Lyrics: Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble Ancient footprints are everywhere Well you could almost think that you're seein' double On a cold dark night on the Spanish Stairs Got to hurry on back to my hotel room Where I've got me a date with Botticelli's niece She promised, she'd be right there with me When I paint my masterpiece Oh, the hours I've spent inside the Coliseum Dodging lions and wastin' time Those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em Well, it sure has been a long hard climb The train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese Someday, life will be sweet like a rhapsody When I paint my masterpiece So I left Rome and I landed in Brussels On a plane so bumpy that I almost cried Clergymen in uniform, yes and young girl pullin' muscles Well, it should have been a long hard ride Newspapermen eating candy Had to be held down by big police Someday, everything is gonna be different When I paint my masterpiece Someday, everything is gonna be different When I paint my masterpiece When I paint my masterpiece
The line with Botticelli's niece is often replaced with pretty little girl from Greece. Who made that change, Dylan or other artists performing this song. Always wondered.
i know, time flies man, now i understand what someone once told me to enjoy life and take everything in because, it's so hard to get old. life is very short on the grand scale, and we only get so many good years. the first 25 to 30 years are figuring out who you are as a person and trying to have fun. after that, if you're lucky, you get about another 20 to 30 good years and trying to correct the mistakes you made in the past. then you can still enjoy life but at the end of those 30 odd years things go downhill from there, and the time is moving so fast that one day you wake up and realize your life could be over soon, and that you're becoming an adult child. for some reason i have always felt that we are not from this planet and that we should be able to live longer.
thejovihead Grab life by the short n curlies n run with it, you NEVER KNOW WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS!! Every thing can disappear in blink of an Eye, I know. I hope you find what you are looking for, or destiny fills your Dreams for you, remember you can't go back so make today the very Best you can!!! Peace Love n Happiness to you next yours!!!! ♥
Holy mother of hay zeus!!!!! I was there!!!!!!!!!!!! To see this deja voodoo is ___________ Insert your words here. I cant. Tears of joy remebering memories
I saw John Kahn and Jerry shortly after Reckoning was release in Portland, OR. It was a small venue called The Neighbors of Woodcraft. What a treat. I am so blessed in many ways and shows having experienced.
God.....was so lucky as a youth.....get to have our kid punk scene....be able to jam at the Mab... and then slip across street every month or so ....to The Stone... to sit on the stage and listen to good ole Jerry and all measure of iconic history......... Dang......we had some lush years...America.....wish my kids had that kinda youth ....... HAHAA!!!!!! Cuz WE SURE DID!!!!!!!!
i met Jerry backstage the night before this show. He really liked me and offered to guide me on my guitar pilgrimage. We became very close and he shared his deepest thoughts with me. I asked him to play this song for me. Miss u very much my dear friend. RIP Jerry!
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you know I can't imagine one Dead song that's danceable but millions of Dead fans fans always find a way, no matter the best or tempo. I fricken love it.
Greatest and most danceable band EVER , " white Judith" and Tim Molina ! Nice intentions, hopefully a joke ? If not... Here's Just a few to help shake your bones, as you clearly aren't a Dead fan..Bertha, US Blues, Franklin's Tower, GDTRFB, Etc, etc etc!!!
This is actually pretty special. I really like how they were playing in the latter part of 1987. Sheer unbridled joy. This song hits a deep, deep chord with me. Perfect tune for Jerry and Bob: Sharing the pain and the joy in such an incredibly profound way.
@DocRich99 I thought this was the ZJane doorknocker night. was at this show. Am almost sure this is the night they called it Christmas benifit for Jane doorknocker
damn, life was so much better with Jerry in it. Sigh
Bob was perfect, Jerry was watching him smiling. This is amazing and it's sad. This is the best music ever and sad because its gone
Music never stops!
Bob and Jerry are a perfect masterpiece
Well said. You spoke for many!!
THANKS BOB...for everything you've done and will do
Still killing it in 2019, Bobby. Love you, man. Miss you, Jerry.
Hey, now from 2025 he’s still at it!
"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."-Jerry Garcia
heheh good quote praise God
And what did he "do"? Clownfish.
@@seanmurphy2302 used clean works.
made alot of people ??? fill it. Happy..ok
Yes. But it seems with time it was a good choice the battle for freedom goes on
Peace ✌ ☮
What an awesome Bob Dylan cover. One of the best I've ever heard.
Great song......one of my absolute favorites. With John Kahn on the bass it can't get much better than this.
John Kahn played with Tom Waits, as well. Jesus, that's good company
I love it when Jerry is in the background saying " forget it, it's not gonna happen"
WOW. That made me 20 years younger sooo nice
Heavenly music, we love you Jerry
Amen
Just love Jerry's backup vocals on Masterpiece
Bobby and Jerry go perfectly together during the Holiday season. Long Live the Dead.
Amen
IMO they were at their best during this time. RIP Jerry.
This must be the soundtrack in Heaven...
Amen Jesus, pass the pipe🙏
73:trips around the sun and this is still my favorite Grateful Dead song 💕
Lolo absolutely wonderful!! I love it when Jerry breaks in, it's hilarious😂
ME too...
posted 9 years ago and I'm just seeing this now? Damn this is good!
And I'm a month behind you HA HA!
💀🎸🎶🎵🧠
Bobby, Jerry and Mr. Kahn. Hello world. Just listen and enjoy my friends!!
I love this song. Especially bobby singing it
I can tell that this was some of their happiest times. Thank you so much for sharing!
Lyrics:
Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble
Ancient footprints are everywhere
Well you could almost think that you're seein' double
On a cold dark night on the Spanish Stairs
Got to hurry on back to my hotel room
Where I've got me a date with Botticelli's niece
She promised, she'd be right there with me
When I paint my masterpiece
Oh, the hours I've spent inside the Coliseum
Dodging lions and wastin' time
Those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see 'em
Well, it sure has been a long hard climb
The train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory
When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese
Someday, life will be sweet like a rhapsody
When I paint my masterpiece
So I left Rome and I landed in Brussels
On a plane so bumpy that I almost cried
Clergymen in uniform, yes and young girl pullin' muscles
Well, it should have been a long hard ride
Newspapermen eating candy
Had to be held down by big police
Someday, everything is gonna be different
When I paint my masterpiece
Someday, everything is gonna be different
When I paint my masterpiece
When I paint my masterpiece
The line with Botticelli's niece is often replaced with pretty little girl from Greece. Who made that change, Dylan or other artists performing this song. Always wondered.
Has it really been thirty years? Man, I feel old some days.
i know, time flies man, now i understand what someone once told me to enjoy life and take everything in because, it's so hard to get old. life is very short on the grand scale, and we only get so many good years. the first 25 to 30 years are figuring out who you are as a person and trying to have fun. after that, if you're lucky, you get about another 20 to 30 good years and trying to correct the mistakes you made in the past. then you can still enjoy life but at the end of those 30 odd years things go downhill from there, and the time is moving so fast that one day you wake up and realize your life could be over soon, and that you're becoming an adult child. for some reason i have always felt that we are not from this planet and that we should be able to live longer.
@@gratefulaya192 well said my friend !!!✌ Hope you found what you were looking for!!
@@gratefulaya192 I'm 27 at this fleeting moment. Thank you for your words. They help me keep things in perspective.
thejovihead Grab life by the short n curlies n run with it, you NEVER KNOW WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS!! Every thing can disappear in blink of an Eye, I know. I hope you find what you are looking for, or destiny fills your Dreams for you, remember you can't go back so make today the very Best you can!!! Peace Love n Happiness to you next yours!!!! ♥
Gotta' love John kahn.
Such good vibes in proper form !!!
Beautiful simply beautiful! !!
Amen
Holy mother of hay zeus!!!!!
I was there!!!!!!!!!!!!
To see this deja voodoo is ___________
Insert your words here. I cant. Tears of joy remebering memories
What a treasure, thanks for the upload my friend 🙏⚡⚘
Timeless , Thank God I have gotten to hear all this GREAT MUSIC
dylan again
Amen
Beautiful ❤⚘⚘⚘
I remember Bobby that young and Herry doing Jutland harmonies. Wow. Awesome
I was there...... thank you boys ✌️
Amazing triads you beautiful minstrals
I saw John Kahn and Jerry shortly after Reckoning was release in Portland, OR. It was a small venue called The Neighbors of Woodcraft. What a treat. I am so blessed in many ways and shows having experienced.
Yup.. right place, right time.. Universe certainly has a way of doing some awesome things 😃
me too....that was one cool show!!
Jerry once again doing a bobby masterpiece.... awesome!!
actually its an excellent cover of a Bob Dylan tune
This song 🎵 is so special 💗 💖 💕
Damnit. I tuned my radio to that station and nothing happened. Im Gonna try my victrola.
This is brilliant by ther way, thank you!
Just beautiful
They had so much fun together.
God.....was so lucky as a youth.....get to have our kid punk scene....be able to jam at the Mab...
and then slip across street every month or so ....to The Stone...
to sit on the stage and listen to good ole Jerry and all measure of iconic history.........
Dang......we had some lush years...America.....wish my kids had that kinda youth .......
HAHAA!!!!!! Cuz WE SURE DID!!!!!!!!
Those three guitars together sound like angels harps!
Matt kibbe Daniels manbotboy the winner of my heart has painted his masterpiece of the truth . Right on ! I'm so blessed to have found him
0nce again . . . Was a blessing to be here this night .
Wow! Glad I stumbled on these. Thanks for posting!
i met Jerry backstage the night before this show. He really liked me and offered to guide me on my guitar pilgrimage. We became very close and he shared his deepest thoughts with me. I asked him to play this song for me. Miss u very much my dear friend. RIP Jerry!
Thank you for sharing San Rafael Marin County San Francisco California Rastafari Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert cactus hot sun rocks lizards bake like a snake even tortoise seek shade Botticelli's niece I shall be released Rastafari
Hey , I was on a hilltop in Tahoe in '87 & followed a pack of wild geese~~~~~~~~~~
Saw Bob weir last night, Tribune to Robbie Robertson
This is CRAZY GREAT!!!! Thanks for posting
So good!
you know I can't imagine one Dead song that's danceable but millions of Dead fans fans always find a way, no matter the best or tempo. I fricken love it.
beat not best lol
It's a bob Dylan and the band. It's a joke the danceable comment I hope!!!
said the whitest guy ever
Yeah but the spectrum of stereotypical white ppl comments, is real lol
Greatest and most danceable band EVER , " white Judith" and Tim Molina ! Nice intentions, hopefully a joke ? If not...
Here's Just a few to help shake your bones, as you clearly aren't a Dead fan..Bertha, US Blues, Franklin's Tower, GDTRFB, Etc, etc etc!!!
I miss Jerry
Jerry Garcia for President….
No kidding !!!
JERRY JERRY JERRY!!
💀👍
Deranged hippies love heroin addicts to lead the worlds remaining superpower. Sad jerkoffs.
now that's a masterpiece! Incredible.
Amen
How great this is
it makes me smile
im so stoked when i see things like this
No Words
This is actually pretty special. I really like how they were playing in the latter part of 1987. Sheer unbridled joy.
This song hits a deep, deep chord with me. Perfect tune for Jerry and Bob: Sharing the pain and the joy in such an incredibly profound way.
I understand - he lives on through us......
we miss u Jerry
thanks for posting, dank!
Jerry for PRESIDENT!
2021, thanks Bob and Jerry.⚡🍄☮
@moonshinedawg : Here, here ! I'd vote for that too !!
From Patti Cornell always has to make sure the kids have fun sending them home it makes me happy
this is awesome. so solid
FRENCHIE!!!!!! I LOOOVVEE IT!!!! N YOU!! Thanks for all your hard work.
Can u imagine if JERRY GARCIA had been president? AMEN...
The CO if Civil Air Patrol had a contracting biz installing floors. He taught me about the FLOORS IF BAGDAD.
Hi Bobby love you so much from Patti Cornell
Jerry claimed he never voted. Today I think he may have done things differently. R.I.P. Jerry.
as if there is more of a reason to now… get real .
Bob Weir a damn good singer and musician and Jerrys little brother😅😅😅
Thank you.
Lovely
Thanks LOLO absolutely epic~~~~~~~~~~~~
holy shit. i was born the next day!
Thanks bob...
day before i was born!!!!
Jerry for president!
As that guy starts in with his political spiel, Jerry loudly picks the strings. We're here for music
That guy….imagine a deadhead calling Bill Graham “that guy” please learn your history
Dear Lord! That’s all I have to say.
They good. How do they remember all of the words to these songs.
it's the band "when i paint my masterpiece"
Only the best excellent tune. Jam on.
They don't even introduce John Kahn..
John is a Masterpiece.....
Yeah huh. He’s “some of their good friends.” Holy smokes that emcee is ridiculous.
worst intro they ever heard, no doubt :D
@@BuddyColePrayer Who is the emcee?
Voice is so familiar.
Peace, equality and stop the spread of everything worse to mankind. 🥀
Wow Jerry for prez
What a jem ty 4 the +
Jerry kills the back up vocals every time in masterpiece
where is the rest of this show?
Awesome
Jerry for president
@DocRich99 I thought this was the ZJane doorknocker night. was at this show. Am almost sure this is the night they called it Christmas benifit for Jane doorknocker
yeah boys bravo jerry
And Nobel prize winning Bob Dylan.
awesome Kennedy Center honors . President Biden knows Art . The Dead get honored , NOT FADE AWAY
@DocRich99 : youuuu bet ! The 'ol Mule !!!!!!!!
Wow
Bob Dylan song well owned!!
WOW
John Kahn on bass?
love this! and the speech in the beginning ! says it all! jerry for president still!
THIS IS ONE SONG!?!?!?
Bob Legacy