Grateful Dead saved my life, seriously they changed me into a better person. I was 22 and headed down the wrong road until that day in the summer of '76 and I never looked back, throughout all the times of being made fun of by my peers and coworkers, I never let the criticism get to me. I love the Grateful Dead and my huge family of brothers and sister out there I thank you every day. All you have to do is stop what your doing for a minute and Imagine a world without them. I'm forever Grateful. Peace on Earth and remember, be kind!
Amen and well said...Jerry and the Grateful Dead saved me again and again and still do...they taught my ears to hear and my heart to feel..Forever Grateful!!!
GK Scott , Right you are brother! I chased Jerry and the boys around this country from 1972 until the last show in 1995 and loved nearly every minute of it. No regrets.
My Dad went home 5 years ago today. People thought he and Jerry were brothers, they even looked and sounded alike. I cannot hear this song without seeing my Dad singing it. Will be taking Dad's guitar out tonight to play it for him... Thank you Jerry, Bob, Phil and the gang for music that transcends.
No band's music is more under appreciated than the Grateful Dead. The music is so good. Media reports hippies, drugs, etc. misses the point. Just listen.
This is so beautiful, brought the tears. The last Dead show I saw was in 1972 shortly after the birth of my first baby. Jerry was a remarkable person who brought so much joy to millions all over the world. We mourn his death & celebrate his life. There is NO Grateful Dead without Jerry. His legacy will live on forever.
"...Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home..." Before my mother died, I played this song for her... I was only 18. She cried. Such truth, such beauty, such sweet, sweet melody. Love and miss you, Mom. You too, Jerry. Respect.
Since the love of my life left this brokedown palace a little over a year ago, I have listened to multiple versions of this song many times. This is one of the best. Jerry's singing is so full of feeling - likewise the guitar playing. Fare you well, my dear Suzy, I love you more than words can tell. I miss you terribly, but I am filled with sweet memories and gratitude for the 49 years we shared. I am glad that when the cancer finally became too much to resist, you did not die in a hospital attached to wires and tubes and surrounded by strangers, but quietly and peacefully and without pain, lying beside me in the bed we shared for decades.
My heart breaks each time I hear this song. Had it played at my beloved Eric's funeral, as it will be played at mine. Having lost my mother, my best friend, and my beloved this past year, I am broken, on my hands and knees, as my heart just bleeds. Fare you well Eric, Tara and my Mom. I love you more than words can tell.
My fave.....When I last saw them(with JG)...in Denver early 90s.....at last encore I shouted out "Brokedown Palace"....and bingo...JG forgot the words but that made it better...my son has learned this for my funeral....won't play it until
I was at this show. I had already been to several but the Hampton run in '87 was the pivot on which my life turned. Thank you very much for posting this. For all of the people gaining comfort from this music in trying times, I wish you peace. And for all the younger people learning about the power of these old musical relics through these videos and other online sources, I say welcome aboard, and enjoy the ride.
i've noticed the synchronicity of the grateful dead myself.. often "rediscovering" songs and interpreting the lyrics in a whole new way. no band could replace the GD for me. they've gotten me through the roughest of times.
always been one of my favz..... heard at least 30 times.... plan to be an accoustic version at my burial...... dont mean to be morbid just grateful... (~):}
I sang this song to my daughter as a lullaby. I sang it to both my mother and later my father on there death bed. Sad but there it is. Great love for Jerry for a song that covered it all.
I love you more than words can tell. What a beAutiful version of this song. The. 80s Dead are my favorite. My first show was right after Brent died, always regret I didn't get to see a show in the Brent years.
I want this song played at my funeral. I'm actually going to put it my Will. Fare thee well Jerry, fare thee well. I love you more than words can tell.
my granddaughter who was 15 at the time....(shes 16 now) asked me what I was listening to...The Dead says I....she had a listen shes now hooked... at her 16th birthday party...she put then on....and made her friends listen...a couple are now hooked........
"Brokedown Palace" Fare you well my honey Fare you well my only true one All the birds that were singing Have flown except you alone Goin to leave this Broke-down Palace On my hands and my knees I will roll roll roll Make myself a bed by the waterside In my time - in my time - I will roll roll roll In a bed, in a bed by the waterside I will lay my head Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul River gonna take me Sing me sweet and sleepy Sing me sweet and sleepy all the way back back home It's a far gone lullaby sung many years ago Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home Goin home, goin home by the waterside I will rest my bones Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul Goin to plant a weeping willow On the banks green edge it will grow grow grow Sing a lullaby beside the water Lovers come and go - the river roll roll roll Fare you well, fare you well I love you more than words can tell Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul For David J. Peebler
I'm right there with you tonight. Lost my dear kitty recently & seeing Jerry playing Tiger makes it a tiny bit less. There was nothing like a Grateful Dead concert!
I was at these shows. I remember the cops driving up those huge ramps around the building and kids jumping to get out of the way....so trippy. Can't believe it's been twenty seven years. Great shows. Best I ever saw them do.
This was the show that broke my (Dead) cherry and changed my whole life. Those were good days. Wish I could live them all over again. Those were fun days. Nobody seems to have fun like that anymore. I graduated high school on that stage two months later then headed west and never looked back.
Was inside the mothership for every show there starting with the first one in 1979! "Rock my soul Jerry! Thanks for my 22 year run I had at 100's of 100's GD & JGB shows! What a sweet ride and is a very deep part of my life and who I am, including the 21 years since you laid your head by the riverside that sad day, August 9, 1995! Rest Easy, and see you along with many other loved one's someday! (~):-}
Sooo beautiful - please play this at my funeral. When my mother died, I was listening to this song over and over again..always gave me lots of comfort - that everything in the universe will go the the right way... Peace to you all...
thank you so much for sharing this. one of the most beautiful versions of brokedown and the absolute perfect video of it. it's like jerry is singing to us from heaven
my dad was definitely there..Vb is home. used to rock his shirts to elementary school.. middle school. he had a green one with stealie and the setlist, date and venue. may still have it. went to RFK 95 with him. 1st and only time seeing Jerry live.
When Jerry died, channel 2 news in San Francisco played this song and scrolled the lyrics after the 10 o'clock news. Never cried so hard in my life. Not until my brother died 13 years later at least.
This was the last song I had the pleasure of hearing him sing. Me on the top of the hill at Shoreline 1995. The last west coast show. This girl that I had seen at a JGB show at the Warfield a few months earlier,had came up to me. Her dress blowing gently in the wind. She stepped behind me and just hugged me during the whole song, and we melted into each other in pure bliss. She said, See you next time. I never did see her again. God Dammit I love the Grateful Dead. Forever
Is it weird that this is my first time listening to not only this song but the Grateful Dead in general and it made me cry?? Definitely going to be checking this band out more...any suggestions?
not wiered at all...suggestions...EVERYTHING JERRRY....MERL SUANDERS, JERRY, OLD AND IN THE WAY, MOTHER MECCREES UPTOWN JUG CHAMPIANS, JERRY GARCIA BAND, JERRY GARCIA ACOUSTIC BAND, JUST EVERYTHING EVER AND ALL THE BANDS AND DIFFERENT ARTISTS ALSO THAT SURROUND THIS SPIRIT!!
at 4:37 you will hear Jerry's best guitar solo from this song that you can find on youtube. WOW. THis is also in my opinion, the best version of this song on youtube. Nearly flawless.
My friend Jim died today, so I play and share this song on my facebook in his memory. He was a great person, funny, and caring, and dying at 39 is so just plain shocking. Cancer strikes again.
My grandfather died of cancer yesterday. I was driving in my mom's car and the song that was playing when I turned to GD radio was Brokedown Palace. Thank you so much for this song, it has started the healing process and I know it has touched so many people. The GD have this amazing power to heal with music, again, thank you.
Yes, the little things ! The little things that made a travel through a reality of a different colour a meaningful experience ! The little things that bring a tear to your eye when you remember where you were when you heard the song LIVE ! The friends you were with, the laughter, the brotherhood, the umbrella, the parking lot, the sweet breezes blowing by and the stranger seeking a miracle. The airports, caravans, hotel rooms and TIX. Yep, the little things that breathe life into my memory.
Got to LOVE this guy. Great Spirit, Gentle Soul. The words speak for themselves. I had the opportunity to run lighting for The Jerry Garcia Band, 11/1984 in Chicago. I was the tour electrician for Zappa's Them or Us Tour, Garcia opened. If anyone has audio/video of this event, I would be forever in your debt. Marshall
God this is amazing... My favorite Lrics from hunter by far... What a great version, Jerry is clear and totally with it, and Brent's keys are perfectly blended in... Thank you, as I wipe a tear from my Eyes...
They always knew how to send us home feeling special. This may just have been the most frequently played "Jeery" encore from this era and I never tired of hearing it. Love and miss you Jerry. Thx for posting (~);)
I caught this at my first show at RFK. Jerry touched my heart like noone else did. Miss you dearly bro. Thanks for opening my eyes to no end. See ya after a while.
Thanks, Jerry, for the Brokedown Palace encore in Mountain View '95! It was a great way to complete the West Coast tour that year, and a great goodbey, as that was my last show with Jerry, aside from his memorial sevice in GG Park. Good times!
I love that the camera stays directly on Jerry, then flashes over to Brent for a second. More perfect, during this song, then you'll ever know! Perfection!
Grateful Dead saved my life, seriously they changed me into a better person. I was 22 and headed down the wrong road until that day in the summer of '76 and I never looked back, throughout all the times of being made fun of by my peers and coworkers, I never let the criticism get to me. I love the Grateful Dead and my huge family of brothers and sister out there I thank you every day. All you have to do is stop what your doing for a minute and Imagine a world without them. I'm forever Grateful. Peace on Earth and remember, be kind!
right on I called it homework
+Gary Henderson home
Right on! Love is easier than anything. Often. Try....
Amen and well said...Jerry and the Grateful Dead saved me again and again and still do...they taught my ears to hear and my heart to feel..Forever Grateful!!!
GK Scott , Right you are brother! I chased Jerry and the boys around this country from 1972 until the last show in 1995 and loved nearly every minute of it. No regrets.
My Dad went home 5 years ago today. People thought he and Jerry were brothers, they even looked and sounded alike. I cannot hear this song without seeing my Dad singing it. Will be taking Dad's guitar out tonight to play it for him... Thank you Jerry, Bob, Phil and the gang for music that transcends.
Jerry lived in the universe of his songs like no one else ever did
Heroin
No band's music is more under appreciated than the Grateful Dead. The music is so good. Media reports hippies, drugs, etc. misses the point. Just listen.
John M right on dear spin for the cotton candy beautiful piece of love he and they gave us not about the other crap right on brother
I agree...although I do always chuckle when people make that joke where they say once the acid wears off you realize the music's not that good🤣🤣🤣
This is so beautiful, brought the tears. The last Dead show I saw was in 1972 shortly after the birth of my first baby. Jerry was a remarkable person who brought so much joy to millions all over the world. We mourn his death & celebrate his life. There is NO Grateful Dead without Jerry. His legacy will live on forever.
My brother once told me "A day without the Dead is like a day without Sunshine!"
And that is why I am listening to this song right now!
"...Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come since I first left home..."
Before my mother died, I played this song for her... I was only 18. She cried. Such truth, such beauty, such sweet, sweet melody. Love and miss you, Mom. You too, Jerry. Respect.
Since the love of my life left this brokedown palace a little over a year ago, I have listened to multiple versions of this song many times. This is one of the best. Jerry's singing is so full of feeling - likewise the guitar playing. Fare you well, my dear Suzy, I love you more than words can tell. I miss you terribly, but I am filled with sweet memories and gratitude for the 49 years we shared. I am glad that when the cancer finally became too much to resist, you did not die in a hospital attached to wires and tubes and surrounded by strangers, but quietly and peacefully and without pain, lying beside me in the bed we shared for decades.
My heart breaks each time I hear this song. Had it played at my beloved Eric's funeral, as it will be played at mine. Having lost my mother, my best friend, and my beloved this past year, I am broken, on my hands and knees, as my heart just bleeds.
Fare you well Eric, Tara and my Mom. I love you more than words can tell.
I was at Santa Clara this summer to see Fare Thee Well. The Dead changed my life and I'm forever Grateful. I love you more than words can tell....
My fave.....When I last saw them(with JG)...in Denver early 90s.....at last encore I shouted out "Brokedown Palace"....and bingo...JG forgot the words but that made it better...my son has learned this for my funeral....won't play it until
that is SO badass!
I was at this show. I had already been to several but the Hampton run in '87 was the pivot on which my life turned. Thank you very much for posting this. For all of the people gaining comfort from this music in trying times, I wish you peace. And for all the younger people learning about the power of these old musical relics through these videos and other online sources, I say welcome aboard, and enjoy the ride.
My dear Brother was taken this evening by cancer, posting this on FB we are huge GD fans and this is the finest tribute I can give him.
sorry for your loss
Sending love to you and the family from Patti Cornell family. Sorry for your loss from Patti Cornell
Love to the family. Sorry for your loss. Hugs to you from Patti Cornell
i've noticed the synchronicity of the grateful dead myself.. often "rediscovering" songs and interpreting the lyrics in a whole new way. no band could replace the GD for me. they've gotten me through the roughest of times.
always been one of my favz..... heard at least 30 times.... plan to be an accoustic version at my burial...... dont mean to be morbid just grateful... (~):}
I sang this song to my daughter as a lullaby. I sang it to both my mother and later my father on there death bed. Sad but there it is. Great love for Jerry for a song that covered it all.
I love you more than words can tell. What a beAutiful version of this song. The. 80s Dead are my favorite. My first show was right after Brent died, always regret I didn't get to see a show in the Brent years.
I always loved the way he adjusts his glasses when he REALLY MEANS IT!. Miss you Jer!
I want this song played at my funeral. I'm actually going to put it my Will.
Fare thee well Jerry, fare thee well. I love you more than words can tell.
my granddaughter who was 15 at the time....(shes 16 now) asked me what I was listening to...The Dead says I....she had a listen shes now hooked... at her 16th birthday party...she put then on....and made her friends listen...a couple are now hooked........
I lost my dad to cancer as well. I cry every time I hear this. You have friends all over, you never met them!
Love This Version Miss You Jerry
"Brokedown Palace"
Fare you well my honey
Fare you well my only true one
All the birds that were singing
Have flown except you alone
Goin to leave this Broke-down Palace
On my hands and my knees I will roll roll roll
Make myself a bed by the waterside
In my time - in my time - I will roll roll roll
In a bed, in a bed
by the waterside I will lay my head
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul
River gonna take me
Sing me sweet and sleepy
Sing me sweet and sleepy
all the way back back home
It's a far gone lullaby
sung many years ago
Mama, Mama, many worlds I've come
since I first left home
Goin home, goin home
by the waterside I will rest my bones
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul
Goin to plant a weeping willow
On the banks green edge it will grow grow grow
Sing a lullaby beside the water
Lovers come and go - the river roll roll roll
Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul
For David J. Peebler
I've taken many paths since I first left home. But they always lead back to the dead. Music to accompany life.
My Favorite Dead Song Ever...Absolutely Love It!
So sad tonight and this songs suits where my heart and head are. Miss these days.
I'm right there with you tonight. Lost my dear kitty recently & seeing Jerry playing Tiger makes it a tiny bit less. There was nothing like a Grateful Dead concert!
Just Say no Rest in Peace.. Jerry is chilling with all our beloved Kitties on the Rainbow Bridge. I feel your pain, as all Dead fans do.
My one true love invited me on this most amazing ride! I never left!
I was at these shows. I remember the cops driving up those huge ramps around the building and kids jumping to get out of the way....so trippy. Can't believe it's been twenty seven years. Great shows. Best I ever saw them do.
This was the show that broke my (Dead) cherry and changed my whole life. Those were good days. Wish I could live them all over again. Those were fun days. Nobody seems to have fun like that anymore. I graduated high school on that stage two months later then headed west and never looked back.
Beautiful and timeless song ❤
Jerry--I love you more than words can tell.
played at my husbands funeral in august. my heart still bleeding. poppa rodney i love you still. thank you jerry
Was inside the mothership for every show there starting with the first one in 1979! "Rock my soul Jerry! Thanks for my 22 year run I had at 100's of 100's GD & JGB shows! What a sweet ride and is a very deep part of my life and who I am, including the 21 years since you laid your head by the riverside that sad day, August 9, 1995! Rest Easy, and see you along with many other loved one's someday! (~):-}
Sooo beautiful - please play this at my funeral. When my mother died, I was listening to this song over and over again..always gave me lots of comfort - that everything in the universe will go the the right way... Peace to you all...
thank you so much for sharing this. one of the most beautiful versions of brokedown and the absolute perfect video of it. it's like jerry is singing to us from heaven
my counsin sang and played this song at her fathers funeral, it was beautiful
my dad was definitely there..Vb is home. used to rock his shirts to elementary school.. middle school. he had a green one with stealie and the setlist, date and venue. may still have it. went to RFK 95 with him. 1st and only time seeing Jerry live.
I was there and I MISS JERRY.
Lost my son 2 years ago and obsessed with this song. Always feel closer to him when I listen to it.
Like so many dead songs, the lyrics are timeless and universal. They would make sense at any age or place. Genius.
Love this song. The way Jerry sings it is almost.....spiritual.
ALMOST spiritual? Most assuredly spiritual, in the profoundest way.
Goin home goin home.. by the waterside I will rest my bones.. listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul....
The last time I saw the Dead was at Shoreline in Mountain View in '95; they closed with this beautiful song. It truly rocked my soul.
Feeling heartbroken right now--miss them so much:-(
When Jerry died, channel 2 news in San Francisco played this song and scrolled the lyrics after the 10 o'clock news. Never cried so hard in my life. Not until my brother died 13 years later at least.
This was the last song I had the pleasure of hearing him sing. Me on the top of the hill at Shoreline 1995. The last west coast show. This girl that I had seen at a JGB show at the Warfield a few months earlier,had came up to me. Her dress blowing gently in the wind. She stepped behind me and just hugged me during the whole song, and we melted into each other in pure bliss. She said, See you next time. I never did see her again. God Dammit I love the Grateful Dead. Forever
A debt I can never pay . Thank You Jerry and the boys ....
Forever GREATFUL, forever Living Dead!!! Love you guys so much, thank you!!!
This is the best version there is. Always gets me.
Is it weird that this is my first time listening to not only this song but the Grateful Dead in general and it made me cry??
Definitely going to be checking this band out more...any suggestions?
ITS ALL GREAT! and no atleast you have discovered where music has soul forever more!
Download the relisten app. Hundreds of free shows soundboard and audience included
Goon Meezy brother please check all of them out Bless you
not wiered at all...suggestions...EVERYTHING JERRRY....MERL SUANDERS, JERRY, OLD AND IN THE WAY, MOTHER MECCREES UPTOWN JUG CHAMPIANS, JERRY GARCIA BAND, JERRY GARCIA ACOUSTIC BAND, JUST EVERYTHING EVER AND ALL THE BANDS AND DIFFERENT ARTISTS ALSO THAT SURROUND THIS SPIRIT!!
You’ve found a musical home. This is a strong Brokedown. Jerry’s voice is strong and clear.
Although more subtle, this video is equally about Brent. Listen closely and try not to cry.
i got a picture from this show during Not Fade Away that i got on my wall, Truly a Band beyond desciption.
i miss you so very much jerry!
I have "Brokedown Palace" tattooed on my thigh. I just hung out with some kids yesterday that I met on tour 16 years ago. I miss Jerry, crying now....
All the birds that were singing are flown, except you alone. play this at my funeral, please. miss you Jer
at 4:37 you will hear Jerry's best guitar solo from this song that you can find on youtube. WOW. THis is also in my opinion, the best version of this song on youtube. Nearly flawless.
I love the solo from the Dozin at the Knick version, with Brent's organ........soooo gooood
listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul
You said it, Tony. That guitar solo is the music of angels.
I wonder how many sentimental heads have come here after hearing the news on the final shows like I have. Cya all in Chicago!
lokijam Exactly, lol. Im feeling sentimental, going to Dear Jerry next week in MD :)
Final shows...what a joke...I heard they are building training schools for franchises now...as long as there's money there will be the grateful dead.
My friend Jim died today, so I play and share this song on my facebook in his memory. He was a great person, funny, and caring, and dying at 39 is so just plain shocking. Cancer strikes again.
My grandfather died of cancer yesterday. I was driving in my mom's car and the song that was playing when I turned to GD radio was Brokedown Palace. Thank you so much for this song, it has started the healing process and I know it has touched so many people. The GD have this amazing power to heal with music, again, thank you.
The heart well broken
spills love
My daddy died two days ago and this song has been an immense comfort for me. Thank you Papa Bear.
fabulous, it leaves a fan breathless and in tears.
myself and friends attended all the Hampton shows in 87...thanks for the playback
Love this so...fills my soul! Thank you Jerry!
going home, going home by the water side i will rest my bones...
thanks jerry. miss you bud. rest well.
Really makes me miss Jerry. Beautiful song!
Of all the songs he wrote, this one stands out to me, a powerful reminder of great times I had at so many shows. Thanks Jerry.
Yes, the little things ! The little things that made a travel through a reality of a different colour a meaningful experience !
The little things that bring a tear to your eye when you remember where you were when you heard the song LIVE ! The friends you were with, the laughter, the brotherhood, the umbrella, the parking lot, the sweet breezes blowing by and the stranger seeking a miracle. The airports, caravans, hotel rooms and TIX. Yep, the little things that breathe life into my memory.
LOVE YOU JERRY!!!!! THE GREATFUL DEAD WAS THE BEST BAND THAT EVER WAS!!!!
I've been waiting 30 years to hear this again
Brings tears every time I hear this! Love me some good ole Grateful Dead!#4everalways
Jerry was an inspiration to all of us, this song makes me cry- fare u well
The heart well broken
Spills love
One of my favorite Dead songs.
Got to LOVE this guy. Great Spirit, Gentle Soul. The words speak for themselves.
I had the opportunity to run lighting for The Jerry Garcia Band, 11/1984 in Chicago. I was the tour electrician for Zappa's Them or Us Tour, Garcia opened.
If anyone has audio/video of this event, I would be forever in your debt.
Marshall
God this is amazing... My favorite Lrics from hunter by far... What a great version, Jerry is clear and totally with it, and Brent's keys are perfectly blended in... Thank you, as I wipe a tear from my Eyes...
My palace brokedown a year ago and just keeps breaking...miss ya
They always knew how to send us home feeling special. This may just have been the most frequently played "Jeery" encore from this era and I never tired of hearing it. Love and miss you Jerry. Thx for posting (~);)
Love this song. The way Jerry sings it is almost.....spiritual. I would argue that this is one of the best versions of Brokedown ever!!
just beautiful
Thank you for posting this. Thank you.....
One of my favorite Brokedown Palace's.
My favorite rendition of my favorite Dead song.
don't you worry about them, just keep listening to what YOU like. Jerry and the band appreciate it!
good ole dead.. you can never go wrong listening to the sweet mellow tones of Jerry's guitar
Ja, das ist sehr guten, one of the most beautiful songs ever gewritten...pure genius.
@turtlej3 I played this song for a friend's funeral. It was the most emotional experience I ever had playing music. I'll never forget it.
Jerry Garcia is was and will always be the Grateful Dead! There's no replacing that! Ever!!!
bring a tear to my eye EVERY TIME!
Thank you for posting this one....
Love to all you out there holding Jerry in your hearts.
Hits the soul, man, hits the soul.
I love you all more than words can tell
They played this song at his memorial service. I was there!
Not a dead fan...but this song has never failed to stop me in my tracks and bring tears to my eyes.
I caught this at my first show at RFK. Jerry touched my heart like noone else did. Miss you dearly bro. Thanks for opening my eyes to no end. See ya after a while.
Thanks, Jerry, for the Brokedown Palace encore in Mountain View '95! It was a great way to complete the West Coast tour that year, and a great goodbey, as that was my last show with Jerry, aside from his memorial sevice in GG Park. Good times!
RIP Andy. I miss you like crazy.
this was always a treat
I love that the camera stays directly on Jerry, then flashes over to Brent for a second. More perfect, during this song, then you'll ever know! Perfection!