One More Saturday Night (song)
| "One More Saturday Night" | |
|---|---|
Warner Bros. Records, Grateful Dead Records | |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Weir |
| Producer(s) | Bob Weir |
"One More Saturday Night" is a song written by Bob Weir and performed by the Grateful Dead, of which he was a member. The song had been performed in concert by the Grateful Dead starting in 1971, but it first appeared on record on Weir's debut solo album Ace in 1972. It subsequently appeared on several Grateful Dead live albums.
Composition
Weir is credited with writing "One More Saturday Night", although there is evidence that the song was originally written with Robert Hunter, with different lyrics. Weir wanted to call his version "US Blues", but Hunter did not agree and disavowed himself of the song.[1] Hunter later wrote a song with that title for the Dead's 1974 album From the Mars Hotel.
Although the studio version of "One More Saturday Night" featured on Ace is credited as a Bob Weir solo recording, the song – like the entire album – featured the other members of the Dead acting as Weir's backing group.
Performances
The song was first performed on October 19, 1971, by the Grateful Dead. Aside from Ace, it also appeared on the Dead's , and various solo Weir projects.
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Single release
The Ace version song was issued as a single, credited to "The Grateful Dead with Bobby Ace", to promote the band's 1972 European tour.[2] The single did not chart.
Cover versions
- In 2008, Keller Williams released a bluegrass version of the song on the album Rex (Live at the Fillmore).[3]
References
- ^ Grateful Dead Lyric and Song Finder: One More Saturday Night
- ^ The Grateful Dead: "One More Saturday Night" at Discogs. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Keller Williams album for REX charity" Archived June 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. news.jamradio.org, May 7, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
