Butcher's Tale
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| song name | Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Simply Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad About The Loser's Lounge |
| year | 1999 |
| first played | February 14, 1998 (2 known performances) |
| run time | 3:24 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh |
Trivia/Info
- A cover of "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" by The Zombies, from their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle.
- This song was recorded live on July 23, 1999, as part of a Loser's Lounge "Best Of" show. John Flansburgh and John Linnell performed the song while walking through the audience. Linnell played the accordion while Flansburgh, without a microphone, shouted the song. He carried a large tape recorder with the lyrics taped to it,[1] although the words he sang differed significantly from the song's original lyrics.
Song Themes
Death, Hands, Insects, Money, Occupations, Religion, Supernatural, Sleep (Theme), Temperature, TMBG Remakes, War, Military
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