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Written by Cole Porter for the never-produced musical Star Dust and better known for its appearance in Anything Goes, this show tune is about the singer’s love and his relative disinterest in perfume, bee-bop, champagne, cocaine, and planes. Mike sang the song less than three months after getting married. It is unclear whether the kick he was singing about was his wife, or his musical life. But the bit of mystery is fitting, since Anything Goes was a Shakespearean comedy of love and disguise.

Phish’s early years were marked by a dozen or more jazz standards, but this number did not enter the repertoire until nearly a decade after their heavy jazz period (‘87-‘89). The 8/2/98 debut was delicately dropped between raging versions of “David Bowie” and “Loving Cup,” to close a second set. The second appearance (11/9/98) was a bit less spirited and more campy, and fell between the crispness of “Horn” and “Divided Sky.” In each case, the cover was a mix of fresh material with reminiscence of Phish’s younger days. And we all get a kick out of that, disguised as new or not. 

Watch I Get a Kick Out of You on YouTube Frank Siatra "I Get a Kick Out of You"

(Porter)
© Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

My story is much to sad to be told
But practically everything leaves me totally cold
The only exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree, fighting vainly the old ennui
Then I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face

I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all
So tell me why should it be true
That I get a kick out of you

Some, they may go for Cocaine
I'm sure that if I took even one sniff
It would bore me terrifically too
But I get a kick out of you

I get a kick every time I see you standing there before me
I get a kick though it's clear to see, you obviously do not adore me

I get no kick in a plane
Flying too high with some gal in the sky
Is my idea of nothing to do
Yet I get a kick out of you
Hmmm, you give me a boot,
I get a kick out of you