I love this album. I hear folks talk about the production, but it has never perturbed me at all. No man can find the war A really effective track that I enjoy, and a good intro to the album. Sorry I've been MIA. Trying, but a little busy at the moment
track 2) Carnival Song (Buckley) We move forward to an almost nightmarish tripped out tune with psychedelic lyrics and dark vibrations...love it. For me the Buckley penned songs for the most part on G&H (lyrics and tunes) are the standouts, as they reveal a painfully honest man. Gotta resect an artist or person willing to reveal his soul to one and all... As Stills aptly said in his song, "Still my heart is an open secret, someone tell me have I been gifted or robbed?" The singer cries for people's lies He will sing for the day to bring him night The circus burns in carnival flame And for a while you won't know my name at all But sing and dance and love for pennies and gold The juggling clown smiles to me And every frown we agree is glad The nighttime comes to bring the bums From Bowery heat to crimson streets of wine But magic lands will never touch our sands Your children smile in single file They learn mistakes that others make They see although they cannot know The needs they'll need to have their greed grow wild But dance and sing, for others bring the shame And for a while you won't know my name Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Buckley
Carnival Song...from Dream Letter Hi Lily, Hi Lo/Carnival Song...so when assembled into a stunning medley. Is a 12-string as hard to tune and keep in tune as I imagine. Tim, talks and tunes... Such a fine essential live set, Dream/LetterLive In London
The production fits Tim and the times...and still holds a special place on my TT. Stay safe Down Under in Arkansas?, MW...hope life is sane there.
Life has never been particularly sane anywhere.... particularly if I am in the room Nothing about life changed for me this year really. Still 75 hrs a week and 300+ people a day to deal with. Be safe in your zone mate
Carnival Song I like the, almost, token 3 beat feel, and the way the strings play in the background. The carnival noises give this a somewhat surreal feel at times, and Tim sings this beautiful melody over the top, really starting to stretch his voice out. I find the lyrics to have a nice poetic feel to them too. Good song..... a 5.1 of this album would be excellent!
Carnival Song...from Dream Letter This bears no relation to the Carnival Song on Goodbye and Hello. But it does illustrate an amazing talent he had for live improvisation- in this case taking a popular song and adding his own lyrics, rhythms and vocalizations. This improvisatory approach left his songs, and the covers he did, in constant flux, and kept his musical partners such as Lee Underwood and Carter CC Collins on their toes. It can be thrillingly witnessed through the many posthumous live recordings from 1968, such as the Live In London set. More than most artists his studio versions are just snapshots in time.
The carnival sounds remind me of Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite off of Sgt Peppers. I am curious the timeline of both songs. Did Tim hear Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite before he did The Carnival Song? I love both songs and both have the circus vibe.
Yes. Tim would always buck the "system", never standing still, and never looking back. When he appeared on The Monkees in 1968, instead of playing a track from what was viewed as the new big hit album artist from Elektra, he played an entirely new song... Then in 1969, Happy Sad would be another entirely new direction that served to confuse fans who wanted another folk/rock/psych Goodbye & Hello... Tim..never standing still. Song To The Siren
track 3) Pleasant Street (Buckley) An all time favorite by Tim...again his own words and music. This one soars with etherial singing, stretching Tim's vocal chops beyond human bounds, angelic, wonderful backing musicians, and psych vibes at their best. This foretells of Tim's experimental leanings soon to come. You don't remember what to say You don't remember what to do You don't remember where to go You don't remember what to choose You wheel, you steal, you feel, you kneel down All the stony people Walking 'round in Christian licorice clothes I can't hesitate And I can't wait For Pleasant Street The sunshine reminds you of concreted skies You thought you were flying but you opened your eyes And you found yourself falling back to yesterday's lies Hello, Pleasant Street, you know she's back again You wheel, you steal, you feel, you kneel down All the stony people Walking 'round in Christian licorice clothes I can't hesitate And I can't wait For Pleasant Street At twilight your lover comes to your room He'll spin you, he'll weave you 'round his emerald loom And softly you'll whisper all around his ear "Sweet lover, I love Pleasant Street I wheel, I steal, I feel my way down to kneel" All the stony people Walking 'round in Christian licorice clothes I can't hesitate And I can't wait For Pleasant Street You don't remember what to say You don't remember what to do You don't remember which way to go You don't remember who to choose You wheel, you steal, you feel, you kneel down Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Buckley
In between tracks shared daily here, you all may like to watch this again, or for the first time. My Fleeting House...the documentary. 1 hour 49 minutes short!
Pleasant Street The most stunning track to date I think ....and thanks for attaching the 2 videos- great to see Tim in action. I think he loved Pleasant Street. It's the only song from his first two albums that he carried through to his live sets in the 1970s. It can be heard on the only official document of him live in the 1970s- "Honeyman- Live 1973".
Pleasant Street live 1973...constantly evolving and yes, he played it with new vision each time. Really pretty stunning.
Pleasant Street is definitely a top tier song of his on this album. I love the lyrics and I love the meaning of “Christian Licorice People” which rings true today. He sings this song with such conviction that this gives me the shivers hearing him sing this song. A very powerful song.
Lee Underwood has G&H as being recorded in May and says that Tim played him it in "early May" - and besides Carnival Song is on the Folklore Center CD on 6th March.
Thanks. All around the same time it seems...so wiki was my [often wrong] source. Wiki: "Recorded in June and released in August 1967." But of course song development for Goodbye and Hello likely went back months before May or June [your Folklore Center reference]. But the inspiration for the backing circus sounds could easily be inspired by Peppers.
