Talk:Weep Day

According to the Weep Day (Demo) page, normal Weep Day is different from the DAS version and therefore wasn't on Dial-A-Song, Power Of Dial-A-Song, and Free When You Call From Work. So should we take those releases back off of this page? ~Drew

The energy of this early Giants song transcends the low-fi recording and it's one of the greats. With just the two of them and early drum machines the band were forced into finding musical solutions that a normal band wouldn't face and the result were often idiosyncratic arrangements that made the band sound like no one else. The lyrics on this song embrace the late 60s fashion of "random" to far greater effect than most bands of the time managed and intelligent absurdity of it and the sing song nature of the melody (wonderful sharing of vocals) embeds itself into the memory. Such was the abundance of material at the time that this song was left off early mainstream releases. This song gives us a glimpse of what those early Giants shows must have been like. (Mr Tuck)

When they said the inspiration came from a Dylan album, was it a "Yes, this definitely came from a Dylan album" type of statement or more like a "It was from the hyphenation of Mr. Tambourine man from the back of a Dylan albuym or something" type of statement? I'm wondering if they misremembered and it might actually be from something like this poster by Martin Sharp or an album by The Byrds? It could explain why nobody can find the pressing with the hyphenation. (Troy)

Wow! That sounds like the answer! Worth asking the Johns, if of course they'd even recall after so many years. --Nehushtan (talk) 17:48, 21 September 2020 (EDT)

Follow-up: The statement in the liner notes for Then: The Earlier Years does affirm without qualification that it was the back of a Dylan record jacket. Whether or not it was a memory glitch is entirely up in the air & may never be resolved. A fun psychedelic poster & a fascinating speculation, in spite of all that. --Nehushtan (talk) 20:23, 22 September 2020 (EDT)

Tambo and Urine Man inspiration? I looked at tons of images on Discogs and this is the only version I found where Mr. Tambourine Man was hyphenated. It is hyphenated as Mr. Tam- and bourine Man, but this might have inspired them all the same. https://www.discogs.com/release/1771573-Bob-Dylan-Greatest-Hits