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Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth

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song nameBee of the Bird of the Moth
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumThe Else
year2007
first playedApr. 26, 2006 (41 known performances)
run time3:31
sung byJohn Linnell

Trivia/Info

  • This song's title may have been inspired by Jonathan Lethem's song, "The Moth of the Bee of the Birds". John Linnell covered Lethem's song The Second Longest Night for the Promiscuous Songs Project in 2007.
  • John Linnell at the March 2007 TED Conference performance introduced the song by saying: "This is a song about a hummingbird moth, which imitates another creature, which imitates yet another creature. It's completely fucked up and can only be explained in song!"
  • The final verse ("everyone's deforming...") was not added to the song until about a year after its first performance.

Song Themes

Animals, Body Parts, Colors, Food, Freaks, Insects, Mind Control, Hypnotism, Nonsense Words, People (Imaginary), Plans, Problems with Liner Notes, Questions, Science, Sea, Trade Names, Transportation

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