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We've Got A World That Swings

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song nameWe've Got a World That Swings
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesDial-A-Song, S-E-X-X-Y (EP), TMBG Clock Radio, Podcast 2A
year1996
run time2:05
sung byJohn Linnell

Trivia/Info

  • Lyrics by Lil Mattis, music by Louis Yule Brown.
  • This song was written for, and most popularly used in, the 1963 film The Nutty Professor starring Jerry Lewis. Though the instrumental arrangement is significantly different (the original was simply Lewis at a piano), John Linnell's vocal phrasing is fairly similar to Lewis' performance.

Song Themes

Aversion To Work, Bad English, Forgetting, Remembering, Guy Songs, I've Got A, Love, Occupations, Real Estate, TMBG Remakes

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