I realize you already said you knew it had blues antecdents but that it was its own song.
It's characterized by a distintive melody line, a descending line which is sung over a cycle of major triads (without dominant 7ths), rather than over the normal 12-bar blues changes (I, IV, V with dominant 7ths). Almost invariably seguing out of China Cat Sunflower. The first known live version of the song dates from a Carousel Ballroom performance on January 17, 1968. I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms. Here's one for the old folks: I'd rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log I'd rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log Then stay here in 'Frisco, be treated like a dog I know there are plenty of those. Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest; Laid down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest; My mind was wandering like the wild geese in the West.
The site may not work properly if you don't If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit Press J to jump to the feed. Chorus: I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms. I Know You Rider Lyrics: Traditional Music: Traditional Played from the very earliest days of the Dead to the last. The Martin-Neil and Byrds versions are definitely the same song the Dead popularized.
It's a song which is rooted in traditional blues but has its own identity and character. I'm aware that CC Rider and I know you Rider are originally classic blues songs so obviously the term has been around for a while, but seemed to have died off.
Thanks! I don't know the others, but if Leadbelly recorded it, that would have predated the Fred Neil version, although, again, it is listed as "Easy Rider." E-mail me directly, jjmusic@ix.netcom.com, and/or post results here. Can someone provide me with a definition?The term evolved to mean essentially a woman, but it has a richer historical meaning.Rider is an old traditional folk blues song -- it's not a dead original ( at least lyrically)I'm aware that CC Rider and I know you Rider are originally classic blues songsThe rider is our own physical body, which will miss us when we're gone (Grateful This song was written during the Owsley LSD years (by Kaukonen of the Airplane) and everybody was having ego-death experience - - especially since it's almost always paired with China Cat Sunflower.Of course, ALL songs should speak to us deeply and have multifaceted layers of meanings...It wasn't written by any member of any current band around that time period; it's a traditional dating back to the thirties.
But "I Know You Rider" as we know it now is a distinctive song in its own right, not just a traditional blues lyric. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. I know there are plenty of those.
Any comments very welcome! I know you rider gonna miss me when I'm gone I know you rider gonna miss me when I'm gone Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms. As in "I know you Rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone", "My Rider hid my bottle in the other room", "Well now C., C.C. As in "I know you Rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone", "My Rider hid my bottle in the other room", "Well now C., C.C. There's the old standard, "I know you rider" most famously done by the Grateful Dead but also covered by Janis Joplin. I'm not 100% sure that it's the same "rider" but there's a pretty good chance.
Please note that in asking this question, I don't mean to ask if there are traditional blues uses of the VERSES the Dead sing. Please note that in asking this question, I don't mean to ask if there are traditional blues uses of the VERSES the Dead sing. Interesting interpretation though.I'm 90% sure no one related to the dead wrote it and that it's an older blues song, but I like your interpretation too :)New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castLooks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Rider, well now see, See what you have done" I'm pretty sure it's just a female significant other but I can't find any info on the word online. I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone; I know you, rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone; Gonna miss your baby, from rolling in your arms. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. It said to look at the book Folk Song USA, Alan Lomax, Editor, New American Library. Lay down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest Lay down last night, Lord, I could not take my rest My mind was wandering like the wild geese in the West. Was this common slang back in the 60's and before? NOTE THIS: Recordings on file by: Dan Eillers, Dan Keding, Frank Hamilton (Long Lonesome Home), Lead Belly (Easy Rider). The sun will shine in my back door some day The sun will shine in my back door some day March winds will blow all my troubles away.