Gone are the days.. I’m sure you are here for the amazing solo!

This is the quintessential live recording of this song.

Hands down tightest version of this song in my opinion. That whole spring 77 tour the whole band was on top of their game

So about a week ago i was visiting the cornell campus and naturally i stopped by barton hall. i'd been there before, but this time i just opened the door and there were three other people in the entire building. I stood there in the middle of the gym floor playing this exact "brown eyed" on my iPod, imagining myself looking at the boys on stage surrounded by roadies and ivy league kids over 30 years before.

in my humble opinion this version contains the best jerry solo ive ever heard

This is gold. They sound so tight and Jerry is in the zone.

5/8/77 is my birth date. They must have been playing this when I was born because every time I here it I feel gravity get a little stronger!

I finally managed to graduate from Cornell in 5/77 although I was class of '75 - and this was the last event I attended before I left. It was such a memorable concert because it was so clear and pristine - the acoustics were the best Barton Hall ever produced.

2:15 chills every time.

jerrys solo...hits me hard dude.

Jerry's on fire for this one.

17 people were looking at their screens upside down. Thats the only reason I can think of for hitting the thumbs down for this song.

This version is my fav, Phil kills it with his bass

Greatest Dead song.

Always thought this had some of the Dead's best lyrics - 'Gone are the days when the ladies said please, Gently Jack Jones won't you come to me" "I cut hickory just to fire the still, Drink down that bottle and you're ready to kill', '1930 when the wall caved in', etc

Let there be songs to fill the air!!!!

@fullerjohn1119 You witnessed history. How lucky you are. Jerry and Donna were so fantastic in this show. I love it so much!

saw them a few weeks after this show for the first time in lakeland,fl. thank you so much for just another amazing memory. closed my eyes through this and was on the floor of the center with an amazingly beautiful girl in a lace dress, dancing. never got her name, ah well. thanks again.

21 years gone, hard to believe!

Today and forever my favorite piece by the Dead. Great images of Americana.

Only thing there is to say to the thumbs down gang: you do not and will not get it re: The Grateful Dead. Perhaps this is the iconic live version of "Brown Eyed Women." The group performance is as on target as ever they could be. Jerry's solo alone contains a handful of spine tingling moments. Clapton once said that whole songs exist and may be justified for one single note; the one minute riff has has several notes which Clapton would believe fit that status. LISTEN. If you still don't like it, pease move on quietly.

wow Phil is the coolest nerd ever that bass sound is the $%$# so great ...love this version

The speed is just fine to me. What an intro and solo, eh?

i'm quite literally crying.. this is so real, so good. thank you so much.

Legendary show. I remember getting it on cassette bootleg back in the day. And blasting it in my 1997 Honda Accord.

makes my memories smile , I'm still there

This is why 77 was one of the best years for the boys.

I'll never get over how full, fat and funky Phil's bass is in this show, or how blistering Jerry's solos are, how crystaline clear the vocals....

If you are having a shitty day, put this on . . . it will cure all!

This is probably my favorite Jerry song and I've been casually looking for the quintessential recording of it for years. This might be it. This is snappy and young and it suites this particular song very well.

We all know how on fire Jerry was, but I love how high in the mix Weir is on this version. Some of his voicings are beyond what should be.

so insanely tight! the best band on the planet at their best in my humble opinion. Barton Hall '77 = aaaaammmmmaaaaazzzzziiiiinnnnggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!! forever grateful, forever dead. long live the tunes, the vibes, the memories, the love.

My grandfather played football at Cornell and my daughter ran track at Brown, and the Ivy League Indoor Championships (Heps) were held one year at Barton Hall (and my wife and I were there). AND, I'm a huge GD fan. Because of all this, I've always felt a special connection to this show...

The solo at 1:31 has brought me back maybe 2 times a day for a month or so? yeah.

For me, with everything the Dead and Jerry have done that been out of this world, this is my absolute favorite recording. Jerry's playing has a bounce on this that I've never quite heard anywhere from anyone. I can listen over and over and over....

I was there...simply put....pure magic...also the crowd was very rowdy compared to any other show I've seen...amazing.

Absolutely soothingly marvelous. I have needed this for so long. Rock on Jerry and friends.

great show thanks for the uplolad

LOVE this!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds soooo good. Gave me chills. Thank you. Miss you Jerry.

Absolutely beautiful version.

I love this rendition, but I think the BEW from Capitol Theater in April is even better... the solo, at least. Everyone talks about May '77, and with good reason, but much of the year was good to them. The Dead didn't really have hot months as much as hot tours (e.g., Spring, 1990), because, generally, on a given tour, everything was falling into place-- limited drug use, good locations with the right audiences, even the crew having their shit together, etc.-- or it wasn't. It didn't take much to throw the Dead off their game, because there was a lot that could go right or wrong, and it was a delicate balancing act. Things were going great for them on this night, and this BEW is testament to that fact.

Real good stuff 77 a great year! Thanks for the tunes

brings tears to my eyes

One of my Favs of course.

A great song from one of their best shows. The entire show smokes from start to finish.

This may be a tad too fast, but this is probably one of the things that makes this the best version of this song ever - in my opinion, mind ya. Jerry's on fire, everything sounds perfect, so much enegery in this performance, driving forwards all the time. This is pure magic!

😎 thanks

Jerry's voice has such a happy soulful innocence. It's a voice you couldn't ever imagine saying something mean. I mean every time he says "sound of the thunder with the rain pourin' down" sounds so innocent. 0:43

After the first 100 times of listening to Jerry’s solos, Weirs rhythm guitar is just sublime

To go back in time...For one Show...This is where I would be.

YES!!!

fanfreakintastic! thanks for posting!

The good OLD DAYS !!!!

this is one of the best jerry solos i have EVER heard; and i've heard too many.

Everyone's giving love to Jerry; rightfully so. But are we not going to talk about Phil Lesh?!? This man is a fucking ANIMAL throughout the entire song

39 years later and this music is still relevant, cool, flowing and easy. What a band! Grateful for the Dead (pun fully intended)...Ed

i'm sooo hooked on the guitar solo in this. its like monumental. and i was born while it was playin!! !! if theres a better version of this song, one of you hippies better declare it, and put it to the test HERE!!!

Incredible version of this song.

I think this is my favorite video on all of youtube.

i wish every dead fan could hear this version. my husband handed me a cd with this a few days ago. wow..love the speed too. i have noticed that during many shows they switch up the speed. At one show they slowed down friend of the devil and i was so high it freaked me out! hahahaaa i thought i was the only one hearing it slow...i had to talk myself down HAAA :D glad i don't smoke anymore

crazy good

@xxxENTxxx - glad you're enjoying these

❤️LOVE❤️

God Damn! Very tight. Lovely stuff

I was there!!!! Mother's Day 1977. It was snowing when the show ended and people were leaving.

Yes indeed, this is the bestest of the bestest..........

... yes --- it SNOWED in May! the kids behind me asked me to stop dancing ---Cornell in '77

great version of one of my favorite GD songs.

the boys were on that night ....coke is a hell of a drug

Thanks SOOO much for posting this, man. Between 1975-1979, I saw The Grateful Dead in concert about 25 times. Best times of my life. This is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert! And, I don't care what anybody says, I loved Donna! So what if she was off-key sometimes. She was a classy and beautiful hippie chick with a warm vibe and amazing smile. Keith was a lucky guy. Pigpen, Brent, Jerry ... sigh, God bless them. Peace & Joy ... Fan of Janis

Love the tempo and love Jerry's guitar tone/solo

Thanks for yet another terrific post. My VERY favorite Brown Eyed Women was the very next night. =o)

Grateful Dead ☮ Brown Eyed Women :) QC

GD hipsters say 77 wasn't their best year. It's all relative but God Damn soo tight. Fingers on a hand.

1:35 This is why i have brought you here today.

@onojmai - i agree, one of the best.

great solo wow

best version of this tune out there. jerry rips.

@MrScottleavitt - absolutely.......!

@talkingducksrgreat - yeah, this is my favorite Brown Eyed Women

@OriginalRitz Well , it is a small armory, my wife works next door to Barton,the acoustics are very good and very open.Also,they played very well.

5/4 has the better energy and especially the intro is way better- a very emotional song for all of us

This was one of the best live concerts, imho.

I swear if there was a perfect song to go with a bottle of Bulleit bourbon, a '65 Chevy Corvette, and a Colt .38 revolver this would be it.

Brown eyed women, luv it

@talkingducksrgreat - like rainbows and sunsets, some things just cannot be explained...

What a pace

@surfric - that's really cool... yeah, the 5/8 dew is one of the best i've ever heard...

@Hashjihadful wow i gotta hear that. didn't know that, thats cool. this has to always remain my favorite as it was played the night i was born though ;o)

@thomasoduffy12 - absolutely!

OMG THIS WAS A VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRY SPEACIAL DAY TO MEEEEEE!! !! !!!

SOUND STRATOSFERICO !! ECCEZIONALI !!!

You didn't take a knee, you guys sang great songs

The version by which all others are judged. Amazing!!!

@onojmai - you're most very welcome!

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Gone are the days when the Ladies say please

The opening guitar from jerry is heavenly.

@dancelover549 - yu are most welcome...