Friday, June 10, 2011

No Mercy




















"Death never takes a vacation in this land..." I know which version I prefer. But Jerry Garcia & co's brooding jam - from Live/Dead - is not bad either, I'll give you that.

The Reverend Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy MP3
The Grateful Dead - Death Don't Have No Mercy MP3

And since we're on the subject of Garcia, and I'm still full of that fantastic Patti Smith gig I saw last Wednesday, here's the beautiful ode to Captain Trips she opened with. "One common wire, one silver thread..."

Patti Smith - Grateful MP3

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