China Cat Sunflower
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Look for a while at the China Cat
Sunflower
proud-walking jingle in the midnight sun
Copper-dome bodhi drip a silver kimono
like a crazy-quilt star gown
through a dream night wind
Chorus
China cat
China cat
China cat
China cat
Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandana
like a one-eyed Cheshire
like a diamond-eyed jack
A leaf of all colors plays
a golden string fiddle
to a double-e waterfall over my back
[chorus]
Comic book colors on a violin river
crying Leonardo words
from out a silk trombone
I rang a silent bell
beneath a shower of pearls
in the eagle winged palace
of the queen Chinee
[chorus]
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Variations (1)
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Live Performances (230)
3/3/81 Music
Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
3/9/81 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
3/14/81
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/21/81
Rainbow Theatre, London, England
3/24/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
4/30/81 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
5/4/81 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/9/81 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/12/81 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
5/17/81 Onondaga
County War Memorial, Syracuse, New York
7/4/81 Manor
Downs, Manor, Texas
7/8/81 Kiel
Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
7/11/81 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/14/81 Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
8/28/81 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
9/12/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/27/81 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
10/3/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/12/81 Olympiahalle,
Munich, West Germany
2/16/82 Warfield Theatre,
San Francisco, California
2/21/82
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
3/13/82 Centennial
Coliseum, Reno, Nevada
4/2/82 Cameron
Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
4/9/82
Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
4/14/82 Glens Falls
Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York
5/22/82
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/17/82 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
7/27/82 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/1/82 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8/7/82
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/10/82 Iowa Field
House, Iowa City, Iowa
8/28/82 Oregon
Country Fairgrounds, Veneta, Oregon
9/5/82 Glen
Helen Amphitheater, San Bernardino, California
9/14/82 University
Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia
9/21/82
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/82 Carrier
Dome, Syracuse, New York
10/10/82 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
12/26/82
Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/27/83
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
3/30/83 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/9/83 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/16/83
Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/20/83
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/25/83 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/13/83 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/20/83 Merriweather
Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
6/22/83 City Island,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7/30/83 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/21/83 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
8/29/83 Hult Center
For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
9/4/83
Park West, Park City, Utah
9/7/83 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
9/10/83 The Downs At
Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
9/24/83
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Watsonville, California
10/11/83 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
10/15/83 Hartford Civic
Center, Hartford, Connecticut
10/18/83 Cumberland
County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
10/22/83 Carrier Dome,
Syracuse, New York
12/28/83 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/28/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/6/84 Aladdin
Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada
4/19/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/24/84 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
4/29/84 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/7/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
6/10/84
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/13/84 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
6/26/84 Merriweather
Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
7/1/84 Pine
Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
7/6/84 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/15/84 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/21/84 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
10/5/84 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
10/14/84 Hartford Civic
Center, Hartford, Connecticut
10/27/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
12/28/84 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
2/18/85 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/9/85 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/21/85
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/28/85 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/1/85
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/6/85 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/14/85 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/28/85 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/15/85 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/25/85 Blossom
Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
7/14/85 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/24/85 Boreal Ridge
Ski Resort, Soda Springs, California
9/2/85 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9/10/85 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
10/26/85 USF Sun Dome,
Tampa, Florida
11/4/85
The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
11/17/85 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
2/11/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/19/86 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/27/86 Cumberland
County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/13/86 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/22/86 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
5/4/86 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/21/86 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/2/86 Rubber
Bowl, Akron, Ohio
12/30/86 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
1/30/87 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/2/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/26/87
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/3/87 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/19/87 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/2/87 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/12/87 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
6/26/87 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/2/87 Silver
Stadium, Rochester, New York
7/10/87 JFK Stadium,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8/12/87 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/20/87 Park West,
Park City, Utah
9/9/87
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
9/15/87 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/22/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/2/87 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
11/8/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
12/28/87 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/14/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/17/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/26/88 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/1/88 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/22/88 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/30/88 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/17/88 Met Center,
Bloomington, Minnesota
6/30/88 Silver
Stadium, Rochester, New York
7/16/88 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/29/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
8/26/88
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington
9/5/88 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/9/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/16/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/22/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/14/88 Miami Arena,
Miami, Florida
10/20/88 The Summit,
Houston, Texas
12/10/88 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/28/88 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/11/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
3/30/89 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
4/8/89
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
4/15/89 MECCA,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4/29/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/6/89 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/19/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/9/89 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
7/17/89 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/19/89 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/29/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/11/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/18/89 The Spectrum,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/10/89 Great Western
Forum, Inglewood, California
12/30/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/25/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/15/90 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/26/90
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/1/90 The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/8/90 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/16/90 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/6/90 Cardinal
Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
7/18/90 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
9/7/90
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/11/90 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/20/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/17/90 Grugahalle,
Essen, Germany
10/27/90 Zenith, Paris,
France
12/3/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/12/90 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
12/28/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/19/91
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/17/91 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/24/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/1/91
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
4/9/91 Orlando
Arena, Orlando, Florida
5/3/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/6/91 Deer
Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
6/16/91 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/24/91 Sandstone
Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, Kansas
8/12/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/5/91
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/14/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
11/3/91 The Polo Fields,
San Francisco, California
12/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/23/92
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/2/92 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
3/11/92 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/24/92 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
5/19/92 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/29/92 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/8/92
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
6/17/92 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/28/92 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
12/2/92 McNichols
Arena, Denver, Colorado
1/25/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/9/93 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/18/93 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/25/93 Dean Smith
Centre, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
5/21/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/9/93 The
Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
6/19/93
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
6/25/93 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
8/21/93 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
9/10/93 Richfield
Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/16/93 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/28/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/9/93 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
12/18/93 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/5/94
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
3/23/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/1/94 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/9/94 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/18/94
Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/16/94 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
7/26/94 Riverport
Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
8/4/94 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
9/27/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/6/94 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/8/94
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/19/95 Delta
Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
3/17/95 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/30/95 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
5/20/95 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/3/95
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/18/95 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/28/95 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
7/8/95 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
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2/24/68
Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Two
3/16/68
So Many Roads (1965-1995)
3/17/68
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Six
4/26/69
Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Six
5/24/69
Road Trips Volume Four, Number One: Big Rock Pow
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Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings
11/8/69
Dick's Picks Volume Sixteen
12/12/69 Dave's Picks Volume Ten
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Dave's Picks 2013 Bonus Disc
12/26/69
Dave's Picks
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1/2/70
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Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Two
1/23/70
Dave's Picks Volume
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2/4/70
Grateful Dead Download Series: A Night At
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Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings
2/14/70
Dick's Picks Volume Four
4/15/70
30 Trips Around The Sun
5/15/70
Road Trips Volume Three, Number Three: Fillmore
East 5-15-70
2/19/71
Three From The Vault
2/21/71
Workingman's Dead (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
3/18/71
30 Trips Around The Sun
4/25/71
Ladies And Gentlemen... The Grateful Dead
6/21/71 Long Strange Trip
8/7/71
Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-Five
8/23/71
Road Trips Volume One, Number Three: Summer '71
11/14/71
Road Trips Volume Three, Number Two: Austin 11-15-71
12/6/71
Dave's Picks 2017
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3/27/72
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3/28/72
Dick's Picks Volume Thirty
4/7/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
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4/24/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
4/24/72
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4/26/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
4/26/72 Hundred Year Hall
4/29/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
5/3/72 Europe '72
5/3/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
5/7/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
5/10/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
5/11/72
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5/24/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
5/25/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
5/26/72
Europe'72: The Complete Recordings
7/21/72
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Ten
8/27/72 Sunshine Daydream
9/3/72
Dave's Picks 2023
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9/9/72
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-Six
9/17/72
Dick's Picks Volume Twenty-Three
9/21/72
Dick's Picks Volume Thirty-Six
9/24/72
30 Trips Around The Sun
9/27/72
Dick's Picks Volume Eleven
10/17/72
Listen To The River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73
10/18/72
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10/19/72
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11/17/72
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2/28/73
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Dave's Picks Volume
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4/2/73
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6/22/73
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6/26/73
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9/8/73
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10/19/73
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10/30/73
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5/17/74
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