Expert: Andrew Braunstein - 11/29/2007

Question
On Limewire there is a version of Sympathy For the Devil which says its by Dave Matthews. The singer is not Dave however, the rhythm guitar is sick. The guitar could definetly be Dave, but not the vocals. 1. Would you know who actually performs this particular version? 2. How could I find the version performed by Dave?

Answer
It is a very slim chance that it is actually Dave playing.  He has only played it twice.  One was at the Eastern Standard Restaurant in Charlottesville, VA.  The only know copies of this song have the beginning cut off.  The other time that he played it was at Trax in Charlottesville, VA.  This was The first complete live show and it is extremely old.  This was before Boyd was a member of the band.  You could probably find both of these shows on dmbalmanac.com, antsmarching.org, or dreamingtree.org