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Some Devil

Times Fully Played: 151
Live Releases: 10
Broadcasts: 23
Date Last Played: 2.18.24 (30 days ago)
Shortest Version: 3:23 (10.18.20)
Longest Version: 4:37 (01.15.04)

Aborted Count : 4
Tease Count : 4

Closer Count : 4
Encore Count : 109
2nd Encore Count : 3

Liberated 1 time:
8.26.077.21.10 (after 1060 days)
Composer
Matthews (2003)
Song History
This song has almost always been played by Dave solo on the baritone electric guitar he began using during the Everyday sessions. In August 2007, however, the band played the song three times with full instrumentation before the song returned to its normal arrangement, with a single exception: the 7.21.10 version, which also featured Carter and Tim.

The lyrics possibly allude to a line from Brutus in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "Art thou some god, some angel, or some devil, / That mak'st my blood cold and my hair to stare?" (IV.iii.321–2).
Lyrics:
Color Legend
Show Type
Dave & Friends  (14)
Dave & Tim  (50)
Dave and Friends & Emmylou Harris  (3)
Dave Solo  (18)
DMB  (74)
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
tease
tease
tease
2003
aborted
aborted
aborted
12.12
12.13
12.15
12.16
12.17
12.19
12.20
12.22
2004
1.9
1.9
1.12
1.14
1.15
1.28
6.11
2005
9.18
9.20
10.29
2006
aborted
2.28
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
9.30
10.27
10.28
10.29
10.30
2007
2.23
2.24
2.26
2.27
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.12
3.13
3.14
4.21
4.22
7.28
8.5
8.7
8.10
8.14
8.15
8.26
2008
4.11
2009
12.12
2010
6.5
tease
7.9
7.10
7.13
7.17
7.21
7.25
7.27
8.14
8.15
8.20
8.23
8.27
8.31
9.3
9.11
9.23
10.8
10.14
10.16
11.2
11.9
11.20
12.6
12.9
12.10
2011
4.13
6.26
7.10
9.3
11.18
11.19
2012
7.15
9.1
9.8
9.9
9.22
9.23
12.1
2013
7.5
7.17
7.23
7.27
8.24
9.1
2014
1.15
6.7
6.13
6.21
6.24
6.27
7.18
8.31
9.5
2015
2016
2017
3.26
3.30
6.2
6.7
6.11
6.16
6.18
2018
1.6
1.12
1.28
7.13
7.15
7.25
7.28
8.12
8.25
2019
2.17
3.15
3.22
4.6
4.20
5.7
5.11
7.12
7.15
8.24
10.5
10.8
2020
2.16
10.18
2021
9.10
9.21
11.8
2022
2.20
6.29
7.8
7.20
11.18
2023
1.28
2.19
6.7
7.9
2024
2.18
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