Gravedigger

Dave Matthews, Dave Matthews Band

About Gravedigger

"Gravedigger" is a song by Dave Matthews from his debut solo album, Some Devil. This was the first solo single released by Matthews away from the Dave Matthews Band, and it won a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards held on February 8, 2004. The song has been performed live by Dave Matthews (solo), by Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, at Dave Matthews & Friends concerts, and occasionally as an acoustic solo by Matthews during Dave Matthews Band shows. During the Dave Matthews Band's tours in 2008 and 2009, it was played regularly by the full band. Matthews said about the song: "It's kind of these different stories that are brought together by walking through a graveyard with their names and the dates of their births and their deaths, and the stories that came out of their lives. It's sort of just telling those stories and some others as you wander through a graveyard and what you might think if you could walk into the graves and find out what people went through to get there." 


Year:
2003
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Cyrus Jones 1810 to 1913
Made his great grandchildren believe
You could live to a hundred and three
A hundred and three is forever when you're just a little kid
So Cyrus Jones lived forever

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger

Muriel Stonewall
1903 to 1954
She lost both of her babies in the second great war
Now you should never have to watch
As your only children lowered in the ground
I mean you should never have to bury your own babies

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger

Ring around the rosy
Pocket full of posy
Ashes to ashes
We all fall down

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger

Little Mikey Carson 67 to 75
He rode his
Bike like the devil until the day he died
When he grows up he wants to be Mr. Vertigo on the flying trapeze
Oh, 1940 to 1992

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain

Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Feel the rain
I can feel the rain
Gravedigger

Gravedigger

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Dave Matthews

David John "Dave" Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African-born American singer-songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. He performs mainly with acoustic guitar and favors rhythm rather than solos in his playing. His band Dave Matthews Band sold more tickets than any act from 2000 to 2010.[citation needed] more »

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Written by: DAVID PROCTOR, CHRISTOPHER LAVERY, STEVEN NIXON, STEPHEN GILDEA, KEVIN MATTHEWS

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10 facts about this song

Release Date
"Gravedigger" was released on September 23, 2003 as a part of Dave Matthews' first solo album, “Some Devil.”
Song Success
It won a Grammy in 2004 for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.
Lyrics Inspiration
The song was reportedly inspired by a character in a book Matthews was reading to his kids, where a gravedigger character was present.
Music Video
The video for "Gravedigger" was directed by Mark Pellington, known for his works on notable projects like Pearl Jam's "Jeremy."
Tour Debut
Matthews first performed "Gravedigger" live at a show in Atlanta in 2003 during his solo tour.
Recognition
Rolling Stone magazine reader's poll voted it the 5th best Dave Matthews Band song.
Alternative Versions
An acoustic studio version of "Gravedigger" appears on the bonus disk of the Dave Matthews Band compilation album titled "The Best of What's Around Vol. 1".
Use in Film
The song was also used in the soundtrack of the movie "21".
Musical Style
Unlike many Dave Matthews Band songs, "Gravedigger" is a rather dark and melancholic song in terms of subject matter and melody.
Lyrics Themes
The song narrates different stories of individuals facing death, making it a reflection on the inevitability of mortality.

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