List of Phish songs
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This is a complete list of original songs composed by the rock band Phish
. Please note that certain "sections" of songs have been played separately from time to time, but are not listed below. For instance, the middle section of "Guelah Papyrus" was sometimes played by itself under the name "The Asse Festival". Before "The Moma Dance" had lyrics, it was called "Black-Eyed Katy". "Shafty" was once called "Olivia's Pool", and featured a different arrangement. "Taste" was once known as "The Fog That Surrounds" and contained a slightly different arrangement. And many sections of the multi-part epic "Fluffhead" have been played outside of the song. Some of these sections include "Clod", "The Chase", "Who Do? We Do!!" and "Bundle of Joy". Phish also performed several songs by The Dude of Life
, a friend and collaborator of the band, but those are not listed here, with the exception of songs that The Dude of Life purposely gave to Phish for use in their catalog. Also, songs from the band's solo careers that were also performed by Phish are listed here.
Phish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
. Please note that certain "sections" of songs have been played separately from time to time, but are not listed below. For instance, the middle section of "Guelah Papyrus" was sometimes played by itself under the name "The Asse Festival". Before "The Moma Dance" had lyrics, it was called "Black-Eyed Katy". "Shafty" was once called "Olivia's Pool", and featured a different arrangement. "Taste" was once known as "The Fog That Surrounds" and contained a slightly different arrangement. And many sections of the multi-part epic "Fluffhead" have been played outside of the song. Some of these sections include "Clod", "The Chase", "Who Do? We Do!!" and "Bundle of Joy". Phish also performed several songs by The Dude of Life
The Dude of Life
Steve Pollak, best known by his stage name The Dude of Life, is a musician and lyricist, who has co-written numerous Phish songs, including "Suzy Greenberg", "Fluffhead", "Slave to the Traffic Light", "Run like an Antelope", "Sanity", "Crimes of the Mind", "Dinner and a Movie", and most recently,...
, a friend and collaborator of the band, but those are not listed here, with the exception of songs that The Dude of Life purposely gave to Phish for use in their catalog. Also, songs from the band's solo careers that were also performed by Phish are listed here.
- "46 Days"
A
- "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing"
- "Access Me"
- "AC/DC Bag"
- "Aftermath" (never played live)
- "Alaska"
- "AlbertThe Siket DiscThe Siket Disc is a 1999/2000 release from the American band Phish....
" (never played live) - "All of These Dreams"
- "All Things Reconsidered"
- "Alumni Blues"
- "Avenu Malkanu"
- "Anarchy"
- "And So To Bed" (never played live)
- "Anything But Me"
- "Army of One"
- "At the Barbecue" (also known as Samson Variation, or Blow Wind Blow)
- "Axilla"
- "Axilla Part II"
B
- "Babylon Baby"
- "Back on the TrainFarmhouse (album)Farmhouse is the eighth official studio album by the American rock band Phish. The tracks were recorded at The Barn, frontman Trey Anastasio's studio in Vermont. The album was released on May 16, 2000, by Elektra Records...
" - "Backwards Down the Number Line"
- "Backwards Food for Backwards Folks" (never played live)
- "Bathtub Gin"
- "Beauty of a Broken Heart"
- "Big Ball Jam"
- "Big Black Furry Creature from Mars"
- "Billy BreathesBilly BreathesBilly Breathes is the sixth official studio album by American rock band Phish. It remains one of the most popular Phish albums, and is credited with connecting the band to a more mainstream audience beyond its strong cult following...
" - "Birds of a Feather"
- "Bird Watcher, The"
- "Bittersweet Motel"
- "BlissBilly BreathesBilly Breathes is the sixth official studio album by American rock band Phish. It remains one of the most popular Phish albums, and is credited with connecting the band to a more mainstream audience beyond its strong cult following...
" (never played live) - "Blue Over Yellow" (never played live)
- "Bouncing Around the RoomBouncing Around the Room"Bouncing Around the Room" is a song by the band Phish. It was released on the album Lawn Boy and later as a live track on A Live One....
" - "Brian and RobertThe Story of the GhostThe Story of the Ghost is the seventh official studio album by the American rock band Phish. It was released by Elektra Records on October 27, 1998.Much of the album originated during large-scale improvisation sessions...
" - "Brother"
- "Bubble Wrap" (never played live)
- "Buffalo Bill"
- "Bug"
- "Buried Alive"
- "Burn That Bridge"
- "Bye Bye Foot"
C
- "Camel Walk"
- "Can't Come Back" (never played live)
- "Carini"
- "Cars Trucks BusesBilly BreathesBilly Breathes is the sixth official studio album by American rock band Phish. It remains one of the most popular Phish albums, and is credited with connecting the band to a more mainstream audience beyond its strong cult following...
" - "CatapultA Picture of NectarA Picture of Nectar is the third official studio album and first on a major-label by the American rock band Phish, released on February 12, 1992, through Elektra Records...
" - "Cataract Song, The" (never played live)
- "CavernA Picture of NectarA Picture of Nectar is the third official studio album and first on a major-label by the American rock band Phish, released on February 12, 1992, through Elektra Records...
" - "Chalkdust TortureA Picture of NectarA Picture of Nectar is the third official studio album and first on a major-label by the American rock band Phish, released on February 12, 1992, through Elektra Records...
" - "Character ZeroBilly BreathesBilly Breathes is the sixth official studio album by American rock band Phish. It remains one of the most popular Phish albums, and is credited with connecting the band to a more mainstream audience beyond its strong cult following...
" - "Clone"
- "Colonel Forbin's Ascent"
- "Connection, The"
- "Contact"
- "Crowd Control"
- "Curtain, The"
- "Curtain With, The" ("The Curtain" plus a long instrumental second half)
D
- "Dave's Energy Guide"
- "David Bowie"
- "Dear Mrs. Reagan"
- "Demand"
- "Den of Iniquity" (never played live)
- "Destiny UnboundDestiny Unbound"," debuted , is a song written by Mike Gordon for Phish. It has only been played live 37 times in Phish's 27-year history: five times in 1990, 21 times in 1991, once in 2003 , and seven times since the band's reunion in 2009.- Song Retirement :Early versions of the song slightly changed beats but...
" - "Dinner and a MovieJunta (album)Junta is the first official studio release from the American rock band Phish. The album was independently recorded and released on tape in 1988, and did not appear in stores officially until May 8, 1989. The album was re-released by Elektra Records on October 26, 1992...
" - "DirtFarmhouse (album)Farmhouse is the eighth official studio album by the American rock band Phish. The tracks were recorded at The Barn, frontman Trey Anastasio's studio in Vermont. The album was released on May 16, 2000, by Elektra Records...
" - "Discern"
- "Divided Sky, The"
- "Dog-Faced Boy"
- "Dog Gone Dog"
- "Dog Log" (formerly known as Dog Gone Dog)
- "Dogs Stole Things"
- "Don't Get Me Wrong"
- "Down With DiseaseDown With Disease"Down with Disease" is a song by the band Phish that appeared on their 1994 album Hoist. The song was written by Phish lead singer Trey Anastasio and the band's frequent songwriter, Tom Marshall; its lyrics were based on a bout with infectious mononucleosis suffered by Marshall."Down with Disease"...
" - "Dr. Gabel"
- "Drifting"
- "Driver"
F
- "Faht"
- "Farmhouse"
- "Fast Enough for You"
- "Fee"
- "Fikus"
- "Final Flight"
- "First Tube" (formerly known as Bing Bong)
- "Fish Bass" (never played live)
- "Flat Fee"
- "Fluff's Travels"
- "Fluffhead"
- "Fly Famous Mockingbird"
- "Foam"
- "Frankie Says"
- "Free"
- "Friday"
- "Fuck Your Face"
- "Funky Bitch"
G
- "Gatekeeper" (never played live)
- "Ghost"
- "Glide"
- "Glide II" (formerly known as Flip)
- "Golgi ApparatusJunta (album)Junta is the first official studio release from the American rock band Phish. The album was independently recorded and released on tape in 1988, and did not appear in stores officially until May 8, 1989. The album was re-released by Elektra Records on October 26, 1992...
" - "Gone"
- "Gotta JibbooFarmhouse (album)Farmhouse is the eighth official studio album by the American rock band Phish. The tracks were recorded at The Barn, frontman Trey Anastasio's studio in Vermont. The album was released on May 16, 2000, by Elektra Records...
" - "Grind"
- "Guantanamo Strut" (never played live)
- "Guelah Papyrus"
- "Gumbo"
- "Guy Forget"
- "GuyuteThe Story of the GhostThe Story of the Ghost is the seventh official studio album by the American rock band Phish. It was released by Elektra Records on October 27, 1998.Much of the album originated during large-scale improvisation sessions...
"
H
- "Ha Ha Ha"
- "Halfway to the Moon"
- "Halley's Comet"
- "Happy Whip and Dung Song, The"
- "HarpuaHarpua"Harpua" is a Phish song that was a staple of their live concerts, but has now become a rarity and has only been performed live. Though it always follows the same basic structure , Trey Anastasio always narrated a different story at every concert in the middle of the...
" - "Harry Hood"
- "He Ent to the Bog" (never played live)
- "Heavy Things"
- "Horn"
- "Horse, The"
I
- "I Am Hydrogen"
- "I Been Around"
- "I Didn't Know"
- "Icculus"
- "Idea"
- "If I Could"
- "If I Told You" (never played live)
- "In a Hole"
- "In a Misty Glade" (never played live)
- "Ingest"
- "Inlaw Josie Wales, TheThe Inlaw Josie Wales"The Inlaw Josie Wales" is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio, released on the 2000 album, Farmhouse. The name is an obvious parody of the movie title The Outlaw Josey Wales and was penned by Phish keyboardist Page McConnell....
" (formerly known as Minestrone and Purple Hugh) - "Invisible"
- "It's Ice"
L
- "Landlady, The"
- "Lawn Boy"
- "Lazy and Red" (never played live)
- "Lengthwise"
- "Leprechaun"
- "Let Me Lie"
- "Letter to Jimmy Page"
- "Lifeboy"
- "Light"
- "Limb By Limb"
- "Liquid Time" (never played live)
- "Lizards, The"
- "Llama"
- "Lushington"
M
- "Maggie's Revenge" (never played live)
- "Magilla"
- "Makisupa Policeman"
- "Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, The"
- "Mango Song, The"
- "Manteca"
- "Maze"
- "McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters"
- "Meat"
- "Meatstick, The"
- "Mexican Cousin"
- "Mike's SongMike's SongMike's Song is a song by the jam band Phish. Originally written in 1985, and debuting that year on October 17, bass player Mike Gordon's song has been played a total of 378 times , the second most played song in Phish history ..-"Mike's Groove":Mike's Song is the first song in a series of three...
" (formerly known as Microdot) - "Minkin" (never played live)
- "Mock Song"
- "Moma Dance, The" (formerly known as Black-Eyed Katy, sans lyrics)
- "Mound"
- "Mountains in the Mist"
- "Mozambique" (formerly known as Free Thought)
- "Mr. Completely"
- "My Friend, My Friend"
- "My Left ToeThe Siket DiscThe Siket Disc is a 1999/2000 release from the American band Phish....
" - "My Problem Right There"
- "My Sweet One"
N
- "N02"
- "Name Is Slick, The" (never played live)
- "Nellie Kane"
- "Never"
- "NICU"
- "No Dogs Allowed"
- "Nothing"
O
- "Ocelot"
- "Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, The"
- "Ode to Sunny Day" (never played live)
- "Only a Dream" (never played live)
P
- "Party, The" (never played live)
- "Party Time"
- "Pebbles And Marbles"
- "Pigtail"
- "Piper"
- "Poor Heart"
- "Possum"
- "Practical Song, The" (never played live)
- "Prep School Hippie"
- "Prince Caspian"
- "Punch Me in the Eye"
- "Punch You in the Eye"
R
- "Real Taste of Licorice, The" (also known as Acoustic Army)
- "Reba"
- "Rebirth" (set to the music of The Happy Whip and Dung Song, never played live)
- "Revolution"
- "Rift"
- "Riker's Mailbox" (never played live)
- "Rocka William"
- "Roggae"
- "Round Room"
- "Run Like An Antelope"
- "Runaway Jim"
- "Running Scared" (never played live)
S
- "Sample in a Jar"
- "Sand" (formerly known as Symptom)
- "Sanity"
- "Saw it Again"
- "Say the Same For Me" (never played live)
- "Scent of a Mule"
- "Scents and Subtle Sounds"
- "Secret SmileSecret SmileSecret Smile is a drama serial in two parts shown by ITV in December 2005, based on the Nicci French book of the same name, directed by Christopher Menaul and starring David Tennant, Claire Goose and Kate Ashfield.-Overview:...
" - "Setting Sail"
- "Seven Below"
- "Shafty" (formerly known as Olivia's Pool)
- "Show of Life"
- "Shrine" (never played live, formerly known as Tooth and Nail)
- "Silent in the MorningRift (album)Rift is the fourth official studio album by the American rock band Phish. It is the band's second concept album, the first being The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday in 1987, which has never been officially released. Rifts songs convey the experience of a man dreaming about the rift in his...
" - "Simple"
- "Skippy the Wondermouse" (set to the music of McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters)
- "Sky Train Wand" (never played live)
- "Slave to the Traffic Light"
- "Sleep"
- "Sleep Again"
- "Sleeping Monkey"
- "Sloth, The"
- "Somantin" (never played live)
- "SparkleRift (album)Rift is the fourth official studio album by the American rock band Phish. It is the band's second concept album, the first being The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday in 1987, which has never been officially released. Rifts songs convey the experience of a man dreaming about the rift in his...
" - "Spices"
- "Splinters of Hail" (never played live)
- "Split Open and Melt"
- "Spock's Brain"
- "Spread it Round"
- "Squirming Coil, The"
- "Steam"
- "Stash"
- "Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan"
- "Strange Design"
- "Steep"
- "Sugar Shack"
- "Summer of '89"
- "Suskind Hotel"
- "Suzy Greenberg"
- "Swept AwayBilly BreathesBilly Breathes is the sixth official studio album by American rock band Phish. It remains one of the most popular Phish albums, and is credited with connecting the band to a more mainstream audience beyond its strong cult following...
"
T
- "Talk"
- "Taste" (formerly known as The Fog That Surrounds)
- "Tears of a Clown"
- "Tela"
- "Theme From the Bottom"
- "Thunderhead
- "Timber"
- "Time Turns Elastic"
- "Tiny" (never played live)
- "Title TrackThe Siket DiscThe Siket Disc is a 1999/2000 release from the American band Phish....
" (never played live) - "Tomorrow's Song"
- "Train Song"
- "Tube"
- "Turbo Kicking In" (never played live)
- "Tweezer" (formerly known as Tweezer So Cold)
- "Tweezer Reprise"
- "Twenty Years Later"
- "TwistTwist (song)"Twist" is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall, released on the 2000 album Farmhouse."Twist" is one of a number of new songs that made their debuts during the 1997 European summer tour, officially debuting on June 14, 1997 in Dublin, Ireland.The song was written during sessions...
" - "Two Versions of Me"
W
- "Wading in the Velvet Sea”
- "Waking Up" (formerly known as Fooled by Images)
- "Walfredo"
- Walk Away
- "Walls Of The CaveWalls of the CaveWalls of the Cave is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall, released on the 2002 album, Round Room."Walls of the Cave" made its public debut on AOL, as the Round Room track was available as a streaming file for subscribers. It made its concert debut in the first show back from...
" - "Waste"
- "Water in the Sky"
- "Waves"
- "Wedge, The"
- "WeekapaugWeekapaug, Rhode IslandWeekapaug is a small fire district in southern Washington County, Rhode Island. It is part of the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, and is a small beachfront community that is also a census-designated place. Weekapaug lies in the Eastern Time Zone and observes daylight saving time...
Groove" - "Weekly Time" (never played live)
- "Weigh"
- "What Things Seem"
- "What's the Use?"
- "Wilson"
- "Windora Bug"
- "Windy City"
- "Wolfman's Brother"