![]() Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 5, 1979, 2008 Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 3: Summer 1971, 2008 Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings: Bonus CD, 2008 Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, 2008 Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 1: Fall 1979 Bonus CD, 2007 Grateful Dead Download A Night At The Family Dog 2/4/70, 2005 The Grateful Dead Movie (extended DVD), 2004 Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72, July 2002 From October 1969 onward China Cat Sunflower was nearly always performed in tandem with I Know You Rider. ![]() The final Grateful Dead performance of the song was in July 1995. It then disappeared again until February 1979 when it returned to a regular position in the repertoire. ![]() After the group hiatus in 1975 China Cat did not return to the repertoire until December 1977 for a single outing. From then on it was played regularly through to October 1974. It's good that a few things in this world are clear to all of us.Ĭhina Cat Sunflower was first performed by the Grateful Dead in January 1968. People seem to know exactly what I'm talking about. In his book of lyrics, Box Of Rain Hunter's comment for China Cat Sunflower is Nobody ever asked me the meaning of this song. I'd have to admit that - before you could trace it back. I liked the idea of quick, clicky assonance and alliteration like 'See me dance the polka, said My Wag, like a bear, with my top hat and my whiskers, that tra-la-la trapped affair.' I just liked the way she put things together. It was originally inspired by Dame Edith Sitwell, who had a way with words. In an interview, with Blair Jackson, Hunter commented on the writing of the song I wrote it in different settings and added this and that to it. I wrote Alligator and China Cat Sunflower, and I knew they had a rock 'n' roll band so I mailed them up. He spoke about sending the lyrics to the group in an interview: I moved out to New Mexico to be an artist about the time the Dead really started. For more information about that, as well as the Grateful Dead's latest music and news, check out their Zumic artist page.China Cat Sunflower was one of the first two lyrics provided by Robert Hunter for the Dead. In related news, Dead & Company will be offering a free webstream of their New York City concert from Madison Square Garden this Saturday (November 7). You can also stream the abridged collection for free here on Zumic. It's currently available on Amazon ( CD, MP3). ![]() The Grateful Dead recently released an 80 CD box set titled 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Years (1965-1995), containing over 73 hours of music from the dead’s 30 year career, and including one previously unreleased live concert from each year. The collection is set for a Novemrelease. Fare Thee Well box sets are also available for pre-order on Amazon ( Blu-Ray, DVD, and CD). Pick up the super deluxe box sets exclusively on the Grateful Dead's online store: 12 CD / 7 DVD or 12 CD / 7 Blu-ray. Previously, the band shared high energy versions of " Truckin'" and " West L.A. If you were at the concert, keep your eyes open to see if you can spot yourself, as there's some great crowd footage. The crowd joyously throw their hands up in the air and sing along with the band. Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart make sure the transition into "I Know You Rider" goes smoothly. Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti add colorful piano and organ playing underneath Weir's playing, and Trey lends a smooth, crisp solo. What better way to kick off the final night of the three concert run than with this nearly 15 minute version of "China Cat > Rider"! Trey Anastasio and Bruce Hornsby trade the vocals for "China Cat Sunflower" before Bob Weir joins in. Above, you can watch the magic that went down when the band played "China Cat Sunflower" into "I Know You Rider." This past summer, hordes of Grateful Dead fans made their way to Chicago, Illinois over the Fourth of July weekend to be a part of the The Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary Fare Thee Well concerts.
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