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Times Played348
First Played10/19/71
Last Played7/6/95
Typical Length5:38
Longest9:02 (3/22/85)
#1 Consensus PickMay 8, 1977
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#1 May 8, 1977 · Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY SBD
Length: 6:49 · #1 of 1977 · Archive: 4.74/5 (794 reviews, 3,736,435 dl) · #1 in r/gratefuldead Fan Poll - Favorite Shows & Songs
98
#2 May 9, 1977 · War Memorial Auditorium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 6:45 · #2 of 1977 · Archive: 4.86/5 (226 reviews, 1,243,107 dl)
98
#3 May 25, 1977 · The Mosque - Richmond, VA SBD
Length: 7:30 · #3 of 1977 · Archive: 4.80/5 (155 reviews, 518,816 dl)
94
#4 Feb. 24, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:28 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.65/5 (132 reviews, 515,452 dl)
93
#5 May 28, 1977 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 7:20 · Archive: 4.67/5 (71 reviews, 320,843 dl)
93
#6 Oct. 2, 1977 · Paramount Theater - Portland, OR SBD
Length: 6:37 · Archive: 4.81/5 (67 reviews, 303,348 dl)
93
#7 Nov. 7, 1971 · Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 7:00 · #1 of 1971 · Archive: 4.73/5 (65 reviews, 172,915 dl)
93
#8 June 14, 1976 · Beacon Theatre - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:34 · #1 of 1976 · Archive: 4.69/5 (97 reviews, 351,723 dl)
93
#9 May 22, 1977 · The Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, FL SBD
Archive: 4.62/5 (69 reviews, 368,069 dl)
92
#10 Sept. 20, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:26 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.71/5 (99 reviews, 239,867 dl)
91
#11 Apr. 24, 1978 · Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL SBD
Length: 6:24 · #1 of 1978 · Archive: 4.68/5 (76 reviews, 307,115 dl)
91
#12 May 17, 1977 · Memorial Coliseum, U. of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL SBD
Length: 5:41 · Archive: 4.85/5 (102 reviews, 434,171 dl)
91
#13 Nov. 4, 1977 · Cotterrell Gym, Colgate U. - Hamilton, NY SBD
Length: 5:58 · Archive: 4.64/5 (101 reviews, 342,325 dl)
91
#14 Dec. 2, 1973 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:31 · #1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.80/5 (57 reviews, 260,819 dl)
90
#15 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:00 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
90
#16 Sept. 7, 1985 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 6:59 · #1 of 1985 · Archive: 4.58/5 (77 reviews, 214,093 dl)
90
#17 June 30, 1985 · Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD SBD
Length: 5:59 · #2 of 1985 · Archive: 4.56/5 (174 reviews, 530,603 dl)
90
#18 June 29, 1976 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 6:06 · #2 of 1976 · Archive: 4.74/5 (87 reviews, 209,043 dl)
89
#19 May 15, 1977 · St. Louis Arena - St. Louis, MO SBD
Length: 6:27 · Archive: 4.59/5 (94 reviews, 253,307 dl)
89
#20 Nov. 17, 1973 · Pauley Pavilion, UCLA - Los Angeles, CA SBD
Length: 5:33 · #2 of 1973 · Archive: 4.87/5 (94 reviews, 286,073 dl)
89
#21 Aug. 28, 1981 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 8:35 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.62/5 (68 reviews, 162,378 dl)
88
#22 Oct. 27, 1979 · Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA SBD
#1 of 1979 · Archive: 4.59/5 (133 reviews, 452,870 dl)
88
#23 June 11, 1976 · Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:55 · #3 of 1976 · Archive: 4.59/5 (51 reviews, 238,434 dl)
88
#24 Mar. 23, 1972 · Academy of Music - New York, NY SBD
Length: 7:26 · #1 of 1972 · Archive: 4.77/5 (54 reviews, 131,381 dl)
88
#25 Apr. 20, 1984 · Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 7:02 · #1 of 1984 · Archive: 4.56/5 (58 reviews, 244,636 dl)
87
#26 Aug. 21, 1972 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 5:52 · #2 of 1972 · Archive: 4.79/5 (59 reviews, 222,349 dl)
87
#27 June 26, 1974 · Providence Civic Center - Providence, RI SBD
Length: 5:54 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (66 reviews, 306,031 dl)
87
#28 Oct. 25, 1979 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
#2 of 1979 · Archive: 4.63/5 (91 reviews, 219,415 dl)
87
#29 May 26, 1977 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 5:45 · Archive: 4.65/5 (81 reviews, 255,325 dl)
86
#30 Mar. 26, 1973 · Baltimore Civic Center - Baltimore, MD SBD
Length: 6:37 · #3 of 1973 · Archive: 4.70/5 (50 reviews, 164,088 dl)
86
#31 Feb. 9, 1973 · Roscoe Maples Pavilion, Stanford U. - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 5:08 · Archive: 4.66/5 (179 reviews, 671,129 dl)
86
#32 May 14, 1974 · Adams Field House, U. of Montana - Missoula, MT SBD
Length: 5:18 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.69/5 (110 reviews, 322,985 dl)
86
#33 Oct. 15, 1983 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 5:45 · #1 of 1983 · Archive: 4.59/5 (85 reviews, 211,282 dl)
86
#34 May 21, 1974 · Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington - Seattle, WA SBD
Length: 5:53 · Archive: 4.53/5 (85 reviews, 380,442 dl)
86
#35 July 18, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 7:43 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.40/5 (89 reviews, 238,681 dl)
86
#36 May 13, 1977 · Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 5:34 · Archive: 4.66/5 (90 reviews, 223,146 dl)
86
#37 June 22, 1973 · P.N.E. Coliseum - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada SBD
Length: 5:12 · Archive: 4.75/5 (126 reviews, 305,948 dl)
85
#38 Mar. 18, 1977 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 5:38 · Archive: 4.54/5 (106 reviews, 344,903 dl)
85
#39 Apr. 2, 1973 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 6:12 · Archive: 4.59/5 (50 reviews, 237,428 dl)
85
#40 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)

Best Version of Brown Eyed Women for Every Year (1971–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1971 16× Nov. 7, 1971 SBD Harding Theater - San Francisco, CA 7:00 93 Archive.org ↗
1972 39× Mar. 23, 1972 SBD Academy of Music - New York, NY 7:26 88 Archive.org ↗
1973 38× Dec. 2, 1973 SBD Boston Music Hall - Boston, MA 6:31 91 Archive.org ↗
1974 17× Feb. 24, 1974 SBD Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA 6:28 94 Archive.org ↗
1976 22× June 14, 1976 SBD Beacon Theatre - New York, NY 6:34 93 Archive.org ↗
1977 27× May 8, 1977 SBD Barton Hall, Cornell University - Ithaca, NY 6:49 100 Archive.org ↗
1978 24× Apr. 24, 1978 SBD Horton Field House, Illinois State U. - Normal, IL 6:24 91 Archive.org ↗
1979 22× Oct. 27, 1979 SBD Cape Cod Coliseum - South Yarmouth, MA - 88 Archive.org ↗
1980 13× Oct. 26, 1980 SBD Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY 6:35 83 Archive.org ↗
1981 12× Aug. 28, 1981 SBD Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA 8:35 89 Archive.org ↗
1982 9× July 31, 1982 SBD Manor Downs - Austin, TX 5:48 78 Archive.org ↗
1983 16× Oct. 15, 1983 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 5:45 86 Archive.org ↗
1984 11× Apr. 20, 1984 SBD Philadelphia Civic Arena - Philadelphia, PA 7:02 88 Archive.org ↗
1985 12× Sept. 7, 1985 SBD Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO 6:59 90 Archive.org ↗
1986 5× Feb. 14, 1986 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 4:59 55 Archive.org ↗
1987 6× Mar. 27, 1987 SBD Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT 5:14 71 Archive.org ↗
1988 4× Mar. 31, 1988 SBD Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 6:00 49 Archive.org ↗
1989 6× Oct. 26, 1989 SBD Miami Arena - Miami, FL - 83 Archive.org ↗
1990 9× Sept. 20, 1990 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 6:26 92 Archive.org ↗
1991 9× June 17, 1991 SBD Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ 6:00 90 Archive.org ↗
1992 8× Dec. 16, 1992 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 5:37 60 Archive.org ↗
1993 11× June 26, 1993 SBD RFK Stadium - Washington, DC 5:49 43 Archive.org ↗
1994 8× Sept. 29, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 7:12 58 Archive.org ↗
1995 4× July 6, 1995 SBD Riverport Amphitheatre - Maryland Heights, MO 6:56 44 Archive.org ↗