Crazy Fingers
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
Your rain falls like crazy fingers
Peals of fragile thunder
Keeping time
Recall the days that still are to come
Some sing blue
Hang your heart on laughing willow
Stray down to the water
Deep sea of love
Beneath the sweet calm face of the sea
Swift undertow
Life may be sweeter for this, I don't know
See how it feels in the end
May Lady Lullaby sing plainly for you
Soft, strong, sweet and true
Cloud hands reaching from a rainbow
Tapping at the window
Touch your hair
So swift and bright, strange fingers of light
Float in air
Who can stop what must arrive now?
Something new is waiting
To be born
Dark as the night you're still by my side
Shining inside
Gone are the days we stopped to decide
Where we should go, we just ride
Gone are the broken eyes we saw through in dreams
Gone, both dream and lie
Life may be sweeter for this, I don't know
Feels like it might be alright
While Lady Lullaby sings plainly through you
Love still rings true
Midnight on a carousel ride
Reaching for the gold ring
Down inside
Never could reach it, just slips away
But I try
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Variations (1)
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Live Performances (133)
7/25/82 Compton
Terrace, Tempe, Arizona
7/29/82 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
9/15/82 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
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
10/8/83 Richmond
Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
4/4/85
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/13/85 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/28/85 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/27/85 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
7/2/85
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9/7/85 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/29/85 Fox Theatre,
Atlanta, Georgia
11/16/85 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
11/21/85 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
4/4/86 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/19/86 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
5/11/86 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
12/16/86 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
4/3/87 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
6/21/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/8/87 Roanoke
Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia
8/11/87 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/18/87 Compton
Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
9/19/87
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
11/8/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
4/3/88 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/8/88 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/15/88 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/23/88 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/1/88 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/28/88 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
7/2/88 Oxford
Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
7/17/88 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/29/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
9/8/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/15/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/2/88 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/15/88 Bayfront Center
Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida
12/29/88 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/10/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
4/3/89
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/11/89 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/17/89 Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
4/28/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/7/89 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/19/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/2/89 Sullivan
Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
7/15/89 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
8/4/89 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
8/18/89 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
10/15/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/23/89 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
12/9/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
12/27/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/14/90 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/21/90 Copps
Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
3/25/90
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/3/90 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
5/5/90
Cal State Dominguez Hills Soccer Field, Carson, California
6/10/90 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/23/90 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/14/90 Foxboro
Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
7/21/90 World Music
Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9/7/90
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/12/90 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/15/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/13/90 Isstadion,
Stockholm, Sweden
10/27/90 Zenith, Paris,
France
12/30/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/19/91
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/17/91 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/25/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/3/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/7/91 Orlando
Arena, Orlando, Florida
4/28/91 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/4/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/10/91 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/9/91 Buckeye
Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
6/16/91 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/22/91 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
6/28/91 Mile High
Stadium, Denver, Colorado
8/14/91
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/6/91
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/18/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/25/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/28/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/6/92 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/13/92 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/23/92 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
5/20/92 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/29/92 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/8/92
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
6/20/92 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
6/26/92 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
12/6/92 Compton
Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
12/12/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
1/24/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/21/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/17/93 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/24/93 Dean Smith
Centre, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4/1/93 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/15/93 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/26/93 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/5/93 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/15/93 Freedom
Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
6/22/93 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
8/26/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/9/93
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/14/93 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/25/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
9/30/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/17/93 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/4/94
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
3/20/94 Richfield
Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
3/31/94 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
6/18/94
Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/16/94 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
8/3/94 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
9/16/94 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/2/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/17/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
11/30/94 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
12/18/94 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
3/19/95
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/26/95 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/2/95 The
Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee
5/28/95 Portland
Meadows, Portland, Oregon
7/5/95
Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
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Official Recordings (17)
8/13/75
One From The Vault
6/9/76
Road Trips
Volume Four, Number Five: Boston 6-9-76
6/9/76
Live At The Cow Palace:
New Year's Eve 1976
6/14/76 June 1976
6/18/76
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Four
9/21/82
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
4/3/89
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Nine
3/14/90
Spring 1990 (The
Other One)
3/21/90
Spring 1990 (The
Other One)
3/25/90
Spring 1990 (The
Other One)
4/3/90
Spring 1990 (The
Other One)
6/23/90
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-Four
10/27/90
30 Trips Around The Sun
6/16/91
Giants Stadium
1987, 1989, 1991
9/25/91
Dick's Picks Volume
Seventeen
5/26/93
Road Trips
Volume Two, Number Four: Cal Expo '93