The Grateful Dead (1974) Scarlet Begonias

After Keith Richards trashing of the band in the past week, it's important to show a leaner, more commercial gem from the ultimate jam band. Driven by Jerry Garcia's yearning pop vocals and Latin inflected rhythm guitars with a slight reggae offbeat to it, this short four minute song is about meeting a bewitching female hippie. It captures a flower power feel and is certainly worth a listen to reveal the Dead's more polished work with a short no frills guitar solo this one largely has no instrumental sections to it.