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"Harpua"
Song by Phish
from the album Colorado '88
Released
2006
Genre
Rock
Length
12:27 (on Colorado '88)
Label
JEMP Records
Songwriter(s)
Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman
Producer(s)
Phish
"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. Its first appearance on an album was on
Live Phish Volume 2, a 2001 release featuring a concert from 1994.[1] Though it follows the same basic structure in every performance (see The Divided Sky and You Enjoy Myself for other examples of songs in which variation occurs within a fixed structure), Trey Anastasio narrates a different story at every concert.
The song's introduction is an a cappella "oom pah pah" melody sung by all members of the band.
After its first appearance on record, the song later appeared on Live Phish Volume 13 (2002, recorded 1994), Live Phish Volume 14 (2002, recorded 1995), Colorado '88 (2006, recorded 1988), Vegas 96 (2007, recorded 1996 and featuring Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde), The Clifford Ball (2009, recorded 1996) and Chicago '94 (2012, recorded 1994).
"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. Its first appearance on...
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2010. Retrieved July 27, 2016. "Phish Celebrates Independence Day with "Harpua"". Jambands. 5 July 2010. "Emmure Perform Live Set Of Rage Against The Machine...
sandwiched between two sets of Phish's own music. During their performance of "Harpua" Trey Anastasio told the story of Jimmy listening to his favorite album...
"Cavern" "Down with Disease" "Fast Enough for You" "Free" "Ghost" "Gumbo" "Harpua" "Harry Hood" "Heavy Things" "Julius" "Mike's Song" "Sample in a Jar" "The...
"Halfway to the Moon" "Halley's Comet" "Happy Whip and Dung Song, The" "Harpua" "Harry Hood" "He Ent to the Bog" (never played live) "Heartache" (never...
appearances in 1987, including "The Divided Sky", "Fee", "The Curtain With", "Harpua", "Flat Fee", "Big Black Furry Creature From Mars", "I Didn't Know", "The...
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