Stella Blue
The Grateful Dead * Track #4 On Wake of the Flood
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Album Wake of the Flood
Stella Blue by The Grateful Dead
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The Grateful DeadProduced by
The Grateful DeadWrited by
Jerry Garcia & Robert HunterAbout
“Stella Blue”, according to Box of Rain, was written at the storied Chelsea Hotel in 1970.
The guitar/woman double meaning in “Stella Blue” is historically interesting. For instance, Leadbelly affectionately referred to his 12-string as “Stella” while blues legend B.B. King endeared audiences with...
Stella Blue Lyrics
[Verse 1]
All the years combine
They melt into a dream
A broken angel sings
From a guitar
In the end there's just a song
Comes crying like the wind
Through all the broken dreams
And vanished years
[Chorus]
Stella blue, Stella blue
[Verse 2]
When all the cards are down
There's nothing left to see
There's just the pavement left
And broken dreams
In the end there's still that song
Comes crying like the wind
Down every lonely street
That's ever been
[Chorus]
Stella blue, Stella blue
[Verse 3]
I've stayed in every blue-light cheap hotel
Can't win for trying
Dust off those rusty strings just
One more time
Going to make 'em shine (shine)
It all rolls into one
And nothing comes for free
There's nothing you can hold
For very long
And when you hear that song
Come crying like the wind
It seems like all this life
Was just a dream
[Chorus]
Stella blue, Stella blue
Stella Blue Q&A
Who wrote Stella Blue's ?
Stella Blue was written by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter.
Who produced Stella Blue's ?
Stella Blue was produced by The Grateful Dead.
When did The Grateful Dead release Stella Blue?
The Grateful Dead released Stella Blue on Mon Oct 15 1973.