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"No Reply at All" was the second track and first single from the 1981 Genesis album Abacab, which signaled a decisive turning point away from the band's prog-rock roots to a more accessible pop music format. Phish performed the song on 3/15/10 at New York's Waldorf Astoria during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies for Genesis. Following Phish's performance of "Watcher of the Skies" and Trey's heartfelt induction speech , Phish performed "No Reply at All" backed by the horn section from the CBS Orchestra (Tom Malone on trombone, Al Cheznovitz on trumpet and Bruce Kapler on saxophone). While the vocals were perhaps not studio quality, the song was delivered crisply and featured Mike attacking the song's signature bass lines. 

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(Banks, Collins, Rutherford)
© Imagem Music (ASCAP)

Talk to me, you never talk to me
Ooh, it seems that I can speak
But I can hear my voice shouting out
But there's no reply at all

Look at me, you never look at me
Ooh, I've been sitting, staring, seems so long
But you're looking through me
Like I wasn't here at all
No reply, there's no reply at all

Dance with me, you never dance with me
Ooh, it seems that I can move
I'm close to you, close as I can get
But there's no reply at all
There's no reply at all

I get the feeling you're tryin' to tell me
Is there something that I should know?
What excuse are you trying to sell me?
Should I be reading stop or go?
I don't know

Be with me, seems you're never here with me
Ooh, I've been trying to get over there
Ah, but it's out of my reach
and there's no reply at all
There's no reply at all

I get the feeling you're trying to tell me
Is there something that I should know?
What excuse are you trying to sell me?
Should I be reading stop or go?
I don't know

Maybe deep down inside
I'm trying for no one else but me
Too stubborn to say, "The buck stops here.
I'm not the one you're looking for."
But, maybe deep down inside
I'm lying to no one else but me
Oh but my back is up
I'm on my guard
with all the exits sealed

Listen to me, you never listen to me
Ooh, and it seems there's no way out
I've been trying, but we cannot connect
And there's no reply at all
There's no reply at all
There's no reply at all
No reply at all

Is anybody listening?
oh oh!
No reply at all...