But like it or not something always seems to go wrong
Sometimes people build you up just so they can knock you down
Sometimes they will have you there 'cause they need someone around
Perhaps you'll receive invitations for tea
Perhaps you'll laugh and make them all smile
Or maybe you'll join them 'cause it had to be
Perhaps you'll forget you forgot for awhile
Birds of a feather are flocking outside(x4)
Like whippets they dance in a curly-queue dance
Of pulses and ringing and campfire chants
Of ritual drumming although at first glance
You thought you could run but you won't take a chance
It's not an experience if they can't bring someone along
They hang on emotions they bottle inside
They peck at the ground
And strut out of stride.
Birds of a feather are flocking outside(x4)
Birds of a feather are flocking outside(x4)

Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the lead vocalist. The band is known for their musical improvisation and jams during their concert performances and for their devoted fan following.
The band was formed by Anastasio, Gordon, Fishman and guitarist Jeff Holdsworth, who were joined by McConnell in 1985. Holdsworth departed the band in 1986, and the lineup has remained stable since. Most of the band's songs are co-written by Anastasio and lyricist Tom Marshall. Phish began to perform outside of New England in the late 1980s and experienced a rise in popularity in the mid 1990s. In October 2000, the band began a two-year hiatus that ended in December 2002, but they disbanded again in August 2004. Phish reunited officially in October 2008 for subsequent reunion shows in March 2009 and since then have resumed performing regularly. All four members pursued solo careers or performed with side-projects and these projects have continued even after the band has reunited.
Phish's music blends elements of a wide variety of genres including funk, reggae, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, folk, country, jazz, blues, bluegrass, electronic music, and pop. The band is part of a movement of improvisational rock groups, inspired by the format of the Grateful Dead's live performances and colloquially known as "jam bands", that gained considerable popularity as touring concert acts in the 1990s. Phish has developed a large and dedicated following by word of mouth, the exchange of live recordings, and selling over 8 million albums and DVDs in the United States.
Phish were signed to major label Elektra Records from 1991 to 2005, when the band formed their own independent label, JEMP Records, to release archival CD and DVD sets.
Sorry, this is awful to these ears, thanks for the PSD button...
I agree, Slick. Their music sounds too cluttered and pushed to the limit, too much tapping on the brain, and then it abruptly changes to something totally different that doesn't mesh somehow. It's almost like an exercise in trying out new riffs and doodling around with them, showing off their musical skills and then slapping the parts together and calling it a song. I do not begrudge those who are attracted to Phish music. Not my cup of tea. Having said that, let me contradict myself. I was a huge fan of Steve Morse (still am) and his brilliant guitar work with The Dixie Dregs (later morphed into The Dregs). Their studio albums were competent but they were great live, much like Phish fans like to tout about Phish. Maybe I'll see Phish live someday and change my opinion.
They're flocking together. ("Birds of a feather ...")
Well, you could be pear-shaped.
And many of us don't go to concerts to hear morons around us sing............................................Just my opinion..........
I went to a Phish concert. Almost everyone was dancing like the kids used to dance in "Charlie Brown's Christmas"--heads slumped into chest and nodding up and down, shoulders slumped forward, arms dangling at side. Birds of a feather? Yeah it was that: everyone was parroting everyone else.
This isn't a bad song, as Phish songs go.
...I sure wish RP would play some live phish—-studio stuff is fine, but we don't go to the concerts to hear the studio versions....
And many of us don't go to concerts to hear morons around us sing............................................Just my opinion..........
marvelous... love this song... we be flocking...
Ohhhh yessss... everybody in my church be dancing... love this song...
Everybody in my church loves this song soooo much!!!!
HonduranRed wrote:
...I sure wish RP would play some live phish—-studio stuff is fine, but we don't go to the concerts to hear the studio versions....
...I sure wish RP would play some live phish—-studio stuff is fine, but we don't go to the concerts to hear the studio versions....