Cover songs with no recordings issued

This table lists cover songs the Grateful Dead played at least three times but which have never made it onto an official GD CD release.
Cover song TimesPlayed
I Fought The Law 36
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 31 (note 6)
Rain 20
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 19
You Ain't Woman Enough 15 (note 2) (note 6)
Down In The Bottom 9 (note 6)
Ol' Slewfoot 9
Green Green Grass Of Home 8 (note 6)
I Ain't Superstitious 8 (note 6)
Louie Louie 8 (note 6)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot 8 (note 3)
Big Boy Pete 7 (note 6)
I Want To Tell You 7
Why Don't We Do It In The Road 7 (note 6)
It's All Too Much 6 (note 6)
Run Rudolph Run 6 (note 6)
Willie And The Hand Jive 6
Baby What You Want Me To Do 5 (note 6)
Day Tripper 5
Hi-Heel Sneakers 5 (note 4)
New Orleans 5 (note 6)
Seasons Of My Heart 5 (note 6)
How Long Blues 4
I Just Want To Make Love To You 4 (note 6)
Keep On Growing 4 (note 6)
La Bamba 4
Take Me To The River 4 (note 5)
Devil With The Blue Dress On 3 (note 6)
Good Golly Miss Molly 3 (note 6)
Sawmill 3
Searchin' 3 (note 6)
Tell It To Me 3
Notes
(2) a version by Donna Godchaux with the New Riders of the Purple Sage is on Worcester, MA
(3) a version by the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band is on Almost Acoustic
(4) a version by Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders is on Keystone Encores
(5) a version by Bob Weir with Ratdog is on "Fish Tree Water Blues"
(6) mp3 stream available from dead.net Taper's Section.

 

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