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Rat Patrol

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Illustration from the Long Tall Weekend liner notes
song nameRat Patrol
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesLong Tall Weekend, They Got Lost, TMBG Clock Radio
year1999
first playedApr. 12, 1996 (6 known performances)
run time2:04
sung byJohn Linnell, John Flansburgh provides backup vocals.

Trivia/Info

  • From tmbg.com, "This song cause quite a bit of division-even among those within the inner sanctum of TMBG. The effect of Linnell's very twitchy vocal is further heightened when I come in with my personal caterwauling. We can't really justify this track. We're just grateful it's finally on a CD."
  • The usage of "Rat Patrol" originally comes from the name of a TV show from the sixties. However, it has been re-used over time as the name of a Clash bootleg that contains the original version of their 1982 album Combat Rock, and also a freak bike club.
  • From the Summer 1999 Info Club newsletter: "This witchy rocker spotlights some really witchy singing, duelling guitar lines from Flans and Eric Schermerhorn and a truly blazing guitar solo from Eric as well. Not the same as the embryonic version heard on Dial-A-Song, this will get any rocker's mojo workin', whether you're into Hatchet or Pantera."

Song Themes

Animals, Bad English, Occupations, Swapped Vocals, Windows

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