Mike's Song

About Mike's Song

Mike's Song is a song by the rock band Phish. Originally written in 1985, and debuting that year on October 17, bass player Mike Gordon's song has been played a total of 488 times (appearing in 28.34% of all of Phish live shows), the third most played song in Phish history (after You Enjoy Myself and Possum). The debut performance features guitarist Trey Anastasio announcing the title of the song as Microdot, though that name quickly fell out of favor. It was, for many years, the only song written by the Phish bassist which led to the eventual title of the song. Throughout the 1990s and in particular 1993 onward, it was one of the most improvisation songs in the band's rotation with versions routinely exceeding 15 minutes. Since the band's initial return to the stage in 2002, the song has been more or less restrained to a simple structure with some notable exceptions(see linked chart). Despite being one of the band's most popular songs it wasn't until 1997-12 years after its debut, that it finally was officially released on a Phish album when the live version from Hamburg, Germany was released on Slip Stitch and Pass. It has since appeared on numerous live Phish released including Hampton Comes Alive, Hampton/Winston-Salem '97, and Chicago '94. No studio recording of the song has ever been commercially released. more »