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SONG ORIGIN

Mercy

Mercy song origin
309lifetime playslive performances
April 1, 1991first played
July 16, 2026last played
Widespread Panicappears on1991

"One image that’s very consistent in [Mercy], is the discussion between death, and the idea of death. Actually, it’s a one sided discussion. I see a gentlemen in a chair, and he’s getting away. He’s being pretty indignant toward death. Death isn’t invited. There’s no politeness here in the words. It’s an invitation to go away and take care of your own business. Death… it can be just as motivating. You live every day as if it’s your last, and in truth that sounds like a cliche when I hear myself say it, but, at least you’re guaranteed to try a little harder that day."

-John Bell

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BY THE NUMBERS

Computed from every logged performance

Frequency
1 in every 8.6 shows
Longest drought
65 shows (04/19/99 > 10/02/99)
Most common lead in
Makes Sense To Me (13 times)
Most common lead out
Chilly Water (41 times)
Most common set position
Set 1, song 6 (24 times)

Appears on ‘Widespread Panic’; ‘Live In The Classic City’; ‘Live From The Georgia Theatre’; ‘Uber Cobra'

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