"Marijuana"-Phish (maybe)

[realisticphish]

This song pretty much sums up my views on marijuana legislation

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

Once upon a time, in 1776, Thomas Jefferson signed his name
on a piece of marijuana
and this document was a symbol of freedom and of liberty
at least for the rich white gentry

and time marched along
this plant that I refer to has been used for everything
from medicine to the american flag
now it seems to be somewhere along the way of how things got messed up
yeah, messed up

for marijuana
gift of god to my brothers and me
marijuana
government wants to test me when i pee

well some say a conspiracy
A the petrochemical, and pulp-paper industries combined
to kill the competition
government hysteria, monopoly, and conflicts of interest with total impunity
so if you don't buy the conspiracy, just look at the reality that your tax dollars go
to spray poison on the fields of a farmer in south america
and as an added bonus, your neighbor might be proud recipients of that poison weed

marijuana
government comes to test me when i pee
marijuana
gift of god to my brothers and me
marijuana
you can't legislate your own morality
marijuana
government comes to test me when i pee

reefer madness
chronic sadness
what is the half life of bad propaganda
policies fail
denied bail
you made him a demon
now pay for his trip to prison
hard to promote the status quo
but what is the shelf life
of bad legislation?
the hypocrite smirks at some moral disgrace
as he reads from the law that was written
about the same time
that he had
his last original thought

the man said he was dieing
the nausea and the pain left him wasting away
and unable to keep a meal down
so he tried everything
prescription could obtain but to no avail
the side effects were worse then the pain
so now he breaks law
to use the one thing that seems to help him out
the people say, "oh he's just gettin' high"
but not to change the subject, but didn't you ever wonder why gettin' high's a crime?
yeah a crime

marijuana
gift of god to my brothers and me
marijuana
government wants to test me when i pee
marijuana
government wants to test me when i pee
marijuana
government wants to test me when i pee
marijuana
government wants to test me when i pee

[HR_Pufnstuf]

1. new days are upon us..

the first phish lyrics that make sense.

if u know what i mean. ;)

thanks pHisH!

[realisticphish]

2. lol

and i happen to be listening to "fee" right now. It may be bizarre randomness, but i love it! :)


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Nag Champa]

3. Are you sure that's Phish?

I love the song and keep it on my Ipod, but I doubt it's actually Phish.

I know it's labeled that way on Limewire or Kazaa or whatever. It just doesnt sound like Trey and I don't think that Phish has a song called Marijuana.

[realisticphish]

4. eh

it is phish according to letssingit, but who the hell knows. in any case, ill keep it labeled as such until i find the author...let me know if you do


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Nag Champa]

5. That's the info Im looking for...

Sorry... wasn't meant as a gotcha. I wanna know who the heck it is also.

The guitar playing isn't good enough to actually be Trey.

[realisticphish]

6. o, no

i knew you didnt mean anything bad. and i agree about the guitar work. hell, maybe fishman was taking a turn on guitar :)

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Slowhand16]

7. Too bad Phish broke up... At least they it wasn't nasty like other

bands..

[realisticphish]

10. yeah

i keep hoping for a reunion tour... but they seem like the kind of guys who, once they're done, are DONE


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[rocktop15]

8. thats NOT Phish

I am a huge huge Phish afficiando and it pisses me off when people think of pot when they think of Phish. Sorry if this came off as a bash, it's not to meant to. I just dont like that stereotype because I am a Phish freak and have done no drugs in my life and only have smoked pot about 5 times.

[realisticphish]

9. nor have I

but if you read above, it is listed as phish on kazaa. if you can tell me who it is, i will GLADLY change it. i too am a diehard fan. it never sounded like trey to me, but i left it labeled as such temporarily.


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[slowroll]

11. I like me some phish as well

and am unfamiliar with this song. But a lot of other folks seem to be:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Thomas+Jefferson+signed+his+name%22+phish&hl=en&lr=&start=10&sa=N

If you google around it's also on some people's playlists from shows. Sure doesn't sound like Phish, tho.

btw, I think it's a little disingenous to object at the association of Phish with drugs. Drugs WERE a pretty big part of the Phish scene-all those folks toting gun cases down on Shakedown Street weren't selling AKs. And the band themselves weren't exactly reticent about their own consumption.

Edited to change verbs to past tense. :-(

[realisticphish]

12. yeah

its driving me crazy, i still cant find who actually did the song.

and i ALWAYS start liking a band right before they break up. RATM, and now Phish:( at least it ended well, and hey, well see a lot more of trey, at least, hes in about a million bands


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[I_like_chicken]

14. Whats wrong with this sterotype

and whats wrong with smoking pot. I get high and listen to Phish all the time, they go hand in hand.

[I_like_chicken]

13. FOUND IT!!!!!

the name of the band is Brian Robbins Band

Here's their website: http://www.brianrobbins.com/

The album is called "Banned in Utah" and its track 9.

You can buy the album here: http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=3086808



and on that note, I am a Google Master!!!

Google is the God of the internet.

[realisticphish]

16. i love you

:)


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[Spider Jerusalem]

15. In the same vein...

The Streets - "The Irony Of It All"

Hello, hello. My names Terry and I'm a law abider
There's nothing I like more than getting fired up on beer
And when the weekends here I to exercise my right
To get paralytic and fight
Good bloke fairly
But I get well leery when geezers look at me funny
Bounce 'em round like bunnies
I'm likely to cause mischief
Good clean grief you must believe and I ain't no thief.
Law abiding and all, all legal.
And who cares about my liver when it feels good
Wwhat you need is some real manhood.
Rasher Rasher Barney and Kasha putting peoples backs up.
Public disorder, I'll give you public disorder.
I down eight pints and run all over the place
Spit in the face of an officer
See if that bothers you cause I never broke a law in my life
Someday I'm gonna settle down with a wife
Come on lads lets have another fight

Eh hello. My names Tim and I'm a criminal,
In the eyes of society I need to be in jail
For the choice of herbs I inhale.
This ain't no wholesale operation
Just a few eighths and some Playstations my's vocation
I pose a threat to the nation
And down the station the police hold no patience
Let's talk space and time
I like to get deep sometimes and think about Einstein
And Carl Jung and old Kung Fu movies I like to see
Pass the hydrator please
Yeah I'm floating on thin air.
Going to Amsterdam in the New Year - top gear there
Cause I take pride in my hobby
Home made bongs using my engineering degree
Dear Leaders, please legalise weed for these reasons.

Like I was saying to him.
I told him: "Top with me and you won't leave."
So I smacked him in the head and downed another Carling
Bada Bada Bing for the lad's night.
Mad fight, his face's a sad sight.
Vodka and Snake Bite.
Going on like a right geez, he's a twat,
Shouldn't have looked at me like that.
Anyway I'm an upstanding citizen
If a war came along I'd be on the front line with em.
Can't stand crime either them hooligans on heroin.
Drugs and criminals those thugs on the penny coloured will be the downfall of society
I've got all the anger pent up inside of me.

You know I don't see why I should be the criminal
How can something with no recorded fatalities be illegal
And how many deaths are there per year from alcohol
I just completed Gran Tourismo on the hardest setting
We pose no threat on my settee
Ooh the pizza's here will someone let him in please
"We didn't order chicken, Not a problem we'll pick it out
I doubt they meant to mess us about
After all we're all adults not louts."
As I was saying, we're friendly peaceful people
We're not the ones out there causing trouble.
We just sit in this hazy bubble with our quarters
Discussing how beautiful Gail Porter is.
MTV, BBC 2, Channel 4 is on until six in the morning.
Then at six in the morning the sun dawns and it's my bedtime.

Causing trouble, you stinking rabble
Boys saying I'm the lad who's spoiling it
You're on drugs it really bugs me when people try and tell me I'm a thug
Just for getting drunk
I like getting drunk
Cause I'm an upstanding citizen
If a war came along I'd be on the front line with em.

Now Terry, you're repeating yourself
But that's okay, drunk people can't help that.
A chemical reaction inside your brain causes you to forget what you're saying.

What? I know exactly what I'm saying
I'm perfectly sane
You stinking student lame-o
Go get a job and stop robbing us of our taxes.

Err, well actually according to research
Government funding for further education pales in insignificance
When compared to how much they spend
Repairing drunk people at the weekend
In casualty wards all over the land.

Why you cheeky little swine come here
I'm gonna batter you. Come here!

[cometogether]

17. Joy

I can feel the world turning upside down.