Mo' Better Blues
| Originally Performed By | Terence Blanchard |
| Original Album | Mo' Better Blues Soundtrack (1990) |
| Music | Bill Lee |
| Vocals | Instrumental |
| Phish Debut | 1990-09-22 |
| Last Played | 1990-11-26 |
| Current Gap | 1685 |
| Historian | Mockingbird Staff |
History
“Mo’ Better Blues” is a song from the Spike Lee joint of the same name (and written by Spike’s father). The song, such as it is, is essentially an 8 bar theme, though a catchy one, repeated over and over. Phish toyed with the song on three separate occasions, all during the intro to “David Bowie.” On 9/22/90 and 11/26/90, they performed two “verses” (i.e. 16 bars) of the song, and on 10/6/90 they settled for one go-around.
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