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There are 101 instances of the verb "take", in 59 Phish originals (23.4% of indexed originals).Phish sang it live first on 3/16/85 in Alumni Blues, and at least 11,073 times since.
| 1st instance per song, in Context | Song Title | Position | First |
|---|---|---|---|
| when they took the town | 46 Days | 32 of 65 | 1/2/03 |
| Sit up and take notice | AC/DC Bag | 48 of 200 | 4/1/86 |
| I'm gonna take this diploma | Alumni Blues | 115 of 298 | 3/16/85 |
| You'd better take cover | Army of One | 62 of 143 | 7/12/03 |
| cause we're all in this together and we love to take a bath. | Bathtub Gin | 181 of 183 | 5/26/89 |
| You thought you could run but you won't take a chance | Birds of a Feather | 116 of 146 | 4/2/98 |
| And they just took the covers off | Blaze On | 66 of 373 | 7/21/15 |
| One small step I saw you take | Can't Come Back | 7 of 92 | unperformed |
| Lucy took a walk, now Lucy's dead] | Carini | 29 of 144 | 2/17/97 |
| Taking turns at grabbing her (+2) | Cavern | 190 of 283 | 3/28/90 |
| to bide my time and take it slow | Character Zero | 12 of 61 | 6/6/96 |
| That takes you back to your abode | Contact | 24 of 111 | 6/15/88 |
| Take away their leaders and replace them all with clowns | Dear Mrs. Reagan | 28 of 191 | 11/14/85 |
| Take me to Scotland (+2) | The Dickie Scotland Song | 28 of 124 | 8/15/04 |
| Cats took what I never had | Dogs Stole Things | 8 of 113 | 6/13/97 |
| But I'd rather you took this old puppet from me | Esther | 98 of 582 | 9/12/88 |
| Take it down now, You take it down (+5) | Everything Is Hollow | 1 of 250 | 10/31/18 |
| So Milly took that paper and did the deed (+1) | Fee | 314 of 373 | 8/9/87 |
| and take masterful chef for a walk (+2) | Gaul Swerves and the Rest is Everything Else | 103 of 367 | 10/26/89 |
| She take me on I never fail (+1) | Guelah Papyrus | 79 of 188 | 2/1/91 |
| Had to take its turn | I Always Wanted It This Way | 19 of 122 | 10/15/16 |
| Yes Yes Taken just before he died | I Didn't Know | 101 of 352 | 11/18/87 |
| I step out and plead until they take me away | Idea | 136 of 285 | 6/15/10 |
| Take me to another place she said (+4) | If I Could | 1 of 138 | 4/4/94 |
| Then you take flight | Infinite | 27 of 174 | 7/21/18 |
| Don't take another don't take another (+3) | Julius | 149 of 213 | 4/4/94 |
| Make with the take run off with the dough woah | Let's Go | 107 of 183 | 7/1/16 |
| Always take the best parts back (+2) | Limb by Limb | 51 of 230 | 6/13/97 |
| No one can take it away | Love is What We Are | 20 of 169 | 7/14/17 |
| And I take a wrong turn and I'm on the wrong path | Maze | 22 of 132 | 3/6/92 |
| then take a shot and watch you fall | Meat | 24 of 136 | 7/2/98 |
| Take out the meatstick time (+1) | Meatstick | 59 of 137 | 6/25/97 |
| And it takes so much to keep up this disguise (+1) | More | 92 of 432 | 10/14/16 |
| Takes the object starts the game | My Friend, My Friend | 104 of 155 | 3/6/92 |
| Ain't no room in this truck To take three for a ride | My Problem Right There | 118 of 368 | 10/10/10 |
| count on me to take good care of You | My Sweet One | 98 of 158 | 9/9/89 |
| that stuff should take you right out (+1) | NO2 | 12 of 142 | 6/25/94 |
| Paddled 'til it seemed I could take no more | Punch You in the Eye | 24 of 316 | 8/17/89 |
| Take a peek at the cheetah Reba | Reba | 67 of 238 | 10/1/89 |
| I spied wings of reason herself taking flight | Rift | 41 of 198 | 2/25/90 |
| A circus of light where dreams can take flight | Roggae | 98 of 105 | 6/30/98 |
| If I pass out take me to the Round Church (+1) | Round Room | 129 of 206 | 1/2/03 |
| Took all of my old clothes with him (+1) | Runaway Jim | 12 of 157 | 3/28/90 |
| Take it on high You can testify | Say Something | 106 of 256 | 7/27/13 |
| And the big old mule took a big old dump (+3) | Scent of a Mule | 79 of 294 | 4/4/94 |
| Then things would take a different | Scents and Subtle Sounds | 125 of 190 | 7/7/03 |
| And take it on down to the shore | Sleeping Monkey | 31 of 106 | 3/6/92 |
| Take a tiny measure of them | Spread it 'Round | 25 of 129 | 7/15/03 |
| I took blades of grass | Summer of '89 | 66 of 248 | 6/18/10 |
| I can take what you give | Taste | 6 of 199 | 6/7/95 |
| I'm up and I can take what you give | Taste That Surrounds | 6 of 209 | 10/24/95 |
| Every shot I've taken has led me to this moment | The Line | 74 of 179 | 10/31/13 |
| a biting rain take in the main (+1) | The Moma Dance | 157 of 290 | 6/30/98 |
| I'll take this piece of paper | The Sloth | 50 of 83 | 8/9/87 |
| Take the highway through the Great-Divide (+2) | The Wedge | 53 of 156 | 2/3/93 |
| Took a moment from my day (+1) | Wading in the Velvet Sea | 1 of 127 | 6/13/97 |
| Rodney had taken your place (+1) | Walfredo | 99 of 317 | 2/13/97 |
| Take a look around (+3) | We Are Come To Outlive Our Brains | 20 of 223 | 10/31/18 |
| You gotta take it with you (+4) | Wombat | 27 of 265 | 10/31/13 |
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