Another Side Of This Life
The 18 previously unreleased, solo acoustic performances on this collection… Read Full Bio ↴The 18 previously unreleased, solo acoustic performances on this collection were recorded between March 1965 and December 1966. These show Parsons not as a country singer, rock singer, or even folk-rock singer, but very much as a mid-'60s folkie, in the mold of so many artists to be heard in the Greenwich Village scene. There's no straight country music in his repertoire, comprised largely of covers of songs by then-contemporary writers such as Buffy Sainte-Marie ("Codine"), Tim Hardin, Tom Paxton, and Fred Neil, along with high-caliber compositions that would be popularized by rock groups (Billy Wheeler's "High Flyin' Bird" and Hamilton Camp's "Pride of Man"). There are also five Parsons originals, a few not available elsewhere, and others recorded at other points either by himself ("Brass Buttons" and "Zah's Blues") or different performers ("November Nights," placed on an obscure single by Peter Fonda). A bit of R&B pokes out in his covers of "Searchin'" and "Candy Man." This disc is definitely of historical interest, if only to demonstrate that Parsons' roots were certainly not country-soaked, but largely indebted to '60s folk as well. As music, it's very average (though certainly not bad) mid-'60s folk, of the kind you might hear by numerous coffeehouse support acts. He sings best on the jazzy "Zah's Blues," where he seems to reach further into himself than he does on most of the other material here.
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Another Side Of This Life
Gram Parsons Lyrics


Another Side Of This Life Would you like to know a secret Just between you and…
Brass Buttons Brass buttons, green silks and silver shoes Warm evenings, p…
Codine Well my belly's a cravin, I got a shakin' in my…
Hey Nellie Nellie Hey Nellie, Nellie, come to the window. Hey Nellie, Nellie,…
High flyin' bird There's a high flyin' bird way up in the sky And…
I just cant take it anymore I've been thinkin' back on it, babe I guess it's been…
November Nights You say that you're restless, you say that you know…
Pride of Man Turn around go back down go back the way you…
Reputation Well, you've got a reputation for running around Ain't gonna…
Searchin' Gonna find her, Gonna find her, Because I've been searchin…
That's the bag i'm in Every morning when I wake up Burn my fingers on the…
The last thing on my mind It's a lesson too late for the learning Made of sand,…
Wheel of Fortune Fingertips Rainbows through rings, light my way Circles ca…
Willie Jean Sometimes I think about folks back home That twelve mile ro…
Zah's Blues A baby doesn't know How loneliness can feel She has her ow…


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