"Casey Jones", this is about locomotive driver Casey Jones, who is said to on April 30, 1900, have tried to prevent his speeding train from crashing into another one. Nearly succeeding, he saved all passengers and, being the only one killed, became a legend. The story has been the subject of a few songs since 1903. The Grateful Dead version is using the story as a metaphor for cocaine use headed for a crash. Very clever indeed. They caught a lot of Hell from radio stations and other opposition for talking about cocaine use in a song, so it had limited radio play for a while, but their adoring fans loved it done live.
Come all you rounders for I want you to hear The story of a brave engineer Casey Jones was the rounder’s name On an eight six-wheeler boys he won his fame...
Casey Jones was a famous train engineer that broke union picket lines to keep the trains running, resulting in a huge accident and several songs were written about him. A pro Casey Jones song called "Casey Jones" was written by the Man in Black Johnny Cash himself. Another popular anti-casey jones song is called "Casey Jones (the union scab)" by famous folk musician Pete Seeger. Kind of an interesting historical trio. Links Grateful Dead version ua-cam.com/video/d160GSGtPxY/v-deo.htmlsi=n_99VFspRXZZKl69 Pete Seeger (remake of Joe Hill IWW version) ua-cam.com/video/W8ecJ69SLok/v-deo.htmlsi=aEp9uF-uDh-oaFHw Johnny Cash ua-cam.com/video/dKEhpcwBVjk/v-deo.htmlsi=BHVwfQ68utGAuWG8
Casey Jones plays an important role in US labor history. On the one hand, he's known as a hero for refusing to abandon the passenger train, on which he was the engineer, as it was about to have a head-on collision with a freight train. He told his crewmen to jump, but stayed on to keep hold of the brake line, dying in the process but saving the lives of many passengers. This is probably the reference when they say, " You better watch your speed" But Jones was also the subject of an IWW (also known as the Wobblies, a radical labor union, active in the decades preceding WW1) song, written by famous Wobblie musician, Joe Hill ( who also has several songs written about him). In Hill's song, Casey Jones was a scab. Anyone willing to die for the bosses would've, back then, to someone like Hill, been seen as a brown-noser at best, but a traitor to the working class, who were being murdered and chased and hunted and jailed at the time, simply for insisting on luxuries such as the 8 hour day. Ironicslly, Joe Hill himself was later framed by the copper mining bosses in Utah for murdering a shopkeeper and executed by the State. Conveniently, this murder happened while the Wobblies were engaged in an epic, but ultimately losing effort to organize miners. The entire power of the state, the cops, every element loyal to the status quo and aligned with the ruling class united to crush the union and put the workers "back in their place." The IWW was known for all the great songs they used to organize, educate and build solidarity, every member received a copy of "the little red songbook" with their membership. I think the Dead''s twist was that Jones was neither a scab nor a hero, but some sort of stoner, too wasted to avoid fhat fatal crash Casey Jones, by Joe Hill The Workers on the S.P. line to strike sent out a call; But Casey Jones, the engineer, he wouldn't strike at all; His boiler it was leaking, and its drivers on the bum, And his engine and its bearings, they were all out of plumb. Chorus:Casey Jones kept his junk pile running; Casey Jones was working double time;Casey Jones got a wooden medal, For being good and faithful on the S.P. Line. The Workers said to Casey: "Won't you help us win this strike?" But Casey said: "Let me alone, you'd better take a hike." Then some one put a bunch of railroad ties across the track, And Casey hit the bottom with an awful crack. Chorus:Casey Jones hit the river bottom; Casey Jones broke his blessed spine, Casey Jones was an Angeleno, He took a trip to heaven on the S.P. line. When Casey Jones got up to heaven to the Pearly Gate, He said, "I'm Casey Jones, the guy that pulled the S.P. freight."" You're just the man," said Peter; "our musicians went on strike; "You can get a job a-scabbing any time you like" Chorus:Casey Jones got up to heaven; Casey Jones was doing mighty fine; Casey Jones went scabbing on the angels, Just like he did to workers on the S.P. line. The angels got together, and they said it wasn't fair, For Casey Jones to go around a-scabbing everywhere. The Angels Union No. 23, they sure were there, And they promptly fired Casey down the Golden Stair. Chorus:Casey Jones went to Hell a-flying. "Casey Jones," the Devil said, "Oh, fine; Casey Jones, get busy shoveling sulpher- That's what you get for scabbing on the S.P. line."
Had the very good fortune to be at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. on 6/20/92 when the Drummers, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman came out during their second set Drum Solos with REAL train airhorns, and serenaded the crowd for about two minutes with LOUD blasts from them. Then the rest of the band came back on stage and played the first live "Casey Jones" in about 8 years. Needless to say, the crowd went nuts. It was already an amazing show, the Steve Miller Band was the opener, and Steve came back with The Dead and sat in on a few songs, plus Mr. Bruce Hornsby was sitting in with the boys and so that was extra special too. Shows like this were what kept us coming back for more. You NEVER knew what would be next.
I saw the Grateful Dead a few times in 1966-7 and I really liked their sometimes military style of drumming which you can hear on this song and numerous others on their first album which will always be my favourite...
Blow my mind with your awareness of words that is not really the popular thing today but in the yesterday's was very popular to dig between and read between the nines You're awareness is great!
Many say The Grateful Dead had the most Loyal and largest Fan Base and concert followers in music history. I won't even try to dispute that claim. I've seen it for myself over decades of the band touring. More live "Bootleg" recordings of their shows than any other band ever. More T-shirts sold than any other group other than The Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zep. The "DEAD HEADS" are a true phenomenon to witness at a show.
Getting to the concerts 3 hours early, played hackey sack with anyone and everyone, walking around all of the Dead Head vans selling T-shirts, bandanas, posters, etc., tokin' on the multiple blunts or buyin' something else for your brain, it was all an experience that you never forget. My wife and I went to 9 concerts, but there are dead heads that followed the band in their colorful Volkswagen hippie vans for years, selling merch to afford tickets, gas, and food. To my knowledge, The Dead never stopped the dead heads from selling their bootleg recordings of concerts or anything else. After Garcia passed, we never attended another concert of theirs, just wasn't the same. It was the end of an era.
Jerry's passing was so sad and unexpected. The Dead Heads are a very unique TRIBE of characters indeed. So colorful and stoned with a smile on everyone's faces. Walking around in the parking lots before the show is like going to another country... Love It.
@@AliasMark69 Of the hundreds of other concerts I've been to, NOT ONE other band the following like the Dead. You've never heard of a ZZ Topper, or a Who's Who! LOL I had a lot of unique T-Shirts and hats that were bought from the Dead Heads.
Only The Beatles had a more fanatical "BEATLEMANIA" Fan base for a very brief time compared to the G.D. decades of touring. The show I saw still had more people outside than could fit inside ...@@dabassmann
Casey jones was not high on coke actually, this song very disrespectful, casey ran into a freight train that was stalled on the tracks casey was the only person who died because he told his fireman and I quote '' JUMP SIM JUMP'' so sim the fireman jumped off the train he was knocked out but lived no passengers died either also he managed to slow the train from 75 mph to 35 mph which was crazy considering the distance and the caboose at the end of the train that he plowed into plus when they pulled Casey's body from the wreck his hands where still clutched to the brake and whistle.
Kind of an inside joke between Garcia and Hunter about a few old folk songs about Cocaine and Casey Jones etc. sort of a mashup where they thread a new narrative and create a new song that is probably more about themselves than anything.
I saw one of the last concerts with Jerry Garcia only 73 days before he died. I bought a T-shirt with a skeleton woman in a tattered robe was laying a wreath of dead roses at the tomb of the Grateful Dead. The irony of it makes it one of my favorite shirts I've ever got at a concert... over 150 of them in my collection. A true Dead Head offered me $200 for the shirt, I paid $28 and said Nope, this one is special.
On August 1, 1982 I saw the Dead play at OKC zoo amphitheater. It was Jerry Garcia's 40th birthday and I gave him a dozen roses and a birthday card while he was onstage and he thanked me and said some very kind words. It’s something I’ll never forget. RIP Jerry.
"Casey Jones" Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind This old engine makes it on time Leaves Central Station 'Bout a quarter to nine Hits River Junction at seventeen to At a quarter to ten You know it's travelin' again Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind Trouble ahead A lady in red Take my advice You'd be better off dead Switchman sleeping Train hundred and two is On the wrong track And headed for you Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind Drive your train Trouble with you Is the trouble with me Got two good eyes But we still don't see Come round the bend You know it's the end The fireman screams And the engine just gleams Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind Driving that train High on cocaine Casey Jones you better Watch your speed Trouble ahead Trouble behind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind And you know that notion Just crossed my mind
This little Lady, barely 5 feet tall and under 100 pounds rocked the music world with her vocals and great tunes, with her husband on serious lead guitar. Her name belongs in your Playlist soon.... Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Remastered)
"Casey Jones", this is about locomotive driver Casey Jones, who is said to on April 30, 1900, have tried to prevent his speeding train from crashing into another one. Nearly succeeding, he saved all passengers and, being the only one killed, became a legend. The story has been the subject of a few songs since 1903. The Grateful Dead version is using the story as a metaphor for cocaine use headed for a crash. Very clever indeed. They caught a lot of Hell from radio stations and other opposition for talking about cocaine use in a song, so it had limited radio play for a while, but their adoring fans loved it done live.
Come all you rounders for I want you to hear
The story of a brave engineer
Casey Jones was the rounder’s name
On an eight six-wheeler boys he won his fame...
Casey Jones was a famous train engineer that broke union picket lines to keep the trains running, resulting in a huge accident and several songs were written about him. A pro Casey Jones song called "Casey Jones" was written by the Man in Black Johnny Cash himself. Another popular anti-casey jones song is called "Casey Jones (the union scab)" by famous folk musician Pete Seeger. Kind of an interesting historical trio.
Links
Grateful Dead version
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Pete Seeger (remake of Joe Hill IWW version)
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Johnny Cash
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I could swear Phil is GLORIOUSLY out of tune here.
Casey Jones plays an important role in US labor history. On the one hand, he's known as a hero for refusing to abandon the passenger train, on which he was the engineer, as it was about to have a head-on collision with a freight train. He told his crewmen to jump, but stayed on to keep hold of the brake line, dying in the process but saving the lives of many passengers. This is probably the reference when they say, " You better watch your speed"
But Jones was also the subject of an IWW (also known as the Wobblies, a radical labor union, active in the decades preceding WW1) song, written by famous Wobblie musician, Joe Hill ( who also has several songs written about him).
In Hill's song, Casey Jones was a scab. Anyone willing to die for the bosses would've, back then, to someone like Hill, been seen as a brown-noser at best, but a traitor to the working class, who were being murdered and chased and hunted and jailed at the time, simply for insisting on luxuries such as the 8 hour day. Ironicslly, Joe Hill himself was later framed by the copper mining bosses in Utah for murdering a shopkeeper and executed by the State. Conveniently, this murder happened while the Wobblies were engaged in an epic, but ultimately losing effort to organize miners. The entire power of the state, the cops, every element loyal to the status quo and aligned with the ruling class united to crush the union and put the workers "back in their place."
The IWW was known for all the great songs they used to organize, educate and build solidarity, every member received a copy of "the little red songbook" with their membership. I think the Dead''s twist was that Jones was neither a scab nor a hero, but some sort of stoner, too wasted to avoid fhat fatal crash
Casey Jones, by Joe Hill
The Workers on the S.P. line to strike sent out a call;
But Casey Jones, the engineer, he wouldn't strike at all;
His boiler it was leaking, and its drivers on the bum,
And his engine and its bearings, they were all out of plumb.
Chorus:Casey Jones kept his junk pile running;
Casey Jones was working double time;Casey Jones got a wooden medal,
For being good and faithful on the S.P. Line.
The Workers said to Casey: "Won't you help us win this strike?"
But Casey said: "Let me alone, you'd better take a hike."
Then some one put a bunch of railroad ties across the track,
And Casey hit the bottom with an awful crack.
Chorus:Casey Jones hit the river bottom;
Casey Jones broke his blessed spine,
Casey Jones was an Angeleno,
He took a trip to heaven on the S.P. line.
When Casey Jones got up to heaven to the Pearly Gate,
He said, "I'm Casey Jones, the guy that pulled the S.P. freight.""
You're just the man," said Peter; "our musicians went on strike;
"You can get a job a-scabbing any time you like"
Chorus:Casey Jones got up to heaven;
Casey Jones was doing mighty fine;
Casey Jones went scabbing on the angels,
Just like he did to workers on the S.P. line.
The angels got together, and they said it wasn't fair,
For Casey Jones to go around a-scabbing everywhere.
The Angels Union No. 23, they sure were there,
And they promptly fired Casey down the Golden Stair.
Chorus:Casey Jones went to Hell a-flying.
"Casey Jones," the Devil said, "Oh, fine;
Casey Jones, get busy shoveling sulpher-
That's what you get for scabbing on the S.P. line."
Workingman's Dead is my absolute favorite album by the band. Dire Wolf is my jam!
Had the very good fortune to be at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. on 6/20/92 when the Drummers, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzman came out during their second set Drum Solos with REAL train airhorns, and serenaded the crowd for about two minutes with LOUD blasts from them. Then the rest of the band came back on stage and played the first live "Casey Jones" in about 8 years. Needless to say, the crowd went nuts. It was already an amazing show, the Steve Miller Band was the opener, and Steve came back with The Dead and sat in on a few songs, plus Mr. Bruce Hornsby was sitting in with the boys and so that was extra special too. Shows like this were what kept us coming back for more. You NEVER knew what would be next.
I saw the Grateful Dead a few times in 1966-7 and I really liked their sometimes military style of drumming which you can hear on this song and numerous others on their first album which will always be my favourite...
Well, you know Mickey was in the U.S. Air Force, so maybe that's where it comes from. Billy was a Rocker from the start.@@coinneachmaclellan3121
I was there, great breakout!
Casey Jones was a train engineer involved in a train crash back at the turn of the century. America has a history of great train songs.
Blow my mind with your awareness of words that is not really the popular thing today but in the yesterday's was very popular to dig between and read between the nines You're awareness is great!
Two Drummers in the Dead... always great stuff from them both.
ASTONISHING live version? 10 28 77 Kansas City. STRAIGHT-TALK
Many say The Grateful Dead had the most Loyal and largest Fan Base and concert followers in music history. I won't even try to dispute that claim. I've seen it for myself over decades of the band touring. More live "Bootleg" recordings of their shows than any other band ever. More T-shirts sold than any other group other than The Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zep. The "DEAD HEADS" are a true phenomenon to witness at a show.
Deadhead here. Followed them thru 3 states...back when Jerry kept them Truckin' on!
by far my fave Grateful Dead song! ♥
Getting to the concerts 3 hours early, played hackey sack with anyone and everyone, walking around all of the Dead Head vans selling T-shirts, bandanas, posters, etc., tokin' on the multiple blunts or buyin' something else for your brain, it was all an experience that you never forget. My wife and I went to 9 concerts, but there are dead heads that followed the band in their colorful Volkswagen hippie vans for years, selling merch to afford tickets, gas, and food. To my knowledge, The Dead never stopped the dead heads from selling their bootleg recordings of concerts or anything else. After Garcia passed, we never attended another concert of theirs, just wasn't the same. It was the end of an era.
Jerry's passing was so sad and unexpected. The Dead Heads are a very unique TRIBE of characters indeed. So colorful and stoned with a smile on everyone's faces. Walking around in the parking lots before the show is like going to another country... Love It.
@@AliasMark69 Of the hundreds of other concerts I've been to, NOT ONE other band the following like the Dead. You've never heard of a ZZ Topper, or a Who's Who! LOL I had a lot of unique T-Shirts and hats that were bought from the Dead Heads.
Only The Beatles had a more fanatical "BEATLEMANIA" Fan base for a very brief time compared to the G.D. decades of touring. The show I saw still had more people outside than could fit inside ...@@dabassmann
You'll love this as much as I do... Little Feat - Willin' sung by Lowell George Live 1977. HQ Video.
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It's an allegory for everybody's life.
The fireman was an African American man Casey saved by screaming, " JUUUUUMP!" He spread the legend.
Hey brother, the song Casey Jones is based on a true story. The conductor's name was Casey jones.
Casey jones was not high on coke actually, this song very disrespectful, casey ran into a freight train that was stalled on the tracks casey was the only person who died because he told his fireman and I quote '' JUMP SIM JUMP'' so sim the fireman jumped off the train he was knocked out but lived no passengers died either also he managed to slow the train from 75 mph to 35 mph which was crazy considering the distance and the caboose at the end of the train that he plowed into plus when they pulled Casey's body from the wreck his hands where still clutched to the brake and whistle.
Kind of an inside joke between Garcia and Hunter about a few old folk songs about Cocaine and Casey Jones etc. sort of a mashup where they thread a new narrative and create a new song that is probably more about themselves than anything.
You really want to see this one... Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey (Official Music Video) [HD]
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I really like the Dead . Another good song is Ripple . Best if you listen and read the lyrics .
You need to try some live dead. Try Morning Dew from 5/8/77 Cornell
I saw one of the last concerts with Jerry Garcia only 73 days before he died. I bought a T-shirt with a skeleton woman in a tattered robe was laying a wreath of dead roses at the tomb of the Grateful Dead. The irony of it makes it one of my favorite shirts I've ever got at a concert... over 150 of them in my collection. A true Dead Head offered me $200 for the shirt, I paid $28 and said Nope, this one is special.
On August 1, 1982 I saw the Dead play at OKC zoo amphitheater. It was Jerry Garcia's 40th birthday and I gave him a dozen roses and a birthday card while he was onstage and he thanked me and said some very kind words. It’s something I’ll never forget. RIP Jerry.
Cool, great memories of RnR.@@Pahdopony
"Casey Jones"
Driving that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
Watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind
This old engine makes it on time
Leaves Central Station
'Bout a quarter to nine
Hits River Junction at seventeen to
At a quarter to ten
You know it's travelin' again
Driving that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
Watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind
Trouble ahead
A lady in red
Take my advice
You'd be better off dead
Switchman sleeping
Train hundred and two is
On the wrong track
And headed for you
Driving that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
Watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind
Drive your train
Trouble with you
Is the trouble with me
Got two good eyes
But we still don't see
Come round the bend
You know it's the end
The fireman screams
And the engine just gleams
Driving that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
Watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind
Driving that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
Watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind
Driving that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
Watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind
Driving that train
High on cocaine
Casey Jones you better
Watch your speed
Trouble ahead
Trouble behind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind
And you know that notion
Just crossed my mind
Jerry Garcia talking about RAP in the link below
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This little Lady, barely 5 feet tall and under 100 pounds rocked the music world with her vocals and great tunes, with her husband on serious lead guitar. Her name belongs in your Playlist soon.... Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Remastered)
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Doing coke for a living is like driving into the back of a stalled train?