Birds of a Feather (song)
- Birds of a Feather (song)
Infobox Song
Name = Birds of a Feather
Artist = Phish
Album = The Story of the Ghost
"Birds of a Feather" is the second track on Phish's 1998 album "The Story of the Ghost". It was released as a radio single in order to promote the album.
The song premiered on April 2, 1998 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, the first of the four shows in the "Island Tour". This show is available as Live Phish 4-2-98. Musically, it was one of the more upbeat tracks from the predominantly slow and funky "The Story of the Ghost" album. The last live performance of "Birds of a Feather" was on August 10, 2004 at Mansfield, Massachusetts.
"Birds of a Feather" is one of the few Phish songs to be performed three times on U.S. national television. The song was first performed at the 1998 Farm Aid concert, on October 3, 1998, and shown live on CMT. It was also played at PBS's Sessions at West 54th on October 20, 1998 which was broadcast on PBS affiliates starting on January 9, 1999. The third performance was on the October 27, 1998 episode of CBS's Late Show with David Letterman.
The song also was featured on the October 7, 1998 episode of the WB teen drama "Dawson's Creek", entitled "The Kiss".
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