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Sleeping In The Flowers

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song nameSleeping in the Flowers
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumJohn Henry, Sleeping In The Flowers (Promo)
year1994
first playedApr. 21, 1993 (116 known performances)
run time4:30
sung byJohn Flansburgh; John Linnell harmonizes

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • According to Flansburgh, this song is about "Getting stoned in Central Park".
  • This song features Kevin Osborne on trombone and Robert Quine performing a guitar solo.
  • From the tmbg.com Q&A: "Gibson Montana very kindly built a left handed L1 acoustic model for me (Flans) for the "John Henry" recordings, and can be heard on "Self Called Nowhere" and on "Sleeping In The Flowers."

[edit] Song Themes

Addiction, Compulsion, Aversion To Work, Death, Drinking, Drugs, Geography, Guy Songs, Heads, I Am, Islands, Occupations, Sailing, Sleep, Transportation, Trees And Other Plants

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