Old Man Thunder

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"Old Man Thunder"
Godweensatan cover.jpg
Song by Ween
from the album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness
ReleasedNovember 16, 1990
Recordedc. 1989–March 1990
Length0:20
LabelTwin/Tone Records
GodWeenSatan: The Oneness track listing
"Hippy Smell"
(23)
"Old Man Thunder"
(24)
"Birthday Boy"
(25)

"Old Man Thunder" is a brief acoustic song fragment that appears on the 1990 album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness.

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
[to be continued, need higher quality scan]

Song Themes[edit | edit source]

Sung by Gene Ween

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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