Music Video of the Day: Touch of Grey by Grateful Dead (1987, directed by Gary Gutierrez)


Rest in Peace to Bob Weir.  A founding member of the Grateful Dead, Weir passed away yesterday at the age of 78.

Today’s music video of the day was also the Grateful Dead’s first.  Touch of Grey introduced the Dead to the MTV generation and caused a notable rise in the band’s popularity.  The shots of the audience were taken from a Dead show in Monterey, California.  The scenes with marionettes were filmed at Laguna Seca Raceway.  Director Gary Gutierrez was a longtime associate of the band who had previously created the animation sequences for The Grateful Dead Movie.

Enjoy!

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