Jun 6, 2013 · Like “Jack Straw,” “Brown-Eyed Women” is set largely in the era of the Great Depression. It tells the story of a family living in a tumbledown shack in mythical Bigfoot County, somewhere back in the hills, it seems, where the family works the land and the father, Jack Jones, makes bootleg whisky.

Brown-Eyed Women Lyrics: Gone are the days when the ox fall down / Take up the yoke and plow the fields around / Gone are the days when the ladies said "Please / Gentle Jack Jones, won't you...

Righteous Brother Bill Medley's heartfelt (1968) ballad

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean Sound of the thunder with the rain pouring down And it looks like the old man's getting on. Nineteen twenty when he stepped to the bar Drank to the dregs of the whiskey jar Nineteen thirty when the wall caved in He made his way selling red-eyed gin (note c)

Brown-Eyed Woman Lyrics & Meanings: Gone are the days when the ox fall down, / Take up the yoke and plow the fields around. / Gone are the days when the ladies said' "Please, / Gentle Jack Jones won't you come to me."

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Brown Eyed Women is an ensemble of powerful female players from popular bands around the country, celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead with a unique spin. Members hail from Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Jul 1, 1992 · "One of Jerry's most-played first songs, with almost 350 live performances, this version comes on the last day of the Summer Tour of 1992, after which the Dead would take a well-deserved, and...

Aug 20, 2023 · The Grateful Dead’s “Brown-Eyed Women” is a dive into America’s past, capturing the hardships of the Depression era, personal family history, and the bittersweet nostalgia of bygone days. At its core, the song is about resilience, survival, and the shadows of memory.

Aug 3, 2024 · Medley's solo single 'Brown Eyed Woman,' written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, entered the Billboard Hot 100 on August 3, 1968.