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Whistling In The Dark
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| song name | Whistling in the Dark |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| album | Flood |
| year | 1990 |
| first played | Nov. 25, 1989 (117 known performances) |
| run time | 3:25 |
| sung by | John Linnell |
[edit] Trivia/Info
- Trumpet: Frank London
- Trombone: Rick McRae
- On most live versions of the song, John Flansburgh discards his guitar (usually during the accordion solo of the previous song, "Hearing Aid") and picks up a large chest-mounted bass drum, which he strikes zealously through the song.
- Also the name of a 1941 comedy Whistling In The Dark.
[edit] Song Themes
Criminal Activities, Heads, Jail And Imprisonment, Mind Control, Hypnotism, Oblique Cliches Or Idiom, Violence, Tongue-Twisters
[edit] Videos
Current Rating Whistling In The Dark is currently ranked #116 out of 799. (194 wikians have given it an average rating of 8.90)
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