"Fast Enough for You" is a 1993 song by the American band

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. It is the second track from their 1993

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'' Rift'' and was released as their third promotional single by

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. The song is a slow- tempo ballad written by Phish

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and

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Trey Anastasio and lyricist Tom Marshall. The studio recording features a

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performed by Gordon Stone.

In "Fast Enough for You," Tom Marshall (lyricist) supposes that we wouldn’t burden each other as we do with weighty expectations and needs unmet, and things would be a whole lot happier. But that’s not the way it is, and the lover to whom our narrator speaks is not content with the pace of the affair. He is thus a target for her scorn.

The song was performed by Phish the most during the year of and the year following its release. It has since become a scarcity among live shows and turns up about twice a year.Fast Enough for You History
Online. Accessed: May 16, 2014.

Track listing

#"Fast Enough for You" (Edit of LP Version) ( Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall) - 4:01

Personnel

Musicians : Trey Anastasio – guitars, vocals : Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals : Mike Gordon – bass guitar, vocals : Jon Fishman – drums, vocals :Gordon Stone – pedal steel

Also appears on

*'' Live Phish Volume 12'' (2002) *''

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'' (2003) *'' At the Roxy'' (2008)

Notes

{{Phish 1993 songs Phish songs Songs written by Trey Anastasio Songs written by Tom Marshall (singer) Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett Elektra Records singles 1993 singles