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Minimum Wage

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song nameMinimum Wage
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesFlood, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants: Melody, Fidelity, Quantity
year1990
first playedNov. 24, 2000 (68 known performances)
run time0:47
sung byJohn Flansburgh

Trivia/Info

  • Roger Moutenot provides the whipcrack. On the mechanics of the sound, Flansburgh tells, "The wind sound of the whip coming from Linnell's decaying Moog synthesizer, and the actual crack sound created by a wet towel snapped in the air and some creative miking from Roger. He was kind of revealing his inner-jock with that move" (Rolling Stone, 2009).
  • This track is largely based on Frank Sinatra's cover of the Petula Clark hit "Downtown." At times, the backing track is almost completely identical to the Sinatra recording.
  • Used by Jake Fogelnest as the theme to his short-lived MTV show, Squirt TV.
  • This is also in the first episode of 30 Days, in which host Morgan Spurlock and his FiancĂ©e live and work on a minimum wage salary.

Song Themes

Aversion To Work, Money, Occupations, Recycled Material

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