I don't care how high you are, "Touch of Gray" is a terrible song

[Orrex]

Discuss. And I don't even care whether it's spelled "Gray" or "Grey."


Take that, Zombie Garcia.

[Myrina]

1. I'm as much of a hippie as the next guy, but ...

... I really can't tolerate more than 2 or 3 Dead tunes and then it's time to hit 'shuffle' for a couple more weeks.

[cliffordu]

11. Shit. I lived in Eugene, Oregon for 15 years and NEVER COULD

stand listening to those halfwits.

Still can't.

[LynneSin]

2. How about the Touch of Fifty Shades of Grey

Where Jerry Garcia sings about aging and enticing a 20 year old girl into a BDSM relationship.

Would that improve the song?

[Rambis]

3. Hey now!

This was a response in the Des Moines Iowa paper when one of their entertainment writers reviewed a 1980 Grateful Dead show in Des Moines.
Dear Pat Beech..
The grateful dead were experimenting with different time signatures, rhythms and genres of music while you were messing in your pants and listening to the Archie's!

[Motown_Johnny]

4. Well it seems someone never made it to a Grateful Dead show

You live your life, let us live ours.

[bluesbassman]

5. Agreed, but I can forgive them ToG because of this...

[KamaAina]

6. It's also their only Top 10 hit

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

[HopeHoops]

7. Either, but I use "gray". The song's not their best by any means, but it does make a point.

[nolabear]

8. Not good by their standards but I always enjoy hearing it.

And one tiny little bit of Ripple or China Cat Sunflower or I Know You Rider or Tennesee Jed or....

will get you a whole lot of Disco Dead forgiveness.

[Liberal Veteran]

9. Doesn't matter. I will get by. I will survive.

[kurtzapril4]

10. I went to a Dead show once....

I was bored out of my my ever-loving skull. Seriously...30 minute guitar solos? Ugh. I wasn't high. Maybe that was the problem.

[denbot]

12. Duuuude..

Zombie Garcia is not please with you, please turn in all your tie-dyed apparel.

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[RadiationTherapy]

13. That was their "pop" song. It is configured as such.

Like most pop music, I could find some wisdom or complexity in it if I chose to.