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- “Truckin'” (1970) “Truckin’, got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin’, like the do-dah man. Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin’ on.” “Truckin'” is a representation of the nomadic and rebellious spirit of the band.
- “Ripple” (1970) “Ripple in still water, When there is no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow.” “Ripple” is an acoustic folk song with philosophical underpinnings.
- “Touch of Grey” (1987) “I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.” From the song “Touch of Grey,” these lyrics encapsulate a sense of optimism and resilience in the face of adversity.
- “Scarlet Begonias” (1974) “She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes. And I knew without askin’ she was into the blues.” This lyric from “Scarlet Begonias” reflects the Grateful Dead’s keen observational eye and their ability to convey vivid images and characterization through their lyrics.
May 3, 2023 · Here are ten of the most astounding lyrical observations from within the songs of the Grateful Dead. The 10 best Grateful Dead lyrics: 10. “Fare thee well now / Let your life proceed by its own design / Nothing to tell now / Let the words be yours, I’m done with mine” – ‘Cassidy’
Jan 13, 2024 · 3. “Casey Jones” ( Workingman’s Dead, 1970) My personal favorite story in the Grateful Dead catalog, “Casey Jones” is a song about a railroad engineer about to wreck his train while ...
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Sep 9, 2021 · 1. “If you get confused, listen to the music play” — Franklin’s Tower. This advice has applied so many times in my life that it is my “go to” antidote for mental confusion and anxiety. The lyric may have originally presumed to help with the confusion resulting from psychedelics, in which case the advice is quite helpful.
- “He’s Gone,” ‘Europe ’72’ (1972) Like everyone in the Dead organization in 1970, Garcia was shocked when t heir manager, Lenny Hart — who also happened to be Mickey’s father — absconded with more than $150,000 of the band’s earnings.
- “New Speedway Boogie,” ‘Workingman’s Dead’ (1970) The disastrously violent Altamont Speedway Free Festival of December 1969 deeply affected the Dead, who helped organize the event but ended up not taking the stage after the chaos turned decidedly ugly.
- “Doin’ That Rag,” ‘Aoxomoxoa’ (1969) On which Garcia reinvents the past: When he was in the pre-Dead jug band Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions, Garcia played the Memphis Jug Band’s 1928 “Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp),” whose central chord progression he mutated into this woozy tribute to the ragtime sound (with free-associative lyrics by Hunter).
- “Might as Well,” ‘Reflections’ (1976) This jaunty Garcia solo track immortalizes the Dead’s time on the Festival Express tour, the legendary rail trek through Canada during which they shared stages, alcohol and train cars with Janis Joplin, the Band, Delaney and Bonnie, and others.
Oct 15, 2012 · Propelled by a pop song structure and the Dead's first-ever video, "Touch of Grey" became an unexpected Top 10 hit. The song married sardonic verses with a now-classic chorus of "I will get by / I ...
Sep 24, 2019 · Key lyric: “Let it be known there is a fountain / That was not made by the hands of man,” which Hunter characterized to Rolling Stone in 2015 as “pretty much my favorite line I ever wrote,”...
