Spain Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA 5 May 1996

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1.	I Lied 04:44	lyrics	buy track
Holding hands down by the shore And I know God knows it feels so fine Holding hands down by the shore And I know God knows it feels so fine I said I loved you I said I loved you Holding hands down by the shore Leaned over and whispered in your ear But I lied I lied I couldn't love you if I tried Holding you in my arms In my bed God knows it feels so fine Holding you in my arms In my bed God knows it feels so fine I said I loved you I said I loved you Holding you in my arms In my bed I whispered in your ear But I lied I lied I feel so dead inside I couldn't love you if I tried
2.	Ray Of Light 06:24	lyrics	buy track
Ray of light I never see Through the passing clouds Or through the trees When you left Into the pouring rain I knew I’d never See you again Ray of light Won’t shine through When love is through When love is through Late one night I heard you at my door But I pretended like I wasn’t home Please forgive Me for what I’ve done But you know I would’ve done it Like I did before Ray of light Won’t shine through What can I do What can I do Ray of light I never see Through the passing clouds Or through the trees When you left Into the pouring rain I knew I’d never See you again Ray of light Won’t shine through When love is through When love is through
3.	Dreaming Of Love 05:56	lyrics	buy track
Lost my way It's alright Lost my way It's alright I've been dreaming of love And we're so close And we're so near Oh when we touch Oh we disappear Lost my way I don't care Lost my way I don't care I've been dreaming of love And we're so close And we're so near Oh when we touch Oh we disappear
4.	Untitled No. 1 06:34	lyrics	buy track
Walked away Released from all my crimes Walked away Released from all my crimes But I could never hide What I kept inside Walked away Released from all my sins Walked away Released from all my sins But the cruelest thing Was all my suffering When I held you that night I knew it felt so right I knew it felt so right Walked away Released from all my crimes Walked away Released from all my crimes But I could never hide What I kept inside
5.	Her Used-To-Been 08:32	lyrics	buy track
She knew it was all over When she turned her back On her used-to-been She knew it was all over When she turned from him She turned to me But what was there to say I see that you've been crying Your old man's arms Like to bear their fists But my arms have hands like The graceful mist And all they want to do Is hold you
6.	Funny How Time Slips Away 02:59	lyrics	buy track
Well, hello there My, it's been a long, long time And how am I doin'? Oh I guess that I'm doin' fine Well, it's been been so long now But it seems now, that it was only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny how time just slips away? And how's your new love? Well, I hope that he's doin' fine And I heard you told him That you'd love him till the end of time Now that's the same thing that you told me And it seems like only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny how time just slips away? I gotta go now I guess I'll see you around I don't know when though 'Cause I never know when I'll be back in town But remember what I tell you That in time you're gonna pay And it's suprisin', how time just slips away
7.	September Song 06:25	lyrics	buy track
Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December  But the days grow short when you reach September  When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame  One hasn't got time for the waiting game   Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few  September, November  And these few precious days I'll spend with you  These precious days I'll spend with you

about

Spain recorded live at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA 5 May 1996.

Audience recording.

1. I Lied
2. Ray Of Light
3. Dreaming Of Love
4. Untitled No. 1
5. Her Used-To-Been

Encore

6. Funny How Time Slips Away
7. September Song

We were in San Francisco a lot. We recorded our debut album, The Blue Moods Of Spain, at Brilliant Studios, south of Market, in January and February of 1995. We had a weekly residency at Cafe Du Nord, in the Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market St., for August and September 1995, and would play there off and on for the bulk of 1996.

By May 5, 1996, we were well-known enough in the city to headline the Great American Music Hall, capacity 470, a former burlesque club, established 1907, in the Tenderloin district at 859 O’Farrell St. Mark Kozelek opened the show solo acoustic. I vaguely remember him complaining to the audience that I’d stolen one of his riffs for one of our “hit songs”, and to be fair, he could have been right.

Great American Music Hall still exists. I’ll never forget walking outside after soundcheck, to be approached by a local older homeless guy with dreads who called me by name. “Josh,” he said, “Don’t you remember me?” I looked at him. “Um, yeah,” I responded. Maybe he looked familiar. “Do you have any money to give an old friend?” he asked me as I started walking away. “That’s how you treat your friends?” he yelled. I glanced at the poster advertising the show, which had a big picture of my face with my name under it.

— Josh Haden, Los Angeles, 4 August 2022

credits

released August 5, 2022

Josh Haden - Bass, Vocals
Ken Boudakian - Guitar
Merlo Podlewski - Guitar
David Harte - Drums

All songs written by Josh Haden and published by Angel Heurtebise except 6. by Willie Nelson, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and 7. by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, Copyright Control.

Thanks to Jan Saghaug.

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Spain Los Angeles, California

Founded in 1993 by Josh Haden, Spain is a band from Los Angeles, CA. They've released seven studio albums over the past 25 years, the first being 1995's Blue Moods Of Spain, available from Warner Bros., the most recent being 2018's [spain mandala brush], available from Dangerbird Records (North America) and Glitterhouse Records (Europe). ... more