Welcome To The Dance
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Whatever happened to this tune? Has it been played post-Furthur?
Welcome To The Dance
Lyrics: Robert Hunter/Brian Lesh
Music: Phil Lesh
A new Phil Lesh song introduced with Furthur in December 2009, According to JamBase it has lyrics by Robert Hunter. It was then re-introduced with substantial changes in December 2010 and April 2011 - I believe Brian Lesh contributed new lyrics. See below.
Here pack all our treasure
Our time is at an end
I long to leave the harbour
And sail with you again
Across the sea of changes
Destiny or doom
Under a rising moon
Dancing hand in hand with you
Life has changed
Rich and strange
Welcome to the dance
The nights are filled with motion
I'm searching for your face
And by the dance I learn
The holy cup of grace
Life is strange
Rich and strange
Welcome to the dance
The 2010/11 version is hard to make out. Here's a first stab at the lyrics - any help gratefully received.
Take your boots of winter
Put them on the shelf
Steel your heart and gamble
Don't release your wealth
Masquerade in white [band]
Bringing it so [while]
[Come again and dance]
Spinning round and round
Out of madness comes
Whispers of a breathe of dew
Take a bow, your turn now
May I have a dance
Every time, line by line
Welcome to the dance
See the dancing moonlight
Cast its eyes on you
Where the band is sleeping
[Wrap deep in you]
As the circus comes
See the joy come over you
Take a bow, your turn now
Shall we have a dance
Every time, line by line
Welcome to the dance
Hold the love again
Standing in the cold
Punished oh forever
Stories never told
Coming for repentance
Coming for the damned
Rhythms ever changing
Waiting for the chance
Hear the music swirl
As you stand beside the moon
Take a bow, your turn now
Shall we take a chance
Every time, line by line
Welcome to the dance
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That song was mostly
That song was mostly unmemorable although some kudos is given for their effort to write some new songs.
The lyrics are terrible. Tough to believe Hunter penned them. Seems like material that John Mayer would write while sipping on a cup of chamomile.
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Klondike! Yay!!!
Klondike! Yay!!!
My immediate reaction upon seeing those words
probably my favorite dance band ever, fucking love the sons
if I recall correctly they were on the same flatbed truck and proceeded my first sighting of the grateful dead
the loading zone, the sons of Champlain and the boys
sherman, where is that Time Machine ? Long live the zone for providing part of that function
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The Sons of Champlin were the
The Sons of Champlin were the tightest, funkiest band to come out of the SF music scene in the 60's.
They stole the show many times playing before the headliners came on at the Fillmore and Winterland.
Just ask The Band. Terry Haggerty is one of my favorite guitarists.
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Sons Of Champlain 10/04/1975
Sons Of Champlain 10/04/1975 Winterland full show
https://youtu.be/g_s2rTENDNo