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Times Played144
First Played6/13/87
Last Played7/9/95
Typical Length5:38
Longest7:59 (6/6/92)
#1 Consensus PickSept. 18, 1987
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#1 Sept. 18, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:05 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.70/5 (170 reviews, 481,892 dl)
93
#2 Mar. 29, 1990 · Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY SBD
Length: 5:39 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.76/5 (167 reviews, 695,135 dl)
90
#3 Oct. 27, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:13 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (53 reviews, 188,501 dl)
88
#4 July 17, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 5:26 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.78/5 (101 reviews, 394,201 dl)
86
#5 July 4, 1989 · Rich Stadium - Buffalo, NY SBD
Length: 7:12 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.41/5 (55 reviews, 511,984 dl)
84
#6 July 18, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 6:34 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.40/5 (89 reviews, 238,681 dl)
83
#7 June 17, 1991 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 5:06 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.67/5 (113 reviews, 294,181 dl)
80
#8 Mar. 25, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 6:20 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.54/5 (40 reviews, 147,308 dl)
78
#9 June 22, 1991 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 6:17 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.49/5 (59 reviews, 115,762 dl)
77
#10 Sept. 4, 1991 · Richfield Coliseum - Richfield, OH SBD
Length: 6:16 · Archive: 4.58/5 (47 reviews, 144,374 dl)
77
#11 Aug. 6, 1989 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 6:37 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.55/5 (42 reviews, 117,110 dl)
77
#12 Oct. 19, 1989 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 5:54 · Archive: 4.45/5 (50 reviews, 129,168 dl)
74
#13 May 6, 1990 · Cal State Dominguez Hills - Carson, CA SBD
Length: 6:44 · Archive: 4.33/5 (51 reviews, 144,043 dl)
71
#14 July 8, 1987 · Roanoke Civic Center - Roanoke, VA SBD
Length: 4:52 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.52/5 (56 reviews, 146,333 dl)
69
#15 Aug. 18, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 7:10 · Archive: 4.42/5 (26 reviews, 116,000 dl)
69
#16 Aug. 22, 1993 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 5:31 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.36/5 (85 reviews, 181,108 dl)
68
#17 June 9, 1991 · Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH SBD
Length: 7:11 · Archive: 4.27/5 (55 reviews, 106,403 dl)
67
#18 July 10, 1990 · Carter-Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC SBD
Length: 5:01 · Archive: 4.42/5 (64 reviews, 132,288 dl)
65
#19 June 9, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 7:03 · Archive: 4.24/5 (40 reviews, 106,291 dl)
65
#20 Dec. 31, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:30 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.19/5 (37 reviews, 137,456 dl)
64
#21 June 23, 1988 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
Length: 5:07 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.33/5 (83 reviews, 125,449 dl)
64
#22 July 10, 1989 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 5:48 · Archive: 4.29/5 (42 reviews, 131,961 dl)
63
#23 Sept. 15, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 5:31 · Archive: 4.25/5 (49 reviews, 189,936 dl)
63
#24 Apr. 3, 1990 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 5:54 · Archive: 4.24/5 (50 reviews, 114,880 dl)
62
#25 June 11, 1993 · Buckeye Lake Music Center - Hebron, OH SBD
#2 of 1993 · Archive: 4.27/5 (69 reviews, 148,226 dl)
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#26 Oct. 20, 1990 · Internationales Congress Centrum - Berlin, Germany SBD
Length: 5:41 · Archive: 4.37/5 (34 reviews, 78,375 dl)
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#27 Oct. 3, 1987 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 4:41 · Archive: 4.39/5 (38 reviews, 135,482 dl)
61
#28 Sept. 12, 1988 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 4:59 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.36/5 (41 reviews, 125,350 dl)
61
#29 June 24, 1990 · Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR SBD
Length: 6:01 · Archive: 4.17/5 (37 reviews, 120,105 dl)
61
#30 Nov. 14, 1987 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 5:37 · Archive: 4.64/5 (26 reviews, 76,859 dl)
60
#31 Oct. 23, 1989 · Charlotte Coliseum - Charlotte, NC SBD
Length: 7:09 · Archive: 3.96/5 (36 reviews, 115,160 dl)
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#32 Oct. 1, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 5:10 · Archive: 4.50/5 (14 reviews, 149,139 dl)
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#33 Sept. 20, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 5:13 · Archive: 4.32/5 (41 reviews, 118,480 dl)
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#34 Nov. 7, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:43 · Archive: 4.25/5 (29 reviews, 86,492 dl)
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#35 Aug. 18, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Archive: 4.52/5 (28 reviews, 79,283 dl)
57
#36 Feb. 20, 1991 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:00 · Archive: 4.44/5 (18 reviews, 83,726 dl)
56
#37 June 30, 1995 · Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA
Length: 5:32 · #1 of 1995 · Archive: 4.06/5 (92 reviews, 177,245 dl)
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#38 Dec. 30, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:31 · Archive: 4.11/5 (43 reviews, 91,944 dl)
56
#39 June 21, 1989 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 6:31 · Archive: 3.96/5 (30 reviews, 126,805 dl)
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#40 Dec. 10, 1989 · Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA SBD
Length: 5:45 · Archive: 4.31/5 (30 reviews, 96,426 dl)

Best Version of When I Paint My Masterpiece for Every Year (1987–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1987 19× Sept. 18, 1987 SBD Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 6:05 93 Archive.org ↗
1988 21× June 23, 1988 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI 5:07 64 Archive.org ↗
1989 17× July 17, 1989 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI 5:26 88 Archive.org ↗
1990 19× Mar. 29, 1990 SBD Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 5:39 93 Archive.org ↗
1991 15× Oct. 27, 1991 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 6:13 90 Archive.org ↗
1992 11× June 25, 1992 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 6:38 53 Archive.org ↗
1993 18× Aug. 22, 1993 SBD Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon - Eugene, OR 5:31 69 Archive.org ↗
1994 15× Sept. 29, 1994 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 6:00 54 Archive.org ↗
1995 9× June 30, 1995 Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh, PA 5:32 56 Archive.org ↗