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Robert Lowell

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song nameRobert Lowell
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesTMBG Unlimited - January, DialASong.com (2000-2006), They Might Be Giants Vs. McSweeney's (under the title "I Am 40: Memories of West St. and Lepke"), TMBG Clock Radio
year2000
run time3:16
sung byJohn Flansburgh

Trivia/Info

  • From TMBG Unlimited: "This song was recorded with the Elegant Too, who we are also working with on a couple of tracks with Mike Doughty from Soul Coughing slated for our next rock album. This recording will be part of the McSweeney's literary magazine "Art and Music" issue to which we'll be contributing a number of new tracks especially recorded to correspond to artwork or writings of other contributers."
  • The lyrics of this song are almost entirely from the poem Memories of West Street and Lepke by Robert Lowell (although they have been "recontextualized" by TMBG for rock music purposes).
  • The TMBG Unlimited version had a slightly longer intro than the McSweeney's version.

Song Themes

Colors, I Am, People (Real), Poetry, Reading

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