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Title: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Blooby on February 21, 2015, 11:34:06 AM

I used to host some Grateful Dead-centric jams at the house a while ago. I just stumbled on the files again, and this one jumped out at me even if an uneven recording. I liked the singing on this one, including the understated BG vocals. (Mike Fender LV and Curtis Ericson on BG). I need to start doing that again.

Peace.

Blooby


Brokedown Palace
Garcia/Hunter

Fare you well my honey
Fare you well my only true one
All the birds that were singing
Have flown except you alone

Goin to leave this Broke-down Palace
On my hands and my knees I will roll roll roll
Make myself a bed by the waterside
In my time - in my time - I will roll roll roll

In a bed, in a bed
by the waterside I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul

River gonna take me
Sing me sweet and sleepy
Sing me sweet and sleepy
all the way back back home
It's a far gone lullaby
sung many years ago
Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come
since I first left home

Goin home, goin home
by the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul

Goin to plant a weeping willow
On the banks green edge it will grow grow grow
Sing a lullaby beside the water
Lovers come and go - the river roll roll roll

Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul

Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: bruno on February 21, 2015, 02:29:55 PM
Hell yeah, this is great. Super sound and vocals. Indeed you need to do this again, and do it much, much more. Great late night mood listen, love it.
B
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Oldrottenhead on February 21, 2015, 02:47:46 PM
i thought you had the flu ya bugger, effing ace like jeff buckley on night nurse. fabulous.
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Groundy on February 21, 2015, 10:48:44 PM
I could listen to this type of music for hours, well done Blooby......

More---More--More...

Alex
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: IanR on February 22, 2015, 04:44:38 AM
Hi Blooby,

I was never really into the Grateful Dead but I really like this song.

You sang it really well and the productions is excellent.  You got the balance between the guitar and voice just right. 

All the best,

Ian
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Hilary on February 22, 2015, 08:42:19 AM
This is fabulous - dripping with natural talent.
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: steelguitar on February 22, 2015, 09:10:05 AM
Intimate, fine, pure.
Musicality and emotion...

Love the clear vocals, the natural souding guitars...

LILR is a perfect concept

Fantastic rendition

Jean-Sébastien
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Hook on February 24, 2015, 04:07:15 AM
Beautifully done my brother!
Rock On!
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Greeny (No longer active) on February 24, 2015, 08:41:46 AM
I wish I could come and jam with you. One-day, maybe.

This is wonderful. Lush, warm, and understated. Makes it feel like the most natural thing in the world to play and sing with such talent.

As always, a wondrous thing to behold!

Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Flash Harry on February 24, 2015, 01:50:58 PM
smashing
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: The Gobi Desert Canoe Club on February 26, 2015, 10:17:35 AM
Fabulous, not enough Grateful Dead played on site in my opinion.    Willie
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Jean Pierre on March 02, 2015, 12:04:40 PM
OH it realyy beautifully done and That tempts me to learn and to play this  song  Have you the chord of this song somewhere?
Title: Re: "Brokedown Palace" by The Grateful Dead LITLR
Post by: Jean Pierre on March 02, 2015, 12:16:19 PM
I have just listened the Grateful dead original version  in Youtube...and I like your version better
...and i found also the chords of this song for my own playing