Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: psych-rock
Song Meaning of “Feel like a Stranger – Live at the Omni, Atlanta, GA, April 2, 1990” by Grateful Dead
This live version of the classic Grateful Dead song “Feel Like a Stranger” is a powerful dirge. While the title carries a feeling of isolation and loneliness, the dreamlike guitar parts and Jerry Garcia’s resounding voice carry a strong sense of yearning and anticipation for something better ahead. The band seems to be guiding us on a journey of inner transformation, suggesting that it can be through our own defiance and courage to own our identity “like a bridge” that we can break through this sense of alienation and find peace in the unknown. As Garcia creatively croons, “Solve it with a riddle and ride it out,” it is a reminder that while the world may seem strange and overwhelming at times, we possess the power to transform it for the better.