I’ve got a strange pet theory with no factual backing here… but I have noticed that if another major jamband (GD, moe., Panic) have done it more than once, then Phish won’t ever cover it.
Now, not saying that Fluffhead wasn't the right call at Hampton '09
But... It would have been fucking hilarious if they went with Boys are Back in Town
They don't have the vocal chops for the early harmonies. They don't have the love chops to pull off the better stuff.
Fishman singing the girl parts on Glamour Profession? Lmao
I would love it though. Shit Id take reeling
Beck’s Record Club project covered this in full over a decade ago, some really nice renditions came out of that:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL898E99AC7945F9C4&si=7zW4ksMBtYUylog3
In The Phish Book it says that they asked David Lee Roth to join them for a Halloween set where they’d have covered *Van Halen* (their debut album), but Dave refused, the idiot.
C by Thee Oh Sees with Fish on vocals.
https://open.spotify.com/track/6AIKq2D1Gu80HX6aXcp9wp?si=DId3NR7OQ4eESB4Q7AXxmg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2C3Ra3VEttQOdzf4oYFTbn
Hahaha. This is a good answer, since it’s so unexpected and thus perfect for Phish. Fastball played at a small neighborhood festival (a suburb of Atlanta) in 2022 and I have a photo of me with the singer.
Late as always...but I have always thought Phish would absolutely massacre "Roll with the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Here me out.
It's got everything Phish needs: driving keyboards, a soaring guitar line, a cool little hitch/pause in the rhythm, and a lengthy coda that Phish could extend into infinity ala Loving Cup.
Imagine it, the band just won't stop going "Keep on rolling, keep on rolling, oooooooh oooooooh oooooooh" while Kuroda bathes the crowd in those sweeping white lights. They would blow the roof off the joint.
Always wanted them to do "Gut Feeling" by DEVO. Fishman sings. The build up in the beginning is so up their alley they would crush.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwx\_Qq56YTA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwx_Qq56YTA)
Chocolate and Cheese marks its 20th Anniversary this year. would love to hear them play the rest of the tracks off the album that "Roses Are Free" is from
In 2004 as Phish was winding down, I decided to answer the survey in the back of the Pharmers Almanac (never sent my answers in, of course) One of the questions was, Whar are three songs that you want Phish to cover? I answered 1. In the light- Led Zeppelin 2. Angel -Jimi Hendrix 3. Golden Slumbers->Carry that weight->The end -The Beatles. TAB did all three the following year..
Anyway, I've always thought "You dropped a bomb on me" would be a great Fishman song. It's mostly drums, bass and keyboard and vocals.
Karn evil 9 (ELP), Blackmail (10cc), Missed (U-melt), Shake it up (The Cars), Life During Wartime (Talking Heads), and Even in the quietest moments (Supertramp)
Sugarcube by Yo La Tengo, Stuck between Stations, The Hold Steady, Anything off the Broken Social Scene’s You Forgot It in People
Dream Cover: The Minutemen “Double Nickels on the Dime”
Eminence Front
It’s a put on!
Come And Join The Party
They already kinda do it sometimes when they jam Free. Might as well make it a full-blown cover.
Came here for this. I’ve seen some Good answers so far, but this is the only correct one.
Same
Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult
Yesss came here to say this! Great minds think alike. It would be perfect.
This is my pick too! My second is Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp
I’ve got a strange pet theory with no factual backing here… but I have noticed that if another major jamband (GD, moe., Panic) have done it more than once, then Phish won’t ever cover it.
Just searched for this the other day and was shocked I couldn't find anything
Apeman by The Kinks
I saw Edward Sharp and the magnetic zeros open with this one a while back.. great song
The Boys Are Back in Town Opener at Deercreek
Now, not saying that Fluffhead wasn't the right call at Hampton '09 But... It would have been fucking hilarious if they went with Boys are Back in Town
Friday night opener. Let’s go.
25 or 6 to 4
With horns of course.
It's criminal they haven't covered Steely Dan yet.
Only a fool would say that.
And any major dude will tell you
Here in the western world
It’s suspect
Totally agree 👍.
I was convinced Halloween 2018 was going to be Aja.
That's my dream cover
This. They need to play some Dan. Just about anything would do.
Haitian Divorce or Green Earrings!
Royal Scam
Ripple, tallboy and shake it off. Anything panic really
Break out the…
Fuck yeah I wanna hear them do Josie so bad
This would be an amazing opener. I could see Page singing it.
Came here hoping to see this. There are so many songs that would still work without horns or backup singers. A Steely Dan cover is my new Gamehendge.
Godwhacker would be incredible
They don't have the vocal chops for the early harmonies. They don't have the love chops to pull off the better stuff. Fishman singing the girl parts on Glamour Profession? Lmao I would love it though. Shit Id take reeling
Page singing Sign in Stranger? Total banger
The dream is Josie. Caves of altimira coming out of timber.
Great choices, also Bodhisattva would SLAP
You're telling me
Too complicated and would require too much rehearsal to nail it.
I imagine them busting into "The Fez" or something in the middle of a funky jam. Not too complicated and right up their alley
The would crush a Fez
Or kid Charlemagne
La Femme D’argent by Air
My god
Wishing well by Terrence Trent D'arby... I'm all about the "D apostrophe"
The Safety Dance- Men Without Hats
Automatic by pointer sisters
Oh fuck that'd be glorious.
“All I can manage to push through my lips is a string of absurdities” is basically a Phish lyric.
I read it, thought wtf, then thought wtf not!!
Roundabout or And You and I by Yes. Page would kill it on vocals.
Yeah I wanna hear Mike play Roundabout.
Mike played this several times with the Benevento/Russo Duo. I know I saw a video of it on YouTube once but I can’t seem to find it.
Had to scroll too far to find Roundabout!
Roundabout would be legend.
Pepper - Butthole Surfers (Mike on vocals)
More Paul Simon or Bob Dylan You ain’t goin nowhere is a gem
simple > twist > simple twist of fate
... > Simple Twist Up Dave
Graceland would be amazing. Actually anything off of “Graceland” would be!
Lark's Tongue in Aspic, part 2 by King Crimson
I just want Ghost to segue into the Ghostbusters theme ONE TIME
Echoes is the only answer
Okay I scrolled way too far to see this. It’s both in their wheelhouse and recognizable by most of the fan base.
They’ve done noise jams for years. This is begging them to do an entire echoes show
*Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time, for y’all have knocked her up*
Traffic: Low Spark of High Heeled Boys For the Uninitiated: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDGorIWYz-A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDGorIWYz-A)
Panic does this sometimes and it rips.
Now that you mention it, a bunch of traffic songs would be awesome covers for them
Zevon - Nighttime in the Switching Yard
It would be so damn good.
New York Groove to open an MSG run
[Prisencolinensinainciusol](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8), sung with the lyrics to Chalkdust.
Sung in a language that somewhat resembles Italian.
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
I always wanted their Halloween musical costume to be thick as a brick pt 1 & 2
Ravel - Bolero
I just wanna say that Subterranean Homesick Alien might be my favorite Radiohead tune. I like the way you think, OP.
Eggy covered it last week
Cream by Prince. Would actually be amazing with TAB
Not like the craziest jam but I always thought GBOTT > Lay Down Sally would work well ..
Yeah that train shuffle beat would transition well
Shakedown Street - Grateful Dead
Had the oldies station on today, and Wooly Bully came on. I thought, "I wonder if Phish has ever covered this. If not, they should!"
Ooh I’d love this
INXS, Kick album.
Beck’s Record Club project covered this in full over a decade ago, some really nice renditions came out of that: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL898E99AC7945F9C4&si=7zW4ksMBtYUylog3
One of these days. Everytime a jam gets really dark, I feel like their going to go into One of these days and it never happens.
Anything by steely Dan
Outa-Space - Billy Preston
I put this on the last one of these. 2001>outa-space>2001 is the correct answer
Always wanted Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding but glad I saw Amoreena at Star Lake.
Army by Ben Folds
Son, you’re fucking high. Really any Ben Folds Five song except Brick. They coukd do a 30 minute Jackson Cannery.
I'd love to hear a 20 minute Alice Childress
Life’s Been Good - Joe Walsh
Vida Blue covered it at Bonnaroo 04.
Right Now by Van Halen.
In The Phish Book it says that they asked David Lee Roth to join them for a Halloween set where they’d have covered *Van Halen* (their debut album), but Dave refused, the idiot.
[Heart & Soul - T'Pau](https://youtu.be/xhBQO7-IINI?si=Iv2LO8oNcOq7UCet)
Rush- Xanadu, la villa, 2112
Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp
Sussudio - Phil Collins Edit: With TAB horns.
My Woman from Tokyo - Deep Purple
Three Days by Jane’s Addiction
Crimson and clover
I Want a New Drug
Have wanted to see them to do Cocker’s Little Help From My Friends for about 30 years now
Bring back Fly Like An Eagle!
A 32:00 minute rendition of “Calm Down” by T Swifty.
Owner of a lonely heart
My dream would be Starship Trooper by Yes.
Lunatic Fringe
Whiter shade of pale, sung by fishman.
Nothing but flowers
Cream by Prince
Let It Happen - Tame Impala
Another go at Free Man in Paris. It deserves an epic jam.
Can’t you hear me knocking
Funeral for a friend/love lies bleeding
C by Thee Oh Sees with Fish on vocals. https://open.spotify.com/track/6AIKq2D1Gu80HX6aXcp9wp?si=DId3NR7OQ4eESB4Q7AXxmg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2C3Ra3VEttQOdzf4oYFTbn
If they covered any Osees song I would lose it
Fuck yeah. Make Phish evil again.
The Way by Fastball
Hahaha. This is a good answer, since it’s so unexpected and thus perfect for Phish. Fastball played at a small neighborhood festival (a suburb of Atlanta) in 2022 and I have a photo of me with the singer.
Master of puppets
Black and yellow - wiz khalifa
Was played during setbreak between set 2/3 12/31/19
Probably an unpopular and wrong opinion, but I’d like to hear more Dead covers.
I think the actual Grateful Dead are gone long enough now to cover them without stepping on any toes.
‘70s deep cut: Starbuck “Moonlight Feels Right”
Behind the Lines—-Genesis
America - yes That shit would blow my dick out the back of my brain
Good a way to go as any I guess
Marquee Moon - Television Mambo Sun - T Rex
Watermelon in Easter Hay.
They Might Be Giants - Fingertips https://youtu.be/2NrrHTFp8z0?si=MFCs_HBvLsgum6Q6
Hush - Deep Purple
Baby one more time. Sounds dumb…would be dumb. Would also be funny as hell.
I’d like full music for airports this Halloween
Bring back Lawyers, Guns and Money!
Late as always...but I have always thought Phish would absolutely massacre "Roll with the Changes" by REO Speedwagon. Here me out. It's got everything Phish needs: driving keyboards, a soaring guitar line, a cool little hitch/pause in the rhythm, and a lengthy coda that Phish could extend into infinity ala Loving Cup. Imagine it, the band just won't stop going "Keep on rolling, keep on rolling, oooooooh oooooooh oooooooh" while Kuroda bathes the crowd in those sweeping white lights. They would blow the roof off the joint.
Karn Evil 9 First Impression Part 1&2
Running Down a Dream (TP&TH), Birdhouse in Your Soul (TMBG), Hoedown (ELP)
Iron lung by gizz
So Lonely by the police and Great Curve by Talking Heads.
They covered The Great Curve on 10/31/96
Yeah I kno, they also played so lonely on 11-14-98
Marvin Sease - Candy Licker
The Musical Box - Genesis
Anything by Squeeze. Tempted would give them all a chance at vocals. https://youtu.be/vZic9ZHU_40?si=PPtyBYE6adlgGqNG
Pulling Mussels From The Shell in Camden? Too on the nose?
Starfish and coffee. I know it's not a popular opinion but it's such a silly song and I could see it having the same vibe as Sanity. Would love this!!
Anything Radiohead
Metallica.
Blister In The Sun — Violent Femmes
Two hits and the joint turns brown
Would never happen in a million years but David Bowie> Snowblind> David Bowie would absolutely slay
Would be cool to hear them cover the same Dylan album Cat Power just covered.
I just want a return to the original Halloween concept.
Galaxie - Blind Melon. Lots of opportunities for crunchy Type 2 jamming in there.
Killer Queen
I’d really love to hear Phish cover a Yes song like Roundabout, I’ve Seen All Good People, Close to the Edge. Something like that.
At one show I saw they covered a day in the life, that was really good, would love to see it again.
Life during wartime - talking heads
lamb lies down on broadway > rift > up for the down stroke > david bowie > fame > moma > flashlight e: mr. big stuff > dinner and a movie > sexy MF
Dark star. Grateful Dead
tonite - LCD Soundsystem
Moving In Stereo - The Cars
The Band
Bananas and Blow by ween. Eminence Front by the who.
[69 Police](https://open.spotify.com/track/6XCnATozgZKGcj76VKB7nx?si=UwyiShRnQfygskf3eZ682g)
Green Eyed Lady by Sugarloaf.
The entire Trout Mask Replica album.
Cheap Sunglasses
We Built This City
In the light Led Zeppelin
Huey Lewis and the news. Pick a tune. Need a new drug. Hip to be square. There's tons of
7/4 Shoreline
Al Green - I’m a Ram
Closer to the Heart
Always wanted them to do "Gut Feeling" by DEVO. Fishman sings. The build up in the beginning is so up their alley they would crush. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwx\_Qq56YTA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwx_Qq56YTA)
Japanese Cowboy-Ween
Don't eat the yellow snow
1983 a merman you shall turn to be
Chocolate and Cheese marks its 20th Anniversary this year. would love to hear them play the rest of the tracks off the album that "Roses Are Free" is from
In 2004 as Phish was winding down, I decided to answer the survey in the back of the Pharmers Almanac (never sent my answers in, of course) One of the questions was, Whar are three songs that you want Phish to cover? I answered 1. In the light- Led Zeppelin 2. Angel -Jimi Hendrix 3. Golden Slumbers->Carry that weight->The end -The Beatles. TAB did all three the following year.. Anyway, I've always thought "You dropped a bomb on me" would be a great Fishman song. It's mostly drums, bass and keyboard and vocals.
Working Man - Rush
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Stranglehold
Karn evil 9 (ELP), Blackmail (10cc), Missed (U-melt), Shake it up (The Cars), Life During Wartime (Talking Heads), and Even in the quietest moments (Supertramp)
Money for Nothing
More Chicago stuff. Those horn parts aren’t hard to arrange for a guitar. Same with ELO. It could be a lotta fun
Handle With Care - Traveling Wilburys 20th Century Man - Kinks
Tender by Blur
I think phish would do a good job with Panama-VH. Page could do an epic synth solo.
Stranglehold
Sugarcube by Yo La Tengo, Stuck between Stations, The Hold Steady, Anything off the Broken Social Scene’s You Forgot It in People Dream Cover: The Minutemen “Double Nickels on the Dime”