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What a Long Strange Trip It's Been is the second compilation album by American rock band Grateful Dead. It was released August 18, 1977 by Warner Bros. Records, three and a half years after the Skeletons from the Closet compilation. Both albums are subtitled "The Best of the Grateful Dead".
But this song is mainly about touring: "Sometimes the lights are shining on me, other times I can barley see, lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it's been." And truckin is goin' around on tours.
[Bridge] Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me Other times I can barely see Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been [Verse 3] What in the world ever became of...
The song's climactic refrain, "What a long, strange trip it's been", has achieved widespread cultural use in the years since the song's release. [5]
Apr 23, 2024 · “Truckin'” has become one of the Grateful Dead’s most beloved songs, and its influence can be felt far beyond the world of music. The phrase “what a long strange trip it’s been” has been used to describe everything from political campaigns to personal journeys of self-discovery.
- Mel Gregory
What a long strange trip it's been. Truckin' I'm a going home Whoa, whoa, baby, back where I belong Back home, sit down and patch my bones And get back truckin' on
Oct 24, 2013 · In the process, he came up with a chorus consisting of a couple of phrases that are now, eternally, in the cultural psyche: “Sometimes the light’s all shining on me / Other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me / What a long strange trip it’s been.”
