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#StaggerLee
Just like #DieHard is a #ChristmasMovie, so is #StaggerLee by the #GratefulDead a #ChristmasSong. Hope you enjoy it as part of your #TuneTuesday #PlayItAgainSanta theme by @Kitty #Christmas
https://songwhip.com/grateful-dead/stagger-lee
On Christmas 1895, riverboat gambler William "Stack" Lee shot and killed William Lyons in a St Louis saloon in a dispute over a Stetson hat. The take quickly entered folklore and song. In different telling, the titular character can be a hero, anti hero and outlaw, a 20th century manifestation of the Trickster, defying convention and blending the lines between failure and triumph. Here's a few favourite versions, taking the take from ballad to folk hero.
One more. This is also one of our favorite bars in #Berlin. #StaggerLee (There are one or two swear words in this one.)
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