Reckoning healed me.

What a beautiful, ethereal song. I've always loved it and it's wonderful that Jerry and Robert wrote it in memory of Janis Joplin.

"From Jerry's first solo album, released in 1972, Bird Song was an exploratory part of Grateful Dead live shows 1971-1973, after which it disappeared from the repertoire. To everyone's great surprise, and joy, it returned in September 1980, played acoustically at the Warfield and Radio City shows in the Fall of 1980 to celebrate the Dead's 15th anniversary. A month later, it returned to the touring setlist in its electric form, where it would stick around for the next 15 years." -David Lemeiux

@liveshows11

3 жыл бұрын

Tell me, all that you know

@forestbirdgirl

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!!! and it just keeps on spreading that "great surprise and joy" ... dare I say, it's downright contagious!!!

@donnapate4616

2 жыл бұрын

Old friend gave me this on vhs. Now have on disc. Such a treasure. 🥀

Ensemble playing right here bro.

Many years ago, my parents said to me “okay, you’ve been raving about this band, the Grateful Dead, for so long. Play us one song and we’ll tell you what we think.” I popped in this song, from the Dead Ahead release, into the VCR. The best, most beautiful representation of the band I could find. Their response : “this is boring.”

@JUANCARPENTERO

3 жыл бұрын

Should have played them a romping '69 show

@harmoniabalanza

2 жыл бұрын

no accounting for taste.

@nikkinonose9316

2 жыл бұрын

Music is art.Sometimes people like it ,dont like it or they dont get it ! Ya?

@porterhouse7260

2 жыл бұрын

Had the same experience many years ago, on a road trip in New Mexico my folks said ok, put a tape in let's hear this stuff, Well 2-26-1977 San Bernardino Set 1 went in, their response ok pretty good!

@smittyinwootown5640

8 ай бұрын

If they knew it was about Janis Joplin they mite think differently. Depending on their age. Written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.

It's a shame that this doesn't include at the end of the song, Bob saying "We're really having fun now." I love that moment as well as the slight smiles by Jerry and the look of Bob's face at the end at the end of the Jerry solo

@LoboLopez64518

Ай бұрын

Where can i see it?

@areyoukind1955

Ай бұрын

@@LoboLopez64518 If you find the dvd of the full show. It's probably somewhere on youtube also

@michaelbrown6029

21 күн бұрын

It's at the beginning Must've of Been The Rose's.

Long Live The Mighty Grateful Dead ⚡️💀⚡️

Jerry's eyebrows tell the whole story !

Every time I think I'm getting good at playing acoustic guitar, I watch Jerry do it and realize I am nothing.

@wheatleyducks

Жыл бұрын

Well then don’t watch Doc Watson, Richard Smith, Jerry Reed, Tommy Emanuel, or Chester Atkins. These players make me think my finger picking is no good.

“They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones that do what they do.”

God bless the Grateful Dead

What a wonderful acoustic,,,dreamy version jerry loos like a beautiful lion

Seeing them at Radio City was one of the greatest moments ever.

Ohhhh I love this rendition sooo much 💀🌹🕊

Loved Phil’s bass tone (and playing) on this. This was one of my favorite basses of his.

This is simply extraordinarily beautiful!

It's not every day you find Jerry in such good voice, very nice version, I was at Radio City for this tour.

@jamespriest9658

Жыл бұрын

I think Robert and Jerry wrote it specifically so anyone can sing it. Magic

Great song, great performance.

Saw two of the shows at Radio City during this run when i was 15. Great memories all these years later.

@elizabethgannon6581

2 жыл бұрын

I saw 2 shows also! I was 17!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS ACOUSTIC VERSION OF 1 OF MY FAVORITE SONGS ALSO ALTHEA, STELLA BLUE AND I CAN GO ON AND ON THERE ALL GREAT. BUT IT'S NICE WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH A VARIETY OF SONGS TO PICK FROM. THERE ALL MY FAVORITES .❤ THIS BAND SO MUCH AND OBVIOUSLY JERRY'S NOODLING😅 AND BRENT'S HAMMOND AND THE ENERGY IS OFF THE WALL. I GUESS THAT'S WHAT A SPEEDBALL WILL DO TO YOU( RIP BRENT MYDLAND & JERRY GARCIA, ALSO VINCE WELTNICK WHO PASSED AWAY FROM A SELF INFLICTED KNIFE WOUND WITH A JAGGED EDGE. MAN OH MAN. THAT'S SO SAD AND I PRAY THAT HE IS FORGIVEN AND ALLOWED INTO THE (PROMISED LAND). WE'RE WELL ALL BE TOGETHER FOR EVER AND EVER IF WE MAKE IT TO THE PROMISED LAND 🌄🙏🙏🙏❣️&🕯️TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP ESPECIALLY THE KEYBOARDIST'S THAT HAVE ALL PASSED AWAY. TO ME I THINK IT'S EITHER A BIG COINCIDENCE (WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE IN THIS MANY COINCIDENCES IN A ROW BUT WHAT DO I KNOW. I DON'T THINK IT IS A CURSE EITHER!!! JUST A LOT OF BAD LUCK AND WHEN I SAY BAD LUCK. MAN OH MAN THEY REALLY HAVE SOME KIND OF DARK CLOUD HANGING OVER HEAD. 😢 IT'S VERY HARD TO GET OVER THE LOSS OF ONE FRIEND AND A BAND MEMBER. I KNOW THAT THERE DEATHS WERE ALMOST A DECADE APART AND KEITH PASSED AWAY FROM A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT & IT WAS ALMOST A YEAR AFTER KEITH & DONNA WERE ASKED TO LEAVE THE GROUP. AND BRENT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF PASSING AWAY AFTER PLAYING WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD FOR A YEAR LONGER THAN THE UNUSUAL 10 YEAR RUN WITH THERE KEYBOARDIST 🎹 I MISS THEM ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO VINCENT TO SLASH OWN THROAT WITH A SERRATED KNIFE THAT'S WHAT IS SUSPICIOUS TO ME. ANY WHO I SAID MORE THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD.

One of the many.Huntrr/Garcia masterpieces.. fkn brilliant song all the way.around

My first show.

This is the best Greatful Dead Concert Ever!!!!...the Beat to this song is Fantastic 😎🌈...it shows we no longer have music 🎶...this Generation in 2022... will never have the Quality of this!!!!!

Long Live the Mighty Grateful Dead⚡️💀⚡️

It’s interesting how more involved vocally Brent is later on in 89/90 shows.

@sesquip6330

3 жыл бұрын

As you know, he was still very new to the band. Vocal parts evolve quite a bit over time and with trial and error.

@martyott671

3 жыл бұрын

@@sesquip6330 of course. It’s just interesting to watch this because I’ve been on a Spring 1999 kick lately. I’m a huge fan of Brent .

@sesquip6330

3 жыл бұрын

@@martyott671 Do you mean Spring 1990? Yes Brent was amazing. Never the same after he passed.

@etiennekosa

2 жыл бұрын

If only Spring 1999

@michaelmohrle1773

2 жыл бұрын

The oldest new guy ever !

LONG LIVE THE GRATEFUL DEAD

This gives me hope.

My fav show the dead has ever played

One of the quickest, smokiest Bird Songs out there

😌😌😌 so relaxing. A fine acoustic Bird Song.

One of my favorites!

My first concert ever..Madison Square Garden , NY NY Im 15...57 now

One of my most favorite Dead songs. Specially from the Uniondale Concert 3/29/90

Beautiful!

Always so glad when I had the chance to hear it live. I heard Stella blue 250 times, but this very infrequently.

@michaelmohrle1773

Жыл бұрын

I saw them do it at Giants stadium in 1992, great version they also did Terripan Station.

Good lord, what an absolute stumble across Whoever uploaded this-->thank you!!!!!!Was looking for Bird Song, to send to a friend but,,,,,,,,didn’t know this was out there

Love You,Love You,...Love You Jerry!!!! EXCELLENCE,IN DEED... YESSI. 🥰🥰🥰

This is so good. I've been waiting forever to see the full version of this.

@michaelmohrle1773

2 жыл бұрын

If you hear that same sweet song, well you know why.....

For many years, Bird Song was Hunter and Garcia's hidden elegy to Janis Joplin. In electric shows it was a high point to many first sets, and it was a mainstay of the band's acoustic performances in the early 1980's, offering a sweet, mournful lyric and frequently inspired jammin

So sweet

Hunter/Jerry one of many masterpiece. So many live performances Phil plays it often, Bob play it tons with Dead and Co. Plays it with wolf bros too. I love all the versions, this one is unreal.. all the sudden everyone's like showed we get here.. Bob brings em back around Duane Alman said Jerry could walk on water.. but he was pretty fn high..

Brilliant

Could be their best Birdsong performance ever, including 1972.

@wheatleyducks

Жыл бұрын

It is right up there with their performance of this tune on 8-27-72 at the Olde Renaissance Faire Grounds in Eugene.

@michaelmohrle1773

Жыл бұрын

@@wheatleyducks Think this one is even better, the harmonies are CSNY level. Incredible...

Magic!

Ahhhhh groovy! ✌🏽

wow, awesome footage !!!!!!!! thanks

So nice to hear the acoustic and see so well

HAPPY BIRD DAY 2022!!!!

As the character Shrevie, played by Daniel Stern, in the movie Diner shouted, "Jazz! Jazz!"

This is awesome! Tweet tweet tweeet!

I hear the tune...nightly

I love my people

❤

Forever Dead 💀 🌹🎵🎶🎵🎶

Thanksss....!!! ;)

80 and 81 daddy likey

Awww Hell Yeah!

🤘🏼💀🤘🏼

6:36 it was at this moment they knew they were gonna have a good night 🥀

Don't you cry

"Oh, Let's do Bird Song" 0:01

🤙🏻

Maybe release the video of these concerts or if there are any from the Warfield. Good stuff.

@mojobone

2 жыл бұрын

The entire 10/31/80 show was released on video as "Dead Ahead" in 1981. The expanded version, released in 2005 contains 5 additional songs from the 10/30/80 show. 1 acoustic set song & 4 electric set songs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead:_Dead_Ahead

@barrydobrin1135

2 жыл бұрын

@@mojobone I know. Used to have the vhs. I meant if they have the other nights at Radio City or the Warfield, those would be great to see.

41 years ago, today

#ForTammyRochon...

This is from 10/31/80, not 10/30. Same version on Dead Ahead Halloween night.

@adirondacktrekking1972

3 жыл бұрын

👌🎯 Thought I was crazy 😜….last night ,right?

you know, its interesting hearing brent on a grand. thats not something that happened alot

Written for janis

Garcia is the Iceman in this.

But if you do ill wipe every tear

🐦 🌹 💀

Song Bird launching on Flare tied to Ripple’s XRP network. What a long Strange Trip it’s been! 😜

@ER-me1ii

2 жыл бұрын

Great. Now they’re hooked up with the NWO.

This acoustic version is beautiful, really showcases the magic of this song. We made our own version of bird song in case you want to check it out in our channel

6:32 one of those moments … crowd going off

Ajaaaa el Dross 🙊

@diegogutierrez9357

2 жыл бұрын

Ajaaaaaaaa el Dross x2

@zombiemadonna

2 жыл бұрын

@@diegogutierrez9357 🤣🤣🤣🤣

for non Dead Heads, who's playing what, please?

@ER-me1ii

2 жыл бұрын

Sure Jerry Garcia acoustic lead guitar and lead vocal Bob Weir acoustic rhythm guitar and vocals Phil Lesh electric bass guitar Bull Kruetzman drums Mickey Hart percussion Brent Mydland piano vocals

I got like #420.

is this whole show filmed ??

@areyoukind1955

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it all was but it wasn't released in it's entirety I think. You can see what is if you are familiar with the movie release ofDead Ahead

@christopherlovett7685

3 жыл бұрын

Yea it was and it’s kicking around somewhere I remember it was used for a shakedown stream once, you can also rent it on Amazon prime.

@sneakerfacevids441

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, because it (10/31/80) was shown live in selected theaters around the country. Some of it was used in the Dead Ahead video release, while much of 10/29 and 10/30 circulate among collectors, in the same pro shot quality .

@stephennash3143

3 жыл бұрын

Found it.. It's here on KZread posted posted by the grateful dead channel called "Dead Ahead". Amazing

@mojobone

2 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead:_Dead_Ahead

The day glow freaks screaming thru this entire nearly ruin this

Brent...

6:34 it was at this moment they knew they were gonna have a good night 🥀

@NoineNoineNoine

2 жыл бұрын

yup.