Adding to Camp Custy's comment, it's interesting that Calof's opening words of "manic house-pets" could reference both "Dogs Stole Things" or "Runaway Jim," and those are but two of several dog songs (others being DogLog, Harpua, Runaway Jim, No Dogs Allowed, Shaggy Dog, and Carini [a stretch, but Trey's beloved girl Marley is referenced in the chorus]). Not to mention the numerous bird songs. And of course, as I write this, the boys just finished up their AWESOME debut of "Monkey Man" to add to "Sleeping Monkey" and "Everybody's Got Something to Hide (Except for Me and My Monkey.)" Admittedly, these are all more or less metaphorical monkeys, as well as some of the bird songs, but the dog argument still stands. This all being said, a very well-written history otherwise. (Why doesn't Phish do the third verse? Did they ever used to in the old days?)
Historian Grant Calof who wrote the above song history writes, “Yet even among this vast lyrical menagerie, there’s only one beastie distinguished enough to have not one, but two songs devoted to it… the Mule.”, referring to Timber (Jerry) and Scent of a Mule.
The history then goes on to say, “And it might have been lost forever, were it not for one special night in April of 1987, when Phish debuted it in front of the fortunate audience at Nectar’s.” Clicking the “one special night in April of 1987” link to view the setlist for 04/29/1987 you’ll find that Phish opened that show with “She Caught they Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride”.
I find it humorous that Grant points out that there are two Phish songs about mules and then links to a show which, in fact, contains a third Phish mule song.
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The history then goes on to say, “And it might have been lost forever, were it not for one special night in April of 1987, when Phish debuted it in front of the fortunate audience at Nectar’s.” Clicking the “one special night in April of 1987” link to view the setlist for 04/29/1987 you’ll find that Phish opened that show with “She Caught they Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride”.
I find it humorous that Grant points out that there are two Phish songs about mules and then links to a show which, in fact, contains a third Phish mule song.