I had heard "Black Peter" hundreds of times but I didn't bother with the lyrics until after Jerry Garcia's death I read that Patti Smith and her band instinctively played "Black Peter" when they got the news during practice that Garcia had died.
Clearly Smith and her bandmates cared about Garcia and knew the Dead's work well. Otherwise they would have played a more obvious choice like "Ripple."
"Black Peter" is brilliant in its simple sad poignance. Few songs in rock compare.
I had heard "Black Peter" hundreds of times but I didn't bother with the lyrics until after Jerry Garcia's death I read that Patti Smith and her band instinctively played "Black Peter" when they got the news during practice that Garcia had died.
Clearly Smith and her bandmates cared about Garcia and knew the Dead's work well. Otherwise they would have played a more obvious choice like "Ripple."
"Black Peter" is brilliant in its simple sad poignance. Few songs in rock compare.