Phish - Simple Lyrics






We've got it simple
Cause we've got a band
And we've got cymbals in the band
We've got it simple
Cause we've got a band
And we've got cymbals in the band

What is a band without cymbals?
Ooh ooh, cymbals are grand

We've got a saxophone
Cause we've got a band
And we've got a saxophone in the band
We've got a saxophone
Cause we've got a band
And we've got saxophone in the band

What is a band without saxophone?
Ooh ooh, saxophone is grand

Cymbals and saxophones
Saxophones and cymbals
Cymbals and saxophones
Saxophones and cymbals

We've got Bebop
Cause we've got a band
And we play Bebop in the band

We've got skyscraper
And it sings a pretty tune
'Cause every band needs skyscraper too

What is a band without skyscraper?
Ooh ooh skyscraper is grand!

Sim-Bop & Be-Bophone
Sky-Balls & Sax-Scraper





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  1. S.... ....

    Phish shouldve just been an instrumental band bcz their lyrics are fking lame with no depth whatsoever.

  2. W.... H....

    This is what we do!!! Finest one timer out there after all these years.....This fits the bill of top 10 all timers

  3. H.... ....

    One of my favorite jams by them, i LOVE how heavy and rockin' it gets at 13 mins

  4. C.... T....

    This was my first Phish show. Completely random day the girl I was talking to was like let's just go to Chicago. When we showed up I saw a Dead shop and was like babe we gotta stop. The girl there told us Phish was playing that night. I ended up getting some tabs from some strangers and two years later we've become such close friends! I rember just standing there during this song with tears rolling down my cheeks thinking that this might be one of the best moments in my life.

  5. P.... ....

    It’s the joint!

  6. D.... B....

    Mr. Audio Engineer: please turn up their vocal monitors so they can hear themselves!

    D.... B....

    Dylan Bragg I don’t think they want to hear themselves 🙅‍♂️🤦‍♂️🙉

  7. G.... C....

    Talk about taking lack of talent all the way to the bank!
    Bunch of guys who like to jam found a way to make a great life for themselves while giving crowds a couple hours of simple enjoyment!

  8. B.... L....

    yea this was a great show..loved this jam while it was happening, i just tune out all the peeps talking away or holding their phones up, and dance and feel the flow of the sweet sweet grooves; appreciate any cool creative jams we hear nowadays, it's not gonna last forever kids, i'm lucky to be enjoying shows since '92, and while the scene has blown up and changed for the worse somewhat, i gotta get my live phix when i can still, and i'm grateful the guys are still finding ways to enjoy themselves with music

  9. T.... L....

    is he saying "Simples" or "Cymbals?" This is a great jam, but the lyrics make absolutely no sense...

    T.... L....

    Cymbals. Welcome to Phish!

  10. R.... N....

    that whole day was amazing. the skyline at night was breathtaking especially during cities. dosed and full on grilled cheese. forgetting where the parking garage was. fun times. and the waffle house the next morning, laughing about shit that happened at the show and getting salty they didn't play timber. oh and whoever gave me mushies for my bday, thank you! glad you also found you're van.

  11. M.... M....

    esta chilo

  12. b.... ....

    When I die and transcend into wherever I go next I want this to be my intro soundtrack, like a minor league baseball player when he walks up to the plate https://youtu.be/KlcHi4c_22w?t=760

  13. P.... M....

    insane jam, very timberish around the 15 min mark

  14. P.... M....

    Simply timber

  15. H.... ....

    Did an 8 year old write this song?

  16. J.... S....

    KadDszSd
    Ga X. D

  17. K.... V....

    Wow they really take off with some sac halfway thru

  18. B.... L....

    ...file under cohesive jam!

  19. G.... C....

    horrible lyrics

    always

  20. D.... T....

    Sexy sexy sexy beauty

  21. C.... K....

    Love the lipstick-wearin', scarf-totin', nail-polishin', weight-liftin' look Gordo is sporting these days. HUGE improvement over the white sneakers and rolled up pants in the 90s!

    C.... K....

    Woo- ric flair

  22. B.... O....

    As the kids are saying this jam is f'n lit.

  23. D.... M....

    Who's watchin this in 2018? Best Simple!!!

    D.... M....

    BD 2017 or Hampton 2018

  24. K.... V....

    Night 3 wooohstah fall 98 excellent Simple..........Seth yacavodie or whatever his name is kept missing the change in the "layla" jam though after Page sang his ass off ........prolly didn't help with the boyz apprehension to bring a ton of guests onstage........not saying theyve come up particularly short on that just that I'd do some cool weird-ass shit on a tweezer from the bottom of my heart as seriously as I possibly could I do declare-----} peep YouTube "wad kyle Veenema".....have had Pfunk members open for me in the clubz.......I'm putting on benefit work for Parkinson's disease near future

  25. S.... ....

    a not so simple 'Simple'

  26. B.... B....

    Had a blast getting down to this the tension was there when the timber teases rolled around. It was a huge sweaty can of phish people vibin. Fantastical show that’s for damn sure

  27. c.... ....

    Was at this show...eyes got a little wet at 23:10 Amazing night.

  28. S.... G....

    this is awful lol

  29. M.... H....

    Yeah, I don’t like ‘em. Sorry guys. Just thought I’d give ‘em a chance. It’s not for everybody.

    M.... H....

    Michael Huff no worries. music hits people in many different ways.

    M.... H....

    Cool story.

  30. C.... B....

    dope jam

  31. R.... c....

    random video on youtube, aaand I was there

  32. n.... g....

    Page - we wear the same 2 shirts man!

  33. C.... K....

    I frikkin' love this band.

  34. R.... ....

    You know when the boys start jamming and you get that big ol shit eating grin across your face

  35. E.... ....

    What a great weekend that was. Thought it might have just been the L when i suddenly became a cosmic entity floating through space fractalizing in and out of the space-time continuum. But on second listen Simple and Caspian most definitely brought the heat in 2017!!

    E.... ....

    It was the L

  36. A.... S....

    I Just Might ask him. Cause I never Saw it B4. Peace

  37. A.... S....

    Got A Special Delivery yesterday with a print I have Never Seen From The Best Artist I know in NY David Weller. Gonna color it the Way I want It maybe he will Make A Print that I Can Sell. ?

  38. A.... S....

    And What Happened to that show

  39. A.... S....

    1 of the best Simple that I Have heard... BUte There are So Many Skyscrapers In NY. That's Where I Will By For the NY shows This Year a Always. that's where I Hang. Disco Club Upstairs. And Swaying In The Bleach. I live on The Floor. With My Bitches. Or whoever I wanna Hang. Cause I Got You All Hi in Eureka Ca

  40. i.... ....

    how can they be so creative so consistently????????

  41. B.... B....

    me and my buddy tripping and the jam got crazy he turns to me and says "Dude WERE ABOUT TO GET FUCKING DOOoooooowwwwnn" i just laughed and threw my hands up in the air greatest time of my life was at this show. *edit* i was so fucking ready for timber! like they put the timber tip in me and pulled out

  42. J.... R....

    O' The Colors may I have another Right on the Toing. Happy Man. Peace

  43. E.... D....

    Ok but can we talk about the video guy showing a building at the skyscraper lyric at 2:55

  44. R.... P....

    Am I the only one that wanted 13:40 to go into a straight slamming four-on-the-floor explosion??

  45. L.... 6....

    This is my muthafuckin jam! 👍👍👏👏👏

  46. T.... ....

    One of the shittiest bands in all of world history.

    T.... ....

    who do you like? Enlighten us

  47. J.... F....

    outstanding shows. however we moved several times due to what I like to call the "Chad Guido" factor.

  48. J.... P....

    What is a band without saxophone?

  49. H.... S....

    Hate to say it, but this is probably one of the more overrated versions I can remember. The
    blistering Simple at MSG to close out the Baker's is the one.

    H.... S....

    S. Parisi it's only over rated to those who think it's overated. lol

    H.... S....

    That BD version is just insane. Top shelph.

  50. w.... ....

    I want to be back in MSG in this jam again. Just live inside this jam forever.

  51. U.... J....

    Timber Jerry Teases in the mid around 14:00 for sure. i wanted them to go into it soooo bad but they just jam a tease out.... still its the ( . Y . )

  52. D.... ....

    My favorite Phish song done superbly!!!

  53. E.... H....

    And now a week later.  I just don't tire of this song..or this band...this band is grand...Thanks to my son Curran for turning me on to this music of which I can now not get enough...Aggghhhhhh

  54. R.... S....

    simple hose

  55. J.... E....

    So nice.

  56. M.... B....

    Come back to the South Please!!!! Birmingham to be exact.... :)

  57. L.... B....

    If you saw a guy wearing a fuck your face shirt in chicago that was me!

  58. G.... A....

    this jam was like a portal to another dimension. danced page side the whole time. raw, tribal, pulsing, digital, pushing us all further and further, then upward. been seeing this band since '98 and never felt like this (and i was sober!) truly a spiritual experience with sound. thank you trey, page, fish, and mike 💛

    G.... A....

    preach it! they been takin my wookie ass to church since 99. always suckin on them sweet sound sacraments pageside no doubt. fills me up till im overflowed with eternal love. praising and dancing with all my brothers and sisters!

    G.... A....

    awesome....Glad you enjoyed it .

  59. E.... H....

    Simple is my undisputed  favorite Phish song...That is of course unless I am arguing with myself.  But what would be the point of doing that...I'd win anyway...Thanks to my son Curran, a fan longer than I for turning me on to the hardest working band in music today...Blessings from Ed, a relatively newer (10 years or so) Phish Phan...<><

  60. B.... S....

    What an incredible jam. I've rarely heard one that was so cohesive, with ideas that are allowed to spread out and develop. It feels very epic and multifaceted, like a suite, with a logical conclusion. Phish never fails to amaze me.

  61. C.... C....

    Truly a magical Phish moment.

  62. J.... H....

    The relentless, stubbornness of Fishman to keep hammering home the groove and not ever giving up is what makes Phish so incredible.

    J.... H....

    yes, and no the true the true reason they are incredible is not a single guys contribution.... its the way the four of them communicate and play if you were to take away one of them the magic may never happen.....

    J.... H....

    easily one of the most underrated drummers out there...

    J.... H....

    He lives in the pocket

    J.... H....

    fishman slaps saves lifes

    J.... H....

    You're exactly on point.
    He's the MVP of so many of my favorite jams.
    His gebänle work with Page @ about 8:35 is sublime, too.

  63. E.... G....

    I <3 Phish

  64. G.... ....

    Oh my trey, it's absolutely brilliant and my my mastic

  65. J.... ....

    Pages new synth is the shiznit

  66. G.... a....

    I bought 2 sheets at this show, one from this one guy and another from another guy. the first guy was and older guy and it was fake L and the other was really good. if i see that guy i am gonna fuck him up. also my buddy bought some molly and it was fake, it was bath salts. luckily she tests the shit before she takes it

  67. b.... ....

    I know there's probably some doubters but this is a fucking unbelievable version of Simple

    b.... ....

    yeah, i stopped listening because the harmonies were horrible the first minute. i've heard way better recordings of this song and always thought Phish had awesome harmonies. it's like someone was way flat and didn't realize it...rough indeed. i'll listen to it again to see if the jam makes up for it :)

    b.... ....

    This jam is so tasty.

    b.... ....

    Who the fuck listens to phish for the harmonies?? ...lol....i mean dont get me wrong i like a good harmony but phish hasn't been killing it for over 30 years because of their lyrics, vocals, or harmonies...

  68. B.... F....

    3 nights. Cities and 2001. Why do I drive 4 hours for 2 songs? Cause I have to.

    B.... F....

    #EastCoastProblems

  69. I.... ....

    Thank you!

  70. P.... B....

    every year the lights get better...

  71. V.... J....

    🐡 🐬 🦈 🐳 🐋 🦀 🦑 🐙 🦐 🐠🐟
    🎻♫♫🎻♫♫🎻🎻♫🎻♫♫🎻♫♫🎻🎻

  72. d.... h....

    on paper just like night one average show..but I was there and loved it.. cities, slave, bad ass simple..throw in a wedge...I was pulling for a jesus left chicago side note I thought there was a crimes of the mind in that simple must of just been me..

  73. E.... E....

    Mike is a groove god

  74. R.... D....

    13:37 mark gives me wicked goosebumps. That little cock back and release thing trey does with Fish RIGHT ON TOP of it.

  75. A.... Y....

    Seeing my first phish show tonight!

    A.... Y....

    have fun

  76. S.... H....

    Was there all three days.....amazing

  77. p.... ....

    MVP: Mike

  78. R.... ....

    Don't forget to wash your hands after listening to this. Because this jam is filthy. 12:35

    R.... ....

    I washed my ears and hair.

    R.... ....

    I washed out my toe jam to this jam.

  79. D.... W....

    bored at 6:42 - Seeing as the show was 3 hrs - I wonder what other 5 songs were played :P

  80. D.... P....

    sounds like a timber tease at 15 min

  81. C.... ....

    SO glad the LED screens are gone!!

  82. c.... ....

    whats with Treys mammoth strap? looks gay

  83. N.... R....

    At the end of this before winterqueen started I said out loud 'man that was a great simple' and people around me gave me this dirty look. I think they must've thought it was a different song towards the end. Just because I'm 22 and can tell what a jam is, and announce my gratitude that they treated us with a jam that's past 23mins shouldn't have warranted those dirty looks. In my opinion

    N.... R....

    Nick Rodriguez people gonna be people. About 20 min in I was like damn. This is still fucking simple. Fucking sweet. Dood that claimed his 90th show earlier was like huh. Really. People gonna be people.

  84. P.... k....

    so good

  85. a.... d....

    can we have a video like this for the carini in sunday nighg

  86. T.... S....

    Thank you, Phish, for sharing your pro shot video of this!

  87. k.... c....

    also, at about 12:40 trey lays down the fuckin law in the jam of the century

  88. k.... c....

    they still got it man, in some ways they are even better honestly!

    k.... c....

    sober HOSE is real

    k.... c....

    Agreed. I think their writing and producing is not what it used to be, but their live performances ever exceeding in quality and depth!!! I'll take it, though I would love another newbie that ranks up there with songs like Reba, YEM, David Bowie and many of their early originals that bring intricate juxtapositions of composition and improvisation.

    k.... c....

    Hell ya they still got it!

    k.... c....

    Uh, put on a show from '92-'96 and try saying that honestly. They're more seasoned and mature in their cohesive feel but there's no denying the fire, creative urgency and meticulous musicianship of 1.0.

  89. g.... ....

    This was my first Phish concert, I think it's safe to say that I'll be seeing them the next time they come through