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A collective of emcees who frequented the Good Life Cafe (now Project Blowed), including, but not limited to Aceyalone, 2Mex, Busdriver, Abstract Rude, and Riddlore. This collective released an album in 2003 entitled "Project Blowed Presents The Good Brothers." Most, if not every member of this collective has a solo project, as well as collaborations with other fellow artists.
The Good Brothers are a longtime Toronto Canada based country-rock group that features twins Bruce and Brian Good, who played autoharp and guitar, respectively. They moved to California and met SF hippie rock royalty Jack Casady and Bill Kreutzmann, and recorded one album with guitarist James Ackroyd. They also toured Canada with The Festival Express alongside the Grateful Dead & Janis Joplin, but by 1972 Ackroyd had left and was replaced by Larry Good , who played banjo. The trio made their public debut that year at a Yorkville Ontario coffeehouse named The Riverboat, and before long they were playing weeklong stands at The El Mocambo and headlining major toronto venues like Massey Hall and Roy Thompson Hall. By the end of the decade they'd released four albums and won the first of eight consecutive Juno Awards as Country Group of the Year. As their popularity grew, they moved from playing Toronto-area venues to nationwide tours throughout Canada and the U.S., as well as frequent trips to Europe. Larry left the band in 1991, and Bruce's son Travis Good(who later co-formed The Sadies with his brother Dallas) temporarily took his place; touring members of the band have also included fiddlers John (J.P.) Allen and Carl Keys and guitarists Laurice Milton 'Red' Shea, Danny McBride , and Pat Rush . In 2004, they were inducted into The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
Brown Eyed Girl
The Good Brothers Lyrics
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Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow,
Playin' a new game,
Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
You my brown eyed girl.
Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing,
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall,
Slipping and sliding
All along the water fall, with you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.
Do you remember when we used to sing,
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da
So hard to find my way,
Now that I'm all on my own.
I saw you just the other day,
My how you have grown,
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium with you
My brown eyed girl
You my brown eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da.
The Good Brothers's song Brown Eyed Girl is a nostalgic ballad that speaks about times gone by with a certain someone, referred to as "my brown eyed girl". The lyrics describe memories of carefree days spent playing new games, laughing, running, skipping, and jumping. This is contrasted with an evocation of harder times, where it is "so hard to find my way, now that I'm all on my own". The song ends on a wistful note with the singer reminiscing about "making love in the green grass behind the stadium" with his brown eyed girl.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey where did we go,
Asking where they went on the fun days when both would play and laugh together.
Days when the rains came
Those days were refreshing and full of life.
Down in the hollow,
The place where they would meet and enjoy their time.
Playin' a new game,
Trying out something new in their routine activities.
Laughing and a running hey, hey
Having fun and enjoying each other's company.
Skipping and a jumping
Happily doing their activities with a light heart.
In the misty morning fog with
The atmosphere was pleasant, breezy and had a romantic vibe.
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
Both of them experienced a fast heartbeat because of the feeling of love and excitement.
My brown eyed girl,
Referring to his girl who had brown eyes, whom he loved the most.
You my brown eyed girl.
Ending the expression with the same line with more emphasis on her beauty.
Whatever happened
Asking about what has changed and how things are now different.
To Tuesday and so slow
Asking about slow days like Tuesday when they used to have a lot of fun.
Going down the old mine
Going back to the same place where they used to hang out in the past.
With a transistor radio
Carrying a portable radio to enjoy the music while hanging out.
Standing in the sunlight laughing,
Enjoying each other's company in the sunlight, laughing and having a good time.
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall,
Romantically expressing how they hid behind a figment of their imagination but enjoyed it anyway.
Slipping and sliding
Enjoying the moment and being carefree, even if it meant getting muddy or hurt.
All along the water fall, with you
Doing adventurous things together, even if they were risky or dangerous.
My brown eyed girl,
Referring to his girl who had brown eyes, whom he loved the most.
You my brown eyed girl.
Ending the expression with the same line with more emphasis on her beauty.
Do you remember when we used to sing,
Reminiscing about the old days when they used to have fun and be carefree.
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da
Refernecing the fun moments when they used to sing this part of the song like mad hatters.
So hard to find my way,
Expressing how hard it is for him to be on his own now.
Now that I'm all on my own.
Suggesting how things are different now and he misses his partner.
I saw you just the other day,
Referring to the time he met her recently and found her grown up.
My how you have grown,
Amazed by how much she has grown up from what he remembers but still loves her.
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Revisiting the past and how great it was to be with her.
Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout
Expressing how he gets overwhelmed sometimes while thinking about the good old days spent with her.
Making love in the green grass
Remembering the romantic moments spent with her outdoors.
Behind the stadium with you
Imagining the moments when both used to hang out behind the stadium and have a good time.
My brown eyed girl
Referring to his girl who had brown eyes, whom he loved the most.
You my brown eyed girl
Ending the expression with the same line with more emphasis on her beauty.
Do you remember when we used to sing
Reminiscing about the old days when they used to have fun and be carefree.
Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da.
Referncing the fun moments when they used to sing this part of the song like mad hatters.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Van Morrison
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