, the final verse is different:

If you ask me what I'm doing, I can't answer right If you ask me what I'm doing, I can't answer right Seems like nothin' ever changes, and nothing's gonna turn out right

"Most pessimistic Dead song ever?" [Read entire topic]

#7: Marked from the Day That I was Born (ssol) Sun 18 Jul 04 15:24

Sun, 18 Jul 2004 15:24:00 PDT

Heh!

I still haven't come down.

Not that I've I've surfed ;-) [Read entire topic]

#6: possibly delusional (kayrobin147) Fri 16 Jul 04 18:16

Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:16:00 PDT

There's something about the beat that reminds me of Let's Go Surfing. Go figure!

You know this is the first time I've ever read the lyrics?! Sounds like Jerry's first self-written epitaph:

They say I've begun to lose my grip My hold on reality is starting to slip They tell me to get off this trip They say that it's like a sinking ship Life's sweet wine's too warm to sip And if I drink I'll surely flip I just say as I take a nip

[chorus]

So as I dream of forgotten seas And granite halls and redwood trees And of the eye that only sees Endless mirrors and infinite me's About the winter's coming freeze This afterthought I say with ease To all of you who made your pleas

[chorus]

Or is that just too cynical. [Read entire topic]

#5: David Gans (tnf) Mon 20 Oct 03 21:03

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:03:00 PDT

Posted by Alex Allan on the GDH list:

>What can anyone tell me about the history of "Can't Come Down"?

It's credited to all the members of the Grateful Dead, not just Jerry Garcia.

Bob Weir described the writing of the song in an interview around the time the Golden Road box set was issued: "Well, we wrote all the music and Jerry wrote the lyrics. Jerry excused himself for a moment and went off. He came back with a couple of verses and we put together a chorus." [Read entire topic]

#4: Christian Crumlish (xian) Sun 14 Sep 03 13:24

Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:24:00 PDT

Must be one of the earliest sly acid-trip references too, eh, the whole feeling of not being able to "come down" so familiar to first-time and avid acidheads (oh so I've heard, <snrk>). [Read entire topic]

#3: Gary Burnett (jera) Fri 12 Sep 03 13:07

Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:07:00 PDT

Right on target there, I think. Though (much as I hate to say it, it's still pretty obvious when reading through these lyrics) Jerry was no Dylan, & it was an overall good thing that Hunter came along! [Read entire topic]

#2: David Gans (tnf) Thu 11 Sep 03 07:52

Thu, 11 Sep 2003 07:52:00 PDT

I have always thought of this as Jerry's "Subterranean Homesick Blues." [Read entire topic]