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((short description|Song by Phish))
((More citations needed|date=December 2014))
((Infobox song
| name     = Harpua
| cover    =
| alt      =
| type     = [[Song]]
| artist   = [[Phish]]
| album    = [[Colorado '88]]
| released = 2006
| format   =
| recorded =
| studio   =
| venue    =
| genre    = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length   = 12:27 (on Colorado '88)
| label    = [[JEMP Records]]
| writer   = Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman
| producer = Phish
))
'''"Harpua"''' is a [[Phish]] song that was a staple of their live concerts, but has now become a rarity and has ''only'' been performed live. Its first appearance on an album was on
''[[Live Phish Volume 2]]'', a 2001 release featuring a concert from 1994.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-phish-vol-2-7-16-94-sugarbush-summerstage-north-fayston-vt-mw0000591069|title = Live Phish, Vol. 2: 7/16/94, Sugarbush Summerstage, North Fayston, VT - Phish &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website = [[AllMusic]]))</ref> Though it follows the same basic structure in every performance (see [[The Divided Sky]] and [[You Enjoy Myself]] for other examples of songs in which variation occurs within a fixed structure), [[Trey Anastasio]] narrates a different story at every concert.

The song's introduction is an [[a cappella]] "oom pah pah" melody sung by all members of the band.

After its first appearance on record, the song later appeared on ''[[Live Phish Volume 13]]'' (2002, recorded 1994), ''[[Live Phish Volume 14]]'' (2002, recorded 1995), ''[[Colorado '88]]'' (2006, recorded 1988), ''[[Vegas 96]]'' (2007, recorded 1996 and featuring [[Les Claypool]] and [[Larry LaLonde]]), ''[[The Clifford Ball (DVD)|The Clifford Ball]]'' (2009, recorded 1996) and ''[[Chicago '94]]'' (2012, recorded 1994).

== "Harpua" section ==

A section of [[Gamehendge]]-related lyrics, concerning "me and Harpua", follows the a cappella introduction. They are occasionally improvised upon, but the melody remains the same.  The Harpua section is composed in 7/8 time.

== The story ==

A new guitar lick follows the end of the "Harpua" section, introducing a unique story that [[Trey Anastasio]] tells at every performance of the song. Rarely, [[Jon Fishman]] interjects with humorous asides during the narration.

It is often (more clearly) revealed in this section that Harpua is a [[dog]]. Also, a character named Jimmy (through several performances it revealed that Jimmy is really Fishman i.e. 12/06/1996, 07/29/2003), who owns a cat called '''Poster Nutbag''' is always featured. Poster Nutbag will always be dead by the end of the story, often as a result of a disastrous occurrence (see below.) Other recurring themes included:

*A village (usually in [[Gamehenge]] or a [[Utopia]]n state, surrounded by forest and mountains)
*Characters from [[Gamehenge]] (such as Wilson)
*Making a reference to the venue and date of the concert
*A very brief [[Cover version|cover]] of another song to complement the plot of the story
**"[[Voodoo Chile]]" by Jimi Hendrix on 6/17/94
**"[[Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)|Also Sprach Zarathrustra]]" [better known as the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey] by Richard Strauss on 7/16/94
**"[[War Pigs (song)|War Pigs]]" by Black Sabbath on 10/31/94
**"[[Beat It]]" by Michael Jackson on 10/31/95
**"[[I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart]]" and "[[Suspicious Minds]]" by Elvis on  12/06/96
**"[[Champagne Supernova]]" by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] on 12/29/96
**"[[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)]]" by [[The Proclaimers]] on 12/30/97
**The band also performed the entire ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon|Dark Side of the Moon]]'' ([[Pink Floyd]]) album on 11/02/98
**"[[Fooled Around and Fell in Love]]" by [[Elvin Bishop]] on 7/29/03
**"[[I Kissed A Girl]]" by Katy Perry on 8/16/09
**"[[Killing in the Name]]" by [[Rage Against the Machine]] on 7/4/10 (this song was covered in its entirety)
**""[[After Midnight (JJ Cale song)|After Midnight]]" by [[JJ Cale]] on 9/6/15 (this song was covered in its entirety) <ref name=lflm>((cite news|title=Phish Surprises With Rare 'Harpua' Encore And Bust Outs Galore In Spectacular Dick's Tour Closer|url=http://liveforlivemusic.com/news/phish-surprises-with-harpua-encore-to-close-out-summer-tour-at-dicks/|newspaper=Live for Live Music|date=7 September 2015))</ref>
**"[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" by [[Talking Heads]] on 9/6/15 (this song was covered in its entirety)<ref name=lflm/>
**"[[United We Stand (song)|United We Stand]]" by [[Tony Hiller]] and [[Peter Simmons]] on 9/6/15 (this song was covered in its entirety)<ref name=lflm/>

== The death of Poster Nutbag ==

One way or another, Trey will kill off Poster Nutbag at or near the very end of the story using a natural disaster or some other form of death. This results in a conversation between Jimmy (narrated by [[Page McConnell]]) and his father (narrated by [[Mike Gordon]]) that is generally the same every time it is performed.

 Father: Jimmy?
 Jimmy: Yes, dad?
 Father: Jimmy, I have bad news.
 Jimmy: What is it, dad?
 Father: It's about your cat... Poster.
 Jimmy: Poster Nutbag?
 Father: Your cat died!
 
 Poster is dead (2x)
 Poster's so dead 
 
 Father: How about a goldfish?
 Jimmy: I don't want a goldfish (3x), I want a dog... A dog...

== A Dog in the Station ==

This request on Jimmy's part provokes the beginning of the next section, which is a new song in a [[Pop music|poppish]] format.:

 There's a dog in the station
 With an ugly mutation
 And it needs lubrication each day
 There's a dog in the station
 Contemplating rotation
 As a form of recreation and play
 
 A dog...

At this point there is a [[Blues music|blues]] jam on the piano by [[Page McConnell]]. Then:

 There's a dog in the station
 With a bad reputation
 It's a sign of the nation's decay
 But the dog in the station
 Doesn't need a vacation
 As the people rush by dressed in gray...
 
 A dog...

A final jam through the melody of "Dog in the Station" and a recapitulation of the lick that introduced the "story" section on top of a final "A dog...." ends the song.

==References==
((Reflist))

== External links ==
*[http://www.phish.net/reviews/archive/harpua/ Transcriptions of Harpua performances on Phish.Net]

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[[Category:Phish songs]]
[[Category:2006 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Trey Anastasio]]

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