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Mainstream U.S.A.

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song nameMainstream U.S.A.
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesDial-A-Song, Power Of Dial-A-Song, Free When You Call From Work, Then: The Earlier Years
year1997
run time1:15
sung byJohn Flansburgh

Trivia/Info

  • Flansburgh: "It's been a pinata for the band ever since a producer told us it was an example of how obtuse and unlistenable our material can be." (ICE Newsletter, 1996)
  • "Back Off Boogaloo" is a song by Ringo Starr from his album Stop and Smell the Roses.
  • Features John Linnell on the free-hand acoustic guitar.

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