Phosphorescent is the solo project of American musician and songwriter Matt… Read Full Bio ↴Phosphorescent is the solo project of American musician and songwriter Matthew Houck (born 1980 in Alabama). Houck began recording and performing under this nom de plume in 2001 in Athens, Georgia, USA. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.

Before recording under the name Phosphorescent, Houck traveled the world playing under the moniker Fillup Shack and, in 2000, self-released a limited pressing of the album "Hipolit". In 2001 Houck changed his recording name to Phosphorescent, and, in 2003, released the full-length album "A Hundred Times or More". Interestingly, in the liner notes of the album, Fillup Shack is credited with the drum recordings. The following year, he released the EP "The Weight of Flight".

Phosphorescent rose to wider critical acclaim after releasing "Aw Come Aw Wry" in August 2005 and "Pride" in October 2007. The latter was named the 12th best album of 2007 by Stylus Magazine and received a 8.0 rating from indie website Pitchfork Media. In 2009, inspired by Willie Nelson's tribute album to Lefty Frizzell entitled "To Lefty From Willie", Houck crafted a tribute album to Nelson himself entitled "To Willie" which was released through Dead Oceans. Phosphorescent released "Here's to Taking It Easy" in 2010 and "Muchacho" in 2013.

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Sugaree
Phosphorescent Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Sugaree' by these artists:

9/14/78 - Grateful Dead When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Dead and Company When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Dead The When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Dennis Lotis I got a letter from my baby She said she's comin'…
Graham Parker When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Grateful Dead When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Jerry Garcia and Friends When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Jerry Garcia Band When they come to take you down When they bring…

Jerry Garcia Band feat. Jerry Garcia When they come to take you down When they bring that…
Joe Meek I got a letter from my baby She said she's comin'…
Johnny Winter I got a letter from my baby That she was comin'…
Phil Lesh When they come to take you down When they bring…
Phil Lesh & Friends When they come to take you down When they bring…
Phosphorescent Jenny Lewis & Friends When they come to take you down when they bring…
Rusty York I got a letter from my baby She said she's comin'…
The Dead When they come to take you down When they bring that…
The Jerry Garcia Band When they come to take you down When they bring…
The Sonics I got a letter from my baby She said she's coming…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Phosphorescent:

A Charm / A Blade Give me ten long limbs, I'll hold Lazy rolling things of…
A Charm/ A Blade Give me ten long limbs, I’ll hold Lazy rolling things of…
A New Anhedonia The call of the night came and we called it…
A Picture Of Our Torn Up Praise I don't want to take and baby I don't want…
Across the Universe Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper…
All of It All A coward this morning, black after backing away And no expl…
At Death A Proclamation O in life Through many dark rooms We must go And all righ…
Aw Come Aw Wry Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw…
Aw Come Aw Wry #3 Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw…
Aw Come Aw Wry #5 aw come aw wry aw come aw wry aw come aw wry aw…
Aw Come Aw Wry #6 Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw come aw wry Aw…
Bad News from Home High on a cliff in Mexico Staring down at the rocks…
Be Dark Night Dark night; meek and aligned Stones, tied; domes, light Be…
Bullet the thing about gravity it won't ever let on the gavel won…
Can I Sleep In Your Arms Can I sleep in your arms tonight, lady? It's so cold…
Can I Sleep In Your Arms? Can I sleep in your arms tonight, lady? It's so cold,…
Cocaine Lights In the darkness After the cocaine lights I will miss you …
Dead Heart Around your head, drowned and wet Is a ring of lights,…
Down To Go Leave another, how can you go? How can’t you know, I…
Endless Part 1 Through my window I knows About the wind When it blows …
Endless Pt. 1 Through my window I knows About the wind When it blows Abou…
Full Grown Man I can fly through these hallways Dressed in light though it…
Heartaches of a Fool Started out with the dreams And the plans of a wise…
Hej Me I'm Light Hey I'm light Hey I'm light Hey I'm light Hey I'm light Hey …
How Far We All Come Away in the hands of every bashful mother is a quiet delay…
I Am a Full Grown Man I can fly through these hallways Dressed in light though it…
I Don't Care If There's Cursing I don't care if you like me, I dont care…
I Gotta Get Drunk Well I got to get drunk and I sure do…
I'm A Full Grown Man I can fly through these hallways Dressed in light though it…
I'm a Mess I'm a mess I should be filling rooms With the sweet…
It's Not Supposed to Be That Way It's not supposed to be that way You're supposed to know…
Joe Tex Is it ever gonna not be so hard to see…
Last of the Hand-me-downs in the light that you borrowed for a look down the…
Little pt. 1 It was the darkest darkest night In the worstest part of…
Los Angeles The road is alive And everybody's all here I'm closing my ey…
Lost Name If I lost my name I would not feel bad 'Cause I…
Mrs. Juliette Low If the sound that gets made with each going away Were…
Muchacho's Tune I sang, roll away the stone Set up a trembling in…
My Dove My Lamb I remember evenings when my dad would sing Hiding in the…
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys I grew up dreaming of being a cowboy And loving the…
New Birth In New England I was sitting at a bar in New England I was…
Not A Heel I am not a heel But I will turn turn Turn I…
Not Right You Know The papers say What the papers always say But fail to say…
Nothing Was Stolen Well, apart from the things I touched Nothing got broke…
Nothing Was Stolen (Love Me Foolishly) Well, apart from the things I touched Nothing got broke all…
Permanently Lonely Don't be concerned it's time I learned That those who…
Phosperescent_Song For Zula Some say love is a burning thing That it makes a…
Pick Up the Tempo Won't you pick up the tempo just a little And take…
Reasons to Quit Reasons to quit The coke and booze don't do me like…
Remain the stars would know to send you the shivers and night…
Ride On It's going right, I hate you took me right on It's…
Salt & Blues let's stay right where we fell here near that magic swell …
Song for Zula Some say love is a burning thing That it makes a…
South Oh There's dogs calling awfully out here There's cows with …
Sun Sun arising Ease. easy oh As dark as I been, well Ease,…
Sun Arise! Sun a-rising. Ease, easy oh. Dark as I been. Ease, easy oh.…
Sun's Arising Sun arising Ease. easy oh As dark as I been, well Ease,…
Tell Me Baby (Have You Had Enough) Tell me baby have you had enough I know sometimes I…
Terror In The Canyons I could be the tiger, I could be the snake I…
The Mermaid Parade In New York this morning; it was 8 am LA…
The Party's Over Turn out the lights, the party is over They say that…
The Quotidian Beasts Well it woke me up early I went and I…
The Waves At Night Where are we and where do we And where will we…
Toes Out To Sea Drink in the darkness Then in the morning wake to sing I'm…
Tomorrow Is a Long Time If today was not an endless highway If tonight was not…
Too Sick to Pray I've been too sick to pray, Lord That's why we ain't…
Walkin' After carefully considerin' the whole situation Then I stan…
We The sky tonight at sundown looked like god himself Feeding d…
We'll Be Here Soon I know I'm back with just a song And I…
We’ll Be Here Soon I know I'm back with just a song And I been…
When We Fall The sky tonight at sundown looked like god himself Feeding d…
Where to Strip bleeding and laughing naked to fall in the snow your favor…
Wolves Mama there's wolves in the house Mama they won't let me…

You Can Make Me Feel Bad You can make me feel bad if you want to You…

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Comments from YouTube:

@lucasfriedman1472

8y↑18

This is one of my favorite Grateful Dead songs and I love this version. I think they did a great job of tapping into the soul and energy of the dead

@blindcat91

7y↑18

Screw the naysayers! Anyone that puts forth an effort to cover a Dead song and put their own touch of grey on it, is good in my book. Well done guys, awesome version

@monaappel7559

8y↑8

Hot damn this sounds amazing. Love Jenny's harmonies

@joeg9897

8y↑22

I think it's great. I don't see the purpose of covers as "meant to compete with the original"...instead they are just a new take and a way to keep the spirit of the music alive through the years. I can't wait for all to be released.

@thegreatgordino

7y↑9

Felt the urge to comment after reading some negative ones. I came across this on a spotify shuffle - had never heard the original, or Phospohorescent either. Something about it caught my ear and it put me on to the rest of his stuff. So, it gets a big thumbs up from me! ;-)

@craigwood263

F*@kin’ great! 🙏

@SuperBlackguard

3y↑1

this is a banger
to be sure

@josuealexander8168

Love it thanks

@ponygirl3206

8y↑5

I really like this version. They did a good job. Can't wait to see Dead and Co. in July at Fenway.

@billpereca2664

8y↑2

I like it,, a fast version,, One of my Fav Dead songs,, that you cant ruin,, All good!!!

@snackpoodle2974

8y↑1

Nice foot-tapper/swing beat. Jerry's plaintiff song made happy!

@grendelwasajedi

5y↑4

this is almost like the tempo of Dead versions from the mid-80s.
except Phosphorescent isn't double timing it in order to get the jump on the cocaine dealer before he splits.

@testadura

8y↑2

lovely

@lawrenceddutra9283

Graham Parker also does a great cover of this song.

@neilkenes5620

8y↑1

Great take ...

@grendelwasajedi

5y↑2

best dead cover since Jane's Addiction's version of Ripple.

@andrewdouglass1427

I despise tie dye, and I won't be on the road selling burritos or bongs to roadtrip with the band, but Jenny Lewis is a raging goddess ;-)

@Mainstnoogan

5y↑1

This thang swings and thumps.

@Oakheart

Schwag does a fine version

@changurr2705

Tasty, very very tasty.

@jeffreypaultessier

8y↑5

If they'd upped the tempo even further they could've been done even quicker.

@nukegunrack

+Jeff Tessier HAHAHA GOOD 1. SO FUNNAHH

@mythicalviverrid3118

Yeah, with room at the end for a few minutes of not playing all the notes that Garcia didn't play.

@sparkymahoney4343

8y↑2

It's not that far off the original and I don't know how far you could take it without it being completely alien anyay. Enh, it's ok. Honestly, it sound like Joe average bar band was asked to do a cover of Sugaree. Not bad, but I'm hardly impressed.

@haroldwicklund5903

sean-- maybe you don't dance--remember--imitation is the sincerest form of flattery--Jerry might have loved it...

@thebrysmith3

8y↑5

So it's a gospel two step, and not a slow blues shuffle. I'm OK with that.

@WeAreTheBlueBuzz

+Bryan Smith True

@4ad_official

8y↑1

'Sugaree', by Phosphorescent, Jenny Lewis & Friends, from the forthcoming 'Day of the Dead' tribute to Grateful Dead. Released 20th May on 4AD, with all profits going to Red Hot Organization.

@mythiical6109

8y↑1

+4AD Well wrought tribute to the keepers of the flame that is American Music. The Dead did it all, and with great respect. Here too Jenny et al have written another chapter that empirically proves that the Grateful Dead were the best American band ever. Great choices, great performances, I love you all for doing this. War on Drugs is a ruse and always has been. It is about chaining the poor to radiators of misery and spreading Imperial power. See "Operation Gladio," or "Everything is a rich man's trick" great docs.

@snovakattack1

8y↑8

This is great, but what is the point of Jenny Lewis on it? I love her and was expecting her to have more of a prominent role....

@g2theis0

8y↑3

+snovakattack1 her harmonies are all over the chorus! I agree, it would've been cool to have her sing a verse though.

@sparkymahoney4343

8y↑2

+snovakattack1 As the sage says, 'The greater the expectation, the greater the letdown.'

@riekejayne8180

Freddy Fender (bylingual)

@theecoolerking

8y↑3

This is what the Dead should have sounded like.

@theecoolerking

8y↑2

+UsEliteSki My Uncle followed the Dead for 25 years. I have no evidence to defend my assertion other than my ears were pleased by this and never by that.

@pasuloco

8y↑1

+Zach Kuhn funny thing is this terribly unlike the dead. slow down the tempo a bit and let the music breath and buddy that is one grateful soup. With Jenny doin those lovely background vocals. That organ, those descending guitar runs. This is very true to form and a fantastic tribute

@lisastaehle7748

8y↑1

+pasuloco Yes!!! Wonderful fresh take on Sugaree. I've been a Dead Head for over half my life, and to me, it's all about moving forward and passing the music on. This cover is not at all typical jamband fashion. It's fun, light, and well-executed. Love it!

@Therover311

8y↑6

Christ... no.

@bagsofbeans

8y↑5

This really is inferior to the original. It's not a generational thing. This version is just lightweight. If the Dead had performed this poorly they wouldn't be the legendary band they are

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@carlcreighton9403

I don't get it.

@Colinshreds69

Better then the original

@donjerue

8y↑6

Doesn't have the conviction, or soul, of the original, particularly by the lead vocalist.

@ericlindemsaltes8217

8y↑1

+donjerue I tend to agree. I like the other 4 songs released today though, especially the Courtney Barnett.

@Stonecrow25

It doesn’t, but it’s catchy and flows nicely

@leonherperger4055

8y↑1

not a great album. there was at least one track that temporarily captured my attention, although a sad representation of 70's prog. I wouldn't buy this. the musicianship is really sub par and the writing in generic

@chuckhowe123

8y↑1

Everything I have heard off of this album sounds like it is done by people who would really rather not be playing Dead tunes. Deadicated was so much better.

@MrBakersean

8y↑11

Meh. This version has zero dynamics, and none of the soulful groove of even the most uptempo rocking Grateful Dead versions. It's kind of fun, I guess, but boring, and I would have rather heard a band like the Alabama Shakes cover it. They would have killed it.