Recorded in the penultimate position on 1989's "Built to Last," the Grateful Dead first performed Picasso Moon, sung by Bob Weir, at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, CA in April of 1989. According to The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics (http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl), the phrase 'Picasso Moon' "just popped out of Phil Lesh's mouth one day..."
The song refers to shady drug deals, which took place in the part of San Fransisco south of Market Street, a sketchy area known for junkies and dealers: "South of market in the land of ruin..."
Recorded in the penultimate position on 1989's "Built to Last," the Grateful Dead first performed Picasso Moon, sung by Bob Weir, at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, CA in April of 1989. According to The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics (http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl), the phrase 'Picasso Moon' "just popped out of Phil Lesh's mouth one day..."
The song refers to shady drug deals, which took place in the part of San Fransisco south of Market Street, a sketchy area known for junkies and dealers: "South of market in the land of ruin..."