Grateful Dead - China Cat Sunflower / I Know You Rider (5-3-72)

China Cat Sunflower into I Know You Rider by the Grateful Dead. This was performed on May 3, 1972 at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, France. This version can be found on the Europe '72 album.
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[@amolchaturvedi2151]

Whatever choices you made brought you here. God bless you.

[@freespeech4all757]

And you as well.

[@wendyvinshlikapoltz8211]

I always see awesome comments like this on Grateful Dead videos

[@Phish1995]

Bless you as well, sir. I'm here.

[@fredfreddy1502]

Love you too brother. Always a loving atmosphere with y'all. God bless y'all dead head asses hahaha 🤘😝🤘

[@lawrencefass9778]

THE GRATEFUL DEAD..THEY SIMPLY GET UP AND THEY PLAY..

I play this for my three month old baby boy and he smiles and kicks his legs and flails his arms. He loves it. I’m so happy.

[@stangnet83]

Hope that 4 year old is still groovin 😊

[@middeh]

THAT BABY BOY GONNA GROW UP RIGHT!!!!! AND WITH THE BEST MUSIC TASTE

[@stevegodwin6416]

It's pure joy!

[@donwrinkles717]

😂that sounds like the best experience this life has to offer😂

@@stangnet83yup he is lol. Didn’t even remember I commented on this. He will be 5 in September and love to play his drums.

[@odessataylor1073]

When the song started i sat there for the first 20 seconds wondering " Am i high or is the picture spinning" Its been confirmed that yes i am high and yes its spinning

[@609rude]

I sang this song out loud to my grandma when my grandpa passed she said i want you to sing when i pass she loved it.

[@thewizardofcroagz394]

Yur

[@sandrat6058]

Now, we are trippin on it.

[@dennisbrooks8566]

When you get confused ,just listen to the music play !

[@ky12365]

Well shit...

[@sallyk7363]

Can't count how many times I've listened to this song; live or on audio, but I'll never, ever fall out of love with it.

[@JeremyIlenin-mb3mk]

Amazing......

[@sunshinenbluesallday1920]

Danced near Bob Weir for the entire concert, onstage at Porchester Theater in 1969 two nights in a row and spent the entire time with the Band. So sweet. I'm 70 now and that experience made me a different person in too many ways to describe. Let's just say that the Grateful Dead are my happiest moments in life.

[@RootofEcstasy]

😊 Cool ☮️❤️🎆

[@asonyaperryman510]

❤❤❤

[@canyonroots]

71 and similar experiences but not on stage. Full of joy.

[@donwrinkles717]

You have reached the apex of musical taste. Subbed 4 your Playlists!

[@shmuelwittow7662]

65 and still enjoying the dead

[@shawster1]

Dear youtube never, ever, ever interrupt China - Rider with a commercial. It's music blasphemy!

[@JarredPearman]

They literally put the ad in the song transition. Who listens to make this happen?

[@AndyBigDaddyWilkinson]

I was over visitin my nana one summer....sitting out in the backyard waiting for supper...listening to china cat...I didnt hear her calling...so she came out side ..pulled of my walkman and headphones......and She said do you want garlic bread too?..I broke a few wine bottles over her head...stuffed her head in boiling pasta,,,,,,she learned her lesson

[@shawnoliver2964]

unskippable too

[@marley1529]

@@JarredPearman the AI machine thing listens... and learns...

[@NancyDrewe]

Sadistic bots!

[@1viridis]

Grateful Dead makes me so happy. This is what summer sounds like.

[@matthewgray469]

That's an excellent way to Express it I've often felt the same way

[@justinlalugski2083]

@@casseyeaton4497 square

[@kingdomrhye1180]

So true

[@timbuk1126]

This is what all year sounds like for me!

[@jesstee3328]

I'm sitting outside and there's a baby praying mantis that legitimately appears to be dancing to this song... it's definitely what summer sounds like

[@kennygold217]

This bowl is for grateful dead. Love you guys so much. Give me so much strength.

[@benringenberg2394]

I love the Grateful Dead more and more every day. Simply put, finding them was the best thing that has ever happened to me. Thank you guys for enriching my life more than i ever thought was possible.

[@MichaelTobin-m1d]

changes my mood nearly inan instant My GO TO

[@veneta72]

Dog bless you brother ( or sister )

[@benringenberg2394]

​@@veneta72love that, peace fam.

[@childofgod9092]

​@@veneta72i I ppl a 😅in a way 9òkkoooop⁰⁰ⁿ090000000ķlp😂ppppp😂p😂😂òi

[@tennesseejed884]

You got that right

[@GodfathersGodfathernet]

I wish I was a headlight, on a North bound train; I'd shine my light through cool Colorado rain Absolutely beautiful line ☮️ ❤️ 🎶

[@danbaker8909]

A group just having fun jamming .... Such talent and it doesn't get better than this! And they could do it live! Long live that spirit!

[@PKHookemhorns]

The Grateful Dead will never die! Their music and talent will live forever! Jerry Garcia was one of the greatest gifts of music God gave to us all!

[@matthewgray469]

Yes Mr. Koscheski, I had the great privilege to see the various Jerry Garcia Bands when he performed when the Dead were on vacation. In retrospect I think Jerry Garcia was happiest when he was performing in concert

[@benringenberg2394]

Well stated my brother. I find myself questioning if I am an over the top fan these days....and the answer I came up with is a solid absolutely. My love for Jerry is so strong and my appreciation for all the joy he has brought me is beyond measure. I dont want to call him a God, but he kind of is the God of my universe. I like to imagine if there is a heaven, it is a Grateful Dead tour that never ends, and there are bottomless supplies of all the cleanest psychedelics, headiest greens, and pharmaceutical coke and heroin, and I am surrounded by happy loving heads for eternity. This is one dream I would love to see come true.😁

[@hellbornelfchild]

This is the best version that I'm aware of. Pure psychedelic fury.

[@pzj2017]

Can't go wrong with the ice cream kid.

[@EdwardJennings-sy8zl]

Pppppp0pppppppp

[@jasonlambert5552]

This was cleaned up a bit in over dubbing for the record, but yeah, it is

[@JeanSpencer-xz2ke]

Usually, I like the original version of their stuff, but THIS ...I consider that the 'Without a net' Version of China/rider is possibly better.

[@jimmyjam6764]

pure psychedelic fury. absolutely 👌

[@timothycollins3829]

The transitions from China Cat to Rider during this era were always amazing.

[@patriciamays8244]

I think so too. My favorites among others as time rolled along the Dead became the most prolific band in the world that I know of. I freaking believable when it all began so long ago.

[@tadhgokeeffe2127]

Agree. This is probably everyone’s favourite. Everything about it is perfect

[@jerryslostfinger766]

This band thought me love and acceptance. Love one another and hate disappears. Miss you Jerry but still listening. ❤

[@thomaslale6764]

To be honest...this is the best bridge to another song ever. There are a few that are just as good but nothing...and I mean not a one is better. Happy birthday Jerry. You are missed.

[@stayingsober7802]

Bobby's incredible on this!

[@bluesfanman1]

Agreed. The tempo change is phenomenal.

[@badbadmanly903]

You’re right, it’s amazing how it transitions. I was fortunate to have seen the. Several times around this time, here in the US. In the 60s they could meander, in the 70s they were pretty tight, considering their loose style.

[@benringenberg2394]

Well said, and absolute truth. I cannot listen to the transition without maxing the volume out about 45 seconds before "I know you rider", so sweet and it never gets old. Trying to think about roughly how many times i have listened to this in my lifetime, honestly 1500 is probably pretty accurate, if not more. God damn I love them.

[@mixaliskokkinos1496]

Superb!!And live..Greetings from Greece

[@KittyGrizGriz]

🎶 “The sun will shine in my back door someday March winds will blow all my troubles away”🎶 💠 love those lyrics 💠

[@scottcrocker3702]

Not just perfect, Fucking perfect.

[@hankw915]

+scott crocker You can say that again.

[@hankw915]

+scott crocker You can say that again.

[@hankw915]

amen

[@sarahthatgirl8920]

Yesssss

[@dzac01]

Yeah man.. Ur. 72 was just all around great..

[@gdub999tub.]

Going back to this reassures me that I haven't really changed in 50 years. It captures me just as it did all those years ago.

[@Obiter3]

Thank you

[@aaronwimberleymbamsf5776]

Europe 72 is by far one of the best live albums. Classic & timeless & priceless=] Hands down one of the best tracks "laid down" - studio rock holds no flame to live dead!! I also think Europe 72 is better than most of the "Dicks Picks" collections.

[@Tia619]

This album and this recording of China Cat Sunflower made me a deadhead. This will always be my favorite recording of this song.

[@douglashott9843]

Me too.

[@bluesurfer87]

Cause it is. Absolutely perfect, best version ever

[@michaelmaira1515]

Europe 72 is the finest live recording of a brilliant selection of songs

[@melodygraham5852]

thank you for adding this.. its like a cup of morning dew!!!

[@al-jo]

I am 24. Psychedelic music is half of my life. No words to describe it. This music feels like being there, in more beautiful places...

[@ronaldriis1023]

I saw the Dead many times in the Seventies. They were still not considered a mainstream band, but over time country artists, especially, have realized what an American treasure they are. This two song combo would not be out of place today at the CMAs. For better or worse. Long live Captain Trips.🎸

[@JusticeAlways]

I love listening to this and reading the comments. Life is good! 😊

[@bobbennert1132]

my favorite 10 minutes of Grateful Dead music. It is as good as any music anywhere, time or place.

[@lizg6515]

Once many years ago I put headphones on my mother who was in her mid-70's and told her to listen to this. I said, Pay special attention to the transition between the two songs - that's where the magic happens. Sure enough, at a point midway, a beautiful smile spread across her face. It was a gratifying moment.

[@jessiesalvi2157]

❤❤❤❤ grateful dead. 💗💗💗💗😁😀😄🥰

[@SteveStephens9]

Could you timestamp

[@michaelmccleery664]

Amen !!

[@sunshinenblues]

They kept me rockin' all the way until my 70's. I'm seventy-three years old and still a GD 'afficionado'. And so much more!!

[@hootengooten8502]

I enjoy reading comments like this.

[@livingdeadgaybutimalive9973]

When i was 15 years old, and me and a friend had bought a tab of acid each, we reclined in my living room at the time, as my parent had been out of town for that whole weekend, we reclined on the couch, and when this song started to play my trip and his began, i'll never forget that balmy summer night, and the amazing time we had. It changed my life forever, and my head became forever dead :)

[@seanhennessey9869]

hahaha, me, too, a few good trips with this classic. At a show once the eagles from Jack Straw and the eagle-winged palace sort of morphed, cast a gentle coccoon over everything...fakking classic jam here, for me, still the king version after all these years

[@stevenfranke5727]

I've been there too..cheers!

[@davidanderson9664]

In scientific studies of LSD people ROUTINELY report that the experience was "one of the most profound experiences of (their) lives." Up there with their wedding day or birth of a child. I wrote about this as I am an attorney who writes about psychology themoderatevoice.com/making-the-sick-healthy-and-the-healthy-even-better-psychedelic-therapy/ And I know what you're talking about. My experience was very similar! cheers ! D.A. NYC

[@jackkristofik8450]

I was tripping when I heard the Studio cut. Wow!! You hear things that just don’t show up when listening straight!!

[@_nx..kromer.6085]

Ya know that's just so wild. I've never made it to a live performance. But it's funny cuz j and I were around before j had passed. I have a son now and I just won't force anyone into the dead.. love love love Jerry and the GD!

[@davidray1596]

Man this was literally sacred vinyl in the university dorms back in 1973 - what wonderful memories.

[@jski7355]

Boy does that ever ring true. That music reminds of when I was when I heard it

[@jski7355]

The album brings me right back to those days of college and friends and such great memories of those precious days . It's difficult to not get emotional !! and wonder where all those folks are today .

[@jl2937]

Hell yes

[@betabill370]

I think I'll just have to fire up my turntable tonight! I have an absolutely pristine LP that I bought when I was in college!

[@donijackson1428]

Saw 'em at Kezar in 73. Right after the Europe tour. All these tunes were perfect, very professional. Great show. Then on the way home, my cuz fell out of the car. We thought it hysterical. Musta been the acid. NRPS, Waylon Jennings, the the Dead. Valhala! I was 16.

[@pocogirl]

The Allman Brothers Band and the Greatful Dead were touring together back in late 1972. They were playing in Houston and I had front row seats. Berry Oakley had just died two days before the concert and the Allman brothers had cancelled this show. The Grateful Dead showed up and played the entire set by themselves. I was not that big of a fan of the Grateful Dead until that night. The played for over four hours straight. It was incredible.

[@billsmith4356]

😲

[@jahrojasexqsys5238]

When i saw "the dead" and allman brothers wave that flag summer tour....warren haynes played a 2+ hour set with allman bros and then 1 hour 1st set& 2hour 2nd set with the dead....every date...that i was at at least...maybe this style of music (improvisational) breeds players with beastly endurance. Lord knows my fingers are about to fall off after 2 hours....couldnt imagine 5 hours +!

[@jimgreene3914]

6 10 73 dead show, no other comments just enjoy.

[@rickstanley1182]

I hear you. My first show took me a long time to find my seat. Reasons I'll withhold. When I did, they stopped playing and I thought I missed it. It was an intermission, and they did a second set. I've never seen another concert where a band would play for that long. So long, they take a break, halfway through.

[@MrBurninCross]

saw the Allmans 4 X (1 with Duane); the Dead, 2X..... tell me about it.....

[@KittyGrizGriz]

1st time listening, I like this! So happy to discover old/new music, tunes to “get lost in”.

[@davidcrerand7940]

I'm 63, a Deadhead since 16. Did 17 shows including Watkins Glen, when I need a GD infusion, this is always the cut I turn to. It never fails to get me soaring. Thank God I've had the Grateful Dead all these years!

[@samdp8497]

Hah! I turn 63 in May 2022. Went 27 Dead shows. My wife and I would go to Hampton coliseum where they would have 2 or 3 days in a row....stay at the motel 6 with all the crazy fun deadheads - early 80s - man we had fun!! Good times in the USA!!

[@briangenung2617]

I did 11 tours...im origanly from horseheads NY. Bout 25 mins from the Glen. I would have given my left nut to have been at that show

[@martyconroy3786]

Supposed to go to The Glen, we even bought tickets, lmbo. Life interceded... such is life...

[@KITLEVEY]

Ha - Not long ago I'm unpacking a bunch of boxes from a move made years ago and found my ticket stub to that concert. Grateful Dead, The Band & The Allman Brothers - July 28 1973 - Truly an endurance concert.

[@sueherrington5684]

Watkins Glen - wow, that takes me back - carrying tents and coolers up the mountain, it was magical - the music blew away the rain.

[@ugustrnar]

Yes it's the best quality audio out there..man, to have been there live..must've been a extremely special event.

[@thirdstonefromthesun485]

✌Dead fan here. I'm cruising with my old man, checking out the lake scene and vibing to this groovy sound. I dig it.😊✌❤

[@starks749]

This version is fucking perfect!!!!!!

[@kevdoherty2009]

Seriously it really is perfect

[@aaronfelman1000]

starks749 no words....none.

[@peterjaremsek1066]

Europe '72 is generally amazing

[@lucrese1]

+starks749 Europe '72 is the best live album I never heard!

[@ClueSign]

+starks749 No, it is BEYOND perfect.

[@lesitalian95]

This song and this band are freaking lovely i dont care if I've discovered them late. They're so divine.❤❤peace and love everybody here.

[@deanallen927]

Never too late, friend. Hop on the bus.

[@xendava7217]

Watch out Rin. These guys could easily become an obsession. But that's a good thing friend 😉

[@helenajones7438]

Doesn’t matter when you found ‘em

[@Garyj1784]

No one cares when you Discovered them. We're all just glad you did. Welcome aboard. This bus only goes one way...

[@rufusmaximus5784]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r37TnaKDebGMZ7c

[@17Lombac]

This song has brought me amazing peace and happiness and I know it will for years to come ❤ blessings to all

[@1viridis]

This is what joy sounds like.

[@robertlindseyjr.5898]

RIP Mr Hunter, I do love your music and always will

[@sunshinenblues]

o.k. since you DIDN'T ask, this is my story...i met the band while they were in my college gymnasium in 1969! before a minute had passed i was smokin' reefer with Bobby Weir. Yeah, i got high that day! then, he told me i should go to their next concerts in Porchester NY at the Capitol Theatre. i did. i danced on stage all night long. i slept in his bed later on, and it was the finest two days of my life that weekend ! Then their chauffeur drove me back to school - alone in the GD limo, & another adventure awaited me in NYC. and so on..love this band for real

[@stangnet83]

Sweet

[@timdegraff5483]

I remember tripping balls listening to this and it stuck in my head. Far out!

[@cosmicslopass]

Jerry 72 is so smooth , his voice sounds so gentle and his guitar is effortless. Keith's piano is perfect and still fresh , Phil is holding it together . All members are a real unit in 72 , the vocals are perfect together .

[@jacksprat1124]

'72, IMO, was the peak. Still had the "high," improved technique and energy creating "Magic" and it wasn't just the "Jerry Worship Show." Maybe THE peak was the Veneta show that year. Maybe before when there was less separation between the "band" and the "audience." In any case, glad they recorded just about every note from those early days that still are a turn on.

[@cosmicslopass]

@@jacksprat1124 72 is dead most pure form you ask me . But the music of 74 , it's so heavy, Jerry has become a master of his instrument as well as bill k , shit Phil too . The musicality of 74 is unreal but the general vibe of 72 is the dead at it's prime I agree .

[@brianhall5530]

I first heard about Grateful Dead when I was 14 years old. I was in a hippie mountain town in Colorado, at a gift shop. I saw a t shirt with Jerry Garcia on it and it looked cool, so I asked who it was, and the lady at the cash register told me it was the singer to Grateful Dead. I went home that night and discovered their beautiful music. My life changed forever that day. I'm very grateful that destiny has led me to that moment so I could discover The Grateful Dead. Thank you universe

[@brianhall5530]

Hell yeah man that's a cool ass story

[@brianhall5530]

Thank you kind sir hahhaha

[@carlawestlund4429]

Grew up in the city any one out there go to James Lick then on to ...saw all the locals for free yaa then at The Fillmore ..

[@hardcorehenry1727]

Great story

[@johnbarlowholistichealer74]

It took a lot of self-reflection, hard times, and psychs to truly appreciate the words and aesthetic's of there sound. I was a dead head before I was born I just slept in 😆

[@Monyornothin]

I listen to this every day.... Play it at my funeral ... Please ❤

[@johnclayton1843]

The Grateful Dead is absolutely the best phenomenon to happen to music - EVER. Pure magic. I thought I knew what good music was from other bands, then heard the Dead and how they brought it to a whole other dimension and level!! We miss you JERRY!!!

[@johnmasonivquakerhippie9534]

more than 46 years later, this still resonates! Let's do our part to bring peace into our world through the healing power of music!

[@alh7782]

Simply the best. Keith's piano is heavenly, Weir's rhythm stupendous, and those harmonies can't be beat. And Jerry ties it all up neatly with Bill and Phil bringing it all to a beautiful finish. Thanks guys!!!

[@jasonlambert5552]

Keith really is freakin' amazing.

[@dwightkobatake6840]

This brings me back to hitchhiking around Carson City and Tahoe back in the 90’s…. Good times

[@future_me_6067]

Fuck Yeah. Great area.

[@postshanna]

i think i'm into the grateful dead now

[@ironman1290]

Get into it, as much as, you can. ...It’ll change your life for the better. 😁

[@alden5554]

check out "help on the way :slipknot: Franklin tower ".... high energy funky goodness

[@joecharles7081]

@@ironman1290 you ain't lyin' dude!

[@paulbeck2816]

You were before you were born

[@_nx..kromer.6085]

.

[@Nokden144]

I didn't choose grateful Dead, they chose me. Their name on my screen everyday in documentry on social media and stuff finally had to search them up, now I think I'm born in wrong generation. So grateful for your music grateful dead

[@rufusmaximus5784]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r37TnaKDebGMZ7c this band is up and coming ! There is still hope!

[@georgemacdonell2341]

you should'a been there but better late than never

[@l.t.p933]

@@georgemacdonell2341 Sorry for not being born 50 years ago

[@mattcontrino8513]

Just bought this album today. Two hours of absolute bliss.

[@benringenberg6265]

Sweet. I have bought and lost this and American Beauty at least three times each, and am happy every time to spend money on my favorite band again.

[@afrank1351]

Great performance! Love the harmonies. Very clean and spirited versions of the songs...✌ 😸🌻🏍👩‍🔧🧑‍🔧

[@astrowarrior3064]

50 years ago today! Still sounding as fresh and funky as ever!! Unreal music

[@jski7355]

It's great that youngsters are discovering the true music of the Dead . Jerry Garcia's don't come this way that often .Garcia and his leads will never be duplicated.Such a talented musicians

[@garyselden5100]

I love Jerry's lead work, but Bob knows every chord ever made. I love the rhythm guitar.

[@gavinmckillop8006]

“Made”?

[@jimmullane3498]

A bit of Dickie and Duane on this one with two lead guitarists

[@absolutelypositively]

Bobby’s rhythm playing is top notch in the segue. Best rhythm guitarist ever up to this point on 9/21/21. Fall equinox.

[@moppydavycoonsmith3034]

@@gavinmckillop8006 May Gavin Be/Do Blessed To Know That The Heavenly InSpirited Spirit Power And Force Name, God, Made Everything.

[@garywebb8039]

From one Gary to another. I found tabs for China Cat some years ago and was surprised to find out the dedel de ta dedle det sparkly twinkly part is Bob, the raged rythum roller coaster behind it is mostly all jerry beating his low E string silly, (not Phil), hence things were not always what I thought they were. in an interview, Phil claimed "Once when Garcias sound wasn't working I was amazed at how well Bob could cover for him until they solved the problem. on the solos that was me whistling all the high notes, the audience didn't even notice !". ( although I take his remarks with a grain of salt). gary

[@arcarrjr]

Talent hits a mark others can't hit; genius hits a mark others can't see.

[@MattN-l1k]

My favorite Grateful Dead song. Amen

[@johnmitton8492]

This must be the 2456th time I have listened to this. Ah and it's still wakens my senses and puts a smile on my face. Nothing left to do but smile smile smile

[@johnmitton8492]

I might have you beat

[@nelsoneduardomiercavazos7439]

I can't express what does this song makes me feel, I love it. I wanna hear it again and again.

[@Alterbridge321]

Words can't fucking describe the feeling of listening to this song in the mountains. Channeling the great spirit of America through LSD inspired beauty and a segue into traditional folk ballads. Goddamn, goddamn!

[@ergovisavis]

I know the exact feeling you're describing. It's almost overwhelming, and few things in life resonate so deeply. But you're right that words can't describe it. It's something that has to experienced.

[@McBB-Ray]

Awesome!🍀

[@brianwelles944]

I love the energy emitted from mountains looking at the devine nature.of the painted desert

[@peterskove3476]

So glad to read comments from dead heads , especially younger folks getting into it. It’s been my family since 76 ,. I love you all. Thanks.

[@jeromep4898]

In the mid 1970's we used to go see The Dead every year at The Fox Theater in Atlanta Georgia......Three night gig in the most beautiful concert setting you could ever imagine. Damn I miss those days.

[@samuelthomas4705]

I'm 32 years old and I'm so grateful for the generation that made music like this. Real music. It would be an insult to compare music of today to this. I'm happy I spent time around people who turned me on to this and grew up listening. I would not like to be a rap child. Peace

[@robertfrosty7339]

Congrats, want a cookie?

[@jakobfolmar6604]

Lucky indeed. I'm 40 and my first taste in music was about 3 years old playing with dad's record player, he would of only been 21 at the time and had the dead, Floyd, zeppelin ect. Luckily it stuck and I fell in love.

[@papadukes6104]

I'm 69 it was a great time to grow up the music will never be duplicated you could go to a show for $5 and see amazing shows seen so many I can't even remember all of them it's good to see someone your age and appreciates the music

[@mattsean6164]

Best live version they’ve ever done of China, in my opinion! It has become a daily jam for me!

[@erichinds7900]

I'm 65 and I don't have a clue what happened to the music today. We as the baby boomers and Woodstock generation had the best music ever. Love the Grateful Dead

[@BGratefully]

We're the same age and I will always love the dead too. There is some good music out there but one has to dig pretty deep. We DID have the best music nothing touches it these days.

[@thereadone768]

Jerry was my mentor, friend and guide before I knew what his name was. Unspeakably grateful for the pleasure of your company Jerry, happy trails thanks for the lessons and your songs are in my heart forever, and I do miss you when your gone...until again I hear your song. Who are the grateful dead and why are they following me? The answer is the question.

[@shaylabrown3585]

the read one

[@SirLarsofLondon]

if there was ever a song made for listening in earphones, this is definitely one of them...

[@alphwinter3913]

Somewhere around 2:05 as the tune makes a change, Phil drops a triplet of phat bombs under the melody. Does it to me every time!

[@asonyaperryman510]

Made for driving too! ❤❤

[@joyeller1176]

yes the first and only version I've heard and I fuckn 💘 it

[@hammerfist3972]

My uncle recently passed away and he was a Deadhead and him and my mom got me into this song when I was a kid. This song reminds me of him. I love you Uncle Glynn

[@kevinblake7078]

I could never dance, until my first Dead concert.

[@andreasschandl5772]

A Master piece. Thank you, thank you sooooo much. I had had the pleasure to see Further like in 2011 in Vegas and it was the best day of my life. Aside from the days my kids got born. Greetings from Germany.....thank you for existing!!!!

[@PhukIT1865]

I think this was the best piano player the GD ever had. I ♥ you KG and RIP. this is great

[@sarahbennett8545]

Wow why ive not heard this group b4.....love the happy vibe!

[@88wulfgar72]

I was born the day this was played and it ended up being my favorite song and version of the song. It's flawless.

[@josiahquincy2744]

Happy b-day - i am as old as dirt. Cheers

[@billm.819]

@@josiahquincy2744 It wasn't cool to be a Deadhead in the 1970s -1990s except among a few people. I recall being laughed at because I went to a Dead show instead of the BeeGees.

[@davidbowman4259]

@@billm.819 Wow! You got the last laugh, sir. The Bee Gees? Oh my dog ... what the bleeping bleep ...

[@billm.819]

@@CoolCrescent186 I remember Grand Funk Railroad outselling the GD. We forget the dreadful bands of the time and only remember the geniuses. The Dead were genius. They still are.

[@kloanguy1]

My first time hearing this jam, You Tube selected it for me. Thumbs up, it's GOOD.

[@elliotwright1626]

I can't listen to this at work or I will stand up and walk out, and I have bills to pay.

[@donnastewart8280]

Qiut your job find something you love to do ☮️

[@georgewashington6225]

@@donnastewart8280 I love fucking, maybe I should be a pornstar.

[@stanleypratt3383]

@@georgewashington6225 Follow your dreams, George.

[@devinshaw4672]

Imagine Martha Washington undoing her garter belts

[@georgewashington6225]

@@devinshaw4672 hey now, simmer down horndog;)

[@kc-gl9wv]

My Dad likes when I play this and he’s working on cars. Thank you 🙏

[@jeffsilverman6104]

It's always a breath of fresh air to be here with so many friends and family. I've probably been close to some of you at shows over the years. I miss those days with a yearning that is almost painful, and yet magical and hopeful at the same time. It's the bittersweet memories of a youth well spent. I come here often. Love to you all.

[@Valhallen002]

Favorite performance of China Cat Sunflower, thank you.

[@tomrider1883]

As I get older this music holds more value than gold...

[@timhennessey2996]

tom rider yes true music

[@gardensofthegods]

tom rider Golden bricks of Devotion

[@mikeopatik8705]

Just tuning in again after a couple decades. I pair my whiskey with some real sad songs these days. But, this is Happy Music! The songs of my youth.

[@petescott1707]

tom rider thank you for summarizing a thought I could not put into words. I know you Rider.

[@billsmith4356]

tom rider gold cant really live in ur heart

[@EricSTROBECK-d7l]

Maybe.., possibly,... The best transition of two incredible tunes together ,.. ever !

[@michaelmaira1515]

I agree. GD masterfully executed segway into Rider. Europe 72 is the best I have ever heard

[@vixieramsay7582]

The only band that can take a bunch of words from a hat and make it beautiful.

[@scottminton925]

China Cat was probably Hunter on some Owsley stuff but Rider is way old. I'm from Appalachia when I play like Rider, Deep Elem and StaggerLee they all know it in their 80s. A relative knew Deep Elem since the 30s. They loved their tradionals and played them well

[@michaelnoller3441]

From a fucking hat? Are you nuts? Please grow up, son.

[@thejamnasium6447]

you do realize that Robert Hunter was one of the most gifted WRITERS of the 21st century, right? and I said writers and not "songwriters" for a reason. the man's poetry transcends simple lyricism. have you ever even listened to the Grateful Dead?

[@jakobfolmar6604]

@@thejamnasium6447 it's amazing. One of the all time greats.

[@doublet630]

@@thejamnasium6447 Exactly. RH is right up there with the best lyricists of all time. JMHO

[@petarpants]

This song is constant harmonic joy, feel good beats and catchy as anything riffs. Glad i found grateful dead in one of the darkest times in modern history.

[@astrowarrior3064]

Having listened to the dead for about 6 years but finally became immersed in their music for the past 4 months non stop I’ve gotten more patient, kind, enduring and have worked harder. Their music inspires me to slow down and appreciate life more.

[@jerroldkazynski5480]

Anthem in the Sun, Aoxomoxoa and Working Man's Dead are a good start on CDs, having extended cuts. The miles I've traveled on those...

[@MaartenVrijman]

This song got me on the bus all those years ago. Still riding! (~);}

[@Yinzerdude]

KZbin placed an ad right in the middle where it transitioned into I know your Rider, fucking Blasphemy!

[@stanfordclay]

There are 3 songs that I have, can, and will listen to thounds of times: 'One More Saturday Night', 'Sugar Magnolia', and China Cat/I Know You Rider' all from the Europe '72 album. They are truly, as one gentleman put it, transcendental.

[@charleswest6372]

100%

[@IDontmeanit]

Ancestral memory trips is something I heard on a dead documentary lol astroryrhmic projections is a word I just created

[@Mike-c1e9g]

I can think of 10 more GD songs to add to that list, lol.

[@transcendentalacu]

This is timeless. I'M SO glad I got to see them and shake my bones in their presence to this song. It is as if all my life was a dream, except for this moment which was so real and authentic.

[@shaughtup7554]

This album saved my sanity, I was 14, at home and had done a hit of very strong windowpane, my parents started fighting and I thought my heart and mind were going to break...I snuck into the music room, put on the Koss headphones and this album my older sister had bought....and I went from hell to heaven, and have loved it ever since....this pairing in particular, it just MOTORS ON, and takes OFF!

[@keciajolley3813]

I just went from Bowie to the Dead and this is a great journey my friends.

[@robertbrown4112]

hahahahahahahaha

[@chickenflaver6191]

Try DyingFetus to grateful dead. Now thats a journey!

[@kristenmchugh2417]

Ziggy Stardust forever..

[@deannefocer9638]

still unwashed and somewhat slightly dazed, WOW

[@grate.dcheese9083]

wild one though

[@johnj7965]

Still pretty darn awesome. Probably my most favorite piece of the Dead. Never gets old.

[@kalebrobinson9988]

Got into the dead last summer and I am so glad I did! Used to listen to classic rock, folk, a lot of old good tunes but nothing hits me in the feels like the Dead does.

[@phriedokra6158]

Anen....wharf rat here..

[@kalebrobinson9988]

@@phriedokra6158 don't know what you mean man haha

[@chamicels]

@@kalebrobinson9988 😃

[@danielcartwright6545]

Cra-zy cat peekin' through a lace bandanna. Hitchhike through northern Ca. in the 80's and you meet that guy. Jerry, I Love you man, thanks for being a good enough friend to take the time, it was awesome. I remember every word and you were right.

[@JeremyGoldstein]

I've rocked out to this version for 30 + years. nice

[@johnd1249]

Nonstop? I must know your secret! Is it orange juice?

[@soxfantony773]

Just think.......Someone discovers this song for the very first time every single day. its a comforting feeling lol. The dead will never die!

[@Actiomedey]

@@soxfantony773 That's me today!

[@DaFreezeey]

This is my favorite China Cat Sunflower ever. So much emotion in Jerry's playing. Plus all the reverb makes this recording sound heavenly.

[@donavonmacallister3101]

Yes indeed.

[@TheRabbipinchas]

China Cat Sunflower, my favorite Dead song. I wish I could walk out my front door and once again be a teenager in SF in 1966 again. If you did not live in the 60s, you'll never completely understand. Much love to Deadheads, old and new. Keep playing the music.

[@danielmarone5757]

TheRabbipinchas I was born in 66 oh my God

[@kevinmccoy3653]

I had a dream last week that The Dead were back, Jerry was wailing, everyone was dancing, and I was happier than anytime in my life......... Then I woke up... SHIT!

[@andrewmantle7627]

Sometimes I agree with these sentiments, but not always. Truly you are always the issuer of what you feel. I have had regrets about not loving musical pieces as much as I used to, til I realized that sometimes I did. Leave them alone for awhile and let them grow again. Love is there for those who claim it.

[@sunshinenblues]

i'm gonna tell my story some time, it's outtasight!! YT is the best place for music of the past, because other than that i'll only have Pandora. so "ROCK ON!" People old and young. life is "but a dream"....

[@chancesamples3780]

I envy you

[@ScottMoss-b9w]

The way Phil's bass kicks in at 3:35 is just insane, and continues the next few minutes is something rarely ever achieved in musical history.. just WOW!!! It brings me to a higher spiritual plane for sure! 🌟✝️🌟 God bless you my brothers and sisters! 🌴✌️🎅☀️