This rendition for the final run of the shows before the Dead’s hiatus in 1974 shows the remarkable interplay between the five musicians, with some stunning camera work, all shot on 16mm negative film.” The new video features “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider” from October 17th, 1974 at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom.Īs the band’s official archivist David Lemieux explains in the video’s description, “Although a standout combination going back to later 1969, China/Rider developed a longer, more intricate, more ascendant jam during 1973, and it peaked in 1974. Listen to the River: St.The latest live Grateful Dead video from the band’s recently-launched “ All The Years Live” series is now available through the band’s official YouTube page. Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018 Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 2: April Fool's '88, 2011Įurope '72, The Complete Recordings, 2011Īll The Years Combine: The DVD Collection, 2012 (bonus song)ĭave's Picks Vol 2: Hartford, CT, 7/31/74, 2012ĭave's Picks Vol. Road Trips: Vol 4, No 1: Big Rock Pow Wow 69, 2010 Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 4: Penn State/Cornell, 1980, 2010 Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 3: Fillmore East, 5/15/70, 2010 Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 2: Austin, Bonus CD, 2010 Taking Woodstock Soundtrack, Various Artists, 2009 Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 3: June 1974, Wall Of Sound, 2009 Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 2: Feb 14, 1968, Carousel Ballroom Bonus CD, 2009 Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 2: Feb 14, 1968, Carousel Ballroom, 2009 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. China Cat Sunflower was one of the first two lyrics provided by Robert Hunter for the Dead.
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