The WELL: deadsongs.vue.64: Easy Answers

#9: Christian Crumlish (xian) Thu 20 May 04 19:02

Thu, 20 May 2004 19:02:00 PDT

My research into Bobby Petersen implied that he contributed a little bit to Alligator.

I've always liked that verse and I just knew it had to be the one Neil had a hand in, though I always thought "if you ain't got dick to say" was Neil's line. Bob must have been in a Neil mood, and Neil was reaching for that synesthesia thing. [Read entire topic]

#8: David Gans (tnf) Mon 17 May 04 14:54

Mon, 17 May 2004 14:54:00 PDT

> (And what was the phrase in One More Saturday Night?)

The title line.

> What's the critical mass to rate a credit?

I don't know. I have never discussed it with Alan Trist. [Read entire topic]

#7: David Dodd (ddodd) Mon 17 May 04 11:16

Mon, 17 May 2004 11:16:00 PDT

What's the critical mass to rate a credit? (And what was the phrase in One More Saturday Night?) [Read entire topic]

#6: David Gans (tnf) Mon 17 May 04 08:48

Mon, 17 May 2004 08:48:00 PDT

Heh. Sure. I contributed two lines to "Throwing Stones: and half a line to "Hell in a Bucket." And Weir explained to me on 3/2 that Hunter started "One More Saturday Night" but only that phrase remained from his original lyric, so it was credited solely to Weir. [Read entire topic]

#5: David Dodd (ddodd) Mon 17 May 04 08:32

Mon, 17 May 2004 08:32:00 PDT

Fascinating! It's a whole subset of GD lyric scholarship, like the fact that David Gans contributed a line or two (David? confirm?) to Throwing Stones. Uncredited songwriter contributions. New topic? [Read entire topic]

#4: Songwriter axiom (comet) Sat 15 May 04 20:07

Sat, 15 May 2004 20:07:00 PDT

Don't do the rythme if you can't do the time [Read entire topic]

#3: Lightning in a Box (unkljohn) Sat 15 May 04 06:19

Sat, 15 May 2004 06:19:00 PDT

That's bizarre! I never cared much for those lyrics either. [Read entire topic]

#2: Alex Allan (alexallan) Fri 14 May 04 22:15

Fri, 14 May 2004 22:15:00 PDT

From interview with Bob Weir in the liner notes to "Weir Here":

"I had some lyrics that Hunter had given me for that, but there weren't enough of them to make a whole song out of. So Neil [Young] said, "Let me see what you've got. It needs one more verse." We got tw verses in, and I sang the first verse again. Neil says, "Shut your eyes and listen to the colors of your mind." He throws his head back and says, "Get yourself a breath of air, let your soul unwind. You don't have to say a word ..." and he was thinking, and I said, "If you've got dick to say?" And he said, "'Cause no one ever said there's going to be an easy way." And we had the song."

I've always thought this was one of the worst verses in any GD lyric! Now we know where it came from. And Neil Young doesn't even get a writing credit ... [Read entire topic]

#1: Alex Allan (alexallan) Tue 2 Sep 03 19:37

Tue, 02 Sep 2003 19:37:00 PDT

Easy Answers Lyrics: Robert Hunter, Bob Weir Music: Weir, Bralove, Wasserman, Welnick

Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.

Promises made in the dark dissolve by light of day Easy answers Ain't no saying what will be, it's always been that way Only thing I know for sure, someone got to pay Easy answers Ain't no easy answers, is what I got to say

Easy answers I don't wanna hear Ain't nobody cares C'mon let's go I don't wanna know I don't wanna know I don't wanna know I don't wanna know I don't wanna know

Love is an easy word to say, roll's right off the tongue Easy answers Seems to crop up like a weed, in every song that's sung It always sounds so easy, the way it falls upon the ear Easy answers Plenty easy answers now, listen to me here Easy answers

Find 'em anywhere Easy answers Easy answers Easy answers Easy answers I don't wanna know I don't wanna know

Shut your eyes and listen to the colours of your mind Easy answers Give yourself a breath of air, let your soul unwind Easy answers You don't have to say a word, you got dick to say 'Cause no-one ever said there's gonna be an easy way Easy answers

Find them anywhere Easy answers Ain't nobody care Easy answers I don't wanna know

Easy answers I don't wanna know Easy answers I don't wanna know I don't wanna know Promises made in the dark dissolve by light of day Easy answers Ain't no saying what we'll be, it's always been that way Only thing I know for sure, someone got to pay Easy answers Ain't no easy answers, that's all I got to say Easy answers

Easy answers I don't wanna hear Easy answers Easy answers Ain't nobody there Easy answers Easy answers C'mon now, let's go I don't wanna know I don't wanna know I don't wanna know

Easy answers Easy answers Feel alright Easy answers Easy answers Feel alright Easy answers Easy answers [Read entire topic]

#0: David Dodd (ddodd) Tue 2 Sep 03 15:12

Tue, 02 Sep 2003 15:12:00 PDT

Easy Answers w: Hunter, Weir m: Weir, Hart, Wlenick LASF: http://www.whitegum.com/songfile/EASYANS.HTM [Read entire topic]