Shakedown Street
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
You tell me this town ain't got no
heart
Well, well, well, you can never tell
The sunny side of the street is dark
Well, well, well, you can never tell
Maybe that's 'cause it's midnight
And the dark of the moon besides
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
You know you got such dark eyes
Chorus
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
You just got to poke around
You think you've seen this town clear through
Well, well, well, you can never tell
Nothing here could interest you
Well, well, well, you can never tell
It's not because you missed out
On the thing that we had to start
Maybe you had too much too fast
Maybe you had too much too fast
Maybe you had too much too fast
Maybe you had too much too fast
Maybe you had too much too fast
Maybe you had too much too fast
And just overplayed your part
[chorus]
Since I'm passing your way today
Well, well, well, you can never tell
I just stopped in 'cause I want to say
Well, well, well, you can never tell
I recall your darkness
When it crackled like a thunder cloud
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
I can hear it beat out loud
[chorus]
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Variations (1)
1. On at least one occasion, Jerry sang "Maybe because it's sunlight" instead of
"Maybe that's 'cause it's midnight."
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Live Performances (114)
3/2/81 Music
Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
3/13/81 Utica
Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York
3/24/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
3/28/81 Grugahalle,
Essen, West Germany
4/30/81 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
5/8/81 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/12/81 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
5/16/81 Barton Hall,
Ithaca, New York
7/5/81 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7/14/81
McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado
8/15/81 Memorial
Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
8/28/81 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
9/12/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/26/81 Buffalo
Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
10/2/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/6/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/10/81 Stadthalle
Bremen, Bremen, West Germany
10/17/81 Hippodrome De
Pantin, Paris, France
2/16/82 Warfield Theatre,
San Francisco, California
2/21/82
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
4/6/82
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/17/82
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
5/23/82 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/28/82 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/3/82
Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
9/5/82 Glen
Helen Amphitheater, San Bernardino, California
9/15/82 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/20/82 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/17/82 The Downs At
Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
12/28/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/27/83
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/15/83 Rochester
Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
4/26/83 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/14/83 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/24/83 Dane County
Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
8/20/83 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
8/29/83 Hult Center
For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
9/8/83 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/9/83 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
10/22/83 Carrier Dome,
Syracuse, New York
12/30/83 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/29/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/16/84 Rochester
Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
4/26/84 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
6/14/84 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
6/30/84 Indianapolis
Sports Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
7/21/84 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
10/11/84 Augusta Civic
Center, Augusta, Maine
10/20/84 Carrier Dome,
Syracuse, New York
10/31/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
12/31/84 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/27/85 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/7/85 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6/30/85 Merriweather
Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland
9/7/85 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/31/85 Carolina
Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina
11/5/85 The Centrum,
Worcester, Massachusetts
11/21/85 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/23/86 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/1/86
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/18/86 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/29/86 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
1/28/87
San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/30/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/10/87 UIC
Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
6/13/87 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
7/6/87
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/26/87 Anaheim
Stadium, Anaheim, California
9/18/87 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
11/14/87 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
3/30/88 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/30/88 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
7/15/88 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/8/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/22/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
4/2/89
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/11/89 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
7/9/89 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/18/89 The Spectrum,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/6/89
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/31/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/90 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/3/90 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/17/90 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/14/90 Foxboro
Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
9/10/90 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/19/90 Internationales
Congress Centrum, Berlin, Germany
12/14/90 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
3/25/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
4/5/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
6/1/91 Los
Angeles Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
6/22/91 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
9/10/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/22/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
3/20/92 Copps
Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada
5/24/92 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/14/92 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
12/16/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
1/25/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/17/93 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
5/27/93 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/16/93 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
12/12/93 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
3/23/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/7/94 Miami
Arena, Miami, Florida
6/14/94 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
7/19/94 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
10/3/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/15/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
12/15/94 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
4/2/95 The
Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee
5/29/95 Portland
Meadows, Portland, Oregon
6/25/95 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
7/9/95 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
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Official Recordings (23)