Most famous for including bassist Roger Glover and singer Ian Gillan before… Read Full Bio ↴Most famous for including bassist Roger Glover and singer Ian Gillan before they joined Deep Purple, Episode Six managed to release no less than nine British singles between 1966 and 1969 without coming close to a hit record or establishing a solid identity. Also prominently featuring organist/singer Sheila Carter-Dimmock, the group's 1966-1967 singles were rather light pop/rock harmony numbers, with an occasional ballad and a bit of a soul influence. Light years removed from Deep Purple, Episode Six was nothing if not eclectic in their choice of material, trying their hands at numbers by the Hollies, the Beatles, the Tokens, and Charles Aznavour, as well as a British hot-rod tune (written by Glover). While their repertoire lacked focus, their singles were actually pleasant and their fine cover of Tim Rose's "Morning Dew" would have been a deserving hit.

In 1967, they began to fuse pop and psychedelia with reasonably impressive results, especially the single "I Can See Through You" (written by Glover), one of the finest British psychedelic obscurities. Their final two singles showed the band going in a much more progressive direction and anticipating some of the most indulgent art rock of the '70s with "Mozart Versus the Rest," which assaulted one of the composer's most famous riffs with manic electric guitars. Episode Six folded in 1969, after Gillan and Glover had joined Deep Purple.

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Morning Dew
Episode Six Lyrics

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Walk me out in the morning dew my honey
Walk me out in the morning dew today
I can't walk you out in the morning dew my honey
I can't walk you out in the morning dew at all

I thought I heard a young girl crying mama
I thought I heard a young girl cry today
You didn't hear no young girl crying mama

You didn't hear no young girl cry at all

I thought I heard a young man crying mama
I thought I heard a young man crying today
I thought I heard no young man crying
You didn't hear no young man cry

Now there’s no more morning dew
Now there’s no more morning dew
What they were saying all these years wasn’t true
‘Cause there’s no more morning dew

Now there’s no more morning dew
Now there’s no more morning dew at all

What they were saying all these years wasn’t true
Now there’s no more morning dew

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Episode Six's song Morning Dew are a beautiful and bittersweet reflection on loss and disillusionment. The song begins with the singer asking their lover to walk them out in the morning dew, a romantic and poetic gesture. However, the tone quickly shifts as the singer reveals that they are not able to walk their lover out in the morning dew, suggesting that something has prevented them from being together.

As the song continues, the singer hears what they think is a young girl crying for her mother, and then a young man crying. However, when they ask their lover if they heard it too, their lover denies hearing anything at all. This suggests a disconnection between the singer and their lover, as they are unable to share in the same experiences or perception of the world around them.

The final verse brings the song full circle, with the repetition of the lines "now there's no more morning dew" and "what they were saying all these years wasn't true." This suggests a larger sense of disappointment or disillusionment, perhaps with societal or cultural myths that have been perpetuated over time. Ultimately, the song captures a sense of longing and disconnection, as well as a poignant acknowledgment of the passage of time and the loss of what once was.

Line by Line Meaning

Walk me out in the morning dew my honey
Take me for a walk in the fresh morning air

Walk me out in the morning dew today
Let's walk outside in the morning dew right now

I can't walk you out in the morning dew my honey
I can't take you out for a morning walk

I can't walk you out in the morning dew at all
I can't take you out for a walk in the morning dew ever

I thought I heard a young girl crying mama
I heard what sounded like a young girl crying for her mother

I thought I heard a young girl cry today
I thought I heard a girl crying today

You didn't hear no young girl crying mama
You didn't hear a young girl crying for her mother

You didn't hear no young girl cry at all
You didn't hear a young girl crying at all

I thought I heard a young man crying mama
I heard what sounded like a young man crying for his mother

I thought I heard a young man crying today
I thought I heard a young man crying today

I thought I heard no young man crying
I didn't think I heard a young man crying

You didn't hear no young man cry
You didn't hear a young man crying

Now there’s no more morning dew
There's no longer any morning moisture on the ground

Now there’s no more morning dew at all
There's no more moisture on the ground in the morning ever

What they were saying all these years wasn’t true
What they said all this while was false

‘Cause there’s no more morning dew
Because there's no longer any moisture in the morning

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Comments from YouTube:

Daniel Reed

3y↑1

OH-WOW another great cover of this classic. Thank-you for sharing, and posting.

Aislan Rocha

Que espetáculo!

LOST IN MUSIC

3y↑1

Amazing and therefore in my sixties playlist

Sam Smith

2y↑1

Also try the version by 'Orange Wedge'--very good

Spy Bot

2y↑1

Best version!

BleedBNG

The piano part sounds like the piano part in Neil Diamonds Holly Holy.

spudwas

Pretty much....takes the Tim Rose arrangement verbatim.

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