Grateful Dead - On the Road Again (1981-05-07) Tomorrow Show

[inesyu]

jerry's smile at 1:50

[PinkFloydrulez]

LOL I thought rounder was some awesome hilarious slang for fat girls - don't they mention fat girls in one of the first verses or two?

[johnee77]

The "n-word" version would be by the Memphis Jug Band. The Dead replaced the "n-word" with the word "rounder"... I LOVE both versions!

[domirwin]

@johnee77 I thought it was ok to say the n-word in 1981

[buckykattguitar]

Rounder refers to a man that makes the rounds of the bars, the flop houses then jail. nothing racial there folks

[akaMouse]

Probably the worst cover ever

[shockeyk]

Classic! What a cultural gem!

[tflyer98]

Reckoning - one of the most beautiful albums of acoustic music. It's a history of great American musical influences.

[geekorthodox9]

I would have to say that I like this version as well as Jug Champions version. This one represents something I never thought existed before: jazz-folk fusion, though this may be too narrow a category. Great song, how they could perform it without laughing is anybody's guess, as it is quite humorous in its own way.

[nichmars]

i hate this cover... does no justice to the original.

[Nitramdraddil]

Reckoning is one of my favourite albums of all time. Great to see this performance.

[rubyrose456]

LOVE THIS!!!!!

[78DireWolf]

Great Tune!

oconnell128 - I bet you were a sr in 79 or 80 - this song was everywhere summer of 79. This one and Don't Ease Me In.....good days! I love this acustic period after Donna was kicked out of the band....Jerry's favorite GFD music to play and it was easy to see!

Thanks for this tidbit!

[TheZmann16]

wow the orginal 1928 nigger version sound better, no disregard to jerry &dead though..

[bellablue108]

@TheZmann16 ….assuming you mean the "original" if you know who did the tune, otherwise it is called "traditional". Its nice to refer to a musician using an actual name rather than a racial slur. Your sentence is rather amusing. Giving props to the "nigger version" for being better, then politely stating no disregard to the GD when none was shown. I realize that u might be a "nigger" (of any race), apologies if so. A racist dead head is not one, no disregard to you.

[nichmars]

@bellablue108 Memphis Jug band. And this cover does the original NO justice.

[bellablue108]

@nichmars nice! ty, didnt realize anyone actually knew about the Memphis Jug Band….so many GD tunes reference M.J.B. originals. And I agree, it is better. Still, what's with the "nigger" trip?

[nichmars]

@bellablue108 What do you mean?

[Sunflower0122Z]

I was at Nassua the night before and night after this aired. The boys were in the best of moods for this.

[dabbey001]

who knew that weir would one day own the most epic mustache of all time??!!

[deweypug]

Weir looks much better without the facial hair...

[MrVehicularmanslaugh]

@dabbey001 he knew

[PinkFloydrulez]

@dabbey001 who knew he could even grow facial hair?!

[domirwin]

@PinkFloydrulez He was 16 until about five years ago!

[joconnell128]

Senior year of high school,this album was played everywhere I went.  Before and after shows especially.

[HigginsFamB3]

@joconnell128 Consider yourself Blessed my friend.

[twingats16]

Jerry nodding and bein happy. GLEET THEN GLEET

[psychoman420]

Awesome performance!!!

[fartbender]

sweeeeeeeeeeet

[DeeDonner]

Lil Rounder + FAT WOMAN

[omarlicious62]

Reckoning was the album that got me on the bus .

[Farmersfight12]

Diito,  so chill. Got me thru some college for sure.

[roxynotes]

Same... totally.

It's getting me through college....

I'm so glad their music exists. :)

[localseed]

any 1 know w at a " Lil Rounder " is ?

[weinerbongo]

it's a euphemism for the n-word.

[rowjimmyrow420]

never seen that little rounder run so fast!!!!

[louswire]

I remember watching this show... Tom Snyder was caught completely off guard, as he said after the break, he was expecting big loud rock n roll band, and the dead came out accustic. He loved it!

[Altoonasuks]

"never knew that lil' rounder ran so fast."

I'm ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!

sure as your born?

[moedude420]

natural born easy

[dieGummiEnte]

coolness itself!!!

[brianm1314]

thanks for posting

[ironhorse730]

Anyone who doesn't know the Reckoning material well should check out the "Dead Ahead" video....Super tight.

[caseyjones92]

it upset me that only bird song is on youtube

[pcburgh01]

I never knew they promoted the reckoning thing. I thought it was just a compilation of some accoutstic first sets or something. COOLNESS!! THIS IS WHY YoUtUbE is awesome

[Dehbo420]

Never heard this acoustic before..Awsome

[stevemuratore]

wow a rare one made me put on reckoning with a smokin bowl

[stevemuratore]

wow a rare one made me put on reckoning and relax once agin with a smokin bowl

[thedead1212]

Brilliant. This is why youtube is amazing.

[timguthrie84]

so tight...

[WEIR4EVER]

Hey Now Eth.! Thanks for reposting this. It's just the relaxed yet bubbly ditty i needed today ! (rest of the wicked...)