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Fishy Swa Ska

Published on these records

Sunless Saturday
(1991)
The Singles
(1993)

Performance Statistics

Performed First played Last played
41 times
02 Aug 1991 @ Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach (FL-US)
26 Aug 2018 @ Colony - Woodstock (NY-US)
Date Sort descending Venue
Aug 2nd 1991 Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach (FL)
Oct 21st 1991 Astoria - Westminster (GB)
Nov 3rd 1991 First Avenue - Minneapolis (MN)
Nov 29th 1991 Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach (FL)
May 2nd 1992 Buffalo University - Buffalo (NY)
Sep 21st 1993 Le Moulin - Marseille (FR)
Feb 26th 1997 Fox Theater - Boulder (CO)
Mar 2nd 1997 Josha's - Breckenridge (CO)
Mar 8th 1997 Crystal Ballroom - Portland (OR)
Mar 12th 1997 The Edge - Palo Alto (CA)

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This info is dependent on the existence of setlists. For early shows, setlists are often dependent on the existence of a recording. Some songs may have been played earlier or later.

Found on these live recordings

23 live recording(s)
Date Venue Source
Aug 2nd 1991 Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach (FL) Audience
Oct 21st 1991 Astoria - Westminster (GB) Audience
Nov 3rd 1991 First Avenue - Minneapolis (MN) Audience
Nov 29th 1991 Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach (FL) Audience
May 2nd 1992 Buffalo University - Buffalo (NY) Audience
Sep 21st 1993 Le Moulin - Marseille (FR) Audience
Sep 21st 1993 Le Moulin - Marseille (FR) Audience
Feb 26th 1997 Fox Theater - Boulder (CO) Audience
Mar 2nd 1997 Josha's - Breckenridge (CO) Audience
Feb 23rd 1998 Fox Theater - Boulder (CO) Audience

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Found in these videos

Tagged in 2 videos
  • Preview image for the video "2017-03-10 Fishbone @ 22nd Annual Mardi Gras Magic Hat Brewery - Burlington - VT United States (video-2941)".
    10 Mar 2017
    Magic Hat Brewery - Burlington - VT United States
  • Preview image for the video "2017-03-16 Fishbone @ House of Independents - Asbury Park - NJ United States (video-2973)".
    16 Mar 2017
    House of Independents - Asbury Park - NJ United States
Found in 4 full show videos
  • Preview image for the video "1991-08-02 Fishbone @ Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach - FL United States (video-20531)".
    02 Aug 1991
    Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach - FL United States
  • Preview image for the video "1991-11-29 Fishbone @ Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach - FL United States (video-20411)".
    29 Nov 1991
    Cameo Theatre - Miami Beach - FL United States
  • Preview image for the video "1998-03-28 Fishbone @ Ripleys Alive - Cincinnati - OH United States (video-20404)".
    28 Mar 1998
    Ripleys Alive - Cincinnati - OH United States
  • Preview image for the video "2017-04-02 Fishbone @ Duck Room at Blueberry Hill - St Louis - MO United States (video-20853)".
    02 Apr 2017
    Duck Room at Blueberry Hill - St Louis - MO United States
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Lyrics

I feel like I'm being assassinated by boredom or something
I need some excitement, some adventure, some of that...
You know that "Je ne sais quoi"
I need some... some Fishbone

Day after day, week after week, month after month and year after year !
Your political leaders take it the ear for a beer and say :
"Hey ! As long as I've got my diamonds & pearls & free plane rides to Europe,
Let the poor be poorer and the underprived be underpriviledge, huh !"
A dog crosses the street
A butcher cuts his meat
C'mon you rebels, dance your blues away !
The Fishy Swa Ska, that's what I say !

And further more...

Call me a poser, call me a fake
I'd like to pour diarhea in your vanilla milkshake !
Rude boy, rude boy ! There's a hint you can take !
You wear your clothes and I wear mine
So don't give me a job !
You prejudice swine
So what if I wear mismatched monkey boots
Pajama bottoms and a suit made of poison ivy ?
For 6 million days ? Oh !
A bird drops a turd
A lot of cows make a herd
This mission I say will never be done
So why should I bother to move my tongue
C'mon you cats, c'mon you chicks !
Dance your blues away !

And furthermore...

See the preachers preach
But the devil deceits
So why should I let those bad guys stray me from my F-Bone beliefs !
I'm the one who experiments with the bullets and the sharks !
I'm the cause for the cross-over
For the brand new start in the dark
Yeah ! Radio man I'm talking to you !
And you machine beat junkies that have locked your doors
Will get diseased by the Rock-n-Roll Whore
If I dared not to get rude and make a fuss
This groove would be minor and riding in the back of a bus
No one cares about progression
So fuck you !
Cause if you did, you'd be making a confession
That's true !
But as the narrowminded say : "So near and far,
It'll never happen, it's too bizarre !"

Yeah ! But don't you fret ?...
There will be a movement in the light yet
So c'mon you cats, c'mon you chicks !
Dance your blues away !
The Fishy Swa Ska, that's what I say !

And furthermore...
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