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Phish.netBlue Skies
Blue Skies has not been seen in 661 Phish shows.
It was last played: 2003-02-26.
It was played at 0.05% of live shows.
It has been performed live 1 time(s).
Music/Lyrics: Aaron Hersey
Original Artist: Pork Tornado
Original Album: Pork Tornado (2002)
Vocals: Fish
Debut: 2003-02-26
Historian: David Steinberg
Pork Tornado is the side project that flies under the radar. While Clone, Trey Anastasio, and Vida Blue all received extensive commentary from the curious community, Pork Tornado’s self-titled CD managed the near impossible feat: to go unnoticed.
As a result “Blue Skies” was the song that people were most curious about in the “show and tell” set in Worcester on 2/26/03. “Clone” and “Drifting” were among the most well known songs in Mike and Trey’s projects. “Final Flight” might be a more obscure Vida Blue song, but the appearance of 3/4 of Phish on 12/31/01 meant that many people owned at least that show and therefore had some sort of idea of what the Vida sound was like.“Blue Skies,” though, was a complete mystery.
Due to the magic of Live Phish, the secret of the song was soon revealed as a straightforward bluegrass song; it even used the trick of many successful bluegrass songs – use upbeat music to disguise a depressing lyric. While a pleasant enough listen, there isn’t much here to distinguish it from a million other similar songs. If you ever wondered what “My Sweet One” would sound like without the humor, “Blue Skies” is the answer.
Lyrics:
Them blue skies don't come my way
Now that you're gone from my home
Grey skies hit the highway
Why did you leave me here alone
I've been around now long enough to know
Storm clouds only make the cold winds blow
Blue skies don't come my way
Now that you're gone from my home
That cold December rain was frozen on the grass
When you set out on the way
The roof was leaking and the grass was turning brown
Looks like winter's here to stay
Them blue skies don't come my way
Now that you're gone from my home
Guess I had a plan, though nothing stayed the same
Good things come to those who wait
Spring's a'coming, and the days are getting long
Maybe love will find a way
Them blue skies don't come my way
Now that you're gone from my home
Gray skies hit the highway
Why did you leave me here alone
I've been around now long enough to know
Storm clouds only make the cold winds blow
Blue skies dont come my way
Now that you're gone from my home
Well, now that you're gone from my home
Now that you're gone from my home
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