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Hide Away Folk Family

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song nameHide Away Folk Family
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumThey Might Be Giants, Then: The Earlier Years, Best Of The Early Years
year1986
first playedJune 23, 1987 (32 known performances)
run time3:21
sung byJohn Flansburgh; John Linnell sings harmony

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • "To achieve the odd vocal rhythm of the astrology report... Flansburgh's voice was blasting in his headphones on a 2 second delay, a technique inspired by a visit to Boston's Museum of Science, while the 'Backwards' singing at the end was carefully worked out and rehearsed." - John & John
  • "The 'Sadly, The Cross-Eyed Bear' of "Hide Away, Folk Family" fame is, in fact, nothing more than a bad Catholic-school pun. In an old hymn, the line 'Gladly the Cross I'd bear' is sung--mutated by Sunday school smartasses into 'Gladly, the Cross-Eyed Bear'. In keeping with the song's disconsolate tone, the bear's name was changed to 'Sadly'." -The Early Years FAQ
  • Traditionally, when performed live, the audience is requested to "scream as if they're in hell" during the bridge.

[edit] Song Themes

Animals, Backwards, Clothes, Death, Doors, Guy Songs, Long, Long, Oblique Cliches Or Idiom, Paranoia, Plans, Reading, Relatives, Sleep, Talking, Not Singing, Tongue-Twisters, Transportation

[edit] Videos

  • 1987 performance on Joy Farm on the Gigantic (A Tale Of Two Johns) DVD.
  • Watch it on Youtube.png - Recorded live 17 June 1990 at the Town and Country Club, London UK.
 
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