SONG ORIGIN
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.
BY THE NUMBERS
Computed from every logged performance
- Frequency
- 1 in every 2.8 shows
- Longest drought
- 36 shows (11/14/86 > 07/20/87)
- Most common lead in
- Travelin' Light (37 times)
- Most common lead out
- Travelin' Light (35 times)
- Most common set position
- Set 1, song 1 (121 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
- Red Rocks, Morrison, CO (Appears as bonus footage on 'The Earth Will Swallow You' DVD)
- Salem Armory, Salem, OR