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When Problems Arise

Published on these records

(1986)

When Problems Arise

(1986)

When Problems Arise

(1986)

(1989)

Fishbone 101 - Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' The Fonkay

(1996)

Party at Ground Zero

(2001)

Essential Fishbone

(2003)

Fishbone Familyhood Instructional Visional Guide Ofishal Bootleg Video

(1996)

(1999)

Official video

Performance Statistics

Performed	First played	Last played
133 times	27 Dec 1985 @ Keystone - Palo Alto (CA-US)	05 May 2026 @ Mohawk - Austin (TX-US)

Date Sort descending	Venue
Dec 27th 1985	Keystone - Palo Alto (CA)
May 10th 1986	Rockitz - Richmond (VA)
Jun 19th 1986	The Stone - San Francisco (CA)
Jul 11th 1986	Shibuya Public Hall - Shibuya (Tokyo)
Sep 21st 1986	Street Scene - Los Angeles (CA)
Nov 4th 1986	Mississippi Nights - St Louis (MO)
Nov 20th 1986	Rockitz - Richmond (VA)
Apr 12th 1987	Inkstick Shibaura Factory - Tokyo (JP)
Oct 19th 1987	El Dorado Saloon - Sacramento (CA)
Oct 20th 1987	Berkeley Square - Berkeley (CA)

Found on these live recordings

82 live recording(s)

	Date	Venue	Source
	Apr 28th 2026	Black Cat - Washington (DC)	Audience
	Apr 29th 2026	Cat's Cradle - Carrboro (NC)	Audience

Found in these videos

Tagged in 4 videos

Found in 10 full show videos

Lyrics

There is no mystery
For what I try to be
A reason for the things I do
I try to tell you what
Is really false or real But --
You act as if you have no clue

You act this way when problems arise
You act this way when problems arise

You close your eyes and hide
Behind a storybook
When I have something new to tell
If you could put aside
Your stubborn foolish pride
You'd find an exit from this spell

You act this way when problems arise
You act this way when problems arise

What you are -- I don't know what
What you are -- Pain in the butt
What you are no one seems to care
Why do you always do that?
Why do you always do that?
Why do you always do that?
Why do you always do that!?!

You act this way when problems arise
You act this way when problems arise