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(She Was A) Hotel Detective (Single Mix)

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song name(She Was A) Hotel Detective
artistThey Might Be Giants
album(She Was A) Hotel Detective (EP), Don't Let's Start (LP), Miscellaneous T, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, Direct From Brooklyn
year1987
first playedJune 26, 1987 (33 known performances)
run time2:20
sung byJohn Flansburgh; Peter Pearmain Thomson sings some backup vocals

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • The main difference between this version and the album version is that this one begins with a fade-in on a drum part and Linnell's saxophone is much more prominent. Also, like the Don't Let's Start (Single Mix), this mix contains less space between instruments and more reverb than its album counterpart. The high-pitched laughter at the end of the bridge has been removed completely, and Flans' vocal is also heavily echoed in places, most noticeable during his laugh near the end of the song.

[edit] Song Themes

Animals, Cartoons, Doors, Forgetting, Remembering, Gender Issues, Hotel Detective Series, Hotels, Intelligence, Espionage, Insects, Kingdom Of Loathing Reference, Occupations, People (Imaginary), Recycled Material, Telephony, Title Not In Lyrics

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