Looking for a chateau
Twenty-one rooms but one will do
Looking for a chateau
Twenty-one rooms but one will do
I don't want to buy it
I just want to rent it for an hour or two
I met an old mistake
Walking down the street today
I met an old mistake
Walking down the street today
I didn't want to be mean about it
But I didn't have one good word to say
West L.A. fadeaway
West L.A. fadeaway
Little red light on the highway
Big green light on the speedway, hey hey hey
I had a steady job
Hauling items for the mob
I had a steady job
Hauling items for the mob
Y'know the pay was pathetic
It's a shame those boys couldn't be more copacetic
I meet a West L.A. girl
Already know what I need to know
I meet a West L.A. girl
I already know what I need to know
Name, address and phone number
Lord and just how far to go
West L .A. Fadeaway
West L. A. Fadeaway
Little red light on the highway
Big green light on the speedway, hey hey hey
Looking for a chateau
Twenty-one rooms but one will do
Looking for a chateau
Twenty-one rooms but one will do
I don't want to rent it
I just want to use it for a minute or two
West L. A. Fadeaway
West L. A. Fadeaway
Little red light on the highway
Big green light on the speedway, hey hey hey
First performance: August 28, 1982, at the Oregon Country Fair Site in Veneta, Oregon. "West L.A. Fadeaway" appeared in the third spot in the second set, following "Man Smart, Woman Smarter," and preceding "Far From Me." The other first in the show was "Day Job." The song remained in steady rotation thereafter.
This note from a reader:
Subject: Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics : West LA
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 09:51:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: David SchwarmHi David,
I just wanted to make sure that you saw:
---begin--- >From vjdOrganization Netcom Date Sat, 05 Apr 1997 13:30:31 -0400 Newsgroups rec.music.gdead Message-ID <33468C31.21EA@ix.netcom.com> References 1 The first LA Fadeaway I ever saw was at Lakeland 9-12-82 (which I just got a DAT board of). It was a little different in feel, but also sported the following verse, which subsequently vanished: Here's what Ginger says, she talks like she ain't nobody's fool Here's what Ginger says, she tries to live by the golden rule She says you treat people all right, other people will probably treat you cool When did this verse disappear, and more importantly, who was Ginger? Did Jerry ever appear on Gilligan's Island? << >> Vic **************************************************************** My DAT list: http://www.netcom.com/~vjd Uncle John's Band on the web: http://www.arborsjazz.com/ujb.html ---end---
David Schwarm One Way To Get Political Today: 41 Southbrook 5. Travel. Irvine, CA 92604-3714 from http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC30/Editors.htm
Bob Dylan covers the tune in concert. For details, see the Dylan cover site.