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Encyclopedia > Anyone Seen the Bridge?

"Anyone Seen the Bridge?" (abbreviated as "ASTB") is a song by the Dave Matthews Band, usually played as segue between two songs at concerts. The song is an instrumental jam played by the entire band, with scat singing by Dave Matthews. Performances of the song today typically are heard between "So Much to Say" and "Too Much," and last around a minute and a half. The song has been very popular during concerts since its debut, and has currently been played live over 300 times. Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is an American rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991 by singer and guitarist Dave Matthews, saxophonist LeRoi Moore, bassist Stefan Lessard, violin player Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford, and keyboardist Peter Griesar (who left the band in 1993). ... Scat singing is vocalizing either wordlessly or with nonsense words and syllables as employed by jazz singers who create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using only the voice. ... David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-award winning lead vocalist and guitarist from Dave Matthews Band. ... So Much to Say is a song by Dave Matthews Band off of their album, Crash. ... Too Much was the first single off of the Dave Matthews Band album Crash. ...


The song originated from a jam performed by the band with guest Mike Doughty from Soul Coughing, immediately after "So Much to Say" at a concert on October 3, 1996. The band like the jam, and it was performed the following night with Doughty after "So Much to Say," and lasted almost seven minutes. When the jam was first played, the band's crew felt it sounded very similar to the Led Zeppelin song "The Crunge," which features the lyrics "Has anyone seen the bridge?," so the song was dubbed "Anyone Seen the Bridge?" by the band's crew and the name stuck. At the band's following show on October 6, the band used the song as a brief segue between "So Much to Say" and "Too Much," and it was so popular that it is frequently played at concerts between those two songs up to the present day. Mike Doughty and bassist Scrap Livingston performing at the 2005 Austin City Limits Music Festival Mike Doughty (born June 10, 1970), is a singer and songwriter best known as the lead singer of Soul Coughing (generally as M. Doughty). ... The introduction to this article is too long. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album) Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are one of the most successful groups in popular music history. ... The Crunge is a song by Led Zeppelin, from their 1973 album Houses of the Holy. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ...


On the band's 1998 album Before These Crowded Streets, "Anyone Seen the Bridge?" was teased into the jam at the end of the track, "Pig." In 2000, the band played the song several times after "So Much to Say," which segued into a "fake" version of "Too Much" lasting for a few seconds, which then segued into "Ants Marching." Beginning with the band's summer tour in 2000, the band began to segue the song into a variety of other songs after performing "So Much to Say." During the summer tour in 2004, the song opened a show for the very first time. Before These Crowded Streets (or BTCS) is the fourth LP album by Dave Matthews Band, released on April 28, 1998. ... Ants Marching was the second successful single off of the Dave Matthews Band 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. ... Performing their songs live since 1991 when they debuted as a small rock band in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Dave Matthews Band has become internationally known, performing sold out shows at stadiums and large venues throughout the world. ...


Songs segued into at concerts

Ants Marching was the second successful single off of the Dave Matthews Band 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. ... Pantala Naga Pampa is the first track on the Dave Matthews Bands album, Before These Crowded Streets. ... Illustration by Johnny Gruelle Rapunzel is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Childrens and Household Tales. ... Stay (Wasting Time) was the second single off of the Dave Matthews Band album Before These Crowded Streets. ... What Would You Say was a single off of Dave Matthews Bands 1994 album Under the Table and Dreaming. ...

Live releases

Live in Chicago 12. ... The Central Park Concert is a live album by the Dave Matthews Band. ... The Gorge is a collection of Dave Matthews Bands 3-night concert in an ampitheatre overlooking the Columbia River gorge. ... Live Trax Vol. ... Live Trax Vol. ... Weekend on the Rocks is a live album by the Dave Matthews Band. ... Live Trax Vol. ... Live Trax Vol. ...

External links

  • Song history and live performance stats — DMBAlmanac.com
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews - LeRoi Moore - Stefan Lessard - Boyd Tinsley - Carter Beauford
Butch Taylor - Tim Reynolds - The Lovely Ladies - Coran Capshaw - Peter Griesar
Discography
Studio albums: Remember Two Things | Recently (EP) | Under the Table and Dreaming | Crash | Before These Crowded Streets | Everyday | Busted Stuff | Stand Up
Live albums: Red Rocks | Listener Supported | Chicago | Folsom Field | Central Park | The Gorge | Weekend on the Rocks
Live Trax series: Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4 | Vol. 5 | Vol. 6 | Vol. 7
The Best of What's Around series: Vol. 1
Singles: What Would You Say | Jimi Thing | Typical Situation | Ants Marching | Satellite | Too Much | So Much to Say | Two Step | Crash Into Me | Tripping Billies | Don't Drink the Water | Stay (Wasting Time) | Crush | Rapunzel | I Did It | The Space Between | When the World Ends | Everyday | Where Are You Going | Grace Is Gone | Grey Street | American Baby | Dreamgirl | Everybody Wake Up | Smooth Rider | Work It Out (with Jurassic 5)
Solo albums and side projects: Imagine We Were | Code Magenta | In November Sunlight | Live at Luther College | True Reflections | Some Devil
Related articles
Tours | The Lillywhite Sessions | Warehouse Fan Association | Musictoday | Dave Matthews & Friends


 
 

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