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The Shadow Government

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Clip from ColourMovie's animated video for The Shadow Government.
Clip from ColourMovie's animated video for The Shadow Government.
song nameThe Shadow Government
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumThe Else
year2007
first playedMay 3, 2007 (47 known performances)
run time2:37
sung byJohn Flansburgh; John Linnell (sings the "Up the library steps" line)

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • "Finally, a protest song for drug dealers." - TMBG in an interview with Girlie Action
  • "'The Shadow Government' is about waking up from a nightmare only to find yourself in the same bad dream" guitarist John Flansburgh tells Spinner. "It's really a mad scramble of all a bunch of different events in these frightening, manic times in which we live," he explains.

[edit] Song Themes

Bad English, Criminal Activities, Drugs, Intelligence, Espionage, Jail And Imprisonment, Paranoia, Personification, Politics, Problems with Liner Notes, Questions, Space, Telephony, Telegraphy, Transportation, War, Military

[edit] Videos

  • Watch it on Youtube.png
  • Watch it on Youtube.png - Recorded live on May 16, 2007
 
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