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XTC Vs. Adam Ant

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song nameXTC vs. Adam Ant
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumFactory Showroom
year1996
first playedMar. 14, 1996 (119 known performances)
run time3:37
sung byJohn Flansburgh

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This song is about an imaginary rivalry between these two seminal but totally distinct early '80s rock icons. It is also definitive proof TMBG is still hopelessly trapped in a world of pop culture references. We recorded a song for the XTC tribute record last year, and while we were tracking it we had to record some backwards vocal for a psychedelic section. Since it didn't really matter what we said we recited a bunch of bands contemporary with the lads from Swindon, including Adam Ant. The contrast between the two seemed striking and while doing a bit of press to promote that tribute album, we cooked up this song.

Song Themes

Death, Letters Of The Alphabet, Music, Mythology, Time

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