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I Palindrome I

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Sculpt, from the Apollo 18 promo, representing the song.
song nameI Palindrome I
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumApollo 18, I Palindrome I (EP), Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants: Melody, Fidelity, Quantity
year1992
first playedFeb. 1, 1992 (138 known performances)
run time2:22
sung byJohn Linnell; John Flansburgh sings backgrounds, including all letter-palindromes.

Trivia/Info

  • Linnell reported on WNYC in May 2001 that he wrote this after attending a poetry reading by Hal Sirowitz. Sirowitz is known for his book of dark verse called, "Mother Said."
  • "Son I am able she said, though you scare me. Watch, said I, beloved, I said, watch me scare you though. Said she, able am I, Son." is a palindrome which uses words as units instead of letters. Speaking in a literary sense, this configuration of wording is called chiasmus.
  • Palindromes include "Man o nam" and the classic palindrome, "Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age".
  • Michael McKean read this songs lyrics like a poem in the extras of Gigantic.
  • The length of this track is 2:22, which is a palindrome itself.
  • Flans often apologizes to his mother before playing this song at live concerts.

Song Themes

Age, Animals, Backwards, Clothes, D Major, Death, Heads, Kingdom Of Loathing Reference, Love, Medical, Money, Nonsense Words, Recursion, Relatives, Swear Words, Time

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