I was in the crowed the night this was filmed . They finished a concert and asked who wanted to stay to shoot the video. This is something you only experience once in your life.
That's amazing! I'm sure you felt super lucky to experience that. Jerry passed a few months after I was born, but I've always wished I could have seen them live. ☺️
I played this song on my way to prison to remind myself i could do this. when i got in there i met the only other deadhead on the compound and we kept each other going thru music. He was white and im black but prison racial tension was never between us. We were from different walks of life and from different parts of the country. The only thing we had in common was the Grateful Dead and that was all we needed. When one of us was feelin down we'd crank up the tunes and jam. Makes me tear up thinkin about it. Couldnt have made it w/o him and the Dead is what brought us together, forever grateful.✌🏾😎🍄
Sitting with my mother as she's dying, playing the best song ever written. I'm falling to pieces, but I'm forever grateful for the best mother ever....and the Dead❤
@@Rob_Kates Trucking , Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones. All from Skeletons from the closet album back in late 60's early 70's. Im in my 40's and was listening to this in the 80's. Its great. That album for sure.
I was at these shows and was in for the filming. 30 years later, after three fights with cancer, a stroke, and all life can throw at me, all I have to say is.. I will get by, I will survive. Thank you, Jerry.
Almost 50 years old and just kicked a 10 year fentanyl / crystal meth addiction. Taking it one day at a time. This song is my anthem. Thanks Jerry, Bob, Phil, Bill, Mickey, Brent, and Robert Hunter. And God bless the former Dead. They still live among us. ETA - The very next day after I wrote this, Phil Lesh passed. Thank you so much Phil, we love and miss you. Rest easy in the knowledge you touched innumerable lives. Tell Jerry, Vince, Keith, Pigpen, and Brent their light still shines brightly..
Battling stage 4 cancer right as I turned 20. Had it for over a year now. I accidentally came across this song when doom searching the pain I was in on Google- and instead of all that, I will just listen to this on repeat haha. I’m a tough cookie, and I’ll get through this. And I cannot lie, I do look mighty fine in grey
I'm a 53 year old black man from Oklahoma City Oklahoma and in 1985 my freshman year of highschool i had a science teacher named Mr Michael Mason that all nine months of the school year he proclaimed Friday dead day no work no test no talking we just listened to the dead so I'm a fan to this day when I'm hurting mentally or emotionally I just listen to some dead it takes the pain away thank you Mr Mason for teaching me dead music because you sure as hell didn't teach me any sience lol 2024
Haha! I had a Physics teacher senior year (2002-2003), similar, Friday was a chill day. My buddy and I knew why... we showed up to class in the same state he did, and he knew.
U graduated in 89?? I think the 80s music was the best .brought on by the 70s music started heading dn hill in 90s. Now most stuff i can not even call music..class of 87. I had an awesome hs experience. Didnt learn much but i had a ton of fun.!!!!
Amen.. why am I just now discovering this on my own in 2024... no one has told me of what I've been missing! a wikipedia on North Face brought me here....
The line, "I will get by, I will survive," became a mantra of resilience in the Dead community. When Jerry Garcia fell into a diabetic coma in July 1986, it looked like the group could be finished; when he returned to action in December, the group opened with "Touch Of Grey," reassuring fans that they would indeed get by.
The song that kept me from committing suicide after I lost my leg in a horrible motorcycle accident. I played that song on my Sony CD player on repeat all day while learning to walk again. It was there that I was informed by a nurse that Jerry died.
@@AJ_Deadshow For sure. At the time I had just broken up with a girlfriend and was moping so bad but the song came out two months later and really did a great job of comfort. Today I wonder why I lost so much sleep over her !!
I saw these cats live once upon a time. Lot's of people. No fights. Lots of smoke. They just played and played and played the way they played fueled by God knows what and everyone loved one another for a while.
@@lastnamefirst4035 Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, pensylvania… do you want me to go on? Maybe if your diaper wasn’t full you would stop being such a whiney baby who can’t find music lol grow up😂😂😂
Greetings from Argentina. Here we don't even have a clue of what was Grateful Dead. We live in a perpetual crisis. I just listened this song by chance and gave me hope. Even a smile. I began to understand why so many americans love them
That's pretty cool I'm a 55 year old African-American woman and I've been listening to the grateful Dead and I graduated in 1988🎉 and what a long strange trip it's been❤
My brother-in-law was a big Deadhead. We lost him all too young and suddenly. I was fighting back tears while driving soon after he passed when this song came on. Thank you for helping me get through it.
@@scotttea5010 Yeah. It will be a year ago tomorrow that he OD'ed. He always had issues with it, but he did kick for a while when he moved to Oregon. I'm just glad that we were the ones who found him and not his nephews.
My condolences. Grief and loss is just so hard to deal with man.. and no disrespect but I read your comment 3 times and read it like "my brother in law was a big dickhead" THREE TIMES .. lol! Hopefully that made you laugh .. I see now, clearly says Deadhead. I'm a bit under the weather fyi. Sorry man stay strong
The puppeteers really did a great job with the band's stage personalities, from Bobby's head bob to Brent's herky-jerk movements, they really got it right
Love it, when the dog, snags, the bone, and runs off with it in his mouth. Have to laugh, every time, I see it..lol..You are right, about the Puppeteers. What a unique video idea..
As a recovering addict, this song always meant a lot to me. I would sing it when i was getting high and knew one day I’d survive it. That day was 4 months ago
Don't use and go to meetings. It is about getting passed that. It was for me. I got sober 20 months after I heard the premiere in Landover MD 1982. Just whistle through your teeth and spit.
Im 42 years old and i found this band a year ago. I have heard the name before but always ignored them as "old music". How wrong was i, this band has surpised me over and over! Love it❤
I'm a single mom in recovery and every morning I play this song while I'm getting us ready for another day.... gets me pumped up and in the right head space!!!
Single moms are doing the lords work. I’m a stay at home dad and I couldn’t imagine having to do it all my myself. Single moms are braver than the troops.
That's great to hear. I'm proud of you for taking the responsible road and thinking of your kids first. I'm 51 and made the mistake of thinking I could keep living in denial. While my life flew behind me, I missed out on parts of my kids' early years, and I regret it tremendously. We're close now, but I'll never get those days back. Keep it together. It's worth it. Do whatever it takes. Listening to this every morning is a great start to a sober day.
I hope you are still doing well with your recovery. I'd like to hear more about your story. I am not a professional minster, but have a few people I try to encourage and help with their battles.
I'm 49 years old and this song and end of the line take me back to a great time in my life. Every one close to me was alive and well. Music may be the most powerful thing on earth at times.
My little brother, A HUGE GRATEFUL DEAD FAN, who followed them sometimes, dedicated this song for me at my wedding. I just lost him in October. He was 46 years old. May you rest in Peace baby brother FREDRIC JON JONES 12/15/1974-10/20/2021 YOU ARE MISSED AND LOVED SO MUCH
Seventy years old and I have survived; what a great song. When I started on UA-cam this is the song I've chosen to get my username from. Love and peace to all!
I'm 76 and still enjoying being here. Imagine when Elton John made it sound terrible to be "60 years of age, when the ragged dog they gave me has been ten years in the grave..." I am in the Tampa Bay area, and we are blessed to have a truly GREAT tribute band, called "Uncle John's Band" here, so we get to hear totally killer versions of GD songs.
My absolute favorite song of all time. You can have the worst day in the world life can be falling apart, wife can be taken all your money an feeding your kids a bunch of lies and this song right here just puts you at a ease. Thank you Grateful Dead. That is all I have to say cause it's all right.✌❤
@Daniel Redmond You’re a real Deadhead, aren’t ya, buddy? Well, um, think you’ve got any tips for somebody who’s trying to _become_ a Deadhead? (Besides, of course, keeping listening to the Grateful Dead…)
@@viniciusgmachado1204 Lucy is a slang for lsd/acid. It will give you a new appreciation for the grateful dead. Also listen to jams/full shows. The dead are so much better live except few songs most agree on this being one of them
My earliest memories are watching MTV in the late '80s/early '90s, and three music videos stand out: "Burning Down the House" by the Talking Heads, "Take On Me" by A-Ha, and "Touch Of Grey" by the Grateful Dead. This song and video holds a very special place in my heart.
@@PJAndersson733 MTV...de que hablas? MTV...la verdad nunca pensé leer sobre esa tremenda basura..menos mal que Jerry ya está con Dual. Hendrix .janis.Brian.charlie. Jhon.jim morrison..no pueden leer. Se revolcarian en su tumba...MTV...no.no.no.no.
I’m 32 and been hearing this song my whole life but just now really listened to the lyrics and it made me cry. Life hurts bad sometimes but it’s not the end.
I love ❤ The Greatful Dead and I am a white supremisist gang member, this goes to my bones. I think Jerry Garcia was and is Awesome, R.I.P but your inspiration helps me stay alive to this day, especially this song. Rock on!!!!❤😊
Took 101 and 1 up North from Oxnard to Monterey in a 1970 1/2 Falcon station wagon, and back again when the sun was coming up, to watch this show. Pretty darn cool. Still here.
Was in a residential treatment center recently. They had karaoke on Saturday nights. Never could get drunk enough to do that on the outside. Did this song. Everyone dug it, had em join in, even the young ones. Thanks Jerry and company. We will get by
Never really cared for Deadheads. But I had a friend who was a huge one. I found out he was murdered today, two days ago, and came to hear his music. This is what he left me. I'm breaking down in tears.
Sorry my guy only good people get murdered it seems to me as ive only known one person to be murdered he was a dead head also in his own way but truly a kind good man at heart hang in there
When I was a kid I always liked this song but thought it was silly. Reading the comments I had no idea how important this song was in helping people through life’s hardships.
A periodic tune that you heard a thousand times. And still somehow finds itself right there when you need it. This is an anthem No matter how tough things can get... keep on keeping on. And everything will be alright
Well said, and totally agreed. It’s a song that has somehow been with me at a few very important moments, or just some very memorable moments … but it’s more than just a song. It’s a little bit magical I think. It has some real power to it.
I was driving home from work on the eve of my 40th birthday a few months back when this song came on the radio. I had really been noticing that "touch of gray" lately, and all those other signs of getting a bit older. And just worrying about the future and some things going on in my personal life. But this instantly cheered me up. It's always a reminder that things can get really tough and messy. We're all getting older and a bit creaky, but we're survivors, damnit! We have all gotten by, and continue to persevere.
I'm 57 years old and I've just recently discovered the Grateful Dead, Upon further research of the band members and their style of music, I must say that each band member brings their own bag of musical expertise. Long Live the DEAD....... RIP Gerry.
My dad died today. This morning he was singing this song to me. My cousins' family band across the country put together a cover of this song for him by the afternoon. That was the last thing he heard before finishing (at least here) his long, strange trip.
Miles, I don't know you, but your story really touches me. (Sorry for my English, I'm a French Canadian) Best regards to your father, you and your family. The songs from "The Grateful Dead" are for me to fill the air ... Good luck!
I Beleive all of The Dead are Eligible for Heaven!I am Qualified to make this statement bcuz I mayChange positive to Negative but I’ve Always transitioned and ended up Closer to the Divine Being who hasGifted us All w/a mini taste of what is actually Heaven!Once you’ve arrived There; You Too become Capable of Loving your Neighbor.This,I feel, is Exactly where God is able to Create Heavenly Living on this Planet!Don’tEver give up or doubt God’s Presence or His(Hers)Absolute Love of your Soul .We Can Do this IF we open our hearts and hang in there!
@@caroldawson1831 Love your sentiment but there is only one way to Father and that is through the Son, Jesus! Jesus is the key to heavens door! God Bless you!!!
My mom just passed away on Mother’s Day. She was a deadhead and we went to a ton of dead and co shows together. When she was in the hospital we played this and sang it to each other. I wish she was still here. This will forever be our song. I love you mom.
I had a friend who was troubled. I showed him this song. He said it was 'actually kinda nice' Years later, he's been uh, missing from Earth lately. Sucks that I couldn't do more to help him. But this song will always remind me of him, of us, of the struggle, and the multiple linings life has to all of its elements. Rest well 'Rinbro', if you see Jerry somewhere down there, give him a holler.
Funny how this was the only song from the dead that ever charted so technically the dead were one hit wonders yet one of the greatest bands in music history.
I just had to come here this song again today as I wore my Jerry Garcia t-shirt live from the Fontanne theater. There are certain songs that touch your soul that never get old and always give you chills every time you listen to them! This is one of those inspirational Timeless songs and God bless everybody here that this has helped! Rest in peace Jerry!
This comment section is ridiculous. I come here to listen to music and end up reading the rantings of psychotic, mentally ill paranoid lunatics. Thankfully the pot smoking, acid dropping, tie-dye Deadhead hippies helped to reaffirm my faith in humanity. Thank Jerry not everyone has gone completely bat guano.
This is one of my favorite dead songs even though in terms of their catalog is more simple structured. The song just helped me a lot during my time getting off heroin, being in the judicial system, tossed around rehab to rehab by court. 8+ years off Heroin and even though life can still be extremely hard and a lot of days I just wanna never leave my home I somehow come back to this song. WE WILL SURVIVE!
My uncle Bobby turned me on to the Grateful Dead at an early age back in the 80's. This was always one of his favorite songs. We lost him last September to COVID. I play this song today in remembrance of him. Most of my music tastes today reflect what he introduced to me when I was young. I love you uncle Bobby, I miss you, and this will forever be our song.
I stumbled across this via a comedy podcast I was listening to. I can’t believe it’s taken me 39 years to actually listen to The Grateful Dead. I loved this song and I’ll be listening to them at work today
Me too, in 1987. Then I didn't think of them much again until 2001 when I heard Sugar Magnolia for the first time in a bar. Then I became a total Deadhead.
Phil Lesh is what got me into grateful dead almost a year ago now. The bassline in this song is absolutely insane and is nothing like I've heard. It plays in my head endlessly. RIP, thank you legend.
I'm a 28-year-old millenial, and I usually like electronic music, but this song put me so at peace that it's become my favorite song. I'm not in a depressive phase, but I deal with suicidal depression, and I suspect this song'll be a companion the next time depression rears its head. "I will get by... I will survive."
Seek God with all your heart, you will find Him. I went through the same 46 years ago, when my Lord and Savior Yeshua/ Jesus reach me from darkness and drugs. With Him you will no only survive, but thrive. He make me a new man.
Since my teen years, this song has been my fighting song! I raised my three children, myself. When things got rough, I told myself, "I will get by!" It served me well! Now, at 68, I am struggling with a bone marrow cancer. And, you know what? "I will survive!" I am so 'Grateful" for the 'Dead'!
My old love introduced me to GD. We had a blast going to concerts. We were late one time and Jerry G looked me in the eyes and smiled. My love moved on, but my love for the GD never died.
I found a pale sky blue T-shirt on a flea market site, with a cool skeleton printed on it. I just liked the design, but I became interested in the band that made it, and the rest is as you see. I should have asked the Japanese person on that flea market site about this band before coming here.
This is the song that has kept me going single day on my way to work and class. I graduate with my Master’s on Friday even though I didn’t think I’d make it through the semester, but I got by and I survived!
I'M 71 TODAY .. & a dead fan since 1967..worked for bill graham and the dead in the early 90's ... " a touch of grey " or rather a lot of grey ... kinda suits me anyway .. thanks jerry !
Just heard the heartbreaking news that NBA legend Bill Walton has died. I thought of this video almost immediately, as Walton gifted Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart the Celtics jacket that he wears in this video, from 1987. Walton was immensely proud of his two seasons as a Celtic, and I'm sure he'll be cheering them from Heaven as the Celtics go after Banner 18. RIP, Bill Walton☘
True story. Summer of 1971, I drove a van from Phoenix to LA, then took the coast highway to SF. No idea where to go in SF, took an exit off the highway, heard some music, found a parking space, and followed the sound. Free concert on a dock with Jerry Garcia and the dead. What a different world it was way back then.
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I was in the crowed the night this was filmed . They finished a concert and asked who wanted to stay to shoot the video. This is something you only experience once in your life.
So many high and happy people in one place lol
Wow that’s wild! Literally ONCE in a lifetime. Can’t experience anything like that
That's amazing! I'm sure you felt super lucky to experience that. Jerry passed a few months after I was born, but I've always wished I could have seen them live. ☺️
Nice. They filmed a Snapple commercial at my school in 1994 using dozens of us students, but it never aired 😞
@@ibelieveicansoar I’m sure you can find that footage somewhere
I played this song on my way to prison to remind myself i could do this. when i got in there i met the only other deadhead on the compound and we kept each other going thru music. He was white and im black but prison racial tension was never between us. We were from different walks of life and from different parts of the country. The only thing we had in common was the Grateful Dead and that was all we needed. When one of us was feelin down we'd crank up the tunes and jam. Makes me tear up thinkin about it. Couldnt have made it w/o him and the Dead is what brought us together, forever grateful.✌🏾😎🍄
You just made my day, brother. Thank you
Sounds like you weren't from too different of walks 🤷🏼
Man prison how the heck you survived
Finding a deadhead in the joint is, a hard egg to order... I did 6 and all I could find was , Saturday night dead hour on. WPKN... But. it helped.
When you go to prison for?
Sitting with my mother as she's dying, playing the best song ever written. I'm falling to pieces, but I'm forever grateful for the best mother ever....and the Dead❤
God bless brother.😢❤
Hit up the 5-8-77 show man. It’s therapeutic.
So sorry. 😢
❤🙏✈️🚀🛸
Hey if you need someone to talk to Liam let one of us know. I know how that is brother it’s harder than living itself
Crazy how one day I'll come back to this video and remember that I was cool once
My husband passed away last month. Listening to this song today is giving me a boost.
Sorry for your loss
Gather your strength wherever you find it, darlin'. You will get by, you will survive.
Sending mojo! ❤
Sorry for your loss
❤🙏😔
You don't need to be a Deadhead to love this song. Everybody eventually gets a touch of grey.
This is their only song I know, but I love it. I guess I should explore more of their catalog.
@@Rob_Kates Trucking , Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones. All from Skeletons from the closet album back in late 60's early 70's. Im in my 40's and was listening to this in the 80's. Its great. That album for sure.
I love this song, it is Amazing.❤❤
@@Rob_KatesCheck out Fire On The Mountain, West LA Fadeaway, Althea, China Cat. These are a few songs I first heard that got me into em. Enjoy
@@fivespeed42 Thanks, I will listen to those.
RIP Phil. The music never stops.
Came here to post this in his memory
Same. Thanks for the music and those good times Phil.
No one done it like Phil, amazing musician and amazing person.
Such a bummer
He's jamming with Jerry, Pigpen, Brent, Keith, and Vince. And the Cros.
Rest In Peace Phil (March 15, 1940 - October 25, 2024) 🕊️
That’s my birthday too, Ides of March 💜🧚♂️♓️
🎉
Marines of Vietnam to a song 54 years our tours the walk home !!
@@stacyleigh3 Beware the Ides of March. Pres Andrew Jackson's birthday too.
I was at these shows and was in for the filming. 30 years later, after three fights with cancer, a stroke, and all life can throw at me, all I have to say is..
I will get by, I will survive.
Thank you, Jerry.
Douglas Berry You show 'em brother!
Douglas Berry Hell yea brother
Grateful Dead. Music n Lyrics.
+Douglas Berry god bless you sir
+Douglas Berry You inspire brother!
Almost 50 years old and just kicked a 10 year fentanyl / crystal meth addiction. Taking it one day at a time. This song is my anthem. Thanks Jerry, Bob, Phil, Bill, Mickey, Brent, and Robert Hunter. And God bless the former Dead. They still live among us. ETA - The very next day after I wrote this, Phil Lesh passed. Thank you so much Phil, we love and miss you. Rest easy in the knowledge you touched innumerable lives. Tell Jerry, Vince, Keith, Pigpen, and Brent their light still shines brightly..
Oh I’m so happy for you! ❤
You WILL get by! ♥️
Stay strong and know there are folks in this world that want all the best for you… and amazing music like this always helps!
Keep going bro…!!! 🤍
Pray u get out there and help others get to the other side.
stay off that poison,,congrats
Battling stage 4 cancer right as I turned 20. Had it for over a year now. I accidentally came across this song when doom searching the pain I was in on Google- and instead of all that, I will just listen to this on repeat haha. I’m a tough cookie, and I’ll get through this. And I cannot lie, I do look mighty fine in grey
Rooting for you
Amen Dios tě bendiga hermano!
I'm a 53 year old black man from Oklahoma City Oklahoma and in 1985 my freshman year of highschool i had a science teacher named Mr Michael Mason that all nine months of the school year he proclaimed Friday dead day no work no test no talking we just listened to the dead so I'm a fan to this day when I'm hurting mentally or emotionally I just listen to some dead it takes the pain away thank you Mr Mason for teaching me dead music because you sure as hell didn't teach me any sience lol 2024
Awesome ... so long as your mental and emotional hurt wasn't caused from a lack of science 😀🤣 we will survive, we do get by... Cheers man
Cool teacher
I forgot to mention awesome fans he also taught us Jeff Beck oh yeah
Haha! I had a Physics teacher senior year (2002-2003), similar, Friday was a chill day. My buddy and I knew why... we showed up to class in the same state he did, and he knew.
U graduated in 89?? I think the 80s music was the best .brought on by the 70s music started heading dn hill in 90s. Now most stuff i can not even call music..class of 87. I had an awesome hs experience. Didnt learn much but i had a ton of fun.!!!!
Losing my wife was the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with this is one of her favorite song. R.I P. Kimberly Ann O'Brien 1-26 -68 2-10-2021
Thoughts with you brother! Keep on keeping on. May she forever rest in peace
My bday too.. may she rest in peace
L yb. Better
God Speed
I'm sorry brother. Please stay strong. She's still there watch hing over you. With no malice only love. 💯
I will get by
....i will survive....
one of the most uplifting songs ever written
RIP Jerry, a light sorely missed
Amen.. why am I just now discovering this on my own in 2024... no one has told me of what I've been missing! a wikipedia on North Face brought me here....
yes, a light for sure
well said
Robert Hunter wrote it but Jerry sure did sing it the best ✌
@@derekjp6043 Check out all of their stuff, you'll not regret it
One of the best videos of all time. Had this on my MySpace, back when there was such a thing. Facebook came around the corner yelling “hold my beer”
I WILL, GET BY. I will survive!!
Hey asmr girl great to see you here
Words I've lived by!!!!
goddamn right honey. you and me, together
We will get by
@Dean Maker me too
The line, "I will get by, I will survive," became a mantra of resilience in the Dead community. When Jerry Garcia fell into a diabetic coma in July 1986, it looked like the group could be finished; when he returned to action in December, the group opened with "Touch Of Grey," reassuring fans that they would indeed get by.
I remember that. Sadly keyboardist Brent Mydland would pass away three years after this video and song came out.
Jennifer rabbit thank you for helping me get by love you Dad
@@muffs55mercury61 I saw the band with Brent at Autzen right before he passed. Still heavy to think about.
@@ChokeOnHamburder He looked very happy and content when performing.
The song that kept me from committing suicide after I lost my leg in a horrible motorcycle accident. I played that song on my Sony CD player on repeat all day while learning to walk again. It was there that I was informed by a nurse that Jerry died.
He would have been proud to know that you kept on Truckin' :)
Ride On Brother!
Keep truckin' brother!
You’re very strong.
Praise the Lord and congrats
RIP Brother Phil, what a long strange trip it’s been 🙏🏼
Indeed it has. Forever Gratefully Deadicated. Thanks Phil. We love and miss you.
Not just some silly pop song that made the charts. No, a great, important song with a message that we all need. Thank you forever, Dead!
And in this world which seems like it's heading to the rock bottom this song is there to tell us it's not permanent and WE WILL SURVIVE!!
It became so popular BECAUSE we all needed it!
@@AJ_Deadshow For sure. At the time I had just broken up with a girlfriend and was moping so bad but the song came out two months later and really did a great job of comfort. Today I wonder why I lost so much sleep over her !!
It's even worse than it . appears. BUT IT'S ALRIGHT
Truer words have never been spoken... I will get by... Keep on keeping on man
I saw these cats live once upon a time. Lot's of people. No fights. Lots of smoke. They just played and played and played the way they played fueled by God knows what and everyone loved one another for a while.
Unlike concerts today
@@lastnamefirst4035 you’re not looking hard enough my dude. There are plenty of dope concerts going on my dude🤙🏻🤙🏻
@@slimdaniels3322 sure in the bay area but other states? Depends on size of concerts and if its indoor outdoor, "dude"
@@lastnamefirst4035 Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, pensylvania… do you want me to go on? Maybe if your diaper wasn’t full you would stop being such a whiney baby who can’t find music lol grow up😂😂😂
@@lastnamefirst4035 “”dude””
Greetings from Argentina. Here we don't even have a clue of what was Grateful Dead. We live in a perpetual crisis. I just listened this song by chance and gave me hope. Even a smile. I began to understand why so many americans love them
Listen to 'Mars Hotel.'
Go buy "Working Man's Dead" or "Aoxomoxoa" immediately. Or just the live stuff on YT.
Need to send some tapes!!!
Argentinina might not know Greatful Dead but at least you all know Ramones😎
@@christopherfreeman1340 yep. Dee Dee even lived in Argentina. Here they filled stadiums
That's pretty cool I'm a 55 year old African-American woman and I've been listening to the grateful Dead and I graduated in 1988🎉 and what a long strange trip it's been❤
Me, too! 53, graduated in 89. My mom said that this our family's anthem...take that as you will!
I disagree. It is illegal for you to listen to this type of music 😤
89 yeah freaks and geeks of all sorts 😮 damn I miss it
Ur a American . The most American band this ever was .great taste in music . ❤
Oh I'm a white South African African American .
My brother-in-law was a big Deadhead. We lost him all too young and suddenly. I was fighting back tears while driving soon after he passed when this song came on. Thank you for helping me get through it.
❤️ Lost my brother in a car wreck.
We will get by. We will survive.
@@scotttea5010 Yeah. It will be a year ago tomorrow that he OD'ed. He always had issues with it, but he did kick for a while when he moved to Oregon. I'm just glad that we were the ones who found him and not his nephews.
Jerry came through and did you a solid
My condolences. Grief and loss is just so hard to deal with man.. and no disrespect but I read your comment 3 times and read it like "my brother in law was a big dickhead" THREE TIMES .. lol! Hopefully that made you laugh .. I see now, clearly says Deadhead. I'm a bit under the weather fyi. Sorry man stay strong
Its cool how songs can get us through some hard times
The puppeteers really did a great job with the band's stage personalities, from Bobby's head bob to Brent's herky-jerk movements, they really got it right
What puppeteers? Lol
@@brianolson6366
WWE isn't 99.9% choreographed and scripted in your world, either?
Love it, when the dog, snags, the bone, and runs off with it in his mouth. Have to laugh, every time, I see it..lol..You are right, about the Puppeteers. What a unique video idea..
What puppeteers, they used Necromancers
they still use the marionetts. while Touring.
As a recovering addict, this song always meant a lot to me. I would sing it when i was getting high and knew one day I’d survive it. That day was 4 months ago
Hang tough, you can do it.
Thank you!
Hang in there
Thank you! Each day is its own blessing
Don't use and go to meetings. It is about getting passed that. It was for me. I got sober 20 months after I heard the premiere in Landover MD 1982. Just whistle through your teeth and spit.
Im 42 years old and i found this band a year ago. I have heard the name before but always ignored them as "old music".
How wrong was i, this band has surpised me over and over!
Love it❤
I'm a single mom in recovery and every morning I play this song while I'm getting us ready for another day.... gets me pumped up and in the right head space!!!
Single moms are doing the lords work. I’m a stay at home dad and I couldn’t imagine having to do it all my myself. Single moms are braver than the troops.
If you are not widowed, you are divorced. If you are divorced it is probably because you got bored and are alienating the father.
That's great to hear. I'm proud of you for taking the responsible road and thinking of your kids first. I'm 51 and made the mistake of thinking I could keep living in denial. While my life flew behind me, I missed out on parts of my kids' early years, and I regret it tremendously. We're close now, but I'll never get those days back. Keep it together. It's worth it. Do whatever it takes. Listening to this every morning is a great start to a sober day.
I hope you are still doing well with your recovery. I'd like to hear more about your story. I am not a professional minster, but have a few people I try to encourage and help with their battles.
i wanna play this song while playing an random halloween indie game on steam
I'm 49 years old and this song and end of the line take me back to a great time in my life. Every one close to me was alive and well. Music may be the most powerful thing on earth at times.
Two of my favorites songs, and I am late in learning that.. Timeless
at all times.
I've been there. We are grown now. Beautiful lyrics I got you.
@@dustinz321 you're not late. You are appreciating music. Love you.
Thank You!!!!
Today I introduced my three little grandkids to this song! They loved it!!! Made my soul smile!
😐
@@stephaniejordan9066 ?
That's great man! I love how new generations enjoy music from the past
And when they are musicians in their own right, they will always remember it.
That's awesome. Always best to raise them on good music.
We will get by
We will survive
Bless you, Jerry, thanks for reminding us there is hope in these dark times.
My little brother, A HUGE GRATEFUL DEAD FAN, who followed them sometimes, dedicated this song for me at my wedding. I just lost him in October. He was 46 years old. May you rest in Peace baby brother FREDRIC JON JONES 12/15/1974-10/20/2021 YOU ARE MISSED AND LOVED SO MUCH
Peace to you Holly, thank-you for sharing about your brother, these moments always link our universe to together. GB
Sorry for your loss, Holly.
I know that sadness. I lost my little 3 years old brother when I was 10. God comfort your soul. Keep the faith,we will see them again.
Oh man, that’s too young. What happened?
Sorry for your loss my friend
Seventy years old and I have survived; what a great song. When I started on UA-cam this is the song I've chosen to get my username from.
Love and peace to all!
I'm 76 and still enjoying being here. Imagine when Elton John made it sound terrible to be "60 years of age, when the ragged dog they gave me has been ten years in the grave..."
I am in the Tampa Bay area, and we are blessed to have a truly GREAT tribute band, called "Uncle John's Band" here, so we get to hear totally killer versions of GD songs.
I've survived 75 years . . . an' I still love music like this more than anything other than family and friends . . . an' LIFE itself, of course. ;o)
@@Snoopy7666
Hang in there!
I've got tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat...
Hadn't seen this video, and now it shows up in recommended. Appreciate it.
My absolute favorite song of all time. You can have the worst day in the world life can be falling apart, wife can be taken all your money an feeding your kids a bunch of lies and this song right here just puts you at a ease. Thank you Grateful Dead. That is all I have to say cause it's all right.✌❤
Omg I hope so
@Daniel Redmond You’re a real Deadhead, aren’t ya, buddy?
Well, um, think you’ve got any tips for somebody who’s trying to _become_ a Deadhead?
(Besides, of course, keeping listening to the Grateful Dead…)
@@viniciusgmachado1204 a few nights with Lucy is a pretty important part imo
@@wilfordbrimley1506 …Come again, sir?
@@viniciusgmachado1204 Lucy is a slang for lsd/acid. It will give you a new appreciation for the grateful dead.
Also listen to jams/full shows. The dead are so much better live except few songs most agree on this being one of them
My earliest memories are watching MTV in the late '80s/early '90s, and three music videos stand out: "Burning Down the House" by the Talking Heads, "Take On Me" by A-Ha, and "Touch Of Grey" by the Grateful Dead. This song and video holds a very special place in my heart.
Same for me! Plus Dire Straits “I want my MTV”.
🎸🎹🎤🎥
@@PJAndersson733 MTV...de que hablas? MTV...la verdad nunca pensé leer sobre esa tremenda basura..menos mal que Jerry ya está con Dual. Hendrix .janis.Brian.charlie.
Jhon.jim morrison..no pueden
leer. Se revolcarian en su tumba...MTV...no.no.no.no.
Wow no kidding you missed one though. Smoking in the boys room. Motley cure redo.
Wild life Talking Heads
I’m 32 and been hearing this song my whole life but just now really listened to the lyrics and it made me cry. Life hurts bad sometimes but it’s not the end.
💙🖤
🤗🤗
True, gotta get your ass kicked once in awhile to really appreciate things. Then you'll look back and just laugh at what you thought were tough times
Sorry that you feel that way 😢 the only thing there is to say every silver linings got a touch of grey.
I love ❤ The Greatful Dead and I am a white supremisist gang member, this goes to my bones. I think Jerry Garcia was and is Awesome, R.I.P but your inspiration helps me stay alive to this day, especially this song. Rock on!!!!❤😊
Took 101 and 1 up North from Oxnard to Monterey in a 1970 1/2 Falcon station wagon, and back again when the sun was coming up, to watch this show. Pretty darn cool. Still here.
Was in a residential treatment center recently. They had karaoke on Saturday nights. Never could get drunk enough to do that on the outside. Did this song. Everyone dug it, had em join in, even the young ones. Thanks Jerry and company. We will get by
This band changed my entire life.
While a teen, I suffered from an anxiety disorder. When this song came out, I truly appreciated its message.
This song always reminds me of my OTR Trucking days. Running backroads to miss scale houses, and running the big hills out West. Good Times, indeed. 😊
This is the most uplifting song of this century.
I'm so glad this song has helped so many people get through so many different hardships in life, as it did for me.
Music is powerful and can also move mountains as well.
Who's listening to this in 2024?
Has it really been 37yrs since they made this video? How time flys!!
We are here for only a few winters.
👍❤️
Here
I am long live Grateful Dead
Its a great song, just heard it yesterday
probably one of the funniest videos .......what really blows me away is all the excellent bands out there keeping the music alive......
Never really cared for Deadheads. But I had a friend who was a huge one. I found out he was murdered today, two days ago, and came to hear his music. This is what he left me. I'm breaking down in tears.
Love you :(
Sorry my guy only good people get murdered it seems to me as ive only known one person to be murdered he was a dead head also in his own way but truly a kind good man at heart hang in there
Batman will avenge ur fallen brother dont worry
Hope you feel better
Sorry for the loss 🇮🇪😉🎆🎇✨🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
When I was a kid I always liked this song but thought it was silly. Reading the comments I had no idea how important this song was in helping people through life’s hardships.
Me favourite song by the Grateful Dead!
It's Amazing how things look different with some years in between !
I failed to appreciate it until I was well into adulthood and way more mature- they were great guys who were responsible artist
Music is therapy for a lot of us
Same
My dad just passed. And this song reminds me of better days. And that I will survive.
When life gets you down, I sing this song. I will get by means I will survive and tough it through my situation.
I love that they let the strings visible.
This song has really helped me in rough times. ❤
Me too 😉
Hey
A periodic tune that you heard a thousand times. And still somehow finds itself right there when you need it.
This is an anthem
No matter how tough things can get... keep on keeping on.
And everything will be alright
May not be alright per se,...but with ought adventure, triumph and failure,...what is life?
Well said, and totally agreed. It’s a song that has somehow been with me at a few very important moments, or just some very memorable moments … but it’s more than just a song. It’s a little bit magical I think. It has some real power to it.
Lol .. like just now when i looked it up :D .. followed by some Billy Strings
Smoking some good weed and listening to Grateful Dead is amazing.
Love you babe
Peaking on acid is even better trust me
Absofknlutely
No needs drugs when you can just appreciate a good song. Without anything else and be in good health
I was driving home from work on the eve of my 40th birthday a few months back when this song came on the radio. I had really been noticing that "touch of gray" lately, and all those other signs of getting a bit older. And just worrying about the future and some things going on in my personal life. But this instantly cheered me up.
It's always a reminder that things can get really tough and messy. We're all getting older and a bit creaky, but we're survivors, damnit! We have all gotten by, and continue to persevere.
I'm 57 years old and I've just recently discovered the Grateful Dead, Upon further research of the band members and their style of music, I must say that each band member brings their own bag of musical expertise. Long Live the DEAD....... RIP Gerry.
Better late than never
Welcome to the deadhead club leonhardison3465 🫠🫠
Now try the moody blues
Love you Elyria mo thugs
Think Sk8s
Right on, Jerry didn't survive, but got by! My brother served time in Pelican Bay,one of many.He's gone now, hope you're doing well!❤❤
My dad died today.
This morning he was singing this song to me. My cousins' family band across the country put together a cover of this song for him by the afternoon.
That was the last thing he heard before finishing (at least here) his long, strange trip.
I'm sorry man stay strong
Miles, I don't know you, but your story really touches me. (Sorry for my English, I'm a French Canadian) Best regards to your father, you and your family. The songs from "The Grateful Dead" are for me to fill the air ... Good luck!
@@lucbosse9759 Your english is perfect, my dude
Condolences on your loss, Sir, but what a cool memory for you to be able to hold onto to ... get by. Best Wishes!
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This song is such an emotional relief, I cry everytime I listen to it. Love you grateful dead
@2:28. That catch of a rose was a masterpiece in time.
No cheese on this sandwich of sound. Much love to Bob Weir.
And feed the effing dog!
This is an amazing piece of work. No computer graphics or AI. Just a world of coolness.
This band will go places, i can feel it
DUH LOL
Um.... did we drop you from the bus?
C'mon man....
I Beleive all of The Dead are Eligible for Heaven!I am Qualified to make this statement bcuz I mayChange positive to Negative but I’ve Always transitioned and ended up Closer to the Divine Being who hasGifted us All w/a mini taste of what is actually Heaven!Once you’ve arrived There; You Too become Capable of Loving your Neighbor.This,I feel, is Exactly where God is able to Create Heavenly Living on this Planet!Don’tEver give up or doubt God’s Presence or His(Hers)Absolute Love of your Soul .We Can Do this IF we open our hearts and hang in there!
@@caroldawson1831
Love your sentiment but there is only one way to Father and that is through the Son, Jesus!
Jesus is the key to heavens door!
God Bless you!!!
Rest easy Bill Walton gonna miss ya mate Thankyou for shining your light on this world.
My mom just passed away on Mother’s Day. She was a deadhead and we went to a ton of dead and co shows together. When she was in the hospital we played this and sang it to each other. I wish she was still here. This will forever be our song. I love you mom.
❤ god bless
I come to this song when I need to connect with my mom. I played this for her the night she passed away
Got a dancing bear tattoo for my mom
I just went to a Dead & Co. show 6/25. I'm sure your mom was there in spirit. RIP
I had a friend who was troubled. I showed him this song. He said it was 'actually kinda nice'
Years later, he's been uh, missing from Earth lately. Sucks that I couldn't do more to help him. But this song will always remind me of him, of us, of the struggle, and the multiple linings life has to all of its elements. Rest well 'Rinbro', if you see Jerry somewhere down there, give him a holler.
Down there! Lol. Yikes!🤣
By far one of the greatest songs ever written. Everything about it is great, and its message is fantastic.
Another long strange trip has come to an end. A new endless journey has begun. Thank you for the music Jerry and Phil. We are Grateful to the Dead.
No matter what comes your way, you WILL get through it, I will get by, just keep reminding yourself, this to shall pass. Still jammin at 68 !!!
I don’t know if you check your comments,but I hope you’re going good and all! Keep it real ❤️
@@littlenath90 still jammin and thank you 💜
@@DeborahLong7777 excellent! Keep it up :)
@@littlenath90 thank you for the encouragement. Much needed. Jesus bless you 🕊💞
I’m still jamming at 70 soon to be 71!! I’ll quit when I’m dead. Sharing this music with my great granddaughter ! This will love forever!!
Funny how this was the only song from the dead that ever charted so technically the dead were one hit wonders yet one of the greatest bands in music history.
Kevin Webster This blows me away. I never thought about it that way, since the Dead were so well known for their live performances.
Woe, you just blew my mind!
R.I.P.
Jerry Garcia
They didn't need billboard hits or record sales to be great..... One of the best touring bands ever
HokieDadave
So I've heard. I never got a chance to see them. I've heard they were awesome. I love the ice cream.
Besides they had Casey Jones another hit
I just had to come here this song again today as I wore my Jerry Garcia t-shirt live from the Fontanne theater. There are certain songs that touch your soul that never get old and always give you chills every time you listen to them! This is one of those inspirational Timeless songs and God bless everybody here that this has helped! Rest in peace Jerry!
RIP Phil. May his memory be a blessing
The only band I knew that sell out a show by word of mouth.
@Noble Failures, the second part of your name is surprisingly legit.
This comment section is ridiculous. I come here to listen to music and end up reading the rantings of psychotic, mentally ill paranoid lunatics. Thankfully the pot smoking, acid dropping, tie-dye Deadhead hippies helped to reaffirm my faith in humanity. Thank Jerry not everyone has gone completely bat guano.
@Noble Failures STFU douche bag . Talking out of your ass.
Rush did as well
Ever heard of Aerosmith ?
This is one of my favorite dead songs even though in terms of their catalog is more simple structured. The song just helped me a lot during my time getting off heroin, being in the judicial system, tossed around rehab to rehab by court. 8+ years off Heroin and even though life can still be extremely hard and a lot of days I just wanna never leave my home I somehow come back to this song. WE WILL SURVIVE!
Yes Jerry, I will get by and will survive!!! Have for 65yrs. Sure miss him!!!!
Hi Jennifer 👋
How are you doing?
@@douglasfraser4422 lm doing pretty good! Thanks for asking!!!
@@jennifercarper8098 You are welcome,The pleasure is mine to meet you here Jennifer so where are you from?
@@douglasfraser4422 I'm from Kansas. Where you from?
@@jennifercarper8098 Originally from New York City but currently working in Texas due to my kind of job.
Rip Phil!!😢 Thanks for being a big part of my musical life
My uncle Bobby turned me on to the Grateful Dead at an early age back in the 80's. This was always one of his favorite songs. We lost him last September to COVID. I play this song today in remembrance of him. Most of my music tastes today reflect what he introduced to me when I was young. I love you uncle Bobby, I miss you, and this will forever be our song.
When I have problems, I remember this song, and I stand up again ... Thank you GD !!! salutes from Mexico!!!
I stumbled across this via a comedy podcast I was listening to. I can’t believe it’s taken me 39 years to actually listen to The Grateful Dead. I loved this song and I’ll be listening to them at work today
Enjoyyy
I have been just getting over a major heart attack and this song makes me feel i will get by , i will survive , i love the dead , thanks aunty Rita ❤
This song introduced me to Grateful Dead.
MrCzechers same here!
Me too, in 1987. Then I didn't think of them much again until 2001 when I heard Sugar Magnolia for the first time in a bar. Then I became a total Deadhead.
First Dead song I ever heard
Me too!
same @MrCzechers
One of the Best songs of grateful dead since 1987
R.I.P. Great Robert Hunter (1941-2019). So grateful for your lyrics.
Phil Lesh is what got me into grateful dead almost a year ago now. The bassline in this song is absolutely insane and is nothing like I've heard. It plays in my head endlessly. RIP, thank you legend.
I'm a 28-year-old millenial, and I usually like electronic music, but this song put me so at peace that it's become my favorite song. I'm not in a depressive phase, but I deal with suicidal depression, and I suspect this song'll be a companion the next time depression rears its head. "I will get by... I will survive."
You will get by ... you will survive!
maaaan STFFUUUUUUU
Its allright...you will survive..keep on keeping on. One foot in front of the other
Seek God with all your heart, you will find Him. I went through the same 46 years ago, when my Lord and Savior Yeshua/ Jesus reach me from darkness and drugs. With Him you will no only survive, but thrive. He make me a new man.
It doesn't get much better than the old ones and they don't care about your age
Since my teen years, this song has been my fighting song! I raised my three children, myself. When things got rough, I told myself, "I will get by!" It served me well!
Now, at 68, I am struggling with a bone marrow cancer. And, you know what?
"I will survive!"
I am so 'Grateful" for the 'Dead'!
You’re an inspiration and I love your spirit. Keep truckin
Really hope you are ok 😊
If You're 68 the song was released when you were 32 in 1987. Just a troll posting BS?
The power of music is unmatched.
My old love introduced me to GD. We had a blast going to concerts. We were late one time and Jerry G looked me in the eyes and smiled. My love moved on, but my love for the GD never died.
2024???? Who's here???!!!!! I'm tearing up right here,right NOW.
We will get by it’s ok
@@lourdeslaplante4231 lol the lyrics,I just never let'em in. Beautiful song.
I’m 67 and Have so many medical things, but…no…I will survive!
I am.
I found a pale sky blue T-shirt on a flea market site, with a cool skeleton printed on it. I just liked the design, but I became interested in the band that made it, and the rest is as you see. I should have asked the Japanese person on that flea market site about this band before coming here.
Saw them in 1985.....still got the Tshirt "20 grateful years".
Yes! Ventura!
I've had this song on loop for the last two hours as I finished up some late night work. What a pleasant way to end the night!
I turn 62 next month; this song is my anthem.
This is the song that has kept me going single day on my way to work and class. I graduate with my Master’s on Friday even though I didn’t think I’d make it through the semester, but I got by and I survived!
I'M 71 TODAY .. & a dead fan since 1967..worked for bill graham and the dead in the early 90's ...
" a touch of grey " or rather a lot of grey ... kinda suits me anyway .. thanks jerry !
Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead Co-Founder and Bassist, Dead at 84 RIP Rest in Power❤
ANOTHER TIMELESS CLASSIC! 80"S MUSIC RULES!! the dj
Just heard the heartbreaking news that NBA legend Bill Walton has died. I thought of this video almost immediately, as Walton gifted Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart the Celtics jacket that he wears in this video, from 1987. Walton was immensely proud of his two seasons as a Celtic, and I'm sure he'll be cheering them from Heaven as the Celtics go after Banner 18.
RIP, Bill Walton☘
Fitting they play in Indiana, where his coach was from.
Bill & Jerry are together up there right now, telling stories to each other
R.I.P. to em both
True story. Summer of 1971, I drove a van from Phoenix to LA, then took the coast highway to SF. No idea where to go in SF, took an exit off the highway, heard some music, found a parking space, and followed the sound. Free concert on a dock with Jerry Garcia and the dead. What a different world it was way back then.
The bass intro to this song is so simple, yet so amazing.
I loved this song in the 80's, it sounds amazing even in 2025!!
Some songs are never too old for the soul❤❤!!
For sure i am Classic Rock fan mostly