The ten greatest Bob Weir songs

[tigerstrat]

I've always taken this thread to be referring to songs he wrote... otherwise i'm gonna have to have J. Zawinul's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" on my list.

[mijknahs]

1. New Potato Caboose

That isn't a Bob Weir song. Words by Robert Petersen, music by Phil Lesh

Ok. If you don't think New Potato "counts" then I replace it with Lost Sailor/Saint of Circumstance (It's one song in my book).

[Pete B.]

Can I list "Fever" in my top 10?
I saw Bobby do that one and it is a good one for him.

Fever!...


...so Bobby...

[Gr8fulGreg]

i like easy to slip.... i know not "his" song but still.... soft spot?

[strumminsix]

Book of Rules

[JonnyBoy]

my favorite bobby songs? hmmmmph

1. Estimated
2. Lost Sailor-.St.Circumstance
3. Let it grow
4 hell in a bucket
5.Sugar Magnolia
6.Black Throated Wind
7 Playin in the Band
8 Jack Straw
9. Throwing Stones
10.Picaso Moon


Lost sailor and Let it grow are awesome songs. So is Picaso Moon once you start trying to learn how to play it. I really get a glimpse of Bobby's musical genious when trying to understand what and why he is doing certain things musically.

[tigerstrat]

1. Other One
2. Playing In The Band
3. Estimated Prophet
4. Sugar Magnolia
5. Weather Report Suite
6. Cassidy
7. Jack Straw
8. Music Never Stopped
9. Greatest Story Ever Told
10. One More Sat. Night

I wanted to include Mexicali, Looks Like Rain, Bucket and others but ran out of room.

[Maybeck09]

I'm going to go with just songs Bob wrote or had a big hand in writing. I do think his covers of Masterpiece, Uncle, Samson, Minglewood, El Paso, Bobby McGee, Easy to Slip- are all excellent.
Bob Songs: (in order)
WRS
Cassidy
Jack Straw
Sugar Mag
Playin in the Band
Black Throated Wind
Music Never Stopped
Estimated
Lazy Lightning
Victim

[easytoslip]

i like easy to slip.... i know not "his" song but still.... soft spot?

shit yeah!

1. BTW
2. Lazy>Sup
3. Lost Sailor>Saint
4. Greatest Story
5. WRS
6. Corinna shake it up now
7. Stranger
8. Cassidy
9. Looks Like Rain
10. Estimated
(11. E2S)
edit to add: There are SO many good Dead tunes, really tough for me to narrow down any of them into a list of ten faves. Some songs get so moody like my moody ass, we are the perfect couple

[gr8fullfred]

Not sure about the top ten. But no Weir top 10 list that is missing Looks Like Rain could be considered serious. LLR among the very top of all GD songs, IMHO.

My off the top of my head top 10 Weir songs,

Looks like Rain
Jackstraw
Music Never Stops
Truckin
Sugar Mag
Playing in the Band
Stranger
Saturday Night
Throwing Stones
Bucket

[Tennessee Jedi]

How could any list not have Let It Grow ???????

[Tennessee Jedi]

1) Let It Grow
2) Estimated
3) Truckin'
4) GSET
5) Cassidy
6) Jack Straw
7) Black Throated
8} MNS
9) Playin'
10) LLR

Runner up
Sat Night
Sugar Mag

[easytoslip]

nice photo! Truckin def kills

[Octal]

How about "Yellow Dog Story?"

[Charlie]

1. Playin' in the Band
2. Sugar Magnolia
3. Cassidy
4. Truckin
5. Jack Straw
6. Let it Grow
7. Mexicali Blues
8. Weather Report Suite
9. Hell in a Bucket
10. Music Never Stopped