"From its debut earlier in 1989, Standing On The Moon was greeted as a wonderful addition to the Grateful Dead's repertoire. Wonderfully vivid Hunter lyrics with a late-era classic Jerry ballad made for a beautiful moment whenever it was played, and this version from the second set of the final performance at JFK Stadium is spectacular." - David Lemieux
Anyone who has ever lived in San Francisco I think understands that particular feeling of back porches and the city in July. it's just a perfectly unique San Francisco experience
What made them so great is that no one else captured the human experience as well as they did. Sad songs are one thing, but there is something absolutely real & haunting about this performance and so many others. It's like, you can feel the narrator in your soul and fear becoming them.
You are so right. It was played in Philadelphia June 15 2023. Bobby did a great job doing it justice . Having heard it live in Philly in 1989 brings back a flood of memories!!!!
The first time I heard this song I was 10th row at my first ever concert when I was 14…I can still see Jerry singing on the stage at the palace if I close my eyes…such good memories, makes me sad because those are days gone, a time period that today seems myth
This is one of the most underrated shows ever. This show is so so so so good. The sound is perfect. And every song sounds perfect and rocking. It’s a highlight in a year full of them. The official release of this show is one of the best sounding ever. It and Terrapin Station (3/15/90). Morning dew from this night and so many other songs are incredible. Stagger Lee. Listen to it loud on some good speakers! Hopefully one is a good subwoofer!! Phil is on fire. And Jerry at peak performance.
I'm not sure it's underrated. I think it's considered to be one of the legendary shows of the late 80s - early 90s. However, I'm going to say that Buffalo 7/4/1989 was even better. I was about 15 feet away from the stage on Jerry's side for both of those. The Buffalo Terrapin was out of this world, by the way.
Standing on the moon I got no cobweb on my shoe Standing on the moon I'm feeling so alone and blue I see the gulf of Mexico As tiny as a tear The coast of California Must be somewhere over here, over here Standing on the moon I see the battle rage below Standing on the moon I see the soldiers come and go There's a metal flag beside me Someone planted long ago Old glory standing stiffly Crimson, white and indigo, indigo I see all of southeast Asia I can see El Salvador I hear the cries of children And the other songs of war It's like a mighty melody That rings down from the sky Standing here upon the moon I watch it all roll by, all roll by Standing on the moon With nothing else to do A lovely view of heaven But I'd rather be with you Standing on the moon I see a shadow on the sun Standing on the moon The stars go fading one by one I hear a cry of victory And another of defeat A scrap of age old lullaby Down some forgotten street Standing on the moon Where talk is cheap and vision true Standing on the moon But I would rather be with you Somewhere in San Francisco On a back porch in July Just looking up to heaven At this crescent in the sky Standing on the moon With nothing left to do A lovely view of heaven But I'd rather be with you, be with you!! 🌎 🌹 🌙
My first exposure to this song wasn't from the Grateful Dead, or from a cover version. I was watching an NBA broadcast, and one of my favorite humans, Bill Walton, quoted from verse 4. Rest easy on that back porch, Bill. You will be missed!
Only a very few songs will bring a tear to my eye. A sublime Garcia ballad hits my heart like no other. I could name a few others but I’d be typing for a half hour. RIP spud. ❤✌🏼🇺🇸💀✌🏼
JettaVR6poweR - I was 21 years old, I started seeing the Dead when I was 17...😊 seeing this pop up this morning was just what I needed....❤️❤️ Jerry’s gone....but the music will always live on...✌️✌️
Such a beautiful ballad ,Makes me think of MY amazing wife of 25 years ,and how I’d rather be nowhere else but with her watching all “this” go round ....Thank you again Jerry ,and thanks for taking the time to post this !!
Thank the Gods I was at this show!after a reckless night with help from the nitrous mafia, i survived a chin plant in the lot. After a few stitches I licked my wounds and had the best show ever with my best bud that passed a year later. Rip Jerome Grant Mcm.
Please please please please PLEASE release the Easy to Love You from 7/6/90...seeing Brent in action brings me to tears I need a miracle Forever Grateful > Forever Dead
Man… I get sad sometimes listening to a time gone bye… but then I think how blessed I was to have witnessed it live and think of all the people today - that would benefit from this lost style of music - that will never have a chance to do the same. Ugh I miss those days gone….
It was weird for my brother, the rats in the parking lot took advantage of a young soul flying on L and ripped us off Huge... i was in the show and had no ideabut i caught up with those rats at Deer Creek and ruined them in front of All, karma. Great to see you Jimmy:)
@@MrStuVW yes!, the rip off little rats, one tried to rip me off, he locked himself in a port-a potty, I told him to just give me back my money, but he said no, so I tipped the port-a-potty over, it was well worth it to see him with $hit all over him, a bunch of heads patted me on the back when I told them what he did, cheers.
I love the studio version so much that I didn't even want to listen to it live, and then I listen to this. The flow Jerry Relaxed into at the end of the song, was something!🇨🇦👊🏻👨🏻🏭💥💖🙏🌹
The placement or removal of lyrics really doesn't matter. This was still my jam. Sometimes we all need a slow down. Be with you! I'd rather be with you! That's what matters, right?
One of my favourites... so much soul... thank you - every show I managed to attend, a memory cherished - so lucky so many recordings / video's to preserve the true deeper spirit of humanity in all it's flawed beauty.
Definitely one of the most beautiful versions, I was lucky to see them play this and Stella Blue, my two Dead favorites in Frankfurt, 1990, my first (and last) Dead concert. Great show!!!
Had to come here and tell you John, This is the 3rd song that played on my very old playlist. This song makes me think of you and our road-trip. Young and in love, the world uncertain but our future endless and certain. I’ll always love you. I miss you dearly, You’re the part of me that I hold when things feel like their too tough. Hope you are happy and receiving the love you deserve.
I think it was summer tour ‘93 that they were calling the ‘Standing On The Moon’ tour… I vividly recall standing in front of the stage at highgate airport Vermont bawling my eyes out while Jerry was singing “somewhere in San Francisco…”
I’ve loved the dead for over 20 years but only really listened to about 15 songs. I literally just found this yesterday and I can’t stop listening to it. Any other hauntingly good ones I may have missed? Thanks everyone!!!!
I’m going to comment on this and send a ripple out. Hopefully the universe will vibrate and someone with a beautiful answer will comment. Thank you in advance! 😘
you just have to understand why they have such a massive following after seeing them live. Sadly I never got to see Jerry himself. but Bob is so kick-ass that dude read my mind or something. i just thought oh man could you play this next?and they did. coincidence or not I was thrilled.
Jerry, I love and miss you. That being said, this sounds much better on RUclips at 1.25 speed. (For the haters, I was at Landover for the Ripple breakout)
Listening to this on the night of a rare blue moon but sadly I can’t see it in Maryland because of clouds, so this is the substitute - and what a wonderful substitute it is.
Being from the area of Maryland you may be referring to, I understand. I grew up near the North Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, always beautiful under a clear sky.
The build up is mind blowing. Then when he paints the picture of what I imagine being on a little blue porch in beautiful weather, in love. Bottle of beer. Talking about all you’ve ever seen and done and where you could exist. Huge. And then, it happens. I’d rather be with you. Chilling. I could die right at the moment of that lyric and be fine.
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"From its debut earlier in 1989, Standing On The Moon was greeted as a wonderful addition to the Grateful Dead's repertoire. Wonderfully vivid Hunter lyrics with a late-era classic Jerry ballad made for a beautiful moment whenever it was played, and this version from the second set of the final performance at JFK Stadium is spectacular." - David Lemieux
Grateful Dead When is the next Shakedown Stream ?
Love this song. Forever grateful to Hunter and Garcia for bringing this to life!
Thanks for everything Dave! So, um, yeah-when can we get the video of the Radio City “To Lay Me Down” back up?
Thank you Dave, for sharing this with us 4ever Deadhead humans and non alike! An incredible rendition of Jerry playing a lullaby for us from the moon!
Well said !!!😢
My 3.5 old son requested this so here we are.
Your a helluva dad..
Awesome ❤
you know you're a deadhead when you watch 5 different versions of the same song in a row... like i just did haha
You know you're a deadhead when someone requests the Grateful Dead at Winterland and you say "which one"
Lol much love fellow 💀♥️
Yup yup. Which was the Best?
@@alicelovell3905 maybe this one... maybe all of them. There were a couple of nice ones in '95 i think
That's what I'm doing right now 🤠🤣
And cry a little with each one..
I miss my dad
Me too buddy, me too. This song makes me think of him
Me too. Much love2you. Hugs.
Me too!!! I understand. List my Dad in June of 2022.
Me too!!!
Me too, me 2✌️❤️🇺🇸
The Grateful Dead greatest band that ever was. I love The Dead with all my being. They are so beautiful.
Song hits hard when you have someone in your life you'd rather be with than any other thing. 🥰
Music from the heart that makes you think
It's that line "Somewhere in SF, on a back porch..." that get's me everytime. Thanks Jerry. 🥲
Omg dude. Every time. Just ugh, stake through the soul in the best way.
@@sarahmurtland987 ☺️❤️
thats why i put this on
Anyone who has ever lived in San Francisco I think understands that particular feeling of back porches and the city in July. it's just a perfectly unique San Francisco experience
That’s why I came here tonight, as I sit on my deck in MN and looked up and thought of this song
There is something so hauntingly beautiful about this song.
What made them so great is that no one else captured the human experience as well as they did. Sad songs are one thing, but there is something absolutely real & haunting about this performance and so many others. It's like, you can feel the narrator in your soul and fear becoming them.
@@jakelehman822
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There will never be another musical writing duo like Hunter/Garcia. Every time they put pen to paper the result was pure magic.
I venture to say that something so hauntingly beautiful is the messenger is one who can touch your heart. Rejoice.
You are so right. It was played in Philadelphia June 15 2023. Bobby did a great job doing it justice . Having heard it live in Philly in 1989 brings back a flood of memories!!!!
@@PhilWebb-oe1pz
I was there. It was beautiful. Felt lucky they choose Philly to play it. The entire set list blew me away.
most of us were on this planet at the same time as Jerry - what a thrill.
and when Brent, Phil, and Billy were in the band
The first time I heard this song I was 10th row at my first ever concert when I was 14…I can still see Jerry singing on the stage at the palace if I close my eyes…such good memories, makes me sad because those are days gone, a time period that today seems myth
I was 14 too, and we were so lucky to have those experiences. They last lifetime
This is the song I listened to on repeat the day Jerry died. I love this song and Jerry. And I miss them daily.
Very powerful song. Thank you Jerry for blessing us from the great beyond 🙌
This is one of the most underrated shows ever. This show is so so so so good. The sound is perfect. And every song sounds perfect and rocking. It’s a highlight in a year full of them. The official release of this show is one of the best sounding ever. It and Terrapin Station (3/15/90). Morning dew from this night and so many other songs are incredible. Stagger Lee. Listen to it loud on some good speakers! Hopefully one is a good subwoofer!! Phil is on fire. And Jerry at peak performance.
I'm not sure it's underrated. I think it's considered to be one of the legendary shows of the late 80s - early 90s. However, I'm going to say that Buffalo 7/4/1989 was even better. I was about 15 feet away from the stage on Jerry's side for both of those. The Buffalo Terrapin was out of this world, by the way.
I sing this one to my kids at night. They love it. One of my favorites.
That’s a satisfying memory for your children.
Standing on the moon
I got no cobweb on my shoe
Standing on the moon
I'm feeling so alone and blue
I see the gulf of Mexico
As tiny as a tear
The coast of California
Must be somewhere over here, over here
Standing on the moon
I see the battle rage below
Standing on the moon
I see the soldiers come and go
There's a metal flag beside me
Someone planted long ago
Old glory standing stiffly
Crimson, white and indigo, indigo
I see all of southeast Asia
I can see El Salvador
I hear the cries of children
And the other songs of war
It's like a mighty melody
That rings down from the sky
Standing here upon the moon
I watch it all roll by, all roll by
Standing on the moon
With nothing else to do
A lovely view of heaven
But I'd rather be with you
Standing on the moon
I see a shadow on the sun
Standing on the moon
The stars go fading one by one
I hear a cry of victory
And another of defeat
A scrap of age old lullaby
Down some forgotten street
Standing on the moon
Where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon
But I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky
Standing on the moon
With nothing left to do
A lovely view of heaven
But I'd rather be with you, be with you!! 🌎 🌹 🌙
😥, see post.
tnx=תודה
❤️
Muchas Gracias por las letras.
Always makes me cry. Miss you my sweet Jerry. NFA all. Sending love to each and every one of my fellow heads.
i love You.
@@MrStuVW I love you back bro! Keep it alive! Pass it on! Tell a deadhead that you love em today! NFA JAMFAM
NFA 💀🌹⚡
@@gotsmurb72 NFA BACK HUGS FAM
You’re beautiful and you are loved.
I can't even put into words how much I love this song it's simply the best.
This makes me think of my grandfather in heaven singing to my grandmother. I don't really believe in heaven but she does.
So lucky to have been alive at the same time as Jerry Garcia ❤️
Lesh's basslines under Jerry's solo are so beautiful, like Bach counterpoint
You got it
You have a good ear. 🙂
This made the final show at JFK stadium so memorable.
I love those sad ones too.
Deadhead here for many years .
I can’t do more than listen and watch 3 versions or so without losing composure .
My first exposure to this song wasn't from the Grateful Dead, or from a cover version. I was watching an NBA broadcast, and one of my favorite humans, Bill Walton, quoted from verse 4. Rest easy on that back porch, Bill. You will be missed!
Tear my heart out Jerry
Only a very few songs will bring a tear to my eye. A sublime Garcia ballad hits my heart like no other. I could name a few others but I’d be typing for a half hour. RIP spud. ❤✌🏼🇺🇸💀✌🏼
This song makes me cry.
29 years RIP
I miss you fat man
This song hits me in the heart. Have a son 25 who has autism. I would rather be with him than anything in the world. Thank you Jerry .
My wedding first dance! This entire live track....😂
Almost 10 years strong! 8.31.13
This song is something special, I don’t know how else to put it. Unbelievable lyrics, from one of the absolute best lyricists to ever walk this earth.
Listening on a beautiful fall day in ann arbor, Michigan October 1 2024. Hope all are well and at peace
Ahhhh....what AWESOME memories...! I was at this show...❤️❤️
That's amazing! Wish I had an opportunity to see Jerry. I was exactly 5 months old to the day when this show was in full swing.
JettaVR6poweR - I was 21 years old, I started seeing the Dead when I was 17...😊 seeing this pop up this morning was just what I needed....❤️❤️ Jerry’s gone....but the music will always live on...✌️✌️
Oh man, I’ll never forgive five year old me for telling my dad I didn’t want to go to the Dead concert he was trying to convince me I’d enjoy. 😭
I just went to a dead and co show at shoreline and they played this jam when the full moon was rising over the venue. Frickin magic
Except John Mayer was there.
@@afmartin2734 cry about it
@@afmartin2734 Johnny Salami has chops…appreciate amigo
I was here! Philadelphia Pa. rocked that night!
I was at the Philly show this year and it’s such a beautiful song
Such a beautiful ballad ,Makes me think of MY amazing wife of 25 years ,and how I’d rather be nowhere else but with her watching all “this” go round ....Thank you again Jerry ,and thanks for taking the time to post this !!
Ya know it brother. My thoughts always follow that same path...
I can never shake em to any other direction...
Afraid I never will
Amen Bros⚡⚡⚡
Thank the Gods I was at this show!after a reckless night with help from the nitrous mafia, i survived a chin plant in the lot. After a few stitches I licked my wounds and had the best show ever with my best bud that passed a year later. Rip Jerome Grant Mcm.
Miss you Jerry, thanx for all the smiles you gave to me and the millions, of your friends.😎🙏🙏
Muchas Gracias por compartir una de las canciones que más me gustan de la música rock y de una de mis bandas favoritas.
But I'd rather be with you.
Miss you Jerry! Miss you Gunnar! Miss you Woods! Miss you Brent! ❤
One of my favorite Grateful Dead numbers.
That bass playing!
No doubt my man. Phil is a god among mortals
How about Ship of Fools from Mars Hotel ??😊
definitely a favorite beautiful
Please please please please PLEASE release the Easy to Love You from 7/6/90...seeing Brent in action brings me to tears
I need a miracle
Forever Grateful > Forever Dead
Ay that's my birthday. would love to see this
Man… I get sad sometimes listening to a time gone bye… but then I think how blessed I was to have witnessed it live and think of all the people today - that would benefit from this lost style of music - that will never have a chance to do the same. Ugh I miss those days gone….
Thats what it’s all about my friend. Gone are the days….
But if you confused, listen to the music play!!! Fare thee well amigo….
The Moon was out that night...it was beautiful!
It was weird for my brother, the rats in the parking lot took advantage of a young soul flying on L and ripped us off Huge... i was in the show and had no ideabut i caught up with those rats at Deer Creek and ruined them in front of All, karma. Great to see you Jimmy:)
@@MrStuVW yes!, the rip off little rats, one tried to rip me off, he locked himself in a port-a potty, I told him to just give me back my money, but he said no, so I tipped the port-a-potty over, it was well worth it to see him with $hit all over him, a bunch of heads patted me on the back when I told them what he did, cheers.
Haha it was raining 🥵🥵🥵
Killer night
I love the studio version so much that I didn't even want to listen to it live, and then I listen to this. The flow Jerry Relaxed into at the end of the song, was something!🇨🇦👊🏻👨🏻🏭💥💖🙏🌹
The placement or removal of lyrics really doesn't matter. This was still my jam. Sometimes we all need a slow down. Be with you! I'd rather be with you! That's what matters, right?
Someday I'll be standing there too🤟🤠
This is the first song my husband ever played for me, and almost ten years of marriage and two kids later, it’s still “our song”…thank you! 💗💗
You’re so fortunate. If I ever met a man that got this song the way I do. I would just love so hard.
I don't think I've ever heard this song and not cried.
Old glory, standing swiftly!!!!
God bless the grateful dead.
Amen my brother ✊
Stiffly 😉
One of my favourites... so much soul... thank you - every show I managed to attend, a memory cherished - so lucky so many recordings / video's to preserve the true deeper spirit of humanity in all it's flawed beauty.
Definitely one of the most beautiful versions, I was lucky to see them play this and Stella Blue, my two Dead favorites in Frankfurt, 1990, my first (and last) Dead concert. Great show!!!
I’m not crying man…..your crying!
Brings back great memories I was at this show selling balloons life was so much better
Its a beautiful song if I do say so myself
Great show. The Blow Away is best ever. I remember that place literally rocking during that show.
Had to come here and tell you John,
This is the 3rd song that played on my very old playlist.
This song makes me think of you and our road-trip. Young and in love, the world uncertain but our future endless and certain.
I’ll always love you.
I miss you dearly,
You’re the part of me that I hold when things feel like their too tough.
Hope you are happy and receiving the love you deserve.
Wow what a great riff. He steals it!😊
I think it was summer tour ‘93 that they were calling the ‘Standing On The Moon’ tour… I vividly recall standing in front of the stage at highgate airport Vermont bawling my eyes out while Jerry was singing “somewhere in San Francisco…”
The tickled keys tweak the memories one by one like a beautiful view of heaven. To be there again, thanks for the share. Bend those strings Jerry!!
I’ve loved the dead for over 20 years but only really listened to about 15 songs. I literally just found this yesterday and I can’t stop listening to it. Any other hauntingly good ones I may have missed? Thanks everyone!!!!
I’m going to comment on this and send a ripple out. Hopefully the universe will vibrate and someone with a beautiful answer will comment. Thank you in advance! 😘
Stella Blue , Must Have Been The Roses, Days Between
How much tiime do you have?
@@jackson9282 Ship of Fools. To Lay Me Down. Black Muddy River.
Toss up between Ship of Fools or Roses for sure. There’s a Dead song for every time and mood.
I was at this show great show great song .....I miss those days and relive them over and over and this helps.
Just what I needed tonight ❤
What a beautiful fucking song I didn't appreciate til I am older.
I agree with you so true it is a fantastic song
Beautiful song and tearful solo. Man this song brings me to my knees
Id rather be with u!
I love seeing Bill lip sync those words, as he gazed at Jerry.
I feel every note in every molecule of my body! Good good stuff!!!!
Phils shines this one
Old Glory standing stiffly, crimson white and indigo 🇺🇸 💙
you just have to understand why they have such a massive following after seeing them live. Sadly I never got to see Jerry himself. but Bob is so kick-ass that dude read my mind or something. i just thought oh man could you play this next?and they did. coincidence or not I was thrilled.
If anyone ever asks...this is one of my very favorite songs. And this is my favorite GD year.
Thank you, Grateful Dead channel for keeping me going this year.
Shut up
Jerry’s guitar sound is simply a thing of beauty!
Thinking the same thing. His and Bob’s were so well complemented here. Bless
You know u r a head when you are cold and wet outside the stadium
Majestic
Thanks for sharing
A lovely view of heaven buy I'd rather be with you
Jerry, I love and miss you. That being said, this sounds much better on RUclips at 1.25 speed. (For the haters, I was at Landover for the Ripple breakout)
One of my favorite Brent shows
Hunter wrote the most awesome lyrics. My lyrics are something like "the fat cat sat on his hat and smashed a hiding bat." RIP.
Jerry would have wrote"fuck the moon ,no I'll fuck u"
Dan OSullivan that’s quite a bizarre assumption.
When the man pushes his glasses up, you know he means bussiness 🔥
Tears …. Happy happy tears 💦
Miss you Jerry 🙏💕✨⚜️
I'd rather be with you
This is great. The Dead showed perspective & compassion when political & spiritual institutions failed.
Magic,thanks, and still very relevant after al these years
My fav dead song! Jerry you are missed everyday!
To my beloved Hank ( Henry John R.; RIP. Our song, 😢 RIP.12/5/1956- 2/2/2013. ID RATHER BE W/ YOU 💔 💔 💔
I was here I was 17.
There was no better way to say goodbye to JFK stadium.....
Miss you mom, hope it’s a lovely view of heaven ❤
I'd rather you be here to Jerry🤟🤠
Listening to this on the night of a rare blue moon but sadly I can’t see it in Maryland because of clouds, so this is the substitute - and what a wonderful substitute it is.
Being from the area of Maryland you may be referring to, I understand. I grew up near the North Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, always beautiful under a clear sky.
My first show of more than 50+ ❤
Saw ( heard) Jerry, Wayne Gretzky and Larry Bird in my lifetime. I feel relatively blessed.
Love you Jerry 8-9-1995 RIP
The build up is mind blowing. Then when he paints the picture of what I imagine being on a little blue porch in beautiful weather, in love. Bottle of beer. Talking about all you’ve ever seen and done and where you could exist. Huge. And then, it happens. I’d rather be with you. Chilling. I could die right at the moment of that lyric and be fine.
Beautiful 🌈❤song
3/30/90 in Long Island was a classic.
They were so messed up, God love them were all messed up😢they lead a giant nation and I believe they were as lost as we were😢
I would like to make a comment about Brent he kept looking at Jerry like is this okay is this okay and this is one of my favorite songs
I love all of the Bay Area references in this song, loving it in Santa Cruz, CA.