E184: Grateful Dead — "Scarlet Begonias"

Welcome to Season 9! In this episode, we discuss one of the very best Grateful Dead songs, "Scarlet Begonias," which turned 50 three weeks ago. It's been one of my favourites since I first got into the band about a decade ago, yet my preparation for this episode still led me to discover many details I had glossed over in both the lyrics and the music! I'd love to know what the song means to you as well...

Chapters

• 0:00 Housekeeping
• 1:21 Introduction
• 4:03 Musical Analysis
• 10:38 Lyrical Analysis
• 31:00 Overall Thoughts
• 33:01 Wrap-Up