The Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station Part 1

A cleaning song really, thats what this song is best for. And I love it ohh soo much.

[@PlanTonto]

Inspiration moved me brightly....I remember where I was the first time I listened to my first Dead song, I mean other than casey Jones...A friend have left his tape by "mistake" in my car and I listened to it driving and soon I sparked one up and the rest is history...I sold everything and hitchiked cross country to follow these cats...

[@BnibroC69]

Nothing really moves me quite like this song. Not sure if anyone else gets this feeling with some music, but a lot of times, especially with Dead songs, I get a sense of extreme familiarity even though I have never even heard the song before. When I first heard this, that feeling was so strong. Really beautiful.

[@Farmvalleygrl]

"A Cleaning Song"....you so pegged it! :)

[@CharredSoftware]

When I used to write articles for my blog, I'd listen to this song. One hell of an article. XD

[@eti2007]

This song helped me pass through tough times.

[@deedrh]

i love this song. it draws you into a story from someone wiser than me. his job is to shed light, not to master

[@pzkphw]

Bought this album in a college cutout bin and decades later it is still my favorite Dead song.

[@brooksfarris2778]

Me too! So many good things from the cutout bin!

[@spudsapoppin]

The Grateful Dead proving that they are masters of the Prog Rock genre with this tune. Pure genius.

[@CharredSoftware]

Here besides him stands a man, a soldier from the looks of him, who came through many fights, but lost in love (:

[@MrSublim3]

purely and beautifully crafted happiness. i love it.

[@goldenoldiesPete]

Excellent song, glad I finally heard it. Also saved it to a playlist.

[@TadRapidly]

if anyone doubts Weir's aptitude at rhythm guitar just give this a listen. Bob is one of the best rhythm guitarists EVER!

[@Grunkaa1]

I came across this song quite by chance on the cable music channels in the 8th grade and became a huge dead head. This song brings back great nostalgic memories of childhood and adolescents.

[@Shambalaism]

This is my favorite Grateful Dead song. Love it.

[@pinkstarburst95]

Thank you sir for making my day.

[@savinsavin8387]

My first collections of grateful dead was given by my uncle skeleton from closet when I was in school class 8 from that moment I became great fan of them...Now I am quite old but still I listen their songs Garcia was one of the best guitarist and Grateful dead music will live for ever till I take my last breath....Love You guys for driving me towards real music...

[@darrengandy6674]

Thanks sabin~I feel the same, Jerry rings tones of truth in my soul

[@BGCee]

I just cleaned my bathroom and kitchen - listening to my entire Terrapin Station CD after not hearing it in some time. Then I come to KZbin to listen to Terrapin again, and find they're calling it a great cleaning song...what a kosmic koincidence!

[@bandpitdeviant]

Ha ha I actually looked up this song specifically to clean to; that's awesome.

[@o0LanternLight0o]

haha yeah i feel ya. ive heard some other greatful dead stuff by now, but non of it comes close to this. gosh man the opening guitar riff in this song is sweet, one of the best i ever heard, just love the melodies, i wish too that they had more material like this.

[@pgsleep]

this has become one of the songs i listen to every christmas...

[@MrZippyzipzip]

The BEST Grateful Dead song.....EVER! The lyrical story is amazing.

[@TheElectromagnet]

One of my favorite guitar solos

[@talkingducksrgreat]

my gran used to listen to me sing it, and instead of terrapin, she'd say 'terrible', hehe, to this day its still quite a funny memory as we were driving to the pocanos

[@WyattKaldenberg]

One of my favorite dead tunes.

[@seafood360]

awesome. god i love this

[@timgainnes5534]

Grateful for this song

[@triedpklove]

as a child i loved the story here still do, they create quite a visual

[@TheAmonamarthfan]

I would put this song in my all time top 10 of any band! I always feel like sitting in the forest and playing this song on my Sennheiser HD 595's!

[@jumpers3]

I can hear Jerry in my mind saying "I do mushrooms now and again to clean out the pipes"or something to that effect.I've had heaven and hell at a dead show.This is one of my top 3 dead songs

[@Dylanoakhill]

Cuts off at the best part! This song rules so damn much, best song by the best band. Always!

[@nbass88]

A TRUE STORY TELLING SONG--LONG LIVE THE DEAD

[@HONORB0nd]

love this song.

[@myirishlife]

"his job is to shed light and not to master..." GD Wit and Wisdom no. 1. If only it was practised more...

[@fowlerham]

STILL LOVING IT!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tixximmi]

The first time I saw them, they were still the Warlocks. The last time I saw them was their last California Concert. Took 45 minutes to find parking. Looked at the street sign and it said, Garcia Street. Driving home that night we got 2 flat tires. We pulled over at the side of the highway and there was a sign that said, Adopt a Highway - Greatful Dead Fans. What's that about a long journey it's been.

[@brendantalbot-2000]

Love it

[@ialaudon]

Inherited dead head from my parents, and it lives on

[@raymondcausey2358]

Favorite

[@rescrel]

i was born to this song. you can't really beat that... hah

[@DDechoes87]

my "laying in bed for 3 hours song" is really 3 songs in a row that i heard on my first trip... Alice D. millionare>Playing in the Band>Hidden Beach by Mickey Hart... which is really only some twenty minutes but man did I have a good time... anywho.... terrapin station... you just can't get any better than this...

[@ianscotthenderson]

Not even a GD fan but one of the best songs from the time - i have to listen to it every few months

[@ls1959]

I'm not that big a Dead fan but I just loved this song and played it to death back in the day. Great song.

[@Ferguccio]

jazz-blues? traditional folk styles? Oh yea...progressive acid folk blues Jazz? Something like that....I so love this!

[@scottfrasier156]

my 2nd Dead album back in the day..

[@RyanTaylor0201]

Saw this song live by Furthur last April I'm Georgia ...mind=blown

[@rleeping]

Some Rise , Some Fall, Some Climb.......to get to Terrapin

[@spudsapoppin]

Okay. Maybe I jumped the gun with the masters of Prog Rock statement but all in all it's still a very very cool proggy type number. :-)

[@Thecalebguy]

I sat slouched gazing at my computer screen .... oh look its 1 in the morning ... 15 btw, there is hope

[@BrokenChair88]

It's fun!

[@Exoskeletorz]

This song dedicated to you Dad, I love you and miss you ~Sis

[@arkady714]

This is their best song.

[@1woodstockPeace]

@yoyoyo2488 awesome man:)

[@joshuajethro]

Fantastic song by a fantastic group :)

[@DickieTT]

Have you checked out "Unbroken Chain" yet. That''s the one that got me back in the early 80s.

[@djm4994]

im the 77,777 viewer!! lucky 7's R.I.P. Jerry and keep on truckin' Dead

[@o0LanternLight0o]

man, are there more amazing epic prog peices like this that greatful dead have made? after i heard this song i was so blown away, but im haveing trouble finding other greatful dead material that even comes close to this masterpeice. someone guide me, what should i look into next when approching my quest to become familiar with the greatful dead?

[@darrengandy6674]

Row, Jimmy , Eyes of this world China Cat/I Know You Rider Slipknot

[@travisjones3541]

Swift undertow

[@deadhead079]

@freethetech this is the studio album version.

[@meowsthi]

@onieau good one. =)

[@trapsolo]

if you have read stphens kings dark tower series then think about all the coincidences in between this song and the story. its kinda crazy

[@bobouzala]

I'm cleaning my brain!

[@ArmorOfChrist777]

Notice I commented "written", yes it was released in 77, but written a little earlier when they were obviously absorbing some of those influences, although I should have checked the years before making that comment. I like this better than any other Dead by far - I dig the symphonic stuff and the time they took to get a GOOD recording. I am also disappointed there isn't more output by them of this genre. Sucks that this is the first thing you've heard by them. Oh well, enjoy it for what it is.

[@trankleizor]

i'm 16 and im proudly suspended from school for 5 days for punching a kid in the face for saying lil wayne was better than this, R.I.P Jerry

[@Hanullist]

"Let My Inspiration Flow ... "

[@kooneya]

Sounds like closing of winterland

[@ArmorOfChrist777]

There isn't any other. It was written in the early 70s when prog was big: Yes, ELP. Genesis (Gabriel/Hackett era), etc. Go listen to Supper's Ready if you want more...

[@pseudodotcom]

GREETINGS FROM PSEUDO!

[@o0LanternLight0o]

actually, im pretty sure this came out in 77 when prog was starting to settle, not right in the heat of it in like 70-73. and trust me, i can play all of supper's ready in my head by heart. love yes too, though ive never got very familiar with ELP, i have heard some stuff. but that sucks, this was the first greatful dead song i had heard so i was under the impression that they were a prog band in general, oh well

[@racknricky]

wheres part 2,didn't sound familiar going into it

[@FunKills1969]

With all the talk of 'cleaning", let me say that Terrapin IS a cleansing song, as dictated by the Terrapin and the Harvest. Blessings to all of you on this Harvest moon, and Autumnal Equinox. Remember to LOVE One Another, unabashedly and unapologetically. Bring in, cast off, dance like a fool and create the change you need for this new year. If you get confused, you should know what to do by now. Shhhhhhhhh.

[@CharredSoftware]

Was this a concert? I can't find this exact version anywhere. Found one in Anaheim Stadium in 87, that sounds very similar, but it def. is not the same.

[@Hanullist]

09. August 1995 R.I.P Jerry Garcia

[@Cabinator]

My best friends

[@revrusty2000]

@Exoskeletorz also dedicated to my dad... peace be with both

[@peppertaterbaby]

cleaning a bowl? to the screen.

[@14thknight]

bong on

[@Tovapta]

@pinkstarburst95 Agreed, but I sure ain't gonna clean all the time either. to be honest i'm pretty sure i've been stoned more often than cleaned since I knew how great this song is

[@ThePinkfloyd51]

Totally a cleaning song.

[@johnnyflipp]

@AlouaisA Yeah man!!

[@GottMike1832]

Amazing! A masterpiece, no doubt. For the best live version of this amazing song, check out my video recorded September 3, 1977 @ Englishtown, NJ. If anyone has ever heard a better live version, let me know...!

[@AliIKarimi]

@tixximmi tell me more please ! i wanna hear your stories

[@BrokenChair88]

Oh deer...

[@pinkstarburst95]

@holysweater There are allot of Terripain Station's, but try "Dick's Picks volume 15" that might be the one you're thinking of.

[@mjmcc15]

Hah Hah. I:m a total Head, wouldn't want the Commaner in Chief to even try to understand this song. :)

[@pinkstarburst95]

If only we could get the president to listen to this song, we could clean up the world....

[@ZeRoFaLLeNsK8ErX]

@elainaisblack exactly lol i did this yesterday i put this song on repeat for probably a half hour and reclined back on my chair doing somthing on the internet (forget)

[@Orimornie]

actually, this isn't terrapin station, it's lady with a fan

[@pinkstarburst95]

@elainaisblack Agreed, but we can't do that all the time can we?

[@pinkstarburst95]

I'll get back to you on that.

[@TonyZapien]

also you are a block of ice that fell out of of the fridge.

[@hellomynameisplanb]

@skyroe2 come on man the grateful deads music was to make music happy dont leave negative comments all dead heads love one another

[@thetruth34o9]

blame the hallucinogens ;)

[@taoshummer]

@elainaisblack - but it's only 10 minutes long. You could get up and clean for the other 2:50

[@BopsStudios]

I am thinking Wier did most of this work

[@peaceloveandrockism]

@trankleizor dude you can't punch kids(*but pshhh...good job*) peace.♥and rock

[@deadfool33]

@ZeRoFaLLeNsK8ErX dude im doing that right now. I havent smoked in 2 months im blown.

[@mhodallas]

I try to explain to my Christian friends that the Dead inspired worship

[@royalnaz1]

is obama a really dead head? jerry garcia lives on. his guitar made magic

[@BrokenChair88]

This is actually part one.

[@jakepettibone8164]

I love hippy chicks💞💝💟

[@musicain5]

hahah =D