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Spotlight

Also Known As: The Song That has No Name #2
Song Category: Unreleased
Times Fully Played: 42
Live Releases: 4
Broadcasts: 0
Date Last Played: 10.22.93 (11105 days ago)
Shortest Version: 3:57 (09.11.92)
Longest Version: 8:06 (12.29.92)

Tease Count : 2

Opener Count : 4
Set 2 Opener Count : 1
Closer Count : 2
Encore Count : 2
In the spotlight life is so peachy
Composer
Matthews
Song History
Spotlight was played fairly often in the band's early years but will likely never be played again. Dave has several times expressed his dislike of the song, saying that if it were something other than a song, it would be a turd.

On 2.27.93, Dave says that record companies always thought they were "fucking insane," so they wrote this song specifically for the record companies (but that they still thought the band was "fucking insane"). The implication here is that the song was written as an (unsuccessful) effort to get a record deal, which might explain Dave's distaste for the song.
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Show Type
Dave & Tim  (1)
Dave Solo  (1)
Dave, Boyd & Stefan  (1)
DMB  (41)
Personnel
Dave Solo  (3)
Boyd Tinsley  (41)
Carter Beauford  (41)
Dave Matthews  (41)
LeRoi Moore  (41)
Peter Griesar  (29)
Stefan Lessard  (41)
Kristin Asbury  (1)
Miguel Valdez  (1)
Richard Hardy  (1)
1991
10.22
1992
5.26
6.9
6.17
7.4
7.8
7.21
7.28
7.31
9.1
9.11
10.14
10.31
11.10
11.18
11.24
11.25
12.9
12.21
12.22
12.28
12.29
12.31
1993
1.20
1.27
1.29
1.30
2.2
2.16
2.27
3.3
3.30
4.2
6.2
6.17
6.23
7.14
8.17
8.31
9.8
10.7
10.22
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