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The Bells Are Ringing

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song nameThe Bells Are Ringing
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesFactory Showroom
year1996
first playedDec. 18, 1997 (2 known performances)
run time3:32
sung byJohn Linnell; Amanda Homi sings the bells

Trivia/Info

A song about the seductive appeal of social order (as opposed to individual freedom), and an expression of the terrifying and exciting power of propaganda. The part of the bells is sung by Amanda Homi.
  • From the tmbg.com Q&A: "...We've rented lots of odd percussion from Carroll Music in New York, like the handbells on The Bells are Ringing."
  • Appears in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Christmas," during the scene where the boys throw holiday ornaments at each other.

Song Themes

Addiction, Compulsion, Children, Forgetting, Remembering, Heads, Mind Control, Hypnotism, Music, No, Non-John Vocals, Not In 4-4 Time

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