Old Man Thunder
| "Old Man Thunder" | |||||
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness | |||||
| Released | November 16, 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | c. 1989–March 1990 | ||||
| Length | 0:20 | ||||
| Label | Twin/Tone Records | ||||
| GodWeenSatan: The Oneness track listing | |||||
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"Old Man Thunder" is a brief acoustic song fragment that appears on the 1990 album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990)
- GodWeenSatan: Live (live, 2016)
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Old Man Thunder" is a folk song consisting of three chords, G, Em and Am. At 20 seconds, it is one of Ween's shortest known songs.
Featuring vocals by Gene Ween, the song has been described as a musical homage to Bob Seger.[1]
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
There are only 3 known live performances of "Old Man Thunder", from 1993, 1994, and 2001.[2] The version from the 9/14/2001 anniversary concert was officially released on the album GodWeenSatan: Live.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Official lyrics, handwritten by Dean Ween, were printed in the GodWeenSatan liner notes:
Old Man Thunder, sound of thunder
Brōan sh'brozh daunn oh!
Birndisihnn, gone d'fir d'sau
The munth of funth
Gonna run downtown, d'sau[3]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Dean Ween Interview | Music Is My Life Podcast Episode 18 | Berklee Online Time=30:19
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=141
- ↑ From the GodWeenSatan liner notes; lightly edited for clarity.