Song of the Day: Terrapin Station

Terrapin Station by The Grateful Dead. The title track from the band’s Terrapin Station album released in July 1977. Terrapin Station was the band’s 9th studio album and the song was the entire B side of the album. Coming in at 16:23, Terrapin Station is the longest studio song that I can think of from the Grateful Dead. And as you would expect with a song that long, the song is broken up into multiple parts: Lady With A Fan, Terrapin Station, Terrapin, Terrapin Transit, At A Siding, Terrapin Flyer, and Refrain. Reminds of some Pink Floyd songs like Dogs or Shine On You Crazy Diamond, which contains multiple parts and just takes you on a journey.

Thanny