Sugar Magnolia
Grateful Dead
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Sugar Magnolia blossom's blooming Head's all empty and I don't care Saw my baby down by the river Knew she'd have to come up soon for air Sweet blossom come on under the willow We can have high times if you'll abide We can discover the wonders of nature Rolling in the rushes down by the riverside She's got everything delightful She's got everything I need Takes the wheel when I'm seeing double Pays my ticket when I speed She come skimming through rays of violet She can wade in a drop of dew She don't come and I don't follow Waits backstage while I sing to you She can dance a Cajun rhythm Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive She's a summer love in the spring, fall and winter She can make happy any man alive Sugar magnolia Ringin' that blue bell Caught up in sunlight Come on out singing I'll walk you in the sunshine Come on honey, come along with me She's got everything delightful She's got everything I need A breeze in the pines in the summer night moonlight Crazy in the sunlight yes indeed Sometimes when the cuckoo's crying When the moon is halfway down Sometimes when the night is dying I take me out and I wander round I wander round Sunshine daydream Walking through the tall trees Going where the wind goes Blooming like a red rose Breathing more freely Light out singing I'll walk you in the morning sunshine Sunshine daydream Walk you in the sunshine
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Written by: ROBERT C. HUNTER, ROBERT HALL WEIR
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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11 facts about this song
Release Date"Sugar Magnolia" was released in 1970 as part of the Grateful Dead's 5th studio album, "American Beauty".
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Songwriters AttributionThe song was written by the Grateful Dead's frontman Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter.
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Chart PositionDespite the Grateful Dead's reputation as a "jam" band more known for live performances than singles, "Sugar Magnolia" managed to peak at #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1973.
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Song Components"Sugar Magnolia" is composed of two distinct passages - the main song and a coda known as "Sunshine Daydream", which was usually played as a separate piece in live performances.
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Live Performances"Sugar Magnolia" reportedly ranks as the second most-performed song by the Grateful Dead with over 600 renditions in their concerts.
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Deadheads' FavoriteThe song has become a fan favorite among "Deadheads", the colloquial term for dedicated followers of the Grateful Dead.
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Sound ExperimentationThe album "American Beauty" on which "Sugar Magnolia" appears, was considered a departure from the Grateful Dead's experimentation with psychedelic music towards a more acoustic style, often categorized as folk or country rock.
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First Lyrics AppearanceThe first verse of "Sugar Magnolia" was first introduced in the band's previous album, "Workingman's Dead", under the title "Dire Wolf".
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Iconic Lyrics"Sugar Magnolia" is known for its iconic lyrics, "Sugar Magnolia, blossoms blooming, heads all empty and I don't care".
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Concert Tradition"Sunshine Daydream", the coda to "Sugar Magnolia", was often performed as a celebratory encore at the closing of many Grateful Dead performances.
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Final PerformanceThe final performance of "Sugar Magnolia" by the Grateful Dead with Jerry Garcia took place on July 9, 1995, at Soldier Field in Chicago, exactly one month before Garcia's death.
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