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Damn Good Times

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song nameDamn Good Times
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumDial-A-Song, The Spine, TMBG Clock Radio, Venue Songs (DVD/CD)
year2004
first playedJan. 25, 2004 (186 known performances)
run time2:38
sung byJohn Flansburgh

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • References David Lee Roth, original lead singer for Van Halen. The song title itself is a reference to the David Lee Roth song "Damn Good" from his 1987 album "Skyscraper".
  • The clapping at the end of Au Contraire (the track before Damn Good Times on The Spine) leads into the beginning of this song. This clapping was originally present in the demo version as well, giving the song a "live" feel.
  • The guitar instrumental begins with a (cut-time) tempo around 58 BPM and ends around 130 BPM (Check for yourself here). Compare with Gazing Out Toward, Mrs. Train, and Contrecoup, other varying tempo songs.
  • Some of the vampires in the music video, animated by Divya Srinivasan, bear a strong resemblance to Count Orlock from "Nosferatu" (1927).
  • Once during a performance at a zoo, (with a mixed adult and kid audience) Flansburgh introduced this song as "Dang Good Times," changing all the "Damn"s to "Dang"s.

[edit] Song Themes

Animals, Clothes, C Major, Dancing, Food, Forgetting, Remembering, Guy Songs, Holidays, I Am, Insects, Islands, I've Got A, Medical, Music, Musical Stores, Questions, Recursion, Recycled Material, References To Other Songs Or Musicians, Songs With Handclaps, Swear Words, Telephony, Tongue-Twisters, Transportation

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