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Dirt Bike

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song nameDirt Bike
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesJohn Henry
year1994
first playedApr. 21, 1993 (46 known performances)
run time3:05
sung byJohn Flansburgh

Trivia/Info

  • John Flansburgh introduced this song at the first show it was played at by saying, "Here come a brand new song. This song is about a fictitious rock band that became a phenomenon called Dirt Bike. It's the story of their phenomonon."
  • In a 1994 appearance on Good Morning America, Flansburgh said this song is about "a kid sitting in a town and there's this religious cult passing through the country, and he's just thinking about what it would be like getting swept up by the cult."
  • Features Steven Bernstein on trumpet.

Song Themes

Mind Control, Hypnotism, Personification, Plans, Religion, Supernatural, Transportation

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