Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues (Studio Version)

[@TheEagleReb]

Happy 4th of July! Still rocking it in 2019.

[@brendalucas6576]

Yep!!

[@brendalucas6576]

The music never stopped...

[@theronsnell396]

And in 2023 and 2024!

[@Scruffyjenkins]

Proud to say I'm the child of a Dead Head and carrying on the loving legacy. :)

[@MsLemon1971]

Today I'm celebrating and being Grateful!

[@MrDPR]

Probably my favorite Dead tune of all time.

[@jski7355]

There's too damn many of great songs . So very hard to pick , I like El Paso , Going down the. Not fade away to going down the road ( feeling bad ) China Cat to I know you rider .Cumberland Blues ...Geeze , I could go on for quite some time .The early ,Walk me out ...is also a classic .Big Boss man. WIth the Pig .Johnny B Goode Wharf Rat . Scarlet Begonias .. Big River ..Sugar Magnolia , Me and my Uncle ...Geeze , what your favorite with Pig and post Pig ?? Pig was a dude most young followers won't be familiar with but he was awesome ,Garcia said Pigpen was the Blues !! You youngsters out there , check out the Vocals of the Pig !! He could really sing it ..Check out Morning Dew. ...you youngsters are so lucky ...The Dead left so many great performances , songs for you to appreciate and love for generations . Enjoy , " Let there be songs to fill the air " Ripple..in " Hold it dear as if it was your own !!! Peace and Good Health to all .

[@therocket6619]

The backing vocals on this studio version give me motherfucking chills. Not just chills. Motherfucking chills.

[@justgary4342]

Feel it in the bones... Hope you're still kicking and doing GOOD! Happy 248th Birthday America! Eat shit redcoats!

[@johnstanda9730]

Was in high school back in 74 when Mars Hotel came out. Great album. US Blues best tune on it.

[@unknownkingdom]

nope

[@OldLadyRocker]

One of my favorite Dead songs. I’m so fortunate to have seen them oh, so many years ago!

[@kevinbuckwald329]

American carnage in 2020. Thank you for this music.

[@nancyalbino6716]

Today is 12/29 and I'm healthy. "Ain't no luck, I learned to duck" A toast to 2021!

[@cowboysandman9820]

Sweetness

[@cowboysandman9820]

@@nancyalbino6716 skin The goat ♑

[@cowboysandman9820]

Precisely. Thanks for listening 🎧

[@aloneagainnaturally5976]

I love it every time I play it ....So happy ×hen I play it

[@malcolmdale1136]

The ultimate 4th of July tune!

[@marcellisrobinson]

Why not make it the national anthem?

[@orff.1709]

Hell yea brother man!

[@mosesnaedele3727]

You got that right!! WoooooHooo Happy 4th of July!!!!

[@freddiev5550]

Exactly! I listen to it every year on the 4th of July! ✌

[@johnGabryowicz-ev7mz]

Long time.Dead Head here..My intro to the dead was back in 1970. Got.into a bar, the Mystic, in West Islip NY. They.had a turntable on a table, and played Casey Jones over and over. I.was 17 years old then and i.never looked back.

[@maryellenconway9124]

Wonderful! from an old lady who grew up with this music....

[@stevenjerry1274]

Hello friend! How are your u doing! Just checking some blues before I sew your profile on KZbin. How is everything over there with you?

[@inkyhip458]

This song is the embodiment of the act of purchasing a harley davidson, dropping two hits of acid, smoking a joint, doing a couple bumps of coke, and riding through the midwest!

[@cawlenrenville604]

Inky Hip touche

[@therocket6619]

better change yer act! :D :D

[@iyaakasha9029]

Fuck Yeah!

[@tomkusel1059]

No beer?@#$%&??

[@spookedhorse]

and a Pabst

[@jerrygarciaisgod4409]

Greatest july 4th tune of all time.

[@dirkevans3443]

I know I’ll be playing it tomorrow so my neighbors can enjoy it! LOL

[@crazyeyes6911]

Absolutely love this song

[@randihawkins3577]

what a great rockin song! always makes me happy. love Jerry's voice and Keith's piano. smokin hot!

[@ssurfcity]

They did this for an encore when I saw em in 1980. Hard to remember specifics, ya understand, what with the blotter acid and whatnot. Was a life-changing day!

[@kaymay7853]

"And whatnot " 😂

[@williamwhitman6881]

Great video, thank you! I watch this every Fourth of July. Enjoy your freedoms and keep working towards peace and justice for all.

[@marcbyrnes293]

Every day, the trip gets a little stranger.

[@teletubetodd]

When I first heard this, I was taken by it, and when I heard them sing "blue suede shoes," I thought this was Carl Perkins' original song of that name, until I heard the real one performed by John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band on their "Live Peace in Toronto 1969" album. But I never knew until now that this one was by the Grateful Dead! And the trippy '70s animation goes with it beautifully! Thanks for posting!

[@gregvanderlaan]

This always puts me in a Good Mood... Thanks!

[@justin-jq9jz]

Red and white, blue suede shoes, I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do? Gimme five, I'm still alive, ain't no luck, I learned to duck. Check my pulse, it don't change. Stay seventy-two come shine or rain. Wave the flag, pop the bag, rock the boat, skin the goat. Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my. I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am; Been hidin' out in a rock and roll band. Shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum and Charlie Chan. Shine your shoes, light your fuse. Can you use them ol' U.S. Blues? I'll drink your health, share your wealth, run your life, steal your wife. Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my. Back to back chicken shack. Son of a gun, better change your act. We're all confused, what's to lose? You can call this song the United States blues. Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.

[@grannygear]

I actually remember the real Mars Hotel from San Francisco's 4th Street before they razed it for the Yerba Buena Center. My friends in Philly did not believe it existed, so I hitchhiked all the way to SF, took a Polaroid photo, and hitchhiked back!! Oh, where is that old photo now!!

[@57levity]

"Shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum and Charlie Chan" Love it!

[@esthersdad420]

What an appropriate song for the 4th of July.. Thank you and happy independence day...

[@billyknoxx304]

Deadhead Kid here 💀 Born 1984 to OG deadheads ❤ Still Boppin in 2020 ✌

[@simonharris1776]

Born 10-26-79. Still on the bus!! Going into 2021

[@MusicMom123]

One of my absolute MUST HAVES on my tracklist.... AMEN !

[@UhGaflavin]

When I was 17-18 I used to walk dogs and get paid in pot, get drunk and rip bongs with my landlord Jack, he followed grateful dead touring from '82 to '89, tickets in a picture frame. Picture he took of Jerry on a bookshelf. Surround sound on full blast yelling the songs out. He had so many crazy wild stories to tell about those days. Those years were crucial to my development as a musician, and I'll always be grateful for the time, pun intended !

[@ahutch3835]

Sundays are Jerry Church

[@joetzbz]

Good morning and Happy Independence Day Dead Heads. I'll be here all day!

[@javee727]

WOW, what a "jewel" from the past! Thanks for sharing ;)

[@justpassnthru]

The visuals really suit the song well. Nicely done!

[@codyagans1894]

Very well done!

[@alexharvey6522]

It's like psychedelic schoolhouse rock

[@stevenjerry1274]

Hello friend! How are your u doing! Just checking some blues before I sew your profile on KZbin. How is everything over there with you?

[@Texasjim2007]

The visuals were actually designed by the U.S. Information Agency under President Ford for the 1976 Bicentennial. Ford was also the first U.S. President to appear on Saturday Night Live.

[@paulschersten2381]

Is that true?

[@amylumet8365]

Everything about this band and about this song just makes me smile. Thank you for posting, @LongStrangeTrip710.

[@michaelachhammer6383]

I remember 1976 and how tired I got of seeing many of these symbols. Put them to this song and I won't get tired of it.

[@freddiev5550]

Anyone else listen to this song every 4th of July?

[@MrDPR]

Been my go-to 4 of July tune since the day it came out.

[@chassisskirts6967]

2022😎🍻

[@sebastianraynor3641]

Right back at you 2020 Happy 4th of July

[@socio2psycho]

Praise God my days our days. Best Dead Video ever

[@TheCMac518]

love the art and the song. wish the video was as long as the song.....

[@Margaux177]

FAN-TASTIC visuals for a fantastic masterpiece! Nicely done: thanks!

[@charlespartrick528]

One of my favorite bands.

[@wannawook-reee4670]

happy 4th frenz

[@carrvagio]

Iconic dead phrase: shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T.Barnum and Charlie Chan.Miss my man Garcia. Thanks for the post!!!

[@michellewaddell7027]

we are the people and I love my soiders. Freedom of speech

[@Whiskermarks]

One of my favorite songs US Blues

[@CorinneSergeant]

Still great in 2024!

[@ssurfcity]

Nice. This was the encore at my first Dead show.

[@chrisadams736]

Yes. More please

[@HighImBaked]

Thank you as always, for these jams!

[@huntermclaughlin7415]

Gotta love the dead movie to this a great starter for a long trip for the night

[@krikeymate]

I love this song and the video presentation is a worthy tribute to the song, the band, and Uncle Sam! Happy Election Day! Nice job Sara

[@josiespringfield4808]

Great song

[@fredyoder5197]

"Summer time's done come and gone, my oh my ".

[@SeanLawlorNelson]

Uncle Sean Samuel Nelson; That's who I am; 'been hanging out in a rock and roll band.' Cheer to all my fellow dead-heads, especially those with grateful dead tattoos like me.

[@gregjerashen8572]

2020 still loving the Dead

[@f61band69]

My favorite Dead song.

[@bizmarkie9112]

Really cool pairing of the video and song.

[@StrahaoftheRace]

America 2020 RIP - Make America Grateful Again.

[@joygrama5104]

An all-time favorite! joy

[@stevenjerry1274]

Hello friend! How are your u doing! Just checking some blues before I sew your profile on KZbin. How is everything over there with you?

[@Tedabearblue]

I have this in my collection on youtube, bestest songs underground gratefull kid. : ) Makes my days happy for sure and my spirit on a new page in my book. : )

[@nediwhite]

Thanks, Sara and wishing us all a happy and peaceful Fourth ! "we're all confused..."

[@coffeecoffee25]

Oh, yes, I'm not only thankful, I'm grateful.

[@hudsonb25]

Fun vid, very well done, thanks for sharing!

[@johnlayden1463]

I forgot about this song. I haven't heard it in a long time.

[@Madman007]

Just watched the first U.S. flag raised in Cuba since 1961. Thought of this song.

[@codyagans1894]

That's a cool image. Especially thinking of this song.

[@brianjackson6472]

I love it man

[@thomasjefferson216]

Great work, thank you,,,,

[@dccph]

Wow, awesome find.. didn't know the US government was making that kind of trippy propaganda back then, how times change! Anyway, it goes perfectly with the song, so thanks a lot for putting it together.

[@jeremyjames1659]

Yep. The dead were working for the CIA to spread the acid culture. Garcia admits he's a stooge in this little ditty lol

[@matthahn8167]

Happy 4th all killer tune to start the day here in ky

[@jbmartin717171]

Yes

[@42belvedere]

Summertime done come and gone, my oh my!

[@im4out]

cool, thanks for the share..

[@shroomer41]

A moment of silence please 16 years ago today R.I. P.Jerry

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

shroomer41 23 now

[@smokeyrainbows]

Awesome sauce mi amigo! Thank you! Appreciate you!

[@stevenjerry1274]

Hello friend! How are your u doing! Just checking some blues before I sew your profile on KZbin. How is everything over there with you?

[@goodtimefolkrock]

happy July 4th everyone ...I'm so thankful to live in the greatest country on the planet ! "wave that flag....wave it wide and high"

[@cashman310]

ChrisAndTommy GoodTimeFolkRockShow You DO realize that the song is sarcasm, & anti-USA Govt. "Wave the flag..." is sarcastic as can be! It is basically an anti-Vietnam War Song being highly critical of the Govt.'s bullshit, and the nationalistic flag wavers that buy and/or bought the USA Govt.'s buuulllsshhiiitt! By the way, President Trump is the closest thing to a "straight shooter" who really tells it like it is, to be in the White House since JFK was brought down by "them". Reagan was at least a patriotic guy that loved the country. He was supposed to be assassinated though, because Bush always had a helluva time winning elections. Reagan did "play ball" with the ruling globalist elitists though, but they thought he was to much of a maverick or "cowboy". Reagan started to believe he actually could help the world, the rulers hated that, so they basically "put a stop to that" and his "cowboy" ways! The whole bunch or the rest of the Presidents (both parties) after JFK, and before Trump were/are crooks and puppets or an 'arm' of the corruption and evil! Johnson, Bush's, Clinton's, & Obama were straight-up EVIL & the absolute WORSE!! WAKE-THE-FUCK--UP if YOU DON'T KNOW ANY OF THIS STUFF YET!! ESPECIALLY the BRAINWASHED ANTI-GOD LIBERALS! It's sadly, most likely too late to fix NOW, without the Lords help with protecting Pres. Trump, they all are certainly doing their best to get rid of him, and/or make him an ineffective President with their obstructionistic road blocks! Despicable. Don't get me wrong. BOTH PARTIES are BAD! There ARE some VERY GOOD people on BOTH SIDES AS WELL! A LOT of Liberal policies, and thought, are crafted as though "they" think that THEY ARE GOD,(Breaking NEWS- YOU'RE NOT!!) You NEED TO FOLLOW GOD'S RULES, GOD'S LAWS, and NOT THINK YOU ATE GOD AMD MAKE YOUR OWN! Hint: GOD CREATED BORDERS! IT'S BIBLICAL! Oh crap, sorry..., forgot that I'm reminiscing and was enjoying peaceful good thoughts,and was.actually in a 'good place' with 'The Dead', LOVE 'em!! Watched a few hours of 'em this morning already. Sorry if I caused a "buzzkill" but the country is in very dire straits now, and Washington DC is majorly corrupt after Bush Sr.'s time, Clinton's 8 Years, Bush Jr./Cheney's 8 yrs, and Obama's 8 yrs.Just sickened by where this country has been, is, and will be going unless God actually has Trump's back as many-many-many born-again Christians DO BELIEVE! He isn't a corrupt politician, nor is he evil... 1st time in a long-long time we haven't had at least one, usually both of those in he White House! Back to peace and love for all... and back to our beloved GRATEFUL DEAD or The Dead & Co.... Hope to see The Dead & Co. once again before it's too late or impossible to do so!

[@soulpatchjackson3076]

+David Garrard Obama was a fascist against conservatives. Just saying. Sicking the IRS against the Tea Party, sicking the epa on The Fender guitar plant, going after Christian organizations, etc,etc,etc.

[@brocks6200]

@@cashman310 the Grateful Dead was a CIA psychological operation. Your analysis is lacking by the way.

[@brocks6200]

​@@soulpatchjackson3076 I know what you're trying to say but "a fascist against conservatives" makes absolutely no sense. Also, what do Fenders have to do with conservatism?

[@TNAisWWEv2]

this video is awesome. Good work.

[@poppyichiban1595]

Well at least the C.I.A did something for us.

[@lukehall8151]

"God's sure got a great sense of humor" Kesey

[@LSommer]

Thank You

[@amputee1967]

Bong rips.

[@kymoody11]

this is a trip and a half

[@mynrkeys]

Man I'm impressed!

[@steveb1746]

2 friends and I trailer-ed our bikes ( BSA, Triumph, and Royal Enfield from N.Y. to SF ( Golden Gate Bridge )and LA (Topanga Canyon ) 1974

[@MNcoinhunter]

Very cool .. . thank you !

[@1gunther1]

greatest video ever! thanks

[@thomastarwater6035]

In memory of Phil Lesh. He and Jerry Garcia along with Bill Kreutzmann are jamming in the hereafter.

[@Feedurehed]

A thousand blessings be bestowed upon you LongStrangeTrip710 x

[@KREEPNASTY1]

I love this song !

[@coffeecoffee25]

Great job!

[@orff.1709]

Happy Fourth of July to all dem Grateful Dead boys! Scoot Dog!

[@paulantonzorn]

THAANK YOU

[@haroldcheeseburger]

I am rocking this until I am not alive, no more.

[@nscatchell]

Happy 4th merica! Just heard this at Dead and Co at Wrigley 6/30

[@stevenjerry1274]

Hello friend! How are your u doing! Just checking some blues before I sew your profile on KZbin. How is everything over there with you?

[@trxncxt1281]

I love singing along

[@Kraflanglanopstuv]

Hell yeah lets hear it for today jan 6 2021

[@chadboydarkness2116]

2019 ANYBODY LISTENING ?

[@robertsweet3312]

2020 now :)

[@ericsutter6385]

Yes, 2020!:-)

[@dand33911]

2021 still jammin

[@randihawkins3577]

I just read that there was an actual Mars Hotel in San Francisco that was razed for the Yerba Buena center.

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

Miss u Jerry ❤

[@KaputOtter]

Watching this the day after Election Day is keeping me going. I love that you edited the vid to have the Obama graphic at the crescendo of the song. Keep on truckin'.

[@psalc1]

USIA was part of the state dept. and ran out of the same studios as NPR and radio free america. It was dissolved and it's functions absorbed by the state dept. judging by how well regarded we are by the average person in the rest of the world, you can see how well austerity worked in this dept. as well.

[@StevenLessner]

Good point, as long as you ignore the eventual fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, which is what led to the agency's disbanding in 1999.

[@andersjrgenolsen6647]

Love This Band

[@wingman572]

happy b-day america!!!!!!!

[@dianapeterson3162]

Love the video. Too cool.

[@stevenjerry1274]

Hello friend! How are your u doing! Just checking some blues before I sew your profile on KZbin. How is everything over there with you?

[@countrypaul]

Always a cool song.

[@maxdolof3078]

This one was awesome