I Need A Miracle
Lyrics: John Barlow
Music: Bob Weir
I need a woman 'bout twice my age
A lady of nobility, gentility and rage
A splendor in the dark, lightning on the draw
Who'll go right through the book and break each and every law
I got a feelin'
And it won't go away, oh no
Just one thing and I'll be OK
I need a miracle every day
I need a woman 'bout twice my height
Statuesque, raven-tressed, a goddess of the night
A secret incantation, candle burning blue
We'll consult the spirits, maybe they'll know what to do
And it's real
And it won't go away, oh no
Can't get around and I can't run away
I need a miracle every day
I need a woman 'bout twice my weight
A ton of fun who packs a gun with all that other freight
Find her in a side-show, leave her in LA
Ride her like a surfer riding on a tidal wave
And it's real
Believe what I say
Just one thing that I gotta say
I need a miracle very day
It takes dynamite to get me up
Too much of everything is just enough
One more thing that I gotta say
I need a miracle every day
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Variations (1)
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Live Performances (214)
5/13/81 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
7/7/81
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
7/11/81 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/14/81 Seattle
Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
9/13/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/27/81 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
4/14/82 Glens Falls
Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York
5/23/82 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/29/82 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/10/82 Iowa Field
House, Iowa City, Iowa
9/14/82 University
Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia
6/22/83 City Island,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
9/7/83 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/11/83 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
10/17/83 Olympic Center,
Lake Placid, New York
10/21/83 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/1/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/20/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/30/84
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/8/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
6/9/84
Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/13/84 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
6/24/84 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
7/1/84 Pine
Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
7/13/84 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
10/8/84 The Centrum,
Worcester, Massachusetts
10/14/84 Hartford Civic
Center, Hartford, Connecticut
10/31/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/9/85 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/25/85 Springfield
Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
3/31/85 Cumberland
County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/4/85
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/14/85 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/16/85 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/22/85 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
6/28/85 Hersheypark
Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania
9/2/85 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10/25/85 Hollywood
Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida
11/8/85 Rochester
Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
11/16/85 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
3/21/86 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/28/86
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/1/86
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/13/86 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/4/86 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/11/86 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/20/86 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/30/86 Riverbend
Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
7/4/86 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
12/27/86 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
1/29/87 San
Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/26/87
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/31/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/7/87
Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/19/87 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/12/87 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
6/19/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/28/87 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/10/87 JFK Stadium,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7/24/87
Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California
8/15/87 Town Park,
Telluride, Colorado
8/23/87
Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Angels Camp, California
9/12/87 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/19/87
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
9/23/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/4/87
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
11/7/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
11/14/87 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/30/87 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
3/24/88 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
3/27/88 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/31/88 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/5/88 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/9/88 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/15/88 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/23/88 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/19/88 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
6/23/88 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
6/28/88 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
7/3/88 Oxford
Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
7/15/88 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/31/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
8/26/88
Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington
9/3/88 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/8/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/14/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/16/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/22/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/1/88 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/14/88 Miami Arena,
Miami, Florida
10/20/88 The Summit,
Houston, Texas
12/11/88 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/28/88
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/5/89
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
2/11/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
3/27/89 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/3/89
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/8/89
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
4/13/89 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/28/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/6/89 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/18/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/12/89 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
8/4/89 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
8/18/89 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/29/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/8/89 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
10/16/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/22/89 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
12/10/89 Great Western
Forum, Inglewood, California
12/27/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/26/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/14/90 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/21/90 Copps
Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
3/26/90
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/30/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/5/90 Cal State Dominguez Hills Soccer Field, Carson, California
6/8/90 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/17/90 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/23/90 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/8/90 Three
Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/14/90 Foxboro
Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
7/21/90 World Music
Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9/7/90
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/11/90 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/16/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/17/90 Grugahalle,
Essen, Germany
10/24/90 Sporthalle,
Hamburg, Germany
10/30/90 Wembley Arena,
London, England
12/3/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/14/90 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
12/27/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/91 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/24/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/4/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/8/91 Orlando
Arena, Orlando, Florida
4/27/91
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/4/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/11/91 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/1/91 Los
Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
6/7/91 Deer
Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
6/16/91 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/20/91 Pine Knob
Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
6/28/91 Mile High
Stadium, Denver, Colorado
8/12/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/5/91
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/10/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/18/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/28/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/23/92
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/5/92 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/9/92 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/17/92 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/24/92 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
5/19/92 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/30/92 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/11/92
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
6/15/92 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/26/92 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
7/1/92 Buckeye
Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
12/2/92 McNichols
Arena, Denver, Colorado
12/12/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/21/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/14/93 Richfield
Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
3/21/93 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
3/31/93 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/5/93 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/14/93 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/23/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/9/93 The
Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
6/16/93 Freedom
Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
6/22/93 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
6/25/93 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
8/22/93 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
8/27/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/8/93
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/17/93 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/26/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/10/93 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
12/18/93 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/26/94
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/4/94
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
3/16/94
Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/23/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/30/94 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/8/94 Miami
Arena, Miami, Florida
6/13/94 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
6/24/94 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
7/13/94 Franklin
County Airport, Highgate, Vermont
7/20/94 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7/29/94 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
8/4/94 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
9/17/94 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/28/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/5/94 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/9/94 USAir Arena,
Landover, Maryland
10/14/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
11/30/94 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
12/19/94 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
2/19/95 Delta
Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
2/26/95
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/19/95
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3/29/95 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/5/95
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum, Birmingham, Alabama
5/24/95 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
6/4/95
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/18/95 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/30/95 Three River
Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Official Recordings (29)
9/16/78 Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978
10/21/78
Road Trips Volume One, Number Four: From Egypt With
Love
12/31/78
The Closing Of Winterland
5/4/79
Live At Hampton Coliseum
11/9/79
Road Trips Volume One, Number One: Fall '79
12/28/79
Road Trips Volume Three, Number One: Oakland 12-28-79
10/11/83
In And Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83
10/21/83
30 Trips Around The Sun
4/20/84
Dave's Picks
Volume Thirty-Five
3/26/87
Dave's Picks Volume
Thirty-Six
7/24/87
View From The Vault IV
Soundtrack
3/27/88
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Five
3/31/88
Road Trips
Volume Four, Number Two: April Fools' '88
7/3/88
30 Trips Around The Sun
4/3/89
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Nine
7/12/89
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 12 & 13, 1989
10/8/89
Formerly The Warlocks
10/16/89 Nightfall Of Diamonds
3/14/90
Spring 1990 (The Other One)
3/21/90
Spring 1990 (The Other One)
3/26/90 Spring 1990
3/30/90 Spring 1990
6/23/90
Dave's Picks Volume
Forty-Four
7/8/90
View From The Vault
Soundtrack
9/16/90
Dick's Picks Volume Nine
6/16/91
Giants Stadium
1987, 1989, 1991
6/20/91
Grateful Dead Download Series Volume Eleven
9/10/91
30 Trips Around The Sun