Simon Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 The second most important member of the Grateful Dead and arguably the greatest rock and roll lyricist to ever walk the Earth. Now I don't know but I been told It's hard to run with the weight of gold Other hand I have heard it said It's just as hard with the weight of lead And I don't know but I been told If the horse don't pull you got to carry the load I don't know whose back's that strong Maybe find out before too long 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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T&C Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, Simon said: The second most important member of the Grateful Dead and arguably the greatest rock and roll lyricist to ever walk the Earth. Now I don't know but I been told It's hard to run with the weight of gold Other hand I have heard it said It's just as hard with the weight of lead And I don't know but I been told If the horse don't pull you got to carry the load I don't know whose back's that strong Maybe find out before too long One of two... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sinfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 hours ago, row_33 said: post some favourites not already here.... Days Between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 33 minutes ago, T&C said: One of two... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sinfield He did write some songs with the G.O.A.T. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robert-hunter-grateful-dead-dead-889788/ His best-known collaborator after Garcia, though, was Bob Dylan. Starting with “Silvio,” the two co-wrote many songs on Dylan’s Together Through Life in 2009. “He’s got a way with words and I do too,” Dylan told Rolling Stone. “We both write a different type of song than what passes today for songwriting.” Hunter told RS: “He’s the only guy I work with who I give the liberty to change things. After all, he is who he is.” Sad to read in that article that he had financial difficulties due to medical expenses, hard for me to fathom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 14 hours ago, T&C said: John Phillips did that angle the best imo. he composed Me and My Uncle at a party while totally out of his mind, Phoebe Snow taped it and gave the tape to him, so he collected royalties on a song he didn't even know he had made i choose this one... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I'm a Sugar Magnolia guy. One of my all-time favorites. She come skimming through rays of violet She can wade in a drop of dew She don't come and I don't follow Waits backstage while I sing to you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rico Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I love songs that reference gambling and cards, so I will say Deal (of course, a manic, rocking 1977 version). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 He wrote some of my all time favourite songs. Ripple stands riģht up there with the best of them. God Bless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Excellent interview with Robert Hunter if you have a few minutes: http://alanpaul.net/2019/09/rip-robert-hunter-one-of-the-all-time-great-songwriters/?fbclid=IwAR0jCNjuUYkDqEXEUgCulUIzSJrXT0S9FADZTkm4486juKtn2gXjv_5lARg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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