This song is fantastic. The lyrics are tear-jerking, country & western gospel in the oldest of fashions. The music is perfectly orchestrated. A mix of Dylan-goes-Electric and Hank Williams. The organ is lush and the steel guitar weeps and cries throughout. Appropriate for a classic "death" song. Besides that, I always thought the lyric was, "my father's father's Pa". Not, "mom". In any case, this song is one of many by a great, unheralded band. Dylan, Zeppelin, Hank, John Denver and Black Sabbath come together as influences in their music. A worthy investment of time and effort to check out.
This song is fantastic. The lyrics are tear-jerking, country & western gospel in the oldest of fashions. The music is perfectly orchestrated. A mix of Dylan-goes-Electric and Hank Williams. The organ is lush and the steel guitar weeps and cries throughout. Appropriate for a classic "death" song. Besides that, I always thought the lyric was, "my father's father's Pa". Not, "mom". In any case, this song is one of many by a great, unheralded band. Dylan, Zeppelin, Hank, John Denver and Black Sabbath come together as influences in their music. A worthy investment of time and effort to check out.