Buckle Down, Winsocki

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song name Buckle Down, Winsocki
artist They Might Be Giants
releases The Pamphlet
year 2021
run time 2:24
sung by John Linnell, John Flansburgh


Trivia/Info

  • This is a cover of a song from the 1941 musical Best Foot Forward, with music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane.
  • In a 2022 Tumblr post, Flansburgh explained why the band chose to record this cover: "I just love that song. The 'fight song' form is so odd!"
  • According to a January 2020 TMBG newsletter, this song was a potential candidate for the album BOOK.
  • The song was also used—with different lyrics—in at least two presidential campaigns, including one for frequent Flansburgh subject Richard Nixon, retitled "Buckle Down With Nixon". It was also turned into a '60s safety PSA campaign, "Buckle Up for Safety".

Song Themes

Bells, Bodily Mutilation, Body Parts, Clothes, Numbers, Sports, TMBG Remakes, US States

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