Bangs

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song name	Bangs
artist	They Might Be Giants
album	Mink Car, Bangs (Promo), Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants: Melody, Fidelity, Quantity, Podcast 21A
year	2001
first played	Sep. 20, 2001 (59 known performances)
run time	3:09
sung by	John Linnell

This song inspired a story by Zadie Smith, called "The Girl with Bangs," which appears in McSweeney's. The Mink Car version incorporates the first line from the story, in rearranged form. At the TMBG vs McSweeney's event in London (October 4 2003), Zadie Smith read "The Girl with Bangs" while the band played a more instrumental version of "Bangs" in the background.
This version differs from both the TMBG Unlimited and They Might Be Giants Vs. McSweeney's versions. The Mink Car version is a complete re-recording, with some new lyrics written and other lyrics juggled around.
This song was once played over the end credits of an episode of the MTV show Daria. Executive producer Glenn Eichler is known to be a fan of TMBG (his favorite song is They'll Need A Crane).
This song is used in the movie Mayor of The Sunset Strip, which hit theaters on March 26, 2004, although it was not included on the soundtrack.

Current Rating

Bangs is currently ranked #119 out of 813. (215 wikians have given it an average rating of 8.91)