Song

Banter

Times played

255

First

1987

Last

2026

Avg length

1:32

from 255 timed

This is a structural fixture rather than a composition.

It holds a place in the setlist but is excluded from song statistics.

Longest on record

Only where a tape gives a length, so this is the longest anyone timed — not necessarily the longest ever played.

7:062019-12-31Madison Square Garden
7:021991-03-17Wheeler Opera House
5:281990-10-30El Dorado Café
4:562024-04-21Sphere
4:312013-04-14The Orpheum Theatre

Every performance

Played by yearMost in 2023: 27

19872026

Date	Band	Venue	Length
1987-03-23	PHIS	Nectar's, Burlington	0:53
1987-11-14	WSP	Max's Cafe, Richmond	2:06
1987-11-18	PHIS	Hunt's, Burlington	0:36
1987-11-19	PHIS	Hunt's, Burlington	1:16
1988-06-15	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	0:33
1988-06-15	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	1:35
1988-06-15	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	1:57
1988-06-15	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	0:41
1988-06-15	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	1:00
1988-06-15	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	0:41
1988-06-15	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	1:05
1988-06-15	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	0:54
1988-08-04	PHIS	The Roma, Telluride	1:42
1988-11-03	PHIS	Molly's Cafe, Boston	1:43
1988-11-03	PHIS	Molly's Cafe, Boston	2:00
1988-11-11	PHIS	Old Stone Church, Newmarket	0:48
1989-03-03	PHIS	Living and Learning Center, University of Vermont, Burlington	1:53
1989-03-03	PHIS	Living and Learning Center, University of Vermont, Burlington	1:14
1989-04-15	PHIS	Billings Lounge, University of Vermont, Burlington	1:18
1989-05-28	PHIS	Ian McLean's Farm, Hebron	1:54
1989-08-05	WSP	The Wetlands Preserve, New York	1:46
1989-08-19	PHIS	Collis Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover	1:16
1989-10-07	PHIS	Chase Hall, Bates College, Lewiston	1:20
1989-10-22	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	2:03
1989-10-22	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	2:20
1989-11-10	PHIS	Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton	1:33
1989-11-10	PHIS	Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton	1:03
1989-11-10	PHIS	Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton	0:46
1990-01-20	PHIS	Webster Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover	0:22
1990-01-20	PHIS	Webster Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover	0:16
1990-01-28	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	0:58
1990-02-10	PHIS	23 East Cabaret, Ardmore	1:27
1990-04-25	PHIS	The Clarke Memorial Fountain, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame	1:22
1990-04-25	PHIS	The Clarke Memorial Fountain, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame	0:41
1990-04-25	PHIS	The Clarke Memorial Fountain, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame	1:09
1990-05-10	PHIS	Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton	1:08
1990-05-10	PHIS	Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton	1:12
1990-09-21	PHIS	Somerville Theatre, Somerville	0:31
1990-10-01	PHIS	The Haunt, Ithaca	1:38
1990-10-04	PHIS	Field House, University of New Hampshire, Durham	1:24
1990-10-07	PHIS	Club Bene, Sayreville	0:45
1990-10-30	PHIS	El Dorado Café, Crested Butte	5:28
1990-10-30	PHIS	El Dorado Café, Crested Butte	2:47
1990-11-08	PHIS	The Great Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison	0:54
1990-11-16	PHIS	Campus Club, Providence	2:20
1991-03-04	WEEN	7th Street Entry, Minneapolis	0:35
1991-03-17	PHIS	Wheeler Opera House, Aspen	3:22
1991-03-17	PHIS	Wheeler Opera House, Aspen	7:02
1991-03-17	PHIS	Wheeler Opera House, Aspen	3:08
1991-03-17	PHIS	Wheeler Opera House, Aspen	1:41
1991-04-04	PHIS	WOW Hall, Eugene	0:20
1991-07-15	PHIS	The Academy, New York	0:54
1991-08-03	PHIS	Larrabee Farm, a.k.a. Amy's Farm, Auburn	1:02
1991-08-03	PHIS	Larrabee Farm, a.k.a. Amy's Farm, Auburn	1:39
1991-08-03	PHIS	Larrabee Farm, a.k.a. Amy's Farm, Auburn	0:36
1991-08-03	PHIS	Larrabee Farm, a.k.a. Amy's Farm, Auburn	4:06
1991-10-24	PHIS	Crystal Ballroom, Hotel St. Michael, Prescott	0:45
1992-03-07	PHIS	The Music Hall, Portsmouth	0:27
1992-03-11	PHIS	The Colonial Theatre, Keene	1:00
1992-03-26	PHIS	Ziggy's, Winston-Salem	0:42