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Times Played65
First Played7/30/70
Last Played6/28/92
Typical Length9:01
Longest11:53 (3/23/81)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 2, 1989
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87
#1 July 2, 1989 · Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA SBD
Length: 11:02 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.39/5 (75 reviews, 264,684 dl)
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82
#2 Sept. 19, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
#1 of 1970 · Archive: 4.78/5 (134 reviews, 335,187 dl)
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80
#3 Aug. 3, 1982 · Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO SBD
Length: 9:21 · #1 of 1982 · Archive: 4.44/5 (94 reviews, 226,162 dl)
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79
#4 Dec. 13, 1980 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 9:34 · #1 of 1980 · Archive: 4.70/5 (48 reviews, 137,386 dl)
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79
#5 Oct. 17, 1983 · Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY SBD
Length: 9:02 · Archive: 4.54/5 (172 reviews, 506,420 dl)
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78
#6 Apr. 1, 1988 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 9:33 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.37/5 (61 reviews, 138,998 dl)
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77
#7 Nov. 20, 1973 · Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO SBD
#1 of 1973 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 232,322 dl)
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77
#8 Apr. 1, 1990 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 9:16 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.54/5 (45 reviews, 138,943 dl)
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75
#9 June 28, 1974 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 9:03 · #1 of 1974 · Archive: 4.61/5 (49 reviews, 221,324 dl)
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73
#10 Nov. 11, 1973 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:09 · Archive: 4.85/5 (81 reviews, 316,172 dl)
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73
#11 May 11, 1981 · Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT SBD
Length: 9:31 · #1 of 1981 · Archive: 4.45/5 (31 reviews, 118,332 dl)
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71
#12 Oct. 27, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY
Length: 9:31 · #2 of 1980 · Archive: 4.50/5 (21 reviews, 93,534 dl)
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69
#13 Sept. 29, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:55 · #3 of 1980 · Archive: 4.44/5 (22 reviews, 85,916 dl)
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69
#14 Apr. 9, 1982 · Community War Memorial Auditorium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 10:28 · Archive: 4.18/5 (36 reviews, 96,455 dl)
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69
#15 Sept. 18, 1974 · Parc des Exposition - Dijon, France SBD
Length: 8:17 · #2 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (71 reviews, 256,987 dl)
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68
#16 Sept. 18, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:28 · Archive: 4.25/5 (41 reviews, 121,331 dl)
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68
#17 Oct. 2, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:12 · Archive: 4.49/5 (27 reviews, 124,279 dl)
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67
#18 Oct. 10, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:59 · Archive: 4.48/5 (45 reviews, 166,501 dl)
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67
#19 June 23, 1974 · Jai-Alai Fronton - Miami, FL SBD
Length: 7:47 · #3 of 1974 · Archive: 4.62/5 (166 reviews, 538,977 dl)
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66
#20 May 4, 1981 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 11:33 · #2 of 1981 · Archive: 4.26/5 (29 reviews, 78,115 dl)
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65
#21 Feb. 10, 1989 · Great Western LA Forum - Inglewood, CA SBD
Length: 9:56 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.20/5 (23 reviews, 90,952 dl)
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64
#22 Oct. 19, 1974 · Winterland Arena - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:07 · Archive: 4.51/5 (57 reviews, 267,613 dl)
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64
#23 July 31, 1974 · Dillon Stadium - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:06 · Archive: 4.48/5 (94 reviews, 280,139 dl)
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63
#24 Nov. 28, 1980 · Lakeland Civic Center - Lakeland, FL SBD
Length: 9:01 · Archive: 4.42/5 (37 reviews, 144,308 dl)
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61
#25 Sept. 20, 1970 · Fillmore East - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:26 · #2 of 1970 · Archive: 4.60/5 (141 reviews, 378,075 dl)
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60
#26 Mar. 23, 1981 · Rainbow Theatre - London, England
Length: 11:53 · #3 of 1981 · Archive: 4.44/5 (12 reviews, 58,386 dl)
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60
#27 Mar. 5, 1981 · Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 9:51 · Archive: 4.06/5 (34 reviews, 108,082 dl)
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59
#28 Oct. 7, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:10 · Archive: 4.36/5 (21 reviews, 102,541 dl)
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58
#29 Sept. 16, 1988 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 9:22 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.36/5 (21 reviews, 76,847 dl)
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58
#30 July 13, 1989 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 9:24 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.10/5 (25 reviews, 132,538 dl)
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58
#31 Oct. 30, 1980 · Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY SBD
Length: 8:44 · Archive: 4.55/5 (23 reviews, 93,720 dl)
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57
#32 June 20, 1974 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 8:01 · Archive: 4.48/5 (51 reviews, 142,309 dl)
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56
#33 July 29, 1974 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 7:46 · Archive: 4.50/5 (43 reviews, 165,374 dl)
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56
#34 Oct. 4, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:54 · Archive: 4.49/5 (24 reviews, 91,486 dl)
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55
#35 Mar. 27, 1988 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 8:08 · #3 of 1988 · Archive: 4.32/5 (67 reviews, 154,296 dl)
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55
#36 Feb. 20, 1982 · Golden Hall, Community Concorse - San Diego, CA
Length: 8:40 · Archive: 4.64/5 (28 reviews, 91,253 dl)
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52
#37 June 28, 1992 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 9:05 · Archive: 4.18/5 (49 reviews, 92,931 dl)
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52
#38 Sept. 27, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 9:38 · Archive: 3.57/5 (8 reviews, 75,949 dl)
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50
#39 Oct. 13, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:32 · Archive: 4.68/5 (19 reviews, 60,970 dl)
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50
#40 Sept. 26, 1980 · Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 8:13 · Archive: 4.42/5 (21 reviews, 104,427 dl)
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Best Version of To Lay Me Down for Every Year (1970–1992)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1970 4× Sept. 19, 1970 SBD Fillmore East - New York, NY - 82 Archive.org ↗
1973 3× Nov. 20, 1973 SBD Denver Coliseum - Denver, CO - 77 Archive.org ↗
1974 7× June 28, 1974 SBD Boston Garden - Boston, MA 9:03 75 Archive.org ↗
1980 16× Dec. 13, 1980 SBD Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA 9:34 79 Archive.org ↗
1981 12× May 11, 1981 SBD Veterans Memorial Coliseum - New Haven, CT 9:31 73 Archive.org ↗
1982 3× Aug. 3, 1982 SBD Starlight Theater - Kansas City, MO 9:21 80 Archive.org ↗
1983 1× Oct. 17, 1983 SBD Olympic Center - Lake Placid, NY 9:02 79 Archive.org ↗
1988 11× Apr. 1, 1988 SBD Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ 9:33 78 Archive.org ↗
1989 4× July 2, 1989 SBD Sullivan Stadium - Foxboro, MA 11:02 87 Archive.org ↗
1990 3× Apr. 1, 1990 SBD The Omni - Atlanta, GA 9:16 77 Archive.org ↗
1992 1× June 28, 1992 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 9:05 52 Archive.org ↗