Day 183: Swing Low Sweet Chariot, 12/3/87
The liner notes for the remastered Almost Acoustic disc label Swing Low Sweet Chariot...
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Day 179: Iko Iko, 7/26/87
Iko Iko was the first song ever picked for this project. Looking back that...
Day 175: Saint Of Circumstance, 11/1/85
I need to begin this post with an apology. At the beginning of this...
Day 174: Stagger Lee, 3/27/88
Stagger Lee falls into the category of “songs that tell a story,” which is...
Day 170: Crazy Fingers, 4/3/89
Skimming through the setlists of the shows to be released from last week’s announcement...
Day 161: Bird Song, 10/14/80
We finish off our animal theme week with an acoustic Bird Song. This version...
Day 156: Built To Last, 10/9/89
I remember being really excited when this box set was announced and when I...
Day 154: US Blues, 7/4/89
Go ahead and call me cliche, but I couldn’t resist opting for US Blues...
Day 145: Franklin’s Tower, 5/15/80
Franklin’s Tower is hands down one of my top Grateful Dead songs. I find...
Day 144: China Doll, 11/30/80
China Doll is, to me, a good example of a song’s melodic and tonal...