Grateful Dead - Man Smart, Woman Smarter (Orchard Park, NY, 7/4/89)

[@Dana-b8v4v]

Look at the joy in Jerry when Brent hit the 2nd verse. He was the shizz.... And then Bobby at the last verse. Timeless!!

[@BDB78]

Jerry’s face and little dance he does when Brent comes in on the second verse. So priceless!❤️💀

[@davidr1676]

I looked at the screen just in time to catch that. My first thought was Jerry had to pee. Of course, I'm at the hospital hooked up to an IV so that's on my mind.

[@karenl668]

I watch this video so much just for that part :) I love Jerry/Brent interactions

[@tonygardner5717]

The rare occasion when each man was keyed in, on time and focused. But yes, Brent especially steps in and goes next-dimension. And YES YES, Jerry catches the spark, breaks off that Snoopy dance, and proceeds to SHRED!

[@karenl668]

@@tonygardner5717 I wish there was a love reaction to this comment.

[@theoriginalchapinwaterboy]

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[@arniegruskin2755]

Brent was such a fantastic addition to the Grateful Dead, just perfect

[@billfiveash]

Oh gosh yes

[@brooksmcdonald2376]

The best

[@Sbannmarie]

So damn good

[@eddiecovell7572]

Big fan 🙂

[@Doggiesstealthings]

Brent’s my fave. I adore what he touched on the Dead.

[@b.p.879]

Brent looking like he walked off the job at the coal mines and stepped onto the magic bus to rock the keys and sing with his awesomely unique voice. RIP player.

[@billfiveash]

Well said!!

[@plusone8015]

@NLTDB3S You know your piano masters; ain't nothin' like some boogie woogie country man in the morning. Smells like 420 &... victory.

[@walterkrankheit4965]

Beauty.

[@jayh4855]

I have a hard time trying to think of a better singer and musician than Brent !!! R.I.P

[@stanleyhewell7556]

The GOAT on the keys!

[@ianbauer4703]

Brent died the following year. RIP to a great musician, singer, songwriter.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Brent proved without a doubt that he can do what the big boys do.

[@johnm3152]

The mind meld going with the flow - fun !

[@ARareAndDifferentTune_13]

That’s my main man right there!!!

[@Sbannmarie]

Totally 💯

Brent was the big boys. Gah damn i miss those guys, brent was a special type of guy. First year with the band and on go to heaven he had two songs of his on that album. Stepping up to bat in the same league where Barlow and Hunter were pouring out their hearts and their poetry was a ballsy and powerful move from Brent and he made it work in a huge way. That first album and year of his in the band, it cemented his place for me roght then and there. It only got bwtter and better through the years, he was literally opening up and blossoming in his final years. Fuck its such a tragedy he had to leave when he did. The band never came back from his departure

[@HMFOG]

Every day

[@ErikShen2907]

They were in PEAK FORM ON THIS ONE

[@amygravelle5820]

Brent was the best keyboardist the Dead ever had. I love when I hear him and Jerry jam.

[@BruceBowman42]

Brent was the best songwriter and musician they had on keyboards.

[@michaeltempleton7620]

a tragic loss.

[@davidr1676]

Keith was pretty amazing from when he joined and into 74/75. By 76-77 I still liked his playing but 78 isn't often on my playlists. Brent was well rounded on anything with keys it seemed AND he could sing. Vince had a better vocal range and he filled the bench and was a very nice guy but when stepping into Brent's shoes....sort of like anyone trying to replace the real or imagined Jerry playing, singing, delivery, the grin he'd get with onstage, what he'd see in the closer audience seats, or what we'd see of his personal life at good times. Love these videos and music.

[@markrussell0420]

PIGPEN!!!!! Brent was awesome, but the early dead was, in my opinion, the best the band ever was. Just my opinion. 67-72 years were phenomenal

[@taradeaton9444]

This was one of those tasty little nuggets that let us know that the Dead were feeling us as much as we were them. Omg I looooooove it. So good.

[@97dgv]

nothing beats seeing jerry so lively and dancing around during this one

[@roxannemccarter8974]

That’s exactly what I was thinking! 💕

[@randomperson-dy6kj]

Yes! It even eclipses Bobby’s short shorts, which is difficult to do. :)

[@ianbauer4703]

And playing a great solo too

[@Susana.Ventura]

Brent is on fire too

[@TimberHo.]

Hell yeah man! It’s freakin awesome to see him having fun.

[@Sosu217]

Jerry’s little salute to Brent at 1:37 gets me every single time. 😭 Jerry and Brent jamming, and Brent’s singing really brought a new dimension to the band as well as a new energy to Jerry.

[@scottsilver3580]

Love Jerry doing his little dance, priceless. PEACE ✌

[@CthrutheLInEs]

I love what Brent added to them and am glad they got to spend the time together. I love this version the most. They all seem very happy here.

[@snowcat09]

I was at this show!! Brent was on fire and the boys were feeding off his passion for playing with everything he had. Amazing show from first song to the last .

[@Mike_Nowlan]

I can’t even imagine how great the whole show must’ve been.

[@loucaruso3971]

Me Toooooo, Woodstock"s !!!! Great Show Normal July 4th In Buffalo !!!!

[@buckykattguitar]

This run of shows was amazing.....I was in Foxboro on the 2nd, and the way Jerry and Brent were interacting was fantastic

[@augustwest4233]

@@buckykattguitar I think I saw you there brother. At least before the show. 🤗

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

Thank you for singing along to Not Fade Away if you did! Best rendition of that song by far!

[@danielevensen84]

Lol - you can see Brent call his own number for the second verse starting at 1:20. He then launches straight into singing the verse without hesitating for a moment or missing a single beat. I just love seeing video of these guys playing together. The on-stage communication is simply brilliant.

[@bjbhehir]

Thanks Brent for making Jerry dance! Brent made it fun again!

[@jimmyodonnell3580]

I watch this weekly because it makes me happy mostly and kinda sad at the same time. This is musical fine wine.

[@Mr.Bojangles12]

When Jerry is Happy, The whole world is Happy

[@stuartzoo]

When I'm sad, Jerry makes me Happy!

[@TJCHEFx]

Indeed brother. "Will it be fun?" JG

[@californianorma876]

🙏🏽🙏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽💔

[@djb11741174]

I'm an old deadhead but I'm still just a rookie. God bless all of us. And that means you too.

[@djb11741174]

I'm just an old-timer but I'm still just a rookie I agree Jerry is in control of the world. That's why we have people like us to cook for them and 10 for them and make sure that are okay.

[@bookemdanno5596]

My stepdad followed the Dead around for years and is actually from Buffalo so was extra stoked about this show and he said it was the worst crowd vibe he had ever seen at a Dead show. It seemed like 90% of the people were acting like frat boy drunks/only there for a 4th of July party, idiots. Not that drunk isn’t normal at a Dead show but if you’re there for a party and don’t care about the music, it can be a bummer for others. 😢

[@trashpanda9542]

Summer of 89 was just 🔥🔥

[@jasonhorne4533]

Jerry and Brent's eye contact... Priceless

[@jasonhorne4533]

Truckin up to Buffalo at Orchard Pk. was truly an amazing show

[@Tombacuse1]

First Grateful Dead concert at 17 years old, being told my an older lady head, "Leave nothing but your footprints 👣" I will never forget!!!

[@jackdavis9169]

I just want someone to look at me like Jerry looks at Brent

[@billfiveash]

Good bumper sticker!!

[@lauralynch370]

Me tooooooo!!!!!

[@Sbannmarie]

Or Bobby at Bret 6:45 😊

[@HMFOG]

You are correct!!! Love it ❤❤❤

[@grizzly8960]

One of the best tours and I was lucky enough to see all the shows with my new wife. She put all the ticket stubs in an album such great memories

[@Kimmysensation]

They way I respected🫡 my man for singing this!!!!

[@starrymooney]

just a rippin' version, with Jerry reacting to Brent as he so often did. First the grin, then the....dance!!! so great to see.

[@gratefuldead]

"This calypso cover first appeared in the Dead's setlists in 1981, and settled into a second-set pre-Drums slot, played occasionally and always getting the crowd dancing. Sometimes, when they were in the mood, Brent would take a verse, always welcome." - David Lemieux

[@63maddog]

Technically my first show was in '72 in Veneta at the country fair. I was 9 so I don't remember anything except for trying to catch up with my German mother who was fascinated with the scene and loved it! I was there for the '82 show. I used to have an excellent tape from that show I took all the way to Panama in the mid 80's . I remember "Women" from several shows. Thank you for the memories!

[@davidr1676]

I used to often be unsure if it was this song or Aiko-Aiko , atleast until the singing, but I didn't care as long as there was some "jamming" between every few lines.

[@bookemdanno5596]

Technically they’d been playing for years playing Iko Iko.

[@augustwest4233]

This show is proof positive that setlists don't mean shit on paper. One of the best I saw.

[@brooksmcdonald2376]

Fuc yeah!

[@buckykattguitar]

I saw them in Foxboro on the 2nd and it was as good as this one....Jerry and Brent were amazing

[@chrisl68]

i agree.

[@augustwest4233]

@@chrisl68 troublemaker

[@davidpach5393]

The Brent years are by far my favorite wish I would have been around then.

[@65Superhawk]

When Brent hit that verse!! Goosebumps. I was lucky and found the Dead early as a 14 year old in 86. First shows were 87 and saw lots of Brent. Last shows were Birmingham 95. RIP B&J. Thanks for the music. (Jerry's reaction to the end of Brent's verse - priceless!!)

[@nyclear]

Those were great years!!!

[@bidenscrewedamerica1844]

Loved taping these outdoor shows. Brent was certainly able to bring instant life, to a generic set list on off nights. Still not sure if it was the band that was off those nights or if I just wasn't off enough.

[@brianoconnell41]

This was my first show. Age: 14 years.

[@dprice81]

@@brianoconnell41 I was 5. Thank God for KZbin and DVDs or I'd have never seen a dead show.

[@loucaruso3971]

Did Whole Spring Tour Birmingham Was 2 Show"s As Yo I Feel Birmingham Was Best Stop That Spring, Above 3 at Philly 2 at N.C, 4 at ATL, 2 at TENN,2 at BIRM,& 1at TAMPA !!!!

[@Sosu217]

The smile from Bob to Brent at 6:47 ❤

[@messiahmoose]

Dancing’ Jerry is my new favorite Jerry.

[@elbybrook9466]

Beautiful, my favorite grateful Dead song. Just like all the others.

[@jakelehman822]

Brent passed 10 years before I was even born & I miss him so much

[@samburns6612]

this is exactly what i wanted today!

[@cszolee7979]

Out of all Dead recordings, this is my absolute favourite. Superb.

[@345345345rtrt]

Now I am a newer fan here and I've never heard such gnarly vocals from Brent. Damn good performance , no surprise there. \m/

[@jonstern7511]

Newer fan here too! Brent is fantastic!

[@345345345rtrt]

Nice dude. Another one I discovered with him singing is "Blow Away" Great band

[@thovex]

I just watched this show in its entirety last week!

[@Charlie-mv5cn]

The MUSIC WILL NEVER STOP

[@johnkeeley5111]

I was Frying Hard in Auburn Hills, and half way through this song My Wife says, "it's the song from I Love Lucy. Great Times!!!¡!

[@mikesveom7135]

Favorite Dead lineup by FAR

[@beatamatejko1869]

I think this song in a way is exist because it can go both ways. 😊

[@francescomenchi2229]

Miss you every day ! From Italy

[@patricksmith5757]

One of my favorite Dead covers. Brent had a hell of a voice. Legitimate Soul and R&B vocal chops and really gave an added element to the band. RIP.

[@nottarealguy3954]

I can see why this was Bobby's favorite year of playing in the band.

[@starrymooney]

he's said that? interesting...

[@jilljaxon]

Interesting! That's the only year that I really got to tour. 🤩 SO blessed!!! 💗

[@maplobats]

I've seen this so many times, and today was the first time I noticed (at around 1:21), Bobby looks at Brent, and Brent nods and points to his mic....that brings me yet more joy.

[@24skhoward]

Amazing😊

[@southforest2996]

1:20, jerry's thinking bob is goign to take the verse , gets confused when bob step back and is pleasantly surprise when brent takes it instead

[@mt.shasta9127]

Wow! Seeing Jerry so happy and light on his feet @1:37 b/c the crowd loves the Brent vocals…..man it’s cool, I don’t know if I have ever seen Jerry so happy onstage like that……cool…..he found the fun

[@lindilight74]

This is the jam for our time now more than ever!

[@jimodonnell9549]

Man Brent put it all out there.... that's right!

[@RandomVelocity]

So nice to Jerry happy smiling and dancing after Brent came in and sang a verse.

[@GreatMooglyGoogly]

I miss Brent. I mean, of COURSE I miss Jerry! But I miss Brent too. Such a warm spirit, killer keyboard chops, and utterly unique and irreplaceable voice. The best thing about late era Dead (in my opinion) is Brent’s voice. ❤

[@dannybernstein1088]

Oh my God it's Brent the best oh do I miss him I still remember his last show and that was almost 35 years ago

[@spawn1086]

WOW Bobby is so young in this vid, and Jerry is moving around on stage... Brent is just having fun... pick away in heaven JG... good memories!

[@martyottmba]

What a great show. Jerry dancing. Brent belting out the vocals and raising his hands.

[@clam3974]

Good morning you beautiful world!! ❤️🌏🌎🌍🐅🐺🐊

[@User-1683x2]

I love brents chords at 4:58

[@sverrirgeorgsson1248]

35 short years ago! Miss you Jer!!!

[@sakka9432]

A myth behind the story, - Lucy Ricardo from I love Lucy used to hear her husband Ricky Ricardo sing this song to her prior to the first interracial couple being publicized on national TV! And I recently wrote a new song called family tree where Adam says to Eve, eat that Apple baby if you please! So the women have been smarter than us man for a long time according to a reworking of an old story. Thanks Bobby and Dead for that insight, one of my favorite unrecorded on an album Grateful Dead songs! Thanks Sir David and Dead Family!

[@richelleshellibaugh5181]

👆🎸🦋💎✌️😜🌼💕🤣⚡😻💯♾️

[@cadudel]

Love this happy rendition! 💟🎶🥰🎵🌹💜🔆☮️✌🏼I ❤️Gerry!

[@johnm3152]

Great times !!

[@jasonburke7493]

Unforgettable show...start dancing every time I play the videos.....and the smiles....wow

[@STSGuitar16]

Nothin’ll get ya going like a Dead tune with the Bo Diddley rhythm man. Iko, MSWS, Not Fade Away never fail to get you up dancing in pure bliss!

[@vedicapproach8105]

Well said 🙌

[@BDB78]

Ain’t that the truth. Nobody stood still during an Iko! Love that tune!

[@danceswithdogs2041]

Sure made all the girls and ladies smile and dance so happy.

[@sarahscott177]

My father used to play this for me when I was a child 💕

[@timothykent7285]

been looking for this video everywhere, it was up a few months ago, but seemed to disappear from the face of the earth, (at least for me), happy days to find it again!

[@ernestbass7254]

Thanks for Posting MON ..Great stuff ..my 1st show was 1979 Rochester NY ..my last show was somewhere in the 90s ..was in another land....RIP Jerry, PIG PEN ! Brent ...we love ya

[@Davidg1t1]

The 80’s Dead are still my fav years.. Miss ya Brent and Jerry. Thank you for the smiles

[@NOLA4LIFE504]

Straight fiya! Brent and Jerbear ❤

[@sageohio1864]

Kevin, Mike and me trucking up to Buffalo....loved the show

[@HMFOG]

Love you Brent!!

[@cupcake2able]

2 musical legends on this stage gone too soon, there must be some great music up in heaven Brent is amazing on this & Jerrys reaction is priceless 🎙🎹🎶

[@hi1guy1]

The Fat Man was so proud of his protegee. Brent was ascending into such a large role and would have surely carried this band through and beyond. He could steal the show and did. Orchard Park was one of my favorite places to see the Boys for sheer volume of people alone. God I miss it so much. Peace & Love to all those heartsick like myself.

[@starrymooney]

Brent's passing was the end. It's so clear now.

[@jonathanstorie1081]

Man, this is a smoking track! I came across Harry Belafonte today! I remembered how I forgot about this song lol I remember seeing Jerry play this so several times! It was one of the regular songs they busted out

[@djb11741174]

Thank you delivery driver. I take breaks too I eat lunch too have a great day and God bless America.

[@GeneRosellini]

Bobby and Jerry both loved Brent. It's so obvious. They smile whenever he starts singing.

[@darrenmason7552]

Jerry and Brent. They were essential to each other at this special time.

[@laurieschwartz6518]

Brett SHINES in this song!❤

[@minermike61]

1981 you say. In 1976, a man by the name of Robert Palmer recorded this same song and had a hit with it. A few musicians from a band named Little Feat provided the musical accompaniment for the song. Yet another job they didn't get credit for. Don't Bogart that Joint was another.

[@grosebud4554]

Brent era will always be my favorite era. He brought so much soul to the band. Fuck drugs and depression

[@rosalindr4975]

Great show

[@VinnMan]

It looks like Bob was supposed to sing the Little Boy Sit On The Corner And Cry verse, as he usually did... Bob's looking at Brent as he's walking up to the mic... Brent points to Bob to go back as if he's saying... I got this. Jerry's watching Bob walk toward the mic... and then looks a little bewildered as Bob backs off... and then Brent knocks it out of the ballpark. It looked like it made Jerry's day.

[@stefanripolli4237]

Un des meilleurs groupes de rock, jamais égalé.

[@mt.shasta9127]

Holy smokes… I can really see Jerry having fun!

[@michaelberes93]

Along with band mates; misfits. Truly believe; fun without thinking was all they wanted . It was and forever Greatful it still with us. ✌️

[@UncleJimmyOutWest]

I was at this show!!!

[@Omm3693]

perfect and i love to hear brent.

[@Commonwealth96]

The misfire at the beginning had the energy of a premie. Bob kicking off the riff and the whole team sliding in but then immediately slipping. Shit, especially after a killer Touch of Grey if they had slid into MSWS that would've killed it. Classic dead experience though

[@jehugo66]

You know your Stuff

[@63maddog]

I loved it when they played this! Great memories!

[@aaronchelosky1040]

Saw them in Pittsburgh on that tour fukin awesome glad to see Jerry before he passed!! Rip my man Jerry @@

[@ChristopherHobbs5280]

Yeah that little jig Jerry did was very nice.

[@ashdonovan7705]

My face is melting

[@Dana-b8v4v]

I love how they're looking for the "1" in the beginning 😂

[@RonaldMcCormick-u7f]

Lol Brent looks beautiful ND plays fantastic.

[@TNA4LYFE]

Love me some smokin' hot 89. The boys look like they're having a blast!

[@gregoryshull2099]

Thank you for posting 💕

[@TonyOneto]

So good! Thank you!

[@birdflu2k57]

on repeat today.

[@e.a.noehenry8128]

the dozen or so shows i caught ( 80 - 87 ) were all with this line up ( mydland ) and probably one of the best line-up'z in my dead opinion , peAce , davis

[@bobneylan]

Harry Belefonte did this first. Ricky Ricardo did it with Lucy. On the Lucy show. Always been one of my favorites

[@jackstraw46]

Very tight. Awesome.