Terry Lee Hale - Dead Is Dead -- Sub Pop 200

[TheFacelessK]

this song sounds like john doe from X singing a bob dylan song

[Buzzcook]

Terry's band "The Ones", was practically the house band of the 507 Tavern on Capitol Hill. They played at least one a month and usually more.

Terry was a bartender there as well.

I was and am surprised that he never hit it here in the states. He lives in France now and plays Western Europe.

[soniczap]

Thank you times a gazillion for uploading this. It's definitely my favorite on Subpop 200.

[TheFacelessK]

i just dled this album and discovered terry lee hale for the 1st time hes so much better than pearl jam

[Nerrad72]

Ditto ratmankey

[ratmankey]

I bought Sub Pop 200 when I was 10 and at the peak of my Nirvana obsession. Got it for Spank Thru but it was also my introduction to tons of classic grunge bands I'd previously only read about in Come As You Are. And then there was this song, which quickly became my favorite thing on the whole compilation. Quite possibly the flat-out prettiest thing Sub-Pop issued during that era. It's just a beautiful recording, with the ethereal vocal echo and eerie feedback interlude.

[schoaskopf]

i envy you, i wish i lived in that time too...

[rhettpeter83]

Back in the 90's when i was 14 yrs old i was strolling through a shopping mall with a friend going past a cd store and saw a black cardboard box sitting there in the $5 clearance shelf i picked it up, it was sub pop 200. I bought it and have loved it ever since. What an amazing time in music that was, so raw and energetic but with spirit and depth in the music

[l0ph0nis]

@rhettpeter83 part3:

I saw the pawns of war run, stand in line

Neatly pressed and folded clean cut boys and blind

How they follow, how they follow no revolting

I wish they would, how I wish they would

Ask the questions why

Why

Oh they never do

SORRY HAD TO SPLIT IT UP BECUAE YOUTUBE LIMITS LETTERS

[pok0000]

lyrics someone if possible ?

cause i miss some parts

[l0ph0nis]

have the lyrics now? just call and I give them to ya. Great song!

[pok0000]

@l0ph0nis No i dont.Please write it here .Thanks :)

[l0ph0nis]

@pok0000 part1:

Lonely lovers cry, why me lord I didn't mean to do it

But I saw red when she kissed him back and I lost control

The carnage spreads and their blood it mingles and is very red

But maybe they'll get up and laugh and walk and breath again, no

Oh they never do

[l0ph0nis]

@l0ph0nis part2:

Little men carry guns and walk so big

They say they are not afraid, just prepared yeah

But you know they want to use it

They want to drop the "geek"

They want play the hero and talk of life that's cheap

Hangin' on to nothin' or more than they can keep

Do you think that they would dare less?

Do you think they'd lose their sleep?

Oh they never do

[dagaloa]

Great song......i wish to see him on live

[danfusavig]

I love this song!!! great!

[jlvdv85]

where can i find this Sup Pop compilation??

[fightingblues00]

Ebay...I dont think its too expensive either.

[nirviral]

i found it on cd at amazon, but it's pretty rare to find on cd, so either search around or go to ebay

[tscoggins]

Thanks for posting this song, I could not find it anywhere. First heard it at a time when I wondered if I could ever be the "real man.... tough guy" and what that meant. As you learn in the song its not about that, and for me FYI its all good.

[nirvana505primus]

this is such an awsome song, my personal favourite from the sub pop 200 compilation.

[ScotRanger1960]

Did he do a video for the song 'I still want you' ? I suppose not.

[sehbahdough]

thanks

[AnotherBee]

...yes Terry is an amazing performer!His music is nothing but brilliant. I am just waiting for the next show and the next song. Good to see him on You Tube!

[irpogo]

i have been a fan of TLH since the early 90's...i wish his other songs were on you tube.

like "boys are waiting" "digging up crud" "first get over falling" and my favorite "little wood guitar"

he is an amazing performer.