BRAVE MEN RUN
(in my family)
   
Originally Released on:

BAD MOON RISING

also appears on:

  • Death Valley '69 7-inch ('84 demo)
  • Gila Monster Jamboree video (live '85)
  • Buy Early, Get Now mp3 download (live '85)
  • Mix Tape #7 (live '85)
  • Give.Listen.Help (live '85)
  • Smart Bar - Chicago 1985 (live '85)
  • Rarities 1 (live '85)
  • 08/12/11 "LIVE IN BROOKLYN 2011"

Line-up:
Thurston - guitar
Kim - bass/vocals
Lee - guitar
Bob Bert - drums

Lyrics   status: confirmed

Seven days and seven nights
I dreamt a sailor's dream at sea
Seven days and seven nights
I dreamt a sailor's dream of me
Seven days and seven nights
The world was made and lost again
Seven days and seven nights
Brave men run
In my family
Brave men run
Into the setting sun
Brave men run
Into captivity
Brave men run
In my family

Brave men run
Away from me

Track length: 3:37 (3:56)

First Known Performance: 05/19/84
Last Known Performance:  11/14/11

NOTES:

  • First track length is original Blast First sequence, bracketed time is DGC reissue.
  • Titled "BRAVE MEN RUN (in my family)" on the sleeve.
  • Ends with a looped sample of Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" that segues into "Society is a Hole".
  • Sonic Youth's contribution to the RRR-500 compilation is a locked groove featuring a 1-second snippet of Brave Men Run.

ALTERNATE VERSIONS:

  • '84 7-inch demo version

  • On "Gila Monster Jamboree" - LIVE - ?

    Recorded live on 1/5/85 in the Mojave Desert. Released on home video.

  • On VARIOUS - LIVE - 4:51

    Recorded live on 08/11/85 in Chicago, IL. First given away to those who pre-ordered "The Eternal" in early 2009. Then the track appeared on a compilation entitled "Give.Listen.Help". Then it appeared on Mix Tape #7. Then it finally appeared when the entire concert was released as "Smart Bar - Chicago 1985".