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song nameDead
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumFlood
year1990
first playedNov. 25, 1989 (120 known performances)
run time2:58
sung byJohn Linnell

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • This was once memorably sung by Linnell by himself, at a show in which Flans fell ill. Forgetting a majority of the song, he was helped greatly by the audience, who even sang the back-up vocals.
  • Has been covered by Steve Burns of Blue's Clues fame. Watch the cover's music video here.
  • Brooklyn-based TV on the Radio also covered this song for a live session on Napster. You can listen to or purchase it here.

[edit] Song Themes

Accidents, Dancing, Death, Food, Heads, I Am, Not In 4-4 Time, Oxymorons, Paradoxes, And Contradictory Statements, Questions, Recursion, Recycled Material, Religion, Supernatural, Tongue-Twisters, Windows

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