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The Famous Polka

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song nameThe Famous Polka
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumDon't Let's Start (EP), Don't Let's Start (LP), Miscellaneous T, Then: The Earlier Years
year1987
first playedJune 23, 1987 (280 known performances)
run time1:33
sung byJohn Flansburgh; John Linnell

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • When played at a 1992 show in Milwaukee, WI, the venue's stage collapsed after about 75 people started dancing on it. Right before the song, Flans told the audience, "We would like to ask you for this one brief moment to disregard the fire laws. Feel free to just... come on up, and help us out with the Famous... Polka."
  • Originally called "The Phone Inside A Ribcage Polka," according to Flans on the Frank O'Toole Show.
  • In live concerts, the vocals are often omitted, save for the "Hey"s.

[edit] Song Themes

Colors, Hair, Letters Of The Alphabet, Me, Not In 4-4 Time, Size, Telephony, Title Not In Lyrics

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