First Love Touch Of Grey

You're watching the official music video remastered in HD for 'Touch Of Grey' from the Dead's 1987 album 'In The Dark'. We will get by, we will survive. The music video for "Touch of Grey" gained major airplay on MTV and featured a live performance of the band, first shown to be life-size skeleton marionettes dressed as the band, then as themselves.

The skeleton of bassist Phil Lesh catches a rose in its teeth, thrown by a female attendee; later, a dog steals the lower leg of percussionist Mickey Hart, and a stagehand hurries to retrieve and. On June 19, 1987, MTV premiered the amazing music video for the Grateful Dead anthem "Touch Of Grey." Less than a month later, the song was released on the Dead's first studio album in seven. My brother turned me onto the Dead before "Touch of Grey" came out, but I didn't see my first show until 1989.

Maybe that makes me a Touch Head, I don't know or care. I just know I love this song and there's no shame in that. Share Add a Comment Sort by: Best Open comment sort options Best Top New Controversial Old Q&A Mydogroach.

Touch of Grey Lyrics: Must be getting early / Clocks are running late / Paint-by-number morning sky looks so phony / Dawn is breaking everywhere / Light a candle, curse the glare / Draw the. The Cartography of First Love Angela Grey Shady Oak Press (2025) ISBN: 978-1961841444 Reviewed by Jordan Durfee for Reader Views (08/2025) The Cartography of First Love by Angela Grey is a quick, fast-paced, great read! I deeply enjoyed the two leads, Zibby and Nico, and their journeys of recovery were deeply inspiring. As I read about their struggles - Zibby's eating disorder, Nico's.

"Touch of Grey" is the song which introduced me to the Dead when I was six years old but only started listening intently a few years ago. Dead music certainly matures as you age. Touch Of Grey was first performed by the Grateful Dead in September 1982 after which it was performed fairly regularly through to 1995.

The last performance was on July 9, 1995. When performed, especially in the 1990's, Touch of Grey was often the opening song of a show. The first draft of Touch Of Grey was written in 1980.

The Dead also released a music video for "Touch of Grey" that featured animatronic skeleton versions of the band members playing the song on stage. The video was in heavy rotation on MTV, which further contributed to the song's popularity. Watch the video for "Touch of Grey" below.

Grateful Dead - "Touch of Grey" (Video). Making its MTV debut 30 years ago today on Jun. 19, 1987, the Grateful Dead's "Touch of Grey" video marked the precise moment at which the Grateful Dead shed their "world's largest cult band" moniker and belatedly joined the American mainstream.

The song - the band's first and only Top 10 hit.