Desperate to identify tune

[DeadHead]

The Grateful Dead have a song from their Anthem of the Sun album that was rarely performed live called "New Potato Caboose." "New Potato Caboose" is a composition by Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist. In several performances of this song the band plays a very familiar sounding classical theme that Phil Lesh usually initiates. One prime example starts at 5:30 in the link provided. The band coalesces around this familiar bass line and Jerry expounds on this familiar tune at about 7:15 before bringing it back to "New Potato Caboose" around 7:30. I was hoping someone would be able to identify the song that is quoted here. After many years Grateful Dead scholars have yet to determine the origin of this elusive jam. I would be extremely grateful for any input.

It's a very quick listen and after the first few notes I'm sure you will be singing the tune instinctively.

The song can be listened to at this YouTube link,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y01wss671s

More info about the song and jam can be found here,
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009/...o-caboose.html[flash=200,200]

[Jay F]

The Grateful Dead have a song from their Anthem of the Sun album that was rarely performed live called "New Potato Caboose." "New Potato Caboose" is a composition by Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist. In several performances of this song the band plays a very familiar sounding classical theme that Phil Lesh usually initiates. One prime example starts at 5:30 in the link provided. The band coalesces around this familiar bass line and Jerry expounds on this familiar tune at about 7:15 before bringing it back to "New Potato Caboose" around 7:30. I was hoping someone would be able to identify the song that is quoted here. After many years Grateful Dead scholars have yet to determine the origin of this elusive jam. I would be extremely grateful for any input.

It's a very quick listen and after the first few notes I'm sure you will be singing the tune instinctively.

The song can be listened to at this YouTube link,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y01wss671s

More info about the song and jam can be found here,
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009/...o-caboose.html[flash=200,200]

I tried, but I was unable to recognize the melody.

[kee]

It sounds vaguely like a lot of things. It's strange that these 'scholars' just haven't asked him, unless he doesn't know himself. But the commenters below that piece say it's quite possibly not classical anyway.