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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.
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 American Alternative band Wild Colonials were asked to record a cover version of the Grateful Dead song "Brokedown Palace" to be used in the film. It was not used due to a problem with sync rights but did appear on the bands film music compilation album Reel Life vol 1 (2000).
Many of the Grateful Dead's early lyrics were "superficial" and simple. From Hunter and Garcia's collaboration came many of the songs McNally calls the band's masterpieces, including "Ripple", "Brokedown Palace", and "Attics of My Life". [5]
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
At least 35 children were killed and six others critically injured in a crowd crush at a funfair in the Nigerian city of Ibadan on Wednesday, police said.
Brokedown Palace is a 1999 American drama film by Jonathan Kaplan. Brokedown Palace may also refer to: Brokedown Palace, a novel by Steven Brust; Brokedown Palace: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Brokedown Palace", a song by the Grateful Dead from American Beauty
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