Basically, yes. Lenny died in August of '66, and this recording (October 22, 1966) is maybe the song's first public performance. Phil pulled a table on stage so he could cheat and have the lyrics in front of him it was so new. In the same concert, he dedicated "Pleasures of the Harbor" to the memory of Bruce. Obviously, this song ends in suicide, whereas Lenny died of an accidental overdose. I think it's likely Phil wanted to write about Bruce and instead it morphed into this song.
Back in 2019, I had dinner at the home of Leni Ashmore Sorenson, formerly of “The Womenfolk”. She, like Phil, was part of the Greenwich Village folkie scene in the early ‘60’s, and she told us that she sublet her apartment there to Phil when she moved out west. People kept stopping by asking where Leni was, and that, she said, was what was behind the refrain of this song.
It's interesting to see how this evolved over the span of three years--different key, different time signature, and a deleted verse to top it all off.
Two verses were removed for time constraints on the recorded version x
Basically, yes.
Lenny died in August of '66, and this recording (October 22, 1966) is maybe the song's first public performance. Phil pulled a table on stage so he could cheat and have the lyrics in front of him it was so new. In the same concert, he dedicated "Pleasures of the Harbor" to the memory of Bruce. Obviously, this song ends in suicide, whereas Lenny died of an accidental overdose. I think it's likely Phil wanted to write about Bruce and instead it morphed into this song.
never heard thus version, surprised by the additional verse
Sigma song
I wonder who made the shabby recording.. oh it was the FBI! :d
Now now. Cut that out !
Phil is my hero, and I've never heard this before. Please tell me if I can get this anywhere.
Phil Ohcs spoke for me before I was born. Madness maybe
Magical x
❤️
this is great. i love phil. does anyone know where the venue was for this? thanks!
Is this about Lenny Bruce?
yes, this was the first time the song was play -october 66, 2 months after lennys' death
I've heard not necessarily.
@@edprzydatek8398 in the same show he dedicated Pleasures of the harbor to Lenny
Back in 2019, I had dinner at the home of Leni Ashmore Sorenson, formerly of “The Womenfolk”. She, like Phil, was part of the Greenwich Village folkie scene in the early ‘60’s, and she told us that she sublet her apartment there to Phil when she moved out west. People kept stopping by asking where Leni was, and that, she said, was what was behind the refrain of this song.
@@vinista256 Great info, thank you!