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Phish.netWill It Go Round in Circles
Will It Go Round in Circles has not been seen in 730 Phish shows.
It was last played: 1999-09-21.
It was played at 0.1% of live shows.
It has been performed live 2 time(s).
Music/Lyrics: Brice Fisher, Billy Preston
Original Artist: Billy Preston
Original Album: Music Is My Life (1972)
Vocals: Trey
Debut: 1999-09-10
Historian: Phillip Zerbo (pzerbo); Scott Marks (Bizarro_Jerry)
The members of Phish have long been known to have a special reverence for 70s R&B, Soul, and Funk, from Stevie Wonder to James Brown to Bootsy Collins. In 1999 they dipped into this rich reservoir once again, reviving the Billy Preston hit tune “Will it Go Round in Circles”
Watch Will It Go Round in Circles on YouTube Billy Preston, "Will It Go Round in Circles"
Phish first performed “Will it Go Round in Circles” on 9/10/99, to end the first set at the majestic Gorge Amphitheatre. While many fans hoped the cover would stick in the live repertoire, “Will it Go Round in Circles” has made only one other appearance to date, later during that same tour on 9/21/99 in Tucson, AZ.
“Will it Go Round in Circles” made its first entry into the Phish universe during Trey’s May 1999 TAB tour, debuting on 5/3/99 at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor. Along with Tony Markellis on bass and Russ Lawton on drums, Trey performed this tune during the electric set in more than half of the shows on that tour. While the song quickly dropped from Phish’s repertoire, “Circles” remained in Trey’s setlists through 2006, culiminating in an appearance on 12/30/06 in Atlantic City before vanishing for over 12 years until its return on 5/31/19 in Atlanta, GA. Trey also performed “Will it Go Round in Circles” during the winter ’03-’04 Dave Matthews & Friends tour.
Lyrics:
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I've got a song, I ain't got no melody
I'm gonna sing it to my friends
I've got a song, I ain't got no melody
I'm gonna sing it to my friends
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
I've got a story, ain't got no moral
Let the bad guy win every once in a while
I've got a story, ain't got no moral
Let the bad guy win every once in a while
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
I've got a dance, I ain't got no steps, no
I'm gonna let the music move me around
I've got a dance, I ain't got no steps
I'm gonna let the music move me around
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
I've got a song, I ain't got no melody
I'm gonna sing it to my friends
I've got a song, I ain't got no melody
I'm gonna sing it to my friends
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
Will it go round in circles?
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky?
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