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Greatful Dead: Logical Inconsitancies Found

I believe elements of the song “Uncle John’s Band” don’t make sense, and worse, are logically inconsistent.  The Smoked Salmon was listening to the song this morning and that’s when I noticed the lyrics: “Come hear Uncle John’s Band by the riverside.  Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide.”  Riverside?  Rising tide?  Is the band playing near a river or the ocean?  Rivers don’t have tides unless you’re in some brackish part.  We’re going to get a man on this…  The East River has tides but it’s not a true river.

4 Responses to “Greatful Dead: Logical Inconsitancies Found”

1. 

   Allan July 1st, 2010, 6:40 pm

   No inconsistencies – they're playing near the mouth of a river that opens into an ocean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_bore has some good pictures of river tides.

   Either that or Tide Detergent paid handsomely for the product placement
2. 

   BFC July 2nd, 2010, 2:12 pm

   Then shouldn't they say it. “Come here, Uncle John's band by the tidal bore…”
3. 

   Adam A. July 16th, 2010, 7:42 pm

   Don't even get me started on the lyrics to China Cat Sunflower.

   I mean, WTF? I've been trying to figure this one out since I was 14.

   “Comic book colors on a violin river Cryin' Leonardo,
   Words from out a silk trombone.
   I rang a silent bell, beneath a shower of pearls,
   In the eagle-winged palace of the Queen Chinee”
4. 

   Robert M Hoehn July 22nd, 2010, 3:30 pm

   The Kuskowim is ~30 miles inland and we still have tides.

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