For some reason lyrics have popped up a lot in the last day or two of my life. The elbo.ws/vanilla forum has a lyrics thread now, I used one of my favorite lyrics to open a speech today, and a friend of mine had “what’s you favorite song lyric?” for her away message. Put it all together and I think it’s a good day to share a few of my favorites. Many are from The Grateful Dead, since I’m a huge fan of Robert Hunter’s writing, and I love Tom Marshall’s writing for Phish but don’t have many favorite lyrics picked out from him. Anyways, here they are, make sure you all leave some additions in the comments.
“Control for smilers can’t be bought”
-Phish, “Stash,” lyrics by Tom Marshall.“Oh well a Touch Of Grey, kind of suits you anyway”
-The Grateful Dead, “Touch Of Grey,” lyrics by Robert Hunter.“If you get confused, listen to the music play”
-The Grateful Dead, “Franklin’s Tower,” lyrics by Robert Hunter.“I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe, but at least I’m enjoying the ride”
-The Grateful Dead, “Hell In A Bucket,” lyrics by John Perry Barlow.“Brown eyed women and red grenadine, the bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean”
-The Grateful Dead, “Brown-Eyed Woman,” lyrics by Robert Hunter.“A day without a buzz is a day that never was”
-Keller Williams, “A Day Without A Buzz,” lyrics to my knowledge are just a saying, but Keller is the only one I know to have used them as lyrics.
Any favorites anyone? They don’t have to be jam bands, naturally, these are just the ones I keep earmarked for a rainy day.