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S-E-X-X-Y

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song nameS-E-X-X-Y
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumFactory Showroom, S-E-X-X-Y (Promo), Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants
year1996
first playedMar. 14, 1996 (201 known performances)
run time3:51
sung byJohn Flansburgh

[edit] Trivia/Info

The opening track, and first single, is a pretty big departure for us, as it is our first ode to getting it on. Written with Iggy Pop's bassist Hal Cragin, and featuring a horn and string arrangement by TMBG road veteran Kurt Hoffman (also known for his work with The Ordinaires) this track spotlights Eric's phenomenal playing over a very fine groove laid down by Brian, Hal and percussionist Sue Hadjopoulos.
  • TMBG performed this song on The Larry Sanders Show on September 21, 1996. As an aside during the performance, the character played by Scott Thompson (a TMBG fan) says to Larry, "Great band, eh?".
  • Earlier live performances of the song contained the lyrics "All by herself, nobody else" and "All night long, nobody else" instead of the line "Around the clock with nobody else".

[edit] Song Themes

Artificial Body Parts, Clothes, Food, Gender Issues, Heads, Intelligence, Espionage, Letters Of The Alphabet, Medical, Music, Plans, Precious Metal, Self-Reference, Sex, Talking, Not Singing

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