Jerry steals your face...Grateful Dead - He's Gone - Europe '81

Jerry performs "He's Gone." steal your face right off your head.

[@jeanhartely]

He's Gone? Naw-- not Gone. We're still listening. Keep going down that track, Jerry, because even as you are resting, we are still listening. May the four winds blow you safely home, everybody!

[@zachschoor4844]

i love you

[@vagueplacebusiness8026]

peace, brother.

[@WH-ci3os]

He's gone, but he he's not forgotten

[@carldietz9220]

God bless the grateful dead😛😛😛😛

[@brittanymyers7552]

NFA

[@carycrediford7036]

Chris and I buried our oldest brother today, we played this. ( smile,smile,smile )

[@jimmydeancarlson]

This is my 2 year old son's fav Dead song.

[@MrGroot-nh2ny]

Boys got good taste, mine sang Sugaree the other day I just smiled smiled smiled cheers!

[@robinjones6999]

Josh Abel nice one

[@kentuckywhip]

Dark Star? He's 5 now!!!!!

[@be-bop4043]

Cute 😜

[@be-bop4043]

My 12 year old girl told me the other day while I was listening to Twiddle she wanted to hear the song about the devil from the dead Instead, good call little mama! ♥️😊♥️

[@bobouzala]

Jerry's feeling no pain and stealing my face in some existential slo-mo, great video!! I liked the Dead for many years, but unfortunately didn't have that older brother/sister/sage to really tune me in to their incredible sound. So my mind was warped by garbage radio selection brainwashing. Thank goodness for KZbin! Now... I LOVE THE DEAD and watching the videos is (almost) like sharing the true experience. Damn, Jerry was a fine, fine guitarist and singer. My mind's been liberated, prejudice has fallen to the wayside, my iPod has been filled with gigs of awesome Dead gigs, and maybe most importantly - I'm practicing what Jerry preached - "Just be nice to one another"! Peace, my brothers and sisters :~]

[@bryanharrell4059]

Well brotha, it's awesome you have the capacity for it. Unfortunately a lot of folks don't get it. After finding the Dead-or them finding us- I think we all feel like our minds had been warped by "garbage radio selection brainwashing" Enjoy your liberation! Now your mind can get warped the good kind of way! Peace n light to you (~);}

[@kentuckywhip]

A more thoughtful post I have not read. Well done.

[@wangson]

Ha! Cool comment brother! I'm happy to hear that one way or another, you got turned on to the best American band that ever was!

[@wangson]

My ipod too is absolutely FILLED with Grateful Dead too! Right now I've got 12 or 13 Dick's Pick's shows plus another 10 or so other live shows....I'm 43 and only saw them with Jerry 3 times in Detroit, but their influence over me has been remarkable. They're my absolute favourite band of all time! Peace man! I was happy to read your comment.

[@tnfanwayne]

I'm 60 and my 30 year old son got me on the bus. This music is timeless.

[@lev11able]

I was in a grateful dead tribute band with my dad and his best friend. Today was my dad’s best friend’s funeral. RIP Gav.

[@johncordes7885]

Condolences.... remembered isn't gone

[@browndogz7357]

They're a band beyond description

[@EatPsychedelics]

Ol' Jehova's favorite choir

[@jackwalker1822]

I have listened to probably maybe like 99% of Grateful Dead songs but I have to say this is my favorite. This song can get stuck in my head. (and steal my face right off my head!)

[@stevefaure415]

A rip-snortin' version of this song if there ever was one. Really, I can't think of a recording that's better than this one that I've heard. Jerry just in the absolute prime, his voice as pretty and tortured and in the moment as could be. Bob and Jerry's harmonies just perfect. Everyone playing understated and smart, very musical. Magical stuff.

[@mrwhosmynameagain]

I like the one on Dead Ahead a bit better, I think that was Radio City Music Hall. So very eerie, and Jerry has the most stern look on his face on one of the "Nothings gonna bring him backs", gives chills Everytime and really sends the meaning of the song home

[@Qtipp463]

Best band in the land!

[@rebuttalc2075]

Leave ya rarin to go if we just making up words to fit crossword puzzles

[@commbir5148]

You really think 1981 Jerry was in his prime? I've never heard this said about him by anyone else before.

[@TheGigantomachia]

nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile!!!

[@richardnaronis7839]

Its gone if only you believe that. His soul is a part of all of us.

[@1crimm]

NO BETTER LIVE BAND EVER

[@colewolfman5651]

I was there. got naked in the bathroom and passed out before this even happened. great night

[@pauzer922]

Awesome

[@drewby33]

Man, I wouldn't wanna be friends with anyone who hit the thumbs down button on this. Seriously.

[@branben3805]

33 people are mad about their stolen face

[@deweypug]

I'm not one of them, but I can say that at this point Jerry is beginning to show signs of his heroin addiction and Weir is beginning to act more like a dolt.

[@drewby33]

Nathan Freakout na I’ll skip that

[@kzeich]

Sometimes while I'm holding my phone I realize I've accidently swiped my finger over "thumbs down".

[@miamuh5875]

@@deweypug yes, but...he's in good voice (ignore the eyes) and Phil is dropping bass BOMBS!

[@christiancouto8365]

Awesome version of this song! Sound is perfect: You can hear everything so well.

[@andrewptob]

Christian Couto Except Bob’s guitar

[@samuel.langhorne.clemens]

This is sublime. I’ve got chills and just filled with so much love and so many memories. Good ol’ Grateful Dead.

[@musiclover2519]

I miss Jerry

[@kennewicksheri]

Goin' where the wind don't blow so strange,

[@ronnieguitar99]

Tiger weighed way more than the heaviest Les Paul. I don't know how Jerry's back stood playing this thing for hours.

[@chrishorton615]

Around 13-ish lbs. That's a bowling ball!

[@johnr8820]

Jer was a tank!

[@kzeich]

I hear that. I love heavy guitars the neck doesn't move on you as much imo

[@Jbren93]

God Jerry's vibes are just beautiful.. Can't wait to see furthur this summer.. Missin ya Jerry

[@DeadHead1966]

16 years ago today...and nothing's gonna bring him back - Thanks for every song Jerry

[@deadmetal8692]

"No ones ever really gone." - Luke Skywalker

[@InService77]

HA!!

[@rebuttalc2075]

But if we rid ourselves of their energy, cease to exist they might

[@momashine1]

whoever got this version Thank you. amazing.

[@123Tymathis]

Jerry’s solo was beautiful and melodic

[@herbythechef7624]

bobbys voice is chillingly powerful

[@keenanm860]

the music never stopped

[@Gonzo614]

20 years ago today R.I.P. Jerry.

[@nataliezementbeisser1492]

Now.. 25 years.. insane

[@auntbubbles3032]

It’s not the same without you Jerry😢

[@jsprockets69]

This whole show is GREAT! saw the dead here in 1990 euro tour!! Good times!!

[@miyukishijisha8540]

all thanks to Miss Annie F Hubert that I love this band too...fond memories of 70's in 7-Oaks.....thanks for the post....

[@kzeich]

Imo This show has the best shakedown street solo I've heard 🎵

[@Greg-go8ep]

100% agree. I have thought that for years and years and nothing I have found has changed my mind yet....

[@gratefuldingus360]

Just a tiger in a trance...

[@deweypug]

Garcia's beautifully melodic phrasing is just unparalleled...

[@rjl032653]

Oh yeah, reason #1265 why I love the Dead. Hurray to KZbin!...keep seeing new, great tunes that keep me coming back. For those that don't know, the great poet/lyricist Robert Hunter-

[@be-bop4043]

I love how Phil is looking in this one, he is so hip with his bell bottoms! Lol

[@Thadmotor1044]

This song , He's Gone brings new profound meaning as another great friend has left the party . 90 mile skid , 10 mile ride , hot as a pistol but Cool inside .

[@downhillphilm.6682]

this is the best vesion of this song I have heard...and it is one of my fav they do.....love the scat at the end with the audience.

[@kennewicksheri]

Thank you ... Just what my Monday Morning needed cranking up those speakers..... singing along... bringing back the joy

[@alexh1355]

[@JNP_CGN]

@minodude01 it was this night! i got the whole show on vhs... And as things turn out sometimes: By now i'm working as a TV producer for live music shows and one of my employers is the the station "wdr" where this show is from.... Peace from Germany!

[@jesussilva748]

just like no other! miss ya` Jer`.

[@yaz12748]

The video is over and I seem to have lost my face.

[@berwynhouldsworth8585]

I have been to only one dead show, the last time they would ever play the old Boston garden. it was one of the greatest nights of my life, I was high for three days after still great, I kiss you Jerry and because of that I miss all of the guys.

[@tkimb7923]

Superb - Jerry was such an amazing artist.

[@garrykkful]

thanks, wsj. sometimes have to search a long time to find a video of this quality!

[@LiLWingBigThorns]

Nothin left to do but smile smile smile 💙🌝❤️

[@geemcd5312]

I used to think that it was the anti-hippy mentality that kept bands like GD off the air in most places, but I think it also has something to do with long intros and long songs as well. The consumer wants their hot 3 minutes and nothing more. These guys were/are a treasure.

[@traviselswick4652]

Gee McD I think you're right. A 30 minute Dark Star doesn't do well in you hot hits radio station.

[@Kettakelly]

They were truly for the music !

[@franklintowers1632]

Weird to see Bobby without his package peeking out of his tiny shorts. Such a good performance here!

[@mikemccoy3430]

I have seen bits and pieces of this incredible wonderful, concert all over youtube, and this clip has by far and away the best quality audio and video of all. Do you have the whole show available to upload?

[@chrispyle2942]

89'? Seems to be a large jump in the number of quality cameras towards the late 80's and 90's

[@NicholasOsella]

Letting go is difficult, practically impossible without multiple attempts to leave. I'm sure nomads had easier lives, using what they could and then escaping with only what was truly necessary. But, who can Live that way? Especially now...we have Love to remind us of the light, but when Hate gets involved everything gets messy. Keeping our heads, that's what this song is about. And, not becoming frustrated along the way...(Nick, 5/11/2024)

[@haiboriver]

Once listened to this, how can it be possible for anybody to listen to nowadays 21 century so called "music"?....this is when and where music terminated! Gone!

[@jamespowers4371]

Somebody Needs a Hug

[@HelpermanTube]

Mind melting.....amazing.....

[@bogey19018]

These guys were old before they were old.

[@rebuttalc2075]

Had that mystic vision

[@AskWorldWhy]

He's Never Gone..don't worry!....

[@musicmavenpublishing2265]

Jerry's feeling it. 😊❤

[@kimberlyisherwood4564]

To my dead head friend Ted gone since 11 94. 26 yrs. Old aneryism. Buffalo

[@blueroad99]

Most incredible vid of this...Wow...and thanks!

[@1bermudian]

Nuthin' left to do but smile, smile, smile!

[@astrofan777]

thank you so much for posting. wow. awesome. wow again thanx PURE JOY.

[@davewagner680]

very nice indeed

[@laurawalsh7451]

This song is SO satisfying!

[@christinemott8799]

Miss you Jerry!! You were my tribe. Now its Gone. If any1 wants to meet or be pen pals .im inJefferson City,Mo. Stuck And miserable. Yet remAining positive . We can do this. Just Smile Smile Smile

[@sterlingblake7655]

23 years ago today! Fuck Heroin. Thank you Jerry!!! thanks for posting

[@tippimail1]

Jerry Garcia[Aug.1st.,1942-Aug.9th.,1995].He's gone.

[@richardnaronis7839]

I have birds chirping outside my back yard right now while playing this song

[@herbythechef7624]

last minute of jerry and bobbys singing is fucking beautiful!

[@stevebauer4871]

thanks for uploading this on my birthday!

[@heathercooley6569]

How many people out there went to a Dead show sober? My first 2 were sober! I absolutely love them that much . The rest of the shows were so awesome too! Then I was tripping. My point has always been (since 1996, that drugs are'nt necessary to love the band!!

[@ramsayhofmeister]

Sober seeing them at Alpine Valley. I think 1986.

[@mikegalvin9801]

​@@ramsayhofmeisterSaw them sober as a judge at Soldier Field a few years back. I've reached the age where a second beer puts me to sleep anyway. First time was Folsom Field, Boulder in Sept 1972, my first week in college. I was a shy kid who'd gone to small schools and wondered if I'd made a mistake choosing this huge place. My next door dorm neighbor Patrick from Boston blew in with some windowpane and said "C'mon, you can't miss the Dead!" Like that scene in Almost Famous pretty soon it was "You Are Home!"

[@ramsayhofmeister]

@mikegalvin9801 Very cool, Mike. My mom's side is actually from Chicago, so I've been there a thousand times. My friend, Steve, was at that show you are referring to, I think. He and his dad own the Indiana Pacers. I'm from Indy. Also, I have the most awesome story of anyone attending a Grateful Dead concert. I'll share it with you soon. My best friend, Keith, went to a show in Cincinnati and was tripping in the summer of '85. He's been sober more than 13 years now. We came from a Catholic high school and grade school background. You are going to love it!

[@mikegalvin9801]

@@ramsayhofmeister Catholic school grades 1 to 5, then middle school public (folks wanted us to meet non Catholic kids). Then my brother went to public high school, me to Catholic as while we were close at 14 we were sick of being "the twins." There was a girl from Indianapolis in my dorm - last name Steinway. "Like the pianos." "Yes my family makes them." As kids we used to go to the Indiana Dunes. Good Old Days when they rented dune buggies to 11 year olds without helmets LOL!

[@liberatedsage]

GReat version, I hadn't seen this one before. Love dis band. R

[@lindatheobald7789]

Mule sez--who can't love Phil with his super bass,good looks and sweet dance moves,And keeps Jerry on track ,thats band love__-----(~);}

[@be-bop4043]

I especially like his bell bottoms in this one,lol! I love a good Phil show these days, dead and company are good but Phil seems to enjoy himself more!

[@mikemaricle9941]

We miss you Jerry.

[@reevstar]

In my older age the slow jams are my fav!!

[@jeanhartely]

I'm with you. Nobody could do slow and gorgeous like the Dead.

[@loopi222]

1:45 Phil Leah is at a totally different concert

[@be-bop4043]

Too funny, I agree he looks more like he is jamming out to sugaree or something⚡🤣⚡

[@nataliezementbeisser1492]

I love that dude hahahaha

[@illadrobici]

I wondered why I had no recollection of the dead going to Europe in 1981. Then it hit me- I was deployed on the USS Tripoli in the middle of the Indian ocean. This is before information technology as we know it boys and girls. A helicopter found us once a week, delivering mail, 16mm film canisters, VHS tapes and reel to reel music. I worked in the tv/radio room voluntarily, and did the sports report one night when the other guy was sick. Anyway - we hung out with the audio visual sailors because we had absolutely nothing to do on a ship, being a Marine infantry unit. We ate well, surreptitiously smoked pot with a black government pen as a pipe and a gas mask filter with which to blow the smoke through. Ah- these were the good old days. The television programming we received was appropriately irreverent for young men in their early 20's. Every week we got a new SCTV- and we would stay up half the night, stoned and laughing our asses off. But the only grateful dead we ever got was some old recorded retrospective that featured Jerry intermittently talking in between some older dead music from the early 70's. We could choose what to broadcast to the ships closed circuit TV's and wall radios. I remember getting complaints from some of the marines that the music was too dated, and "could we play something more contemporary". Lol.

[@tippimail1]

For Gerald and Bob-R.I.P.

[@phillinnan.1299]

❤😂😂☮️👍🤩🎶🤩🎶adventure music so so goodish 😂😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@matcrispy3748]

🌹⚡️🌹

[@PizzaTmusic]

Best song alert

[@jimmyfighera1495]

Tears & Happiest

[@heathercooley6569]

I was wrong about the dates! Haha. My 1st show was 1986! Tom Petty and Bob Dylan opened! Yeahh

[@SecondCasey24]

Heather Cooley rip Tom petty, 1950-2017

[@budcarson4338]

Jerry was feeling good that night :)

[@zachbruneau358]

Ohhh yeah. High as hell on that Persian. Nothing like that perfect 70/30 mix of heroin/coke when you smoke it.

[@artfuldodger059]

Sounded good too!

[@thomasmcevilly847]

Groovin"

[@spacedarkstar]

I was there.

[@nukkastyle]

Steal your Face Right offa yer Head!

[@cesareantinellipickinup]

Jerry don't steal my face, but yr face

[@douglondoner7360]

fun, thanks

[@DAVINOENTERPRISES]

A+

[@Misserbi]

Now I know what my old neighbor was into while I stood watching.

[@masonkanterbury3007]

Yah, here be a face melting solo or two me hardies.

[@wakeoftheflood2]

Butt burning on his amp.. Love it

[@GenghisCohen257]

The difference between listening to this on my nubby phone vs a proper set of headphones: Phil Lesh.

[@mortenandersen2264]

Interessting

[@justinjacob508]

❤⚡💙

[@yaz12748]

That he did sir, that he did.

[@rufuspennypacker1893]

totally proves the recorded sound and venue makes a huge difference. most versions of this song on late 70s and early 80s are somewhat boring IMO. This song deserves full glory

[@mortenandersen2264]

You are so right

[@kimockman1]

nothing left to do but smile.........

[@Sacredsmithfj]

yup, thats the stuff.

[@robinjones6999]

why cant I buy the RockPalast recording....just a brilliant show...help please

[@doctorlickabush1780]

ROBIN JONES a me

[@doctorlickabush1780]

ROBIN JONES ppl

[@tedfero3320]

Are you kidding me, putting a Taco Bell ad in the middle of Jerry's solo?

[@reevstar]

TUNE!!

[@michaelcannella2777]

Who’s idea was it to put an add in the middle of the song? Right before Jerry steals my face no less, how exceptionally rude

[@jerryscott3279]

this version rocks! the date, the town and the venue please!

[@maxrado5172]

3 28 81 Essen, Germany (Rockplast) Just happens to be the first tape I ever traded for, hooked for life. The entire show is on here in bits and pieces. Best Althea IMHO

[@robinjones6999]

Chew Bacca I agree +++++