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Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote those to "Brokedown Palace" and "To Lay Me Down" (reputedly drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process). [3] Jerry Garcia wrote the music to accompany Hunter's lyrics, [3] and the song debuted August 18, 1970 at Fillmore West in San Francisco.
While Hunter was in New Mexico, he wrote lyrics for three songs. These songs—"China Cat Sunflower", " St. Stephen ", and "Alligator"—would become hits for the Grateful Dead . [ 1 ] In 1965, Garcia, Ron McKernan , Bob Weir , Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann formed a band, initially called the Warlocks, but soon renamed the Grateful Dead.
The song was used at the ending of the 1999 film Brokedown Palace. A cover of the song was used in a New Zealand television advert for Steinlager beer [ 2 ] References
Brokedown Palace is a 1999 American drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, and Bill Pullman. It deals with two American friends imprisoned in Thailand for alleged drug smuggling. Its title is taken from a Grateful Dead song written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter from their 1970 album American Beauty.
The single "Deliver Me" also gained certain mainstream American success because of its inclusion on the soundtrack of the 1999 film Brokedown Palace. [2] Subsequent to the release of Eden, Brightman performed her first world tour ever, One Night In Eden Tour, and released the VHS/DVD One Night in Eden.
American Beauty is the fifth studio album (and sixth overall) by American rock band the Grateful Dead.Released in November 1970, by Warner Bros. Records, the album continued the folk rock and country music style of their previous album Workingman's Dead, released earlier in the year.
Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead was a series of concerts that were performed by most of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead: Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, joined by Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead.
Lapaine also wrote and directed the Australian feature film 48 Shades. [9] Based on the 1999 novel 48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls, the film was released in Australia by Buena Vista in 2006. [3] From 2019, He starred as Toby Flynn, working alongside Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock in the Australian comedy series Upright. [6]