Songs with a Dead connection discography

This is a discography of recordings that include songs that are tributes to the Grateful Dead or a member of the Dead or songs that include a mention of the Dead in their lyrics. Unlike the other discographies this section is organised by song rather than by album. For songs that have been included on compilations over the years only the original releases and important re-releases are included. There are three sections:

Songs in tribute to the Dead/member of the Dead | Songs that mention the Dead | Whatever the opposite of tribute is - these are they

If you come across a song that mentions the Dead that isn't on the list please let me know at Additions, corrections and comments are welcome

Songs in tribute to the Dead or a member of the Dead

17 G
New Age Blues, Colie Brice, 1996

Blue Eternity
Eternity Blue, Henry Kaiser, 1995

Deadhead
Nobody's Home, Dave Gow, 200?

Dead Heat
A Tribute To Jerry Garcia, Phil Salazar and Jonathan McEuen, 1999

Fare Thee Well
Abbey Normal, Mr. Pickle, 1996

Flat Brim Hats
Our Trip Is Short Vol. 3, Your Trip Is Short, 2019

Garcia Counterpoint
Day Of The Dead, Various Artists, 2016
Terrapin Station (Suite) 12" Single, Various Artists, 2016

Golden Days
Missing Man Formation, Vince Welnick, 1998
Across the Laguna, Various Artists (Vince Welnick), 2003

Grateful
Gung Ho, Patti Smith, 2000

Grateful
Everlasting Moment, The Ministry Of Inside Things, 2003

Jerome John
Terrapin, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1999

Jerry (Song information)
Ramu, Mickey Hart, 2017

Jerry In The Deep Blue Sea (Song information)
My Aloha!, Peter Rowan, 2017

Jerry's Farewell
The Sound, The Larry Keel Experience, 1999
Flatpicking 2001, Various Artists (Larry Keel), 2005

Jerry's Gone (1)
Woodstock Winter, Tom Pacheco, 1997

Jerry's Gone (2)
Chad, Chad, 1997
Pop Pie, Various Artists, 1997

Jerry's Jam
On The Road: August 8, 2004, Terra Alta, WV, String Cheese Incident, 2004

Live Dead Dance
Rabbit Hole Soul, Toni Brown, 2004

Long Live The Grateful Dead
Long Live The Grateful Dead, David Peel & The Lower East Side, 2002
Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw: The Apple & Orange Recordings, David Peel, 2005

Lysergic Celtic Raga (A Song For Jerry)
Oh Yeah! Live At The Tremont, The Blotter Boys, 1999

The Minstrel
Solo Acoustic, David Gans, 2001

A Moment Of Silence For Jerry Garcia
Grateful Dub, Roots Of Creation, 2017

Mr Natural
Hell 3: New Axes To Grind, The Hellecasters, 1997
Essential Listening, Vol. 1, The Hellecasters, 2002

Nostalgia For Jerome
Fiesta Amazonica, Merl Saunders, 1998

Patchwork Quilt (See song information page for full list of recordings)
There and Back Again, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2002
The Deepest End, Gov't Mule, 2003
Lone, Warren Haynes, 2003
Instant Live, Charlotte, NC, 8/9/03, Allman Brothers Band, 2003
Live at Bonnaroo, Warren Haynes, 2004
Pickin' on Gov't Mule: A Bluegrass Tribute, Various Artists, 2004
Irvine, CA: June 24, 2004, The Dead, 2004
Live At The Moody Theater, Warren Haynes Band, 2012

Play Jerry
Appointment With His Majesty, Burning Spear, 1997
(A)Live In Concert, Burning Spear, 1998
Spirit Of Reggae, Various Artists, 1999

Psalm To Jerry Garcia
Long Live The Grateful Dead, David Peel & The Lower East Side, 2002
Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw: The Apple & Orange Recordings, David Peel, 2005

Raga For Jerry (Song information)
There are no officially released recordings of this piece

Rainy Day (A Song For Jerry)
DAVA, DAVA And The Peace Army, 1997

Rosebud
Cold Roses, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, 2005

Seeya Garseeya
Ukulele Summit 5, Various Artists, 2002

So Long, Jerry
Piss Up A Rope/You Were The Fool/So Long Jerry, Ween, 1996

Song For The Grateful Dead
Beyond Attention, J.D. and the Sons of Rhythm, 2005

Sound Of A Guitar
Whose World Is This, Jim Page, 1997

Spud Boy
Plays Tunes And Sings Songs, David Grisman's Dawg Trio, 2019
Dawg Works Volume 6: 2006-2018, David Grisman, 2023

Your Steps Alone
In November Sunlight, Soko, 2000

Songs that mention the Dead, a member of the Dead or deadheads in the lyrics

1977
Cabbages And Kings, Mr. Blotto, 2001

The Acid Song
More Love Songs, Loudon Wainwright III, 1986
Career Moves, Loudon Wainwright III, 1993

All The Birds
All The Birds, Viva La Muerte, 2013

Another Shitty Deadhead Band
Songs For B-Movies, Torsos From Space, 2003

Big Sky
Vida, Vida, 1996

Bleeker Street Blues
Friends of Mine, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, 1998

Blues For Allah Is Life's Soundtrack
Release The Medicine, Sylvia Bagge, 2006

Born Too Late
Shine, Scott Blasey, 1999
Let It Go, The Clarks, 2000
Live, The Clarks, 2001 (only on bonus track version)
Between Then And Now, The Clarks, 2005

The Boys Of Summer
Building The Perfect Beast, Don Henley, 1995
Olive Juicy, Juicy, 1996
A Sense Of Coalition, Codeseven, 1998
Heaven, DJ Sammy, 2002
Drive, Russ Freeman, 2002
After Eighties, Skin Of Tears, 2002
Some of these versions of the song have been included on a number of various artists compilations.

Carl Perkins Wears The Crown
Where I Come From, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 2009

Chairman Of The Bored
Rhyme Schemes, Joel Mabus, 199?

Cherry Garcia
Narcoossee Lucie, Jerry Mincey, 2004

Cinnamon and Lesbians
Wig Out At Jagbags, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, 2014

Come Again
The Wind And The Crickets, Mustard's Retreat, 1997

Common Violet
Go With The Flow, Uke & Drum, 2014

Confessions Of A Deadhead
The Traveler, Chris Vincent, 1997

Davo's Boogie
Tom Troccoli's Dog, Tom Troccoli's Dog, 1985

The Day They Busted The Grateful Dead
As Trivial As Life And Death, Flowerpornoes, 1990?

Dead Head Baby
Heroines, Rory Lewis Band, 1995

Dead Raven Space
Live Orion, Quarkspace, 1998

Deadhead
Beanweevils, Beanweevils, 2001

Deadhead
Nobody's Home, Dave Gow, 2007?

Deadhead In Prison
Live At Club Passim, David Rovics, 2001

Deadhead On A Moped
Pish Posh, Just A Hobby, 1997

A Deadhead's Lament
Hi-Tech Lowlife, The Davenports, 2004

Deadheads Forever Deadheads
Long Live The Grateful Dead, David Peel & The Lower East Side, 2002
Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw: The Apple & Orange Recordings, David Peel, 2005

The Death Of Rock
The Death of Rock & Other Entrances, Daevid Allen, 1984
Divided Alien Clockwork Band: Live at The Squat Theatre, New York, August 1980, Divided Alien Clockwork Band, 1998

Down The Road (Song information)
Mystery Box, Mickey Hart, 1996
Into The Music: Jam Band, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Mickey Hart), 2001
Over The Edge And Back, Mickey Hart, 2002
Down The Road has also been released on live recordings of shows from The Dead 2003 and 2004 tours

Down To Eugene
Whose World Is This, Jim Page, 1997
Solo Acoustic, David Gans, 2001
Live At The Powerhouse, David Gans, 2003
The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best, David Gans, 2008
House Concert, Club Meg, Missoula, MT, September 4, 2010, David Gans, 2010
Cruise Tunes: Zebra Bar, 01.06.2011, David Gans, 2011
Solo Electric: Janice and Al's House, Boca Raton: 01.10.2011, David Gans, 2011

Drug Test
President Yo La Tengo, Yo La Tengo, 1989
President Yo La Tengo / New Wave Hot Dogs, Yo La Tengo, 1996

Drunken Poet's Dream
A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There Is No C), Ray Wylie Hubbard, 2010
(The Grateful Dead reference is not included in other recorded versions of this song)

Electric Trains
Ridiculous, Squeeze, 1995
Electric Trains single, Squeeze, 1995
Master Series, Squeeze, 1998
Up the Junction: Essential Collection, Squeeze, 2000
Big Squeeze: Very Best Of, Squeeze, 2002

Encore
The Black Album, Jay-Z, 2003

Game Over
Seven Solos, Lisa McCormick, 200?

Gate Crashers Suck
Stage, Keller Williams, 2004

Grateful Dead Afternoon
Hit the Ground Running, The Expeditions Band, 2005

Grateful Dead Show
Steamboat In A Cornfield, Truckstop Honeymoon, 2011

Gratefully Dead
Single (San Francisco Nights / Gratefully Dead), Eric Burdon and The Animals, 1967 (UK)
Gratefully Dead 1964-1968, The Animals, 2004

Hair
Hair (Original cast recording), Original Broadway Cast, 1968
A number of other recordings of Hair have been released

Havin' A Good Time
Rockpalast: 30 Years of Southern Rock, 1978-2008 (CD), Dickey Betts & Great Southern, 2010
Rockpalast: 30 Years of Southern Rock, 1978-2008 (DVD), Dickey Betts & Great Southern, 2010

Headier Than Thou
Blessin' the Woods On Fire, Brokedown Hustlers, 2016
There Goes the Neighborhood, Brokedown Hustlers, 2016

Her Eyes
Last Of Seven, Pat Monahan, 2007

Hippie At The Country Club
Funny Golf Songs Volume One, Chris Cates, 2013

Hippy On the Highway
Sunflowers And Scarecrows, Tom Pacheco, 1991

Hotline To Heaven Jerry Garcia
Barskomatic For The People, The Barsky Morning Show, 199?

I Don't Want You Around
Ribbed, NOFX, 1990

I Fell In Love With The Grateful Dead
New Kind Of Lonely, I See Hawks in L.A., 2012

I Still Like Rock & Roll
White Bread Man, Charlie Domokos, 2009

I Wanna Be A Deadhead
Kids Know Everything, Sidekicks, 2000

I've Suffered A Head Injury
I've Suffered A Head Injury, The Verve Pipe, 1992

Interview With the Hollywood Gay Alliance
The Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour, The National Lampoon, 1996

Jerry and J.B.
Rollin' In The Hay, Rollin' In The Hay, 2000
Live At The Oasis 2, Rollin' In The Hay, 2000

Jerry Dawg
Pirates Of The Sun, Freshly Baked, 1999

Jerry Garcia and Jerry Garcia (Sunshine Version)
Big Hunk O' Cheese, Big Hunk O' Cheese, 1994

Jerry Garcia
Long Conversation, Kevin Connolly, 2004

Jerry Garcia's Draft Card
Actually I Used To Have A Girlfriend, Hal 9000, 1998?

Jerry Garcia's Finger
Pretty Noose single, Soundgarden, 1995
(Songs from) Superunknown EP, Soundgarden, 1995
Alive In The Superunknown CD-Plus, Soundgarden, 1995

Jerry Gorilla and the Eternally Dead
I Can Take A Joke, Michael Fremer, 1976
Presuambly the song title if a Grateful Dead reference.

Jerry Looks @ U Over His Glasses (That's Real Love)
Our Trip Is Short Vol. 3, Your Trip Is Short, 2019

Jerry Said
Texacousticana, Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies, 2004
Guy Schwartz 2004 Box Set, Guy Schwartz, 2004

Jerry Was There
K, Kula Shaker, 1996
Grateful When You're Dead/Jerry Was There CD Single, Kula Shaker, 1996
Kollected: The Best Of Kula Shaker, Kula Shaker, 2003
K-15 Buried Treasure, Kula Shaker, 2011

Just Might Be OK
Food & Liquor, Lupe Fiasco, 2006

Lariat
Wig Out At Jagbags, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, 2014

Lucifer's Eyes
A Joan Baez song that refers to the Grateful Dead. The song has not been recorded. See the Lucifer's Eyes page for further information.

Magazine
Breed, Lauren Christy, 1997

Mama Was A Deadhead
Pianist Envy, Rev. Billy C Wirtz, 1994

Miracle Ticket
Badass Bluegrass, Rollin' In the Hay, 199?
Live At The Oasis, Rollin' In the Hay, 1998

Monterey
The Twain Shall Meet, Eric Burdon and The Animals, 1968
Monterey has been included on numerous Animals and v/a compilations

Move Yer Ass Right Now Jerry Garcia
Abbey Roadkill, Los Ass Draggers, 1996

No News
Lonestar, Lonestar, 1995

O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads
Twisted Christmas, Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio, 1992
Twisted Christmas Box Set, Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio, 1994

Oh Mom
Someday, Arlo Guthrie, 1986

Old Gray Deadhead
Something To Fall Back On, Berkley Hart, 2003
KPRI Live Tracks Vol 1, Various Artists, 2003

Old Hippie Christmas
Tropical Christmas, Bellamy Brothers, 1996
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Bellamy Brothers, 1996
Reason For The Season, Bellamy Brothers, 2002

Processed_Beats
Kasabian, Kasabian, 2004
Processed Beats single, Kasabian, 2004
Live From Brixton Academy, Kasabian, 2005

Psychedelic Child
Welcome To The Show, Barclay James Harvest, 1990

Rebellious
Anchorless, Kacy Crowley, 1997

River And Drown
Solo Acoustic, David Gans, 2001
Live At The Powerhouse, David Gans, 2003

San Francisco FM Blues
Texas Tornado, Sir Douglas Band, 1973
Doug Sahm & Friends: The Best Of Doug Sahm's Atlantic Sessions, Doug Sahm, 1993
The Genuine Texas Groover, Doug Sahm, 2003

Searching For Jerry Garcia (album title)
Searching For Jerry Garcia, Proof, 2005

She Like The Dead
Baked Fresh Daily EP, Love Seed Mama Jump, 1995
Drunk At The Stone Balloon, Love Seed Mama Jump, 2000?

Shine
Going Public, Newsboys, 1994
Shine: The Hits, Newsboys, 2000
Also collected on a number of various artists compilations

Skeleton Beach
Dooms Children, Dooms Children, 2021
Friend of the Devil, Dooms Children, 2021

Smiley Garcia
Strobe Light, funkUs, 2002
Free, funkUs, 2005

Sparkling Deadheadz
Desk Trickery, Doldrums, 1999

Teenage Wind
You Are What You Is, Frank Zappa, 1981
A version without the Dead reference was included on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 4.

The Thing That Only Eats Hippies
Eat Your Paisley!, The Dead Milkmen, 1986
Enigma Variations 2, Various Artists, 1987
Chaos Rules: Live At The Trocadero, The Dead Milkmen, 1994
Death Rides a Pale Cow: The Ultimate Collection, The Dead Milkmen, 1997
Cream of the Crop: Best of the Dead Milkmen, The Dead Milkmen, 1998

Twisted Road
Psychedelic Pill, Neil Young, 2012

Under The Sea (Bill & Jerry)
King Zolo, Sam Gas Can And Friends!, 2017

Unlimited Devotion
Our Trip Is Short Vol. 3, Your Trip Is Short, 2019

We Saw Jerry's Daughter
Camper Van Beethoven, Camper Van Beethoven, 1986
Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years, Camper Van Beethoven, 2002

What's Your Trip?
Royal Highness, Kottonmouth Kings, 1998

Who Killed Uncle John
Solo Acoustic, David Gans, 2001
Live At The Powerhouse, David Gans, 2003
House Concert, Club Meg, Missoula, MT, September 4, 2010, David Gans, 2010
Cruise Tunes: Solar Stage, 01.08.2011, David Gans, 2011

Who Stole The Show? (Song information)
This song has been performed by the Mickey Hart Band but has not been recorded

Windows
Peace, Andres Osborne, 2013

Wookie Kids (Song information)
There are no officially released recordings of this song

Worse
Folk Remedy, Adam Brodsky, 199?

Wrecking Ball
Soul Journey, Gillian Welch, 2003
The First Waltz, Hard Working Americans, 2014

Yuppie Deadhead Party
Wig Man! Wig!, The 14th Wray, 199?
Fun With Mushrooms, Various Artists, 1993

Albums that include a non-musical reference to the Grateful Dead

Tinto, Los Otros, 2003

Songs that insult the Dead, members of the Dead or deadheads

August 8th
Heavy Petting, NOFX, 1996

Bomb The Mars Hotel
Beet, Eleventh Dream Day, 1990
Borscht, Eleventh Dream Day, 1990

Bring Me The Head Of Jerry Garcia
Bring Me The Head Of Jerry Garcia, Archie Brown and The Bucks, 1987
7" single, Iron Prostate, 1991

Deadhead
Minor Disturbance EP, Teen Idles, 1980
Dischord 1981: The Year in Seven Inches, Various Artists, 1993

Don't Call Me A Deadhead
Vol. 666, Old Grandad, 1996
OGD EP plus San Fran666co Bootleg, Old Grandad, 1997

Drop Dread
Thrumdrone, Carnival Art, 1991

I Fell Asleep At A Grateful Dead Concert
Blue Collar Stories, Jones Crusher, 2002

I Hate Everything
Love Songs for the Retarded, The Queers, 1991
Suck This Live, The Queers, 1998
Later Days and Better Lays, The Queers, 1999
Live in West Hollywood, The Queers, 2001

I Hate The Grateful Dead
7" single, I Hate The Grateful Dead/Big Wheel, The Violets, 1991
Starter, Various Artists, 199?

I Shot Jerry Garcia
I Shot Jerry Garcia, 409, 1995

I Won't Be
Love Songs for the Retarded, The Queers, 1991
Later Days and Better Lays, The Queers, 1999

Jeff Wears Birkenstocks?
Punk In Drublic, NOFX, 1994

Jerry Was A Piece Of Shit (JWAPOS)
American Pie, Anti-Heroes, 1997
1000 Nights Of Chaos, Anti-Heroes, 199?

Kill Jerry Garcia
Deep In The Heart Of The Beast In The Sun, Colorfinger, 1990

Kill The Grateful Dead
Railer, Speed Racer, 200?

Pop Songs
Free Your Soul ... and Save My Mind, Suicidal Tendencies, 2000

This Is Madness
This Is Madness, The Last Poets, 1971
Last Poets / This Is Madness, The Last Poets, 2002

Songs that possibly refer to the Dead, a member of the Dead or deadheads

66 Deadhead Spies
Real Hair, Rollerball, 2003

The Air Is Slippery
Pork Soda, Primus, 1993

Dead Heads Duped
Parrot Fashions, John Greaves, 1984

Dead Head On A Train
Music Of Kundalini Café, Everything Bud, 1996

The Grateful Dread
Contents Under Pressure, Various Artists, 1999

I'm A Deadhead Dog
Don't Crowd the Plow, ?, 1995

Long Strange Trip
The Kottonmouth Experience, Kottonmouth Kings, 2004

Phil and Jerry
Mylab, Mylab, 2004