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Song Interpretation
Influenced by a party in South Africa and Dave’s Acid influenced experiences. Julia Grey named this song, when after hearing it (w/o the Billies refrain), said it sounded like Hillbillies on Acid. The rumor of the Billie being slang for a British police officer, whereas the slang may be true, it does not apply to the song. Dave stated during the 1999 Storytellers performance that the line 'Dragons were smoked' is a coy reference to the cartoon (and song) "Puff The Magic Dragon". There was a time when people thought it was slang for smoking pot, so Dave referenced it as such. Without Dave's explanation of the line, one would be hard pressed to guess at the meaning of that obscure line.

Song Interpretation

Influenced by a party in South Africa and Dave’s Acid influenced experiences. Julia Grey named this song, when after hearing it (w/o the Billies refrain), said it sounded like Hillbillies on Acid. The rumor of the Billie being slang for a British police officer, whereas the slang may be true, it does not apply to the song.

Dave stated during the 1999 Storytellers performance that the line 'Dragons were smoked' is a coy reference to the cartoon (and song) "Puff The Magic Dragon". There was a time when people thought it was slang for smoking pot, so Dave referenced it as such. Without Dave's explanation of the line, one would be hard pressed to guess at the meaning of that obscure line.

Song Information
Album: Remember Two Things Winter 1995 Rarity: 58 Historical Rarity: 35.8855 Average Slot: 8 Average Length: 5:52

Tripping Billies

29 Winter 1995 Appearances

Date	Venue	Position	Length
DMB 1995-01-26	Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT	11	5:47
DMB 1995-01-27	Leede Arena - Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH	10
DMB 1995-01-30	Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI	2	4:31
DMB 1995-02-02	Maine Center for the Performing Arts - University of Maine, Orono, ME	3
DMB 1995-02-04	Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA	12	4:29
DMB 1995-02-05	Palace Theatre, New Haven, CT	2	4:27
DMB 1995-02-07	Greene Hall - Smith College, Northampton, MA	11	4:23
DMB 1995-02-08	DMBLive - Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 2/8/1995, Palace Theatre, Albany, NY	10
DMB 1995-02-12	Recreation Hall - Penn State University, University Park, PA	14	5:01
DMB 1995-02-17	House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA	13	4:31
DMB 1995-02-20	Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY	13
DMB 1995-02-22	102.7 WNEW-FM, New York, NY	1
DMB 1995-02-23	Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY	16	5:48
DMB 1995-02-25	DMBLive - Lafayette College, Easton, PA 2/25/1995, Kirby Field House - Lafayette College, Easton, PA	16	4:30
DMB 1995-02-26	Rochester Auditorium, Rochester, NY	11	5:10
DMB 1995-03-01	Wharton Center - Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI	7	4:29
DMB 1995-03-05	A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA	7	4:31
DMB 1995-03-07	Embassy Theater, Fort Wayne, IN	14
DMB 1995-03-09	Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH	14
DMB 1995-03-11	Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS	2
DM_ 1995-03-12	95 KSHE-FM, St. Louis, MO	2	4:50
DMB 1995-03-15	Eagle Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI	11
DMB 1995-03-16	JBTV, Chicago, IL	4	5:05
DMB 1995-03-17	93.1 WXRT-FM, Chicago, IL	5	5:13
DMB 1995-12-27	The Omni, Atlanta, GA	14	5:00
DMB 1995-12-28	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC	1	5:30
DMB 1995-12-29	Patriot Center - George Mason University, Fairfax, VA	1	4:45
DMB 1995-12-30	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA	1	4:48
DMB 1995-12-31	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA	12	4:40

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Tripping Billies

29 Winter 1995 Appearances