Favorite Grateful Dead Tune

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

Poll question: Favorite Grateful Dead Tune

For me it's Bertha...all time fav....obviously tough to do with only ten choices but I just thought it would be good to drive the Deadheads out of the woodwork. :D

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. Of those listed, Playing in the Band

My personal fav is US Blues.

[Character Assassin]

2. Do the bits in between the tracks or numbers at a gig count?

You know, when they're not playing and there isn't any sound? ;-)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. ROFL!

[mac56]

3. "Ripple"

Second choice: "Dire Wolf".
Of those listed: "Friend Of The Devil".

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

6. Damn

probably should have had Ripple in the poll *DOH*

[mac56]

9. Check out the "Deadicated" CD, if you never have.

A great cover of "Ripple" by Jane's Addiction.

[welshTerrier2]

18. Yup ...

woulda had my vote ...

check out the movie "Grateful Dawg" ...

it features Jerry Garcia and David Grisman (mandolin) ... some great tunes in the movie ...

[WWW]

8. My 16-year-old daughter

plays Ripple on her violin in her blue grass band...Jerry would be so proud...

[Zomby Woof]

43. Jimmie Dale Gilmore

He did a great cover of "Ripple" about 3 years ago, and Lyle Lovett did a fine job with "Friend of the Devil" on a tribute album.

Another great Dead cover is Warren Zevon and David Lindley doing "Casey Jones". :D

[populistmom]

22. I vote for "Ripple" too

[KG]

5. Franklins Tower

:smoke:

[kodi]

16. yeah, followed by UJB and Going Down the Road

i know, the boys didn't write it, but since hunter write so many songs already lasted i thought, "why not?"

the UJB from dosin' as the nic is my favorite.

and the going down the road from 100 years hall

but my secret fave is reuben and charise

[WWW]

7. but my favorite is Unbroken Chain

I think is it a Phil Lesh tune.

[ikojo]

10. My fave is Throwing Stones

sung by Bob Weir. It's on the In The Dark album.

Very good pro environmental song

[ronzo]

28. Yup.

There was actually a bunch of great material on "In the Dark".
"I may be goin' to Hell in a bucket, but at least I'm enjoyin' the ride."

:)

[5thGenDemocrat]

32. Uh-huh

Throwin' Stones.
John

[DODI]

11. Eyes of the World

and if you want to count it as a GD song - Looks like Rain

[Wickerman]

20. 2nd that eyes of the world! n/t

[VolcanoJen]

40. Ahhhh Eyes of the World, forgot that one, DODI!

Good choice!!!!

[AbbieLives]

12. Deal, then Bertha

I voted for Bertha. It was always my 2nd favorite Dead tune, after Deal.

[dixiechiken]

13. Couldn't vote ...

Because my ABSOLUTE, ALL TIME FAVORITE, "Throwing Stones," isn't listed! Perfect, as it relates to current events, IMO:

"Heartless powers try to tell us what to think
If the spirit's sleeping then the flesh is ink
History's page will be neatly carved in stone
The future's here, we are it, we are on our own
On our own, on our own, we're on our own

If the game is lost, then we're all the same
No one left or place to take the blame
We will leave this place an empty stone
Or that shining ball of blue we call our home

So the kids, they dance, they shake their bones
And the politicians throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down
Ashes, ashes, all fall down

Shipping powders back and forth
Singing black goes south while white goes north
And the whole world full of petty wars
Singing I got mine and you got yours
While the current fashions set the pace
Lose your step, fall out of grace
The radical, he rant and rave
Singing someone got to turn the page
And the rich man in his summer home
Singing just leave well enough alone
But his pants are down, his cover blown
And the politicians throwing stones
So the kids, they dance, they shake their bones
'Cause it's all too clear we're on our own
Singing ashes, ashes, all fall down
Ashes, ashes, all fall down"

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

15. You could vote other

and yeah...I prolly shoulda tossed aside something on the list for Throwing Stones.

[av8rdave]

17. Neil has current events pegged in his latest CD...

Neil Young: Leave the Driving (from the Greendale CD)

an excerpt:

Camoulflage hung in his closet
Guns all over the walls
Plans for buildings and engineers
And a book with no numbers at all

Meanwhile across the ocean
Living in the internet
Is the cause of an explosion
No one has heard yet

But there's no need to worry
There's no reason to fuss
Just go on about your work now
And leave the driving to us

And we'll be watching you
No matter what you do
And you can do your part
By watching others too

av8rdave

[av8rdave]

14. I love Box of Rain, but that's probably because...

it's sooo easy to play on guitar!

av8rdave

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. Dark Star and Terrapin Station

and Fire on the Mountain

[ronzo]

21. Help on the Way>Slipknot>Franklin's Tower

Ahhhhh. Helpslipfrank always does the trick for me.

[Digger]

23. Too many

great ones, I just couldn't choose. Geez, my head is spinning...

...uh oh....:smoke:

[wtmusic]

24. Scarlet Begonias

[maxanne]

25. Ripple

and Box of Rain.

[Redneck Socialist]

26. I know you rider

China/Rider is my all time favorite if I had to pick just one. Too many to count realy.

[ronzo]

27. St. Stephen

I have a lot of favorites.

:hippie:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

29. Glad I made a thread you can keep coming back to

without locking.

[ronzo]

31. I love the good ol' Grateful Dead.

This thread made my evening. Haven't thought about the Dead in a while.

:toast:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

33. Well here, Friend...do more than THINK about them

:D

http://gdradio.com/

[ronzo]

34. Muchas Garcia.

:thumbsup:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

42. I love that, I listen to it all the time.

Wish I could get it in my car.

[Eroshan]

36. Got a soft spot for St. Stephen

Summer of 68 was my first Dead concert. College field house on a hot night in St.Louis. We came in the back door just as they were starting into St. Stephen. Jerry looked liked a big lumber jack, I could not believe how sweet his voice was. The band was tight that night and the crowd responded in kind. A good time was had by all. :)

[The Lone Liberal]

30. Truckin’, said everything that needed to be said about the times.

Truckin’ got my chips cashed in. keep truckin’, like the do-dah man
Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin’ on.

Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on main street.
Chicago, new york, detroit and it’s all on the same street.
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.

Dallas, got a soft machine; houston, too close to new orleans;
New york’s got the ways and means; but just won’t let you be, oh no.

Most of the cast that you meet on the streets speak of true love,
Most of the time they’re sittin’ and cryin’ at home.
One of these days they know they better get goin’
Out of the door and down on the streets all alone.

Truckin’, like the do-dah man. once told me "you’ve got to play your hand"
Sometimes your cards ain’t worth a dime, if you don’t lay’em down,

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.

What in the world ever became of sweet jane?
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn’t the same
Livin’ on reds, vitamin c, and cocaine,
All a friend can say is "ain’t it a shame? "

Truckin’, up to buffalo. been thinkin’, you got to mellow slow
Takes time, you pick a place to go, and just keep truckin’ on.

Sittin’ and starin’ out of the hotel window.
Got a tip they’re gonna kick the door in again
I’d like to get some sleep before I travel,
But if you got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in.

Busted, down on bourbon street, set up, like a bowlin’ pin.
Knocked down, it get’s to wearin’ thin. they just won’t let you be, oh no.

You’re sick of hangin’ around and you’d like to travel;
Get tired of travelin’ and you want to settle down.
I guess they can’t revoke your soul for tryin’,
Get out of the door and light out and look all around.

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.

Truckin’, I’m a goin’ home. whoa whoa baby, back where I belong,
Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin’ on.
Hey now get back truckin’ home.

[ronzo]

35. Dire Wolf, Black Peter, Must've been the Roses...

There's too many of 'em!

Stella Blue always makes me cry...

edit:
"Looks Like Rain" is my favorite Bobby tune, I think.

[havocmom]

37. Voted for one, but all are dear to the soul

Thanks, NSMA, helped the bittersweet mood I am working on this evening.

[BlueJazz]

38. Far, Far Away

Very far away. :)

[VolcanoJen]

39. I picked "Sugar Magnolia," but only because "Brokedown Palace"...

wasn't an option, and I can always find a Dead song better than "other."

Great excuse to fire up some old Dead on the computer! Thanks, NSMA!!

[Zomby Woof]

41. Terrapin Station

Gotta go all the way with self-indulgence here. :P

Although I love the vocal harmonies on "Attics Of My Life", and for further contradiction, "Workingman's Dead" is my favorite album of theirs overall.

[Zorra]

44. Ripple. The words

are totally awesome

[Feanorcurufinwe]

45. Here Comes Sunshine

Too many favorites, too many memories, but HCS is my favorite to play and sing...

[KittyWampus]

46. The Wheel

I heard them play that in Lewiston Maine. :)

Box of Rain was playing the moments before I realized my beloved cat Myrna was dying last year. :(

[RandomKoolzip]

47. "Mission in the Rain." It's a solo Jerry number, but the Dead did it a few

times in 1976. 1976-77, my favorite years for the Dead....also, Friend of the Devil, specifically the version played on 6/12/76. Check it out if you can, if yer a tape collector (like me.) (Anybody wanna trade?)

[sleipnir]

48. How about "NONE!"

I'm not a "Deadhead" and I find their music interesting but mostly boring...unless you're stoned ;)

[salmonhorse]

49. Throwing Stones ~

THROWING STONES

Performed by the Grateful Dead on the Album In the Dark
By: Weir/Barlow
This version chorded by: Abe Klagsbrun [e-mail]
11/18/95

INTRO - A RIFF
Bm A E A Bm G A
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning spinning free, Dizzy with eternity
Em7 A Em7
Painted with a skin of sky brush in some clouds and sea
Bm A
Call it home to you and me
Bm A E A
A peaceful place or so it looks from space.
Bm G A
A closer look reveals the human race
Em7 A Em7
Full of hope full of grace is the human face
Bm A
But afraid we may lay our home to waste
E D A E D A
There's a fear down hear we can't forget. Hasn't got a name just yet
E D A E D A
Always awake always around, singing' ashes ashes all fall down

Bm A E A
Now watch the ball revolves as the nighttime falls
Bm G A
And again the hunt begins, and again the blood wind calls
Em7 A Em7
By and by again, the morning sun will rise.
Bm A
But the darkness never goes from some men's eyes
Bm A E A
It strolls the sidewalks and it rolls the streets
Bm G A
Staking turf dividing up meat
Em7 A Em7 Bm A
Nightmare spook peace of heat, you and me, you and me
E D A E D A
Flash switch blade in the ghetto night. Rudies looking for a fight
E D A E D A
Ratcat alley roll them bones, need that cash to feed that jones
E D A
And the politicians throwing stones
E D A E
Singing ashes ashes all fall down. Ashes ashes all fall down

C#m A E
Commissars and pinstripe bosses roll the dice.
Bm A E E A E
Anyway they fall guess who gets to pay the price?
E A E Bm A G A
Money green or proletarian grey, selling guns instead of food today

E D A
So the kids they dance and shake their bones

E D A
And the politicians throwing stones
E D A E
Singing ashes ashes all fall down. Ashes Ashes all fall down.

Bm A E A
Heartless powers try to tell us what to think
Bm G A
If the spirit's sleeping then the flesh is ink
Em7 A Em7
History's page will be neatly carved in stone
Bm A
The future's here, we are it, we are on our own. A D A JAM

C#m A E
If the game is lost, then we're all the same.
Bm A E A
No one left to place or take the blame
E A E
We will leave this place an empty stone
F#m Bm A
Or a shining ball of blue we can call our home
E D A
So the kids they dance and shake their bones
E D A
And the politicians throwing stones.
E D A E
Singing ashes ashes all fall down. Ashes ashes all fall down

Shipping powders back and forth.
Singing black goes south and white comes north
And the whole world full of petty wars.
Singing I got mine and you got yours
While the latest fashions set the pace.
Lose your step fall out of grace
The radical he rant and rage.
Singing someone got to turn the page
And the rich man in his summer home.
Singing just leave well enough alone.
But his pants are down, his covers blown.
And the politicians throwing stones
So the kids they dance and shake their bones
Cause it's all too clear we're on our own
Singing ashes ashes all fall down, Ashes ashes all fall down

Bm A E A
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning spinning free.
Bm G A
It's dizzying, the possibilities. Ashes ashes all fall down ....

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

50. yep I blew it

[regnaD kciN]

51. Picked "Uncle John's Band" because it's on the list...

...but would probably rank it in a tie with "Mountains of the Moon," with (of course!) "Ripple" and "Box of Rain" close behind.