Grateful Dead saved my life, seriously they changed me into a better person. I was 22 and headed down the wrong road until that day in the summer of '76 and I never looked back, throughout all the times of being made fun of by my peers and coworkers, I never let the criticism get to me. I love the Grateful Dead and my huge family of brothers and sister out there I thank you every day. All you have to do is stop what your doing for a minute and Imagine a world without them. I'm forever Grateful. Peace on Earth and remember, be kind!
Amen and well said...Jerry and the Grateful Dead saved me again and again and still do...they taught my ears to hear and my heart to feel..Forever Grateful!!!
GK Scott , Right you are brother! I chased Jerry and the boys around this country from 1972 until the last show in 1995 and loved nearly every minute of it. No regrets.
My Dad went home 5 years ago today. People thought he and Jerry were brothers, they even looked and sounded alike. I cannot hear this song without seeing my Dad singing it. Will be taking Dad's guitar out tonight to play it for him... Thank you Jerry, Bob, Phil and the gang for music that transcends.
This is so beautiful, brought the tears. The last Dead show I saw was in 1972 shortly after the birth of my first baby. Jerry was a remarkable person who brought so much joy to millions all over the world. We mourn his death & celebrate his life. There is NO Grateful Dead without Jerry. His legacy will live on forever.
"...Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home..." Before my mother died, I played this song for her... I was only 18. She cried. Such truth, such beauty, such sweet, sweet melody. Love and miss you, Mom. You too, Jerry. Respect.
My heart breaks each time I hear this song. Had it played at my beloved Eric's funeral, as it will be played at mine. Having lost my mother, my best friend, and my beloved this past year, I am broken, on my hands and knees, as my heart just bleeds. Fare you well Eric, Tara and my Mom. I love you more than words can tell.
No band's music is more under appreciated than the Grateful Dead. The music is so good. Media reports hippies, drugs, etc. misses the point. Just listen.
Since the love of my life left this brokedown palace a little over a year ago, I have listened to multiple versions of this song many times. This is one of the best. Jerry's singing is so full of feeling - likewise the guitar playing. Fare you well, my dear Suzy, I love you more than words can tell. I miss you terribly, but I am filled with sweet memories and gratitude for the 49 years we shared. I am glad that when the cancer finally became too much to resist, you did not die in a hospital attached to wires and tubes and surrounded by strangers, but quietly and peacefully and without pain, lying beside me in the bed we shared for decades.
I was at this show. I had already been to several but the Hampton run in '87 was the pivot on which my life turned. Thank you very much for posting this. For all of the people gaining comfort from this music in trying times, I wish you peace. And for all the younger people learning about the power of these old musical relics through these videos and other online sources, I say welcome aboard, and enjoy the ride.
Sooo beautiful - please play this at my funeral. When my mother died, I was listening to this song over and over again..always gave me lots of comfort - that everything in the universe will go the the right way... Peace to you all...
I love you more than words can tell. What a beAutiful version of this song. The. 80s Dead are my favorite. My first show was right after Brent died, always regret I didn't get to see a show in the Brent years.
I sang this song to my daughter as a lullaby. I sang it to both my mother and later my father on there death bed. Sad but there it is. Great love for Jerry for a song that covered it all.
My fave.....When I last saw them(with JG)...in Denver early 90s.....at last encore I shouted out "Brokedown Palace"....and bingo...JG forgot the words but that made it better...my son has learned this for my funeral....won't play it until
"Brokedown Palace" Fare you well my honey Fare you well my only true one All the birds that were singing Have flown except you alone Goin to leave this Broke-down Palace On my hands and my knees I will roll roll roll Make myself a bed by the waterside In my time - in my time - I will roll roll roll In a bed, in a bed by the waterside I will lay my head Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul River gonna take me Sing me sweet and sleepy Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back back home It's a far gone lullaby sung many years ago Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home Goin home, goin home by the waterside I will rest my bones Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul Goin to plant a weeping willow On the banks green edge it will grow grow grow Sing a lullaby beside the water Lovers come and go - the river roll roll roll Fare you well, fare you well I love you more than words can tell Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul For David J. Peebler
my granddaughter who was 15 at the time....(shes 16 now) asked me what I was listening to...The Dead says I....she had a listen shes now hooked... at her 16th birthday party...she put then on....and made her friends listen...a couple are now hooked........
always been one of my favz..... heard at least 30 times.... plan to be an accoustic version at my burial...... dont mean to be morbid just grateful... (~):}
I want this song played at my funeral. I'm actually going to put it my Will. Fare thee well Jerry, fare thee well. I love you more than words can tell.
i've noticed the synchronicity of the grateful dead myself.. often "rediscovering" songs and interpreting the lyrics in a whole new way. no band could replace the GD for me. they've gotten me through the roughest of times.
I'm right there with you tonight. Lost my dear kitty recently & seeing Jerry playing Tiger makes it a tiny bit less. There was nothing like a Grateful Dead concert!
I was at these shows. I remember the cops driving up those huge ramps around the building and kids jumping to get out of the way....so trippy. Can't believe it's been twenty seven years. Great shows. Best I ever saw them do.
This was the show that broke my (Dead) cherry and changed my whole life. Those were good days. Wish I could live them all over again. Those were fun days. Nobody seems to have fun like that anymore. I graduated high school on that stage two months later then headed west and never looked back.
My grandfather died of cancer yesterday. I was driving in my mom's car and the song that was playing when I turned to GD radio was Brokedown Palace. Thank you so much for this song, it has started the healing process and I know it has touched so many people. The GD have this amazing power to heal with music, again, thank you.
Was inside the mothership for every show there starting with the first one in 1979! "Rock my soul Jerry! Thanks for my 22 year run I had at 100's of 100's GD & JGB shows! What a sweet ride and is a very deep part of my life and who I am, including the 21 years since you laid your head by the riverside that sad day, August 9, 1995! Rest Easy, and see you along with many other loved one's someday! (~):-}
When Jerry died, channel 2 news in San Francisco played this song and scrolled the lyrics after the 10 o'clock news. Never cried so hard in my life. Not until my brother died 13 years later at least.
thank you so much for sharing this. one of the most beautiful versions of brokedown and the absolute perfect video of it. it's like jerry is singing to us from heaven
This was the last song I had the pleasure of hearing him sing. Me on the top of the hill at Shoreline 1995. The last west coast show. This girl that I had seen at a JGB show at the Warfield a few months earlier,had came up to me. Her dress blowing gently in the wind. She stepped behind me and just hugged me during the whole song, and we melted into each other in pure bliss. She said, See you next time. I never did see her again. God Dammit I love the Grateful Dead. Forever
My friend Jim died today, so I play and share this song on my facebook in his memory. He was a great person, funny, and caring, and dying at 39 is so just plain shocking. Cancer strikes again.
my dad was definitely there..Vb is home. used to rock his shirts to elementary school.. middle school. he had a green one with stealie and the setlist, date and venue. may still have it. went to RFK 95 with him. 1st and only time seeing Jerry live.
at 4:37 you will hear Jerry's best guitar solo from this song that you can find on youtube. WOW. THis is also in my opinion, the best version of this song on youtube. Nearly flawless.
Is it weird that this is my first time listening to not only this song but the Grateful Dead in general and it made me cry?? Definitely going to be checking this band out more...any suggestions?
not wiered at all...suggestions...EVERYTHING JERRRY....MERL SUANDERS, JERRY, OLD AND IN THE WAY, MOTHER MECCREES UPTOWN JUG CHAMPIANS, JERRY GARCIA BAND, JERRY GARCIA ACOUSTIC BAND, JUST EVERYTHING EVER AND ALL THE BANDS AND DIFFERENT ARTISTS ALSO THAT SURROUND THIS SPIRIT!!
Yes, the little things ! The little things that made a travel through a reality of a different colour a meaningful experience ! The little things that bring a tear to your eye when you remember where you were when you heard the song LIVE ! The friends you were with, the laughter, the brotherhood, the umbrella, the parking lot, the sweet breezes blowing by and the stranger seeking a miracle. The airports, caravans, hotel rooms and TIX. Yep, the little things that breathe life into my memory.
Got to LOVE this guy. Great Spirit, Gentle Soul. The words speak for themselves. I had the opportunity to run lighting for The Jerry Garcia Band, 11/1984 in Chicago. I was the tour electrician for Zappa's Them or Us Tour, Garcia opened. If anyone has audio/video of this event, I would be forever in your debt. Marshall
God this is amazing... My favorite Lrics from hunter by far... What a great version, Jerry is clear and totally with it, and Brent's keys are perfectly blended in... Thank you, as I wipe a tear from my Eyes...
I love that the camera stays directly on Jerry, then flashes over to Brent for a second. More perfect, during this song, then you'll ever know! Perfection!
They always knew how to send us home feeling special. This may just have been the most frequently played "Jeery" encore from this era and I never tired of hearing it. Love and miss you Jerry. Thx for posting (~);)
funny how lotsa folks say the same thing... I too have told my loved ones that i want this played at my funeral... with lyric sheets for those that wish to SING along
I caught this at my first show at RFK. Jerry touched my heart like noone else did. Miss you dearly bro. Thanks for opening my eyes to no end. See ya after a while.
@Tomaldinho9 Thanks for stopping by and sharing. After all the beautiful things people have said about this and how much it touched their lives and the memories it brings back for them, it's a nice reminder to hear you. You remind us of the Eeyores out there that exist in their own misery and lack of understanding or development. Hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
As buddhists at the end of this life we leave our brokedown palaces and if our karma is good enter as emperor in a new palace. My body is the garden of my soul. peace and love to all
awesome song... workingman's and am. beauty are by far my favorite two gd albums. it wasn't about solos or anything else except writing (or trying to write) good songs.
