Song Origins
Pigeons
A Conversation with David Schools at O.B. And Jack's House (04/01/1995)
DS: Oh ok. "Pigeons" is a good strong opener, a funky dance song. From a bass player's point of view it's a pure funk, sort of a reggae kind of funk feel, but the reggae's sped up so fast it doesn't appear to be reggae. I get to play a little bass solo in it. And basically it's a song about... people who are negative and always trying to throw you down. It's a pretty simple analogy. You're washing windows and there's pigeons on the roof. Every time you make a window clean, someone takes a shit on it.
# of times played: 974
First time played: 10/23/1986
Frequency: 2.67 Shows
Longest drought: 58 shows (10/23/86 > 07/20/87)
Most common lead in: Space Wrangler (32 times)
Most common lead out: Travelin' Light (33 times)
Most common set position: Set 1, song 2 (70 times) Larry's Code (Drummer roadie has his own titles for many of the songs): 'A Hawg's Eternity'
Notes: Early instrumental version known as 'Puppet Song'; Appears on 'Mom's Kitchen (1991)', 'Light Fuse Get Away (1998)', 'Live From The Georgia Theatre (2003)'; Widespread Panic Addresses Kings of Leon Pigeongate: http://www.jambands.com/news/2010/07/26/widespread-panic-addresses-kings-of-leon-pigeongate
Burnthday's Picks:
06/24/00 Red Rocks, Morrison, CO (Appears as bonus footage on 'The Earth Will Swallow You' DVD) Link:
10/09/99 Salem Armory, Salem, OR Link: