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There are 52 instances of the verb "try", in 35 Phish originals (13.9% of indexed originals).Phish sang it live first on 8/9/87 in Fee, and at least 7,585 times since.
| 1st instance per song, in Context | Song Title | Position | First |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonna try to bust out | 555 | 20 of 150 | 10/31/13 |
| Try to remain | Army of One | 127 of 143 | 7/12/03 |
| what do I do? I try to kill you (+3) | Big Black Furry Creature From Mars | 12 of 221 | 8/21/87 |
| When the wind tries to shove you | Contact | 97 of 111 | 6/15/88 |
| Oh the months I spend trying for a way to explain | Dog Faced Boy | 97 of 145 | 4/14/94 |
| Trying to stop these demons that keep dancing in my head (+3) | Down with Disease | 9 of 184 | 12/31/93 |
| Try to see it all from a brand new point of view | Dr. Gabel | 184 of 238 | 6/22/10 |
| Esther tried in vain to pacify the mob (+1) | Esther | 190 of 582 | 9/12/88 |
| Oh, Fee, you're trying to live a life That's completely free (+2) | Fee | 89 of 373 | 8/9/87 |
| I'm not tryin' to defend | Halfway to the Moon | 56 of 185 | 6/19/10 |
| I tried to move but wasn't able | In a Hole | 98 of 209 | 10/20/89 |
| all the times that I tried (+1) | Joy | 45 of 281 | 6/7/09 |
| I tried to pull a fast one in one line of this song | Keeping It Real | 126 of 217 | 7/25/18 |
| Embarrassed with failure I try to reverse | Maze | 45 of 132 | 3/6/92 |
| Reveal a thing you've tried to hide | Meatstick | 38 of 137 | 6/25/97 |
| I try to keep the home fires burning (+1) | Mercury | 36 of 340 | 7/22/15 |
| And I'm trying to get to it | More | 118 of 432 | 10/14/16 |
| Try to keep things simple | My Problem Right There | 12 of 368 | 10/10/10 |
| I try to convey what you strive to condone | NICU | 143 of 305 | 3/6/92 |
| You can't imagine all the times that I tried (+1) | Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S. | 45 of 281 | 10/31/18 |
| You should try it once again | Scents and Subtle Sounds | 74 of 190 | 7/7/03 |
| I try to put myself together | Split Open and Melt | 66 of 130 | 2/17/89 |
| So go ahead and try to be | Spock's Brain | 176 of 232 | 5/16/95 |
| A mosaic of lies I tried to arrange | Sugar Shack | 118 of 180 | 6/7/09 |
| Try to cover up | The Final Hurrah | 22 of 311 | 10/31/18 |
| You try to see your future from the line | The Line | 116 of 179 | 10/31/13 |
| As he tried to crush a bug that (+4) | The Lizards | 42 of 525 | 1/27/88 |
| Tried yesterday to get away (+1) | The Squirming Coil | 11 of 145 | 1/20/90 |
| don't you see anything that you'd like to try | Theme from the Bottom | 160 of 160 | 5/16/95 |
| One less reason to try | Two Versions of Me | 64 of 95 | 7/12/03 |
| and all the points I tried to make | Wading in the Velvet Sea | 37 of 127 | 6/13/97 |
| And try to have a voice | Waking up Dead | 168 of 206 | 6/29/16 |
| Stop trying to rush nature | We Are Come To Outlive Our Brains | 56 of 223 | 10/31/18 |
| Trying to make a woman that you move | Weekapaug Groove | 1 of 15 | 7/23/88 |
| Tried to get away but they just kept comin' | You Never Know | 15 of 227 | 10/31/13 |
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