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From: jackson@curium.DEC (SETH JACKSON 297-4751)
Newsgroups: net.music.gdead
Subject: Re: China Cat
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 09:11:11 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  5 09:11:11 1985
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>It's been said various times that the Dead are not really into having
>people read deep, complex meaning into the lyrics of their songs.  As I
>understand it, they're reluctant to interpret lyrics for this reason.
> 
>BUT, can anyone shed even a little light on the lyrics of China Cat
>Sunflower?  I've READ them; I know what all the words are.  I still say,
>"WTF, over?"  Someone's playing with our heads on this one, but what's all
>the word stew?
>-- 
>Dick Dunn	{hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd		(303)444-5710 x3086
>   ...At last it's the real thing...or close enough to pretend.

The song is a stream of consciousness that Robert Hunter experienced 
while hallucinating under the influence back in the bad old days.

By the way, they did one mean version of that song last night in 
Worcester!
--
"Too much of everything is just enough"

				Seth