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Why do they never really play "Smile"?

elmchaelmcha Posts: 112
edited June 2007 in Given To Fly (live)
It's one of my favorite songs, but they don't seem to play it.
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  • PatricSaint IIIPatricSaint III Posts: 208
    Well then you need to attend a show that I'm at if you wanna hear it.

    I am a friggin SMILE magnet! :-)
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Because it don't make 'em smile?












    Sorry, that was bad.
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  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    I had a SMILE sign a couple of times, didnt really work. Im gonna have to work on a SMILE campaign for the next tour. already got some cool and ridiculous ideas :D
    Anyhow, I even had a smiley face on my cheeks at Wembley and Zagreb last year, I actually put that on my face at pretty much every show. it either gets washed away from all the sweat or they dont see it.
    Next time gotta do something very visible so theyll play it ;)
    "I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened"
  • Glorified Irish GuyGlorified Irish Guy Posts: 350
    Play Smile You Pussies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Superunknown_jamSuperunknown_jam Posts: 83
    They playied Smile 2 times in Portugal..that has to mean something :D
    Speaking as a child of the 90's
  • lluukkiinnlluukkiinn Posts: 93
    I was singing this song the other nite in the bath! teehhee! I love this song thou.
    denver 7/2/06 & 7/3/06, chicago 8/5/07
  • kristmacekristmace Posts: 215
    garypower wrote:
    Play Smile You Pussies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That's one of those where I KNOW I have the concert on CD somewhere, but can hardly remember when or where it was!
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  • oppie1oppie1 Posts: 755
    it took me 36 shows to finally get to hear smile live.. i'm now on my 41st and still only heard smile once.. same goes for indifference, actually..
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  • MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,140
    PatricSaint III wrote:
    Well then you need to attend a show that I'm at if you wanna hear it.

    I am a friggin SMILE magnet! :-)


    I'm just the opposite. Any show I attend.....they completely shelf ALL of No Code.

    12 shows, and I've only seen:

    Lukin
    Habit
    Hail Hail
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  • oppie1oppie1 Posts: 755
    Milestone wrote:
    I'm just the opposite. Any show I attend.....they completely shelf ALL of No Code.

    12 shows, and I've only seen:

    Lukin
    Habit
    Hail Hail
    i've seen all of

    Ten
    Vs
    Vitalogy (minus the throw away songs bugs, pry to, stupid mop)
    No Code
    Avacado

    live

    from Binaural I'm missing All Those Yesterdays (which i heard during soundcheck) and from Riot Act i'm missing Ghost, Bushleaguer, Arc
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  • SigEpCougarSigEpCougar Posts: 96
    I finally heard Smile in Asheville 04.... was fucking magical!
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  • TauranTauran Posts: 90
    I heard Smile twice on the 2006 tour. Once in Cleveland and once in Pittsburgh.

    You just have to get lucky.

    ~bill
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  • BuruBuru Posts: 8,473
    Ive tried to get them to play smile (when I was there) for 2 europe tours now... still no luck, although they did play Smile when I wasn't there :rolleyes: :D
    y la banda de Guille... cuando toca?
  • pureocpureoc Posts: 2,383
    Been fortunate enough to hear it twice (once at the Ice Bowl at Alpine, and at Summerfest last year). It's usually a good bet they will play it in or near Milwaukee because of the connection with Dennis from the Frogs which is explained on both boots!!
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  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    Buru wrote:
    Ive tried to get them to play smile (when I was there) for 2 europe tours now... still no luck, although they did play Smile when I wasn't there :rolleyes: :D
    Yeah, same here--its all luck.... but we can always make more signs. :D
    "I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened"
  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    oppie1 wrote:
    from Binaural I'm missing All Those Yesterdays (which i heard during soundcheck) and from Riot Act i'm missing Ghost, Bushleaguer, Arc

    I think you just got mixed up here... All Those Yesterdays is on Yield :)
  • oppie1oppie1 Posts: 755
    Stephen Flow wrote:
    I think you just got mixed up here... All Those Yesterdays is on Yield :)
    good catch, heh...
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  • GRIMMYGRIMMY Posts: 370
    Tauran wrote:
    I heard Smile twice on the 2006 tour. Once in Cleveland and once in Pittsburgh.

    You just have to get lucky.

    ~bill
    I was at both too!
    grimmy
  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    I think this forum is the prime reason why PJ rocks so fucking much....especially their live shows.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    elmcha wrote:
    It's one of my favorite songs, but they don't seem to play it.


    Come to the next Alpine valley or Milwaukee show. Always a good chance of hearing it there. :D
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    pureoc wrote:
    Been fortunate enough to hear it twice (once at the Ice Bowl at Alpine, and at Summerfest last year). It's usually a good bet they will play it in or near Milwaukee because of the connection with Dennis from the Frogs which is explained on both boots!!



    Yep you got that right. Milwaukee has a connection with it. My all time favorite PJ song. :)
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    was lucky enough to see and hear Smile at Sydney 3 last year. Awesome night topped off with Smile and I Got You in the encore.
  • bega78bega78 Posts: 9
    littlefootsteps wrote:
    was lucky enough to see and hear Smile at Sydney 3 last year. Awesome night topped off with Smile and I Got You in the encore.

    yep was there too. Was this the song Stone played bass and Jeff played lead "with Eddie Vedder on scratchy vocals"?
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    bega78 wrote:
    yep was there too. Was this the song Stone played bass and Jeff played lead "with Eddie Vedder on scratchy vocals"?

    yep - jeff and stone always swap for smile.
  • pj_vedder65pj_vedder65 Posts: 32
    smile was played 48 times.
    it´s in my top ten. i would like to see in my next show.
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  • TelomereTelomere Posts: 39
    I have a “Smile magnet” as well. My wife has some serious rare song mojo. Since we met, 4 years ago, I have taken her to 5 shows, which she has seen Smile (2x), Footsteps, Crown of Thorns, Masters of War, Undone, I got you, Little Wing with the Lyrics, Eddie Playing Porch by himself as the pre-show opener, among others…

    It’s really a lot of fun; she is a good luck charm. You just need to bring someone along with PJ Karma
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  • JeronimoJeronimo Posts: 30
    They played it yesterday, in Werchter. Sounded great.
    Ed gave away his harmonica halfway the song.
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  • Crazy PearlCrazy Pearl Posts: 59
    Jeronimo wrote:
    They played it yesterday, in Werchter. Sounded great.
    Ed gave away his harmonica halfway the song.
    Yes... for me it was the highlight of the evening. And as I already said in an other thread I think they played it as a reaction on the balloons with the inscription 'thank you... we miss you already' the day before in Nijmegen. He even sang those words there but not the whole song.
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  • Yellow BedwetterYellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    cropdustress wrote:
    I had a SMILE sign a couple of times, didnt really work. Im gonna have to work on a SMILE campaign for the next tour. already got some cool and ridiculous ideas :D
    Anyhow, I even had a smiley face on my cheeks at Wembley and Zagreb last year, I actually put that on my face at pretty much every show. it either gets washed away from all the sweat or they dont see it.
    Next time gotta do something very visible so theyll play it ;)

    im gonna start asking for that one too
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  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    Yellow Bedwetter wrote:
    im gonna start asking for that one too
    Good. cause we need more ppl to participate in campaign :)
    Youll find out when it happens. ;)
    "I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened"
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