Spoonful
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 68
- First played
- 1981-10-15 — Melkweg
Lyrics
Could have been a spoonful of coffee
Could have been a spoonful of tea
Just a little spoon of your precious love is good enough for me
Men lies about it
Men cries about it
Even dies about it
Everybody fightin' about it
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Could have been a spoonful of diamonds
Could have been a spoonful of gold
Just a little spoon of your precious love to satisfy my soul
Men lies about it
Men cries about it
We even dies about it
Well, everybody fightin' about it
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Could have been a spoonful of water
Spread out on the desert sand
Just a little spoon of that fortifies, save you from another man
Men lies about it
Men cries about it
Even dies about it
Everybody fightin' about it
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Hey, that spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful
Everybody fightin' about it
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-12-08 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1994-12-08 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1994-10-19 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1994-10-09 | USAir Arena | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1994-07-31 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1994-07-31 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1994-03-06 | Desert Sky Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Set 1 | 4 | — |
| 1994-03-06 | Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1994-02-25 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 12 | — |
| 1994-02-25 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1993-12-18 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 2 | — |
| 1993-12-18 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1993-09-30 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1993-09-09 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1993-06-26 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1993-06-26 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1993-06-21 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1993-06-15 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, KY | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1993-03-11 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1992-07-01 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1992-06-23 | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1992-06-23 | Star Lake Amphitheatre | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1992-06-14 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1992-05-31 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1992-05-25 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1992-03-17 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1992-03-17 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1991-10-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 11 | — |
| 1991-10-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1991-09-22 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1991-09-14 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1991-03-25 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1990-12-09 | Compton Terrace | Chandler, AZ | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1990-09-11 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1990-09-11 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1990-03-25 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1990-03-18 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1990-02-27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1990-02-27 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1989-04-29 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine, California | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1989-04-12 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1987-09-07 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1987-07-19 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1987-07-19 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1987-01-28 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1986-04-22 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1986-03-23 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1986-03-23 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1985-11-17 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1985-11-01 | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, VA | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1985-09-06 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1985-06-27 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, New York | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1985-04-03 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1985-03-24 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1985-03-13 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set Two | 10 | |
| 1985-02-18 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1984-12-28 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1984-11-02 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1984-06-30 | Sports and Music Center | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1984-06-30 | Indianapolis Sports Center | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1984-05-06 | Silva Concert Hall | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1984-05-06 | Silva Concert Hall / Hult Center for the Performing Arts | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1984-03-28 | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | San Rafael, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1983-10-30 | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | San Rafael, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1983-10-08 | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, VA | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1983-04-22 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2: | 16 | — |
| 1983-04-22 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1981-10-15 | Melkweg | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Set 2: | 13 |
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