"Rapunzel" is one of Dave Matthews' most straightforward lust songs. The song deals with several styles of sex, and while the lyrics aren't depictive or graphic, they are still, well, about sex for the most part. The person's fondness for the woman extends past lust, however, as the lyrics in the sections of "Rapunzel" where the time signature changes ("I think the world of you / All of my heart I do") indicate.
Song History
"Rapunzel" debuted as an apparently improvised jam on November 29, 1994. The first version of that song was surprisingly similar to what's found on Before These Crowded Streets. In an interview prior to the release of the 1998 studio release from Dave Matthews Band, Matthews said that the band's soundmen had gone through DMB's collection of soundboard recordings and picked out a few songs, jams, and riffs for use on the new album. "Rapunzel" was no doubt one of the songs drafted as such.
The "Rapunzel" jam was only played twice towards the end of 1994 and wouldn't be played again for a few more years. The song is rumored to have been played as an instrumental during soundchecks of the 1997 Summer tour, possibly under a tentative title "Round and Round."
The current version of "Rapunzel" debuted live during a public soundcheck on April 17, 1998, the night prior to the kick-off Roanoke, VA show.
"Rapunzel" is one of Dave Matthews' most straightforward lust songs. The song deals with several styles of sex, and while the lyrics aren't depictive or graphic, they are still, well, about sex for the most part. The person's fondness for the woman extends past lust, however, as the lyrics in the sections of "Rapunzel" where the time signature changes ("I think the world of you / All of my heart I do") indicate.
Song History "Rapunzel" debuted as an apparently improvised jam on November 29, 1994. The first version of that song was surprisingly similar to what's found on Before These Crowded Streets. In an interview prior to the release of the 1998 studio release from Dave Matthews Band, Matthews said that the band's soundmen had gone through DMB's collection of soundboard recordings and picked out a few songs, jams, and riffs for use on the new album. "Rapunzel" was no doubt one of the songs drafted as such.
The "Rapunzel" jam was only played twice towards the end of 1994 and wouldn't be played again for a few more years. The song is rumored to have been played as an instrumental during soundchecks of the 1997 Summer tour, possibly under a tentative title "Round and Round."
The current version of "Rapunzel" debuted live during a public soundcheck on April 17, 1998, the night prior to the kick-off Roanoke, VA show.