Norah Jones has been covering the Grateful Dead’s song “It Must Have Been the Roses” on her current tour. The song has lyrics by legendary Grateful Dead poet and prolific lyricst Robert Hunter, and was orignally sung by Jerry Garcia, who also wrote the music. (Correction 7/1/2012: Words and Music by Robert Hunter alone! It Must Have Been the Roses – Anotated Lyrics)
from DC Metro Theater Arts:
There were some surprises as well. The biggest surprise for me was to hear Norah Jones covering The Grateful Dead’s “It Must Have Been the Roses.”
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Actually it’s Words and Music by Robert Hunter. One of only two songs where the Dead played Robert Hunter’s music as well as his lyrics.
i stand corrected! Words and music by Hunter!
Must Have Been the Roses – Anotated Lyrics