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| Artist = [[Bob Weir]]
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| from Album = [[Blue Mountain (Bob Weir album)|Blue Mountain]]
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| Released = September 12, 2016
| type = single
| Format = [[Streaming media|Streaming]]
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| artist = [[Bob Weir]]
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| Recorded = Spring/Fall 2015
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| album = [[Blue Mountain (Bob Weir album)|Blue Mountain]]
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| Genre = [[Country rock]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
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| released = September 12, 2016
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| Length = 3:57
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| recorded = Spring/Fall 2015
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| Label = [[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]]/[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
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| Writer = [[Bob Weir]], [[Josh Ritter]], [[Josh Kaufman (musician)|Josh Kaufman]]
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| Producer = [[Bob Weir]], [[Josh Kaufman (musician)|Josh Kaufman]], [[D. James Goodwin|Dan Goodwin]]
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"'''Lay My Lily Down'''" is a song written by [[Bob Weir]], [[Josh Kaufman (musician)|Josh Kaufman]] and [[Josh Ritter]]. It is the third [[Single (music)|single]] from his third [[solo album]], [[Blue Mountain (Bob Weir album)|Blue Mountain]]. The producers are Josh Kaufman and Daniel Goodwin.
"'''Lay My Lily Down'''" is a song written by [[Bob Weir]], [[Josh Kaufman (musician)|Josh Kaufman]] and [[Josh Ritter]]. It is the third single from Weir's third [[solo album]], ''[[Blue Mountain (Bob Weir album)|Blue Mountain]]''. The producers are Josh Kaufman and Daniel Goodwin.


On September 12, 2016, the song had its premiere on [[NPR]]'s ''[[World Cafe]]'' for [[streaming media|streaming]].
On September 12, 2016, the song had its premiere on [[NPR]]'s ''[[World Cafe (radio program)|World Cafe]]'' for [[streaming media|streaming]].


Speaking about the song, writer David Dye stated that ""Lay My Lily Down," written with Ritter and Kaufman, sounds like a traditional song. It's a haunting tune, sung in the voice of a father as he buries his daughter. The powerful backing music is a dense, steadily building meld of minor-key guitars."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2016/09/12/493311611/hear-a-new-bob-weir-song-lay-my-lily-down|title=Hear A New Bob Weir Song, 'Lay My Lily Down'|publisher=NPR|date=September 12, 2016|author=Dye, David}}</ref> Speaking about the inspiration and creation of song, Weir stated that "The song was the brainchild of Josh Kaufman. And he was lifting it from "Lay My Corey Down", an old folk tune. I found a thread that wove into the song that wants to be banjo-oriented. Over the years I've been trying to frail the guitar, as in claw-hammer, banjo style."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BKn9EcxgSxs/|title=Instagram video by Bob Weir|date=September 21, 2016|publisher=}}</ref>
Weir wrote the song with Ritter and Kaufman, with lyrics in the voice of a father as he buries his daughter, over a mix of guitars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2016/09/12/493311611/hear-a-new-bob-weir-song-lay-my-lily-down|title=Hear A New Bob Weir Song, 'Lay My Lily Down'|publisher=NPR|date=September 12, 2016|author=Dye, David}}</ref> Weir described the song as the "brainchild of Josh Kaufman", incorporating the folksong "[[Darlin Corey|Lay My Corey Down]]". Weir tried to make the song "banjo-oriented", using the [[clawhammer]] banjo technique for his guitar playing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BKn9EcxgSxs/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BKn9EcxgSxs |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram video by Bob Weir|date=September 21, 2016|publisher=}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==Musicians==
==Musicians==
*[[Bob Weir]] – [[Vocals]], [[Guitar]]
*[[Bob Weir]] – Vocals, Guitar
*[[Aaron Dessner]] – [[Electric Guitar]]
*[[Aaron Dessner]] – Electric Guitar
*[[Scott Devendorf]] – [[Bass (guitar)|Bass]], Vocals
*[[Scott Devendorf]] – Bass, Vocals
*[[Ray Rizzo]] – [[drums]], [[Pump organ|harmonium]], [[harmonica]], [[backup vocals]]
*[[Ray Rizzo]] – drums, [[Pump organ|harmonium]], harmonica, [[backup vocals]]
*[[Josh Kaufman (musician)|Josh Kaufman]] – [[lyrics]]
*[[Josh Kaufman (musician)|Josh Kaufman]] – [[lyrics]]
*[[Rob Burger]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[accordion]], [[tuned percussion]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67639-grateful-deads-bob-weir-shares-new-song-with-the-national-members-listen/|title=Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir Shares New Song With the National Members: Listen - Pitchfork|publisher=}}</ref>
*[[Rob Burger]] – keyboard, [[accordion]], [[tuned percussion]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67639-grateful-deads-bob-weir-shares-new-song-with-the-national-members-listen/|title=Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Shares New Song With the National Members: Listen – Pitchfork|publisher=}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Songs written by Bob Weir]]
[[Category:Songs written by Bob Weir]]

Latest revision as of 18:42, 26 December 2021

"Lay My Lily Down"
Single by Bob Weir
from the album Blue Mountain
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2016
RecordedSpring/Fall 2015
GenreCountry rock, Rock
Length3:57
LabelLegacy/Columbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Weir, Josh Ritter, Josh Kaufman
Producer(s)Bob Weir, Josh Kaufman, Dan Goodwin

"Lay My Lily Down" is a song written by Bob Weir, Josh Kaufman and Josh Ritter. It is the third single from Weir's third solo album, Blue Mountain. The producers are Josh Kaufman and Daniel Goodwin.

On September 12, 2016, the song had its premiere on NPR's World Cafe for streaming.

Weir wrote the song with Ritter and Kaufman, with lyrics in the voice of a father as he buries his daughter, over a mix of guitars.[1] Weir described the song as the "brainchild of Josh Kaufman", incorporating the folksong "Lay My Corey Down". Weir tried to make the song "banjo-oriented", using the clawhammer banjo technique for his guitar playing.[2]

Musicians

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References

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  1. ^ Dye, David (September 12, 2016). "Hear A New Bob Weir Song, 'Lay My Lily Down'". NPR.
  2. ^ "Instagram video by Bob Weir". September 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Shares New Song With the National Members: Listen – Pitchfork".
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