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I'll Sink Manhattan (Dial-A-Song)

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song nameI'll Sink Manhattan
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesUnreleased, Dial-A-Song, Power Of Dial-A-Song, Free When You Call From Work
year1988
run time2:55
sung byJohn Flansburgh

Trivia/Info

  • There are minor lyrical differences between this version and the studio one.
  • The guitar is much more prominent in this acoustic rendition.
  • The message from a New York City policeman isn't played in this version, backwards or forwards.

Song Themes

Bad English, Cities, Criminal Activities, Death, Fire, Forgetting, Remembering, Friendship, I've Got A, Love Gone Sour, Me, New York City, No, Not In 4-4 Time, Oblique Cliches Or Idiom, Plans, Sea, Size, Telephony

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