SONG ORIGIN
Pleas
A Conversation with David Schools at O.B. And Jack's House (04/01/1995)
DS: "Pleas" is one of Mikey's songs. It's about things not getting too heavy, you know, especially in the context of getting famous, or as a band, kind of catching on. It's a good idea to keep track of the things that are real, the reasons why you started playing in the first place. Don't let it get too bright. And it talks about all kinds of advice that people try to give you. And basically, it's pleas -- as in "a plea", many of them – for things not to get too heavy.
BY THE NUMBERS
Computed from every logged performance
- Frequency
- 1 in every 5.1 shows
- Longest drought
- 491 shows (06/01/88 > 03/14/92)
- Most common lead in
- Pigeons (29 times)
- Most common lead out
- Makes Sense To Me (23 times)
- Most common set position
- Set 1, song 2 (102 times)
* 01/22/1988 is listed as the 1st official 'Pleas' on Everyday Companion. ??/??/88 UNKNOWN, UNWKOWN, UU O: Pleas, Pickin' Up The Pieces, Worry, Proving Ground Jam [Exact date unknown (sometime in 1988); JB & Mike, Rehearsal of some classic Panic songs]; Appears on 'Everyday (1993)', 'Don't Tell The Band Bonus CD (2001)', and 'Live In The Classic City (2002)'