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Four Of Two

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The Restoration Hardware clock (note the time)
song nameFour of Two
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumNo!, TMBG Clock Radio
year2002
first playedApr. 20, 2000 (96 known performances)
run time2:18
sung byJohn Linnell

Trivia/Info

  • The clock in question is in Manhattan, on the Restoration Hardware building at Broadway and 22nd (935 Broadway). Apparently it was stopped at 1:56 for some time, but shortly after Linnell had recorded the demo, it was fixed.
  • "Four of Two" was originally written as a Dial-A-Song song aimed at TMBG's adult audience, with a graphic ending in which the narrator strangled himself at the song's end from boredom.
  • This children-friendly version of the song first appeared as a rough mix in 2000 as one of several free MP3s offered through eMusic that predated TMBG Unlimited.
  • At a San Francisco show in 2003, John Linnell announced the song thusly: "This is a song about a clock that doesn't fucking work."
  • A clip from the song is often played on NPR's "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!"

Song Themes

Colors, Funny But Sad, Heads, Love Gone Sour, Size, Sleep, Streets, Time, Transportation

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