Grateful Dead - Wharf Rat 7-7-89

JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA

[@mikeferrell4950]

God used this song to turn me to Jesus. Got sober in 1993 and never looked back. Saw 1st ever Unbroken Chain at the Spectrum sober. Miss Jerry, love Jesus. Will always be grateful for this song.

[@williamfowler9518]

Pray for the Lord to continue to bless you. I also used to take many legal & illegal substances that are intoxicating. Been many years since I have taken any intoxicating substance thanks to Jesus & the Holy Spirit changing me. Have seen the Dead live many times & still listen to them along with jazz & Southern Gospel music.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Good show old man...... keep swinging

[@BonAirCadet]

As powerful a Wharf Rat as you'll ever see or hear. Do yourself a favor and put on your best headphones and make sure to go full screen with this pro-shot masterpiece.

[@shaunfogarty5744]

Just noticed that this time.... I lived in San Francisco for 10 years. It is often a cold shitty stinking wet place.

[@The11eleven]

Personally 74 & 76 are my faves

[@genesmith8627]

PREACH

[@2023snow]

it was good, but it's not 7-8-1978

[@lewiswelter2414]

This is the best version of this song Ive ever heard. Wharf Rat 88-89 is just perfect.

[@augustwest4233]

Yessir

[@martinbarnes4548]

Amen bro!

[@joshuateubanks4302]

Bob really gets it here.

[@kevinmackiewicz1350]

Sweet

[@susangoodrich9874]

The best thing that ever happened to me was my husband turning me on to the Grateful Dead. Changed my life!

[@YM-zd2vs]

Susan Goodrich enjoy ! It only gets better ! I’m there with u

[@j.b.lickums4032]

Hey Now!!

[@matthewfarmer1991]

I hope to have a headie wifey some day

[@juzagirlntheroom2692]

Welcome to the only life I ever knew. Glad he was able to open that door for you. My parents did the same for me. Helluva way to grow up. Proof life can be a thing of beauty.

[@gearboxobs419]

Kate went away and left me here she always said "wharf rat or eyes of the world" good for a cuddle in.

[@richardsampson7163]

My favorite. Brent sounds like an angel.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

An angel is what this version requires

[@JohnDoe-hx4be]

I Loved this Summer 89' stretch of shows ! And Damn I loved the Hell outta Brent & Jerry ! Such a great time in my life... ⚘⚘⚘

[@crystalasmar5998]

,no kidding

[@puahsloveable]

Same, friend, same

[@Phishboy26]

This song is a dreamers paradise.

[@Shepherds100]

+Phishboy26 It certainly is. Well said.

[@augustwestusa]

+Phishboy26 love that!

[@Tufarock]

If your dreams are about down and out drunks

[@Ken_G.]

This is probably my favorite show I ever went to, and that includes 9 of the Spring '90 shows and catching every single breakout they did.

[@billreinhard9482]

I was a 26 year old having no luck with women or or work. Right after this show I me my wife and my life changed. Luck, I think not!

[@fordgalaxie8986]

I think not either. A beautiful time for all. God bless you my friend.

[@juzagirlntheroom2692]

Free tix were not the only miracles that happened at the shows! Glad you got yours, bro.

[@thebigcheese606]

You got your miracle. Great on you and yours pal!!!

[@lindarobison7830]

What can i say to busy dancin an feelin that flow

[@deohgeemagnet5142]

a void in my life that will never be filled. but the memories help me keep it together. what a tremendous song i sure miss these boys and the entire famly

[@gregdoyle6367]

My first Dead Show was 8/28/82 in Veneta. I was converted. I had a corporate job and I bought an album with this song. I played this one every morning before I left for work. Annoyed the hell out of my roommates!

[@richardnaronis7839]

Good forever🎉

[@j.t.nesbitt1471]

Every time I watch him live I die a little inside. Miss jerry so much...

[@IraHayesIraHayes]

J.T. Nesbitt ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Every time you listen to Jerry from now on, you live a little longer.

[@jeanhartely]

+IraHayesIraHayes What a great way to put it! Thank you.

[@charlie.something]

i so get that JT. peace.

[@johncannariato3920]

J.T. Nesbitt Rapqooo

[@fordgalaxie8986]

dont forget Brent please.

[@bobareebop]

I am a new Dead fan. This song is epic.

[@donjaundemichael]

Brent really knocks this out of the park. And Jerry’s timing divine. Tears in my eyes.

[@strangher11]

same for sure ... it's a home run

[@jessegreer8242]

Jerry's like Moses and Buddha and your favorite Uncle all rolled into one person!

[@jeanhartely]

+Jesse Greer Amazing, isn't it? And Jerry never wanted such worship. But I'm an atheist, and Jerry Garcia is the closest thing to a god I've ever known.

[@mdogg1604]

+Jean Ely Well y'know, it all began somewhere, an Alpha point if you will, and maybe Jerry was at the fore front.

[@michaelg5889]

Jerry is My Higher Power

[@christopherashford4194]

it's easier to say God, ain't it?

[@wompbozer3939]

Not really....Jerry was very,very real.

[@russellgeorge6195]

5:10 Brent gets up and flies away! Sometimes my youth seems like a folly and a lot of wasted time. Then I see/hear something like this and once again I know the MAGIC was REAL! I never thought it would ever end. Thanks Jerry and Brent! You ROCKED MY WORLD and still do!

[@jeanhartely]

+Russell George Good music has no time limit.

[@iamme294]

My brother, The Dead Live! Seek and you shall find! Hint, JRAD... evolution, evolution...

[@chrisrutherford3]

I used to wonder what I could do later in my life when Grateful Dead shows were no longer an option. there's the Dead & co or Phil shows out west and several musical options of high quality but they are not Grateful Dead. I miss Jerry G. I don't wish to appear dismissive or ungrateful in re the other musicians, I thank & love you all, but again, I miss you, Jerry. Thank you for what you've given me.

[@bscinor]

Chris Rutherford I’m so eternally grateful for the combination of the extensive collection of recordings, both audio & video, of Jerry along with my 200+ shows, co-mingling and producing the effect of once again being in the throngs of like minded people enjoying Jer’s liquid drops of crystalline sunshine exploding from the sound systems and floating on the airwaves inside, then outside the venues.

[@lizziesangi1602]

Russell George. Folly? The drugs? The addicts? The HARD WORK, the folly, the maniacal b.s. of people wanting us to defend a lifestyle of, "we're different, we're not like you, we do drugs." That's the only place I can put your thought of 'folly' on and I mean no disrespect. Folly, no friend. There would never be paychecks. Funny, never do I view any part of my life as, folly. I think that's way too flippant.

[@davepower7170]

the older I get the more I listen to The Dead.....my 15yr old granddaughter likes them too..........she's her Grandads baby.....

[@augustwest8559]

I've always had this strange feeling this song was about me. But then again that's true with most Great songs.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Why ever would you think that?

[@augustwest8559]

@@user-dc1dr9kr8x Who knows

[@augustwest8559]

@@user-dc1dr9kr8x I used to live on the San Francisco pier.

[@stevenpapai612]

Just hearing his voice makes me remember what a great time I had when Jerry was around. My god all those shows, all those highs, I wouldn't change any of it even if I could. I only wish he were still here, playing and singing. I was 11 when I saw them for the first time. 0ver 300 shows later, I still can recall almost all of them. What I miss the most is how I felt inside when they lit up their guitars and sang . Nothing makes me feel that way except them. My favorite show? Winterland . Retirement show. My ticket had " the last one " printed on it. It was the last ticket sold, on the last day of show, and the last time the Dead would play together. Thank God the last part wasn't true. I got everyone in the band to sign my ticket, even uncle Bobo sighed it. Love you guys, not fade away, now and forever!

[@sergeytoropin6428]

STEVEN PAPAI that’s great story ! How you are doing now ?

[@billboyle1765]

So howya doing now? Dead at the Sphere?? 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@John-xe5kr]

@@billboyle1765no Jerry ≠ the dead

[@paulinebuckles2310]

I've only listened to this 50 times in a row. It's so beautiful I can't stop.

[@puahsloveable]

It was a beautiful show. I got sober just a couple weeks before this and Jerry healed me that summer. I'm forever grateful

[@daveyboy8907]

7 7 89 was one of the best shows in dead history,followed a week later by the alpine Valley shows...

[@larryjohnson1675]

Summer 89 baby!

[@Jsgro69]

totally agree they were really tight... JFK final show on a 98 degree day. God bless The Grateful Dead

[@daveyboy8907]

@@Jsgro69 nothing has compared since..

[@relars52]

This song is so magnificently Melancholy...but at the same time, so beautiful & compelling. I first heard this on their double-Live album back in 1970. Ran out immediately and bought all the Dead albums I could find. As luck would have it, that was the YEAR that "American Beauty" and "Workingman's Dead" were released. I became a Dead fan for life......

[@hexerott]

So grateful I was at this show. Only wish I could go back in time.

[@j.b.lickums4032]

DAMN!! Sometimes I can't believe how lucky I was to see so many great shows and be a part of something of that magnitude. Truly changed my life for the better!! HEY Now!!

[@puahsloveable]

Hey now! It was a great time in our lives, easy peasy, sleeping in parking lots and eating way kind veggie stir-fry and dancing to THE FINEST MUSIC EVER MADE ❤

[@kalleanka6937]

I found Grateful Dead with Reckoning.1985.And i was in love.I find the Music with sence and ...

[@AlbPerNil]

This version destroys anxiety, RIP Jer.

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

Forkin' GREAT Wharfrat!!! Phils' bass is lowdown fantastic, Brent is wired for sound and the lead guitar is smokin' off the hookah!

[@augustwest4233]

25 years. RIP Jerry. Thank you. PS this show is top 50 at least. Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

[@mosesgorman5928]

My favorite show of all time legendary iko iko best loser best wharf rat unbeatable standing on the moon good hell in a bucket and too many more highlights also I think this is the most people gd ever played for sounded grate

[@augustwest4233]

@@mosesgorman5928 I agree. It was an epic show. 90k in attendance. Closing of JFK. The city thought about canceling the show. They began demolition the next day.

[@AlbPerNil]

More like top 10

[@Jsgro69]

Yea wow its in top 3 for me, after front row in front of Jerry and Brent at Mardi Gras show in Oakland and my very 1st show a msg show in 87

[@diggiydan6383]

wow this is the best version I've heard, live,

[@beenjammin8284]

there's some just outrageously gorgeous versions of wharf rat from spring 77(boston garden comes to mind) - containing extended jam at the end

[@emechem]

Yes! This is a stellar Brent-era version, one of the better if not best I've heard yet. But... take a listen to the Orpheum 7/18/76 version. Very different era, different sort of... feel & arrangement, but ye gods. Magnificent, sublime, what range. Some unique peak moments: archive.org/details/gd76-07-18.sbd.ferguson.244.sbeok.shnf/gd76-07-18d2t10.shn

[@jamandersen]

Those guys always sounded like i knew them for ages, past and future. The Dead and The Band always had the answers to my deepest questions.

[@sealevelbear]

Those are two of my three favorite bands, and I agree 100% 🤠

[@jamandersen]

@@sealevelbear may i ask whats the third?

[@sealevelbear]

@@jamandersen Band wise, The Beach Boys. Brian Wilson is a genius. And they could play, mid-60’s to late ‘77 they killed it. Solo artists: Dylan, Leon Russell, and Lucinda Williams. How about you?

[@hippiehillape]

Forever grateful I was there... summer 89 will always be my happy place

[@puahsloveable]

Me too, letting my mind rest there tonight ❤

[@markrinella49]

Best live music event I ever had the privilege to attend ...crazy sick set list

[@elmoblatch9787]

Jerry was about 47 years old here. I know 64-year-olds who looked younger. He earned it, for sure. We got everything out of Jerry that we possibly could have. He was not going to slow down and eat health food. Just was not in the cards.

[@MattJoswick]

The best tour and the best wharf raft. 89 was magical. Jerry and Brent were 🔥 . It was never the same after July 26 1990.

[@puahsloveable]

Agreed. 1989 was the best tour, the finest music, so heartfelt

[@glyn420]

i was lucky to have been here

[@mikemalone4266]

glyn parson me too😎

[@TheCarterCO]

this is a tune that has seen some huge performances over the years and theis is one of them. the dead were AWESOME in 89. thanks.

[@janeschmalfeld4307]

I agree 89 was an awesome year. They were so tight.... I was lucky to see them from 1969 to 7/9/95. 💀⚡️🌹

[@Bunbeck-pf9iw]

My all time favorite ! ❤️🐇🐰🌹💀☠️⚡️1️⃣🌏🪽👻👽🪐🛸🚀✨⚡️He feels those stories ! 😢❤

[@mrdogmoon]

One of my all time Grateful Dead Tunes! Live on Jerry Garcia we miss you!

[@philipkelly3697]

Brent you are the man! Nothin beats the boys doing it right.

[@somanyroads1966]

I rode the rail all night at this FINAL SHOW at JFK. in Philadelphia PA.!

[@charlie.something]

what does rode the rail mean?

[@fordgalaxie8986]

@@charlie.something either doing Cocaine. or standing in your seat.

[@glyn420]

I was a few rows behind you between Jerry and Brent

[@lisaboon592]

I was there so hot but so good

[@rottenhippie8151]

@6 min 50 secs I'm euphoric w/ the joy this band has brought to my life. Lots of ups and downs , good times and bad this band has remained constant in my life. What a treasure !

[@Jsgro69]

Like another post this show is one of the shows i will not forget, being only 40 mi from home we had a pretty big gang of lifelong friends that were there. top 3 show.

[@levinemarcj]

I was there on that hot, steamy night. Huge! I was 23 years old and about to get up and fly away and start a new life in CA. And I'm still here!

[@YM-zd2vs]

Marc Levine ⚡️🌹😎✌️❤️😃💕

[@ffffffvgggggggjyds]

Cool man

[@kylebogan5964]

if this song doesn't make you shed a tear when you hear it, then you just don't it. and likely never will..I was unfortunate to be born just a few years too late to get a chance to see him in person. but Jerry is has become the closest thing to a deity that I've ever found..he has been guiding me thru the good and bad times of life since I my mind was opened. it's like hes singing directly to and for you. no one comes close to him. jerry voice and poetry (with the help of Robert hunter of course) will always endure the test of time..,

[@YM-zd2vs]

Kyle Boga I’m with u seen em all but Jerry lil young but I love it all unconditionally ! Peace n respect to u brother !

[@ffffffvgggggggjyds]

Awesome but get some grammar lessons

[@glassncobalt]

Dang...they are in overdrive!

[@joshuateubanks4302]

Dude. Bobby really shines here.

[@adriennekraft2381]

As long as these videos are being listened to, this music will never die. That's the important thing. Thanks for posting it !

[@richardnaronis7839]

This is the dead being the grateful Dead. Simply amazing.

[@andrewmccourt6112]

Great show!! The last at JFK stadium.

[@jeffreystark435]

Was on from Sullivan ---> Alpine Valley. The best varied shows and last tour that Jerry was smiling and fully engaged every night. I still have my show notes written at the show (old school) before smart phones. Hard to believe it is going to be 30 years soon. I find great comfort in trying to play these notes on the fretboard and in my head.

[@Karmakatt6]

One AWESOME thing is how everyone is giving Phil a wide Berth. I understand Music more and more every day. I think this version is an extremely strong example of Point/Counterpoint. I listen to many Bands. I really listen to the GD.

[@connorevans2929]

I’m not sure I know exactly what you mean…but Phil on bass was CRITICAL to this version and I think it’s why it’s my favorite, around 4:25 mark, phil carries all the vocals melodies. So damn beautiful and makes the “liiiiiiiiiiiife” that much more powerful

[@edburns00]

25 years ago today. Not sure how to make sense of that.

[@Ken-pc9lt]

Definitely the best stadium show I've ever seen, incredible energy from first to last

[@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida]

the looks on "the musicians'" faces shows this is also their favorite 😊💙. "you can tell, they love each other".... this is a fun one to actually perform,

[@tombeau11]

I will get back on my feet someday!

[@cestlavie3901]

Still can't listen to this or "black Peter" without getting choked up.

[@johnkemp9835]

Or Ripple.

[@Greg-go8ep]

@@johnkemp9835 or Standing on the Moon

[@shatoyancy9102]

Or Brokedown Palace, Morning Dew, Comes a Time, So Many Roads, ....

[@kennyrizzi1801]

Nobody's going to mention Weir's beautifully haunting guitar playing?

[@ffffffvgggggggjyds]

I have trouble catching weirs playing in songs

[@glassncobalt]

His guitar tone is outrageous here.

[@sealevelbear]

You did it for us! 😉

[@SoulDaddy33]

Seems like he seldom gets the praise he's so richly deserves.

[@ChristopherMurphy1]

Nothing like watching a Grateful Dead concert with great production value (if you can't see it in person). Thank you!!

[@emechem]

The editing is superb. Put together by someone or some team who knew, or got to know the song and *this performance* of it intimately well.

[@NancyDrewe]

Thank you so much, this is one of my favorite Dead songs that Jerry does. Sounds excellent. :))

[@jerryfan4ever294]

IWT. A hot day on so many levels!

[@genesmith8627]

AGREE with @BonAirCadet!! Absolutely the BEST Wharf Rat I've Ever encountered!!! Jerry is Masterful 🎸 and, Everyone is On their game!!!! Thankful for the memory!!!😎

[@kylebogan5964]

ps I still can't help but chuckle everytime at late 80s, early 90s Bobby...rock those short shorts and muscle shirt stud!

[@frankiefrank418]

Yeah, and he was the "ladies man" of the group.

[@MsSmitty9]

Jerry looked and sounded great at this point. I miss that Guy. Saw him and the Grateful Dead plenty of times at the Old Boston Garden. He died far to young.

[@JimDorman]

I saw the last Garden show - last minute ticket from an exhausted coworker who attended all the shows that week.

[@YM-zd2vs]

He had so much left 😥😔he was special

[@lindatheobald7789]

another song to make ya a thinker

[@nickmartin4222]

Gotta love wharf rat, gets me every time. Brent adds a special element. Robert and Jerry write the best lyrics

[@teresademaria7462]

I was there...man, I miss those days....❤️✌️

[@pacerodi]

Simply..., Transcendental!

[@brianweir3005]

I'll get up and FLY AWAY....anyone remember all the glow sticks someone threw. Some of the shit that sticks in your mind. That tour was unforgettable.

[@mrkbch2876]

Jerry was the best ever. Bittersweetness. Carefree years,

[@matthewkeoseian6819]

wandered downtown..think Jerry and Brent wandered down to brown town before this fuckin masterpiece..see you there boys..thank u

[@HH-sh9xr]

This song feels like a warm bluesy hug ❤

[@unmaps]

tears and smiles

[@choctawman100]

I know what you,mean.

[@auwe76]

My name is August West (no, really) :)

[@avjake]

Well I hope you're not blind and dirty. Unless it's third eye blind. Then I'm jealous.

[@michaelblanks3409]

Yes,this is typical of wanting to do it all over again.if we could only be in 1982 again.the best music EVER.makes.mortality real.is that are left will keep the music going. Love you Jerry.Brent Like no other I hope your ok on the other side.see you when I get there.peace.NFA

[@cjhmuller]

Jerry tinha um controle gigante da banda... todos sabiam a hora que ele iria entrar e o respeito era enorme ente todos eles.

[@Shamelesspatriot1776]

I’ll get up and fly awayyyy

[@ahnanda68]

Thank you for sharing and the kindness is extended♡🙅🐞💙

[@calcoleman2398]

A song that should never have been song but is the best song of all time.

[@narensmusic]

yes russell...i agree...saw them for awhile back in the day...this is amazing

[@sammydoerr2498]

So much gratitude!!!!!

[@troytette2410]

This is still my favorite day ever.

[@severalseasons]

Great display of musical strength... may you play your guitar in the Elysian Fields, Jerry!

[@rhino805999]

Perfection, great era for Wharf Rat. THANK YOU!

[@badtexasbill5261]

That summer of 89 was too notch. I can't help but be a bit sentimental.

[@avjake]

Such a dynamic band. When Jerry said "Let's go boys" they were off like a rocket.

[@patrickreilly7256]

This is a Great photo. Bob Weir dressed in a chicks hall twirling skirt... Priceless...!!!

[@JeffKiteYT]

dang he's feeling that at 4:38 . they played so well on this night

[@emechem]

And Brent... backing him up, every step of the way

[@theDiReW0lf]

Got up and wandered...

[@ericcigna8951]

theDiReW0lf with nowhere to go but just to hang around?

[@YM-zd2vs]

Me too ... 🤷‍♂️ idk always been me to wander

[@melissadupont406]

☝️

[@Ryansterlingmusicaus]

Bob Weir! Check out what he plays behind Jerry’s solo. One of the greatest guitar duos ever. They compliment each other perfectly!

[@SoulDaddy33]

Yes, just like they always have. Bob's guitar is behind the scenes magic.

[@georgestevens1502]

Kerry's chromatic phrasing is fluid. Nobody has ever touched his ability to string together chromatic runs.

[@augustwest4233]

Just stopping by. Love you all.

[@chadlee4885]

Old man down Way down, down, down by the docks of the city Blind and dirty Asked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story My name is August West, and I love my Pearly Baker best more than my wine More than my wine More than my maker, though he's no friend of mine Everyone said I'd come to no good, I knew I would Pearly, believe them Half of my life I spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime The other half found me stumbling 'round drunk on Burgundy wine But I'll get back on my feet again someday The good Lord willin' If He says I may I know that the life I'm livin's no good I'll get a new start, live the life I should I'll get up and fly away, I'll get up and fly away, fly away Pearly's been true True to me, true to my dyin' day he said I said to him I said to him, "I'm sure she's been" I said to him, "I'm sure she's been true to you" I got up and wandered Wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just hang around I've got a girl Named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me Songwriters: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

[@roycurrier4105]

Take it from old school dead head since 1982... This rock n roll WILL make you "get up and fly away!" lol Long live the Grateful Dead!!!!

[@jasonhorne4533]

Was just thinking that if Brent hadn't passed away, he would have killed it during the '90 European shows. Although, Bruce and Vince weren't so bad either. I was very fortunate to have toured those shows with my older brother

[@lisaboon592]

I miss him so much

[@luvya420]

i can't believe my first show was pretty incredible, i had no experience but i knew something was happening, and i would come back. i never left.

[@etiennekosa]

Brent was just magic on that Hammond!

[@larryjohnson1675]

This one gets me every time

[@DennisCampbell777]

Yup, this is the band I love

[@ezradaniel1]

It is 6:50 am and i am crying..........