Counterfeit Faker
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Illustration from the Long Tall Weekend liner notes
| song name | Counterfeit Faker |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Long Tall Weekend |
| year | 1999 |
| first played | March 14, 1996 (85 known performances) |
| run time | 2:12 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh, John Linnell sings backup |
Trivia/Info
- John Flansburgh has said this song is about a relative of his.
- From the Summer 1999 Info Club newsletter: "A hopped up country number finds Linnell playing the banjo and fiddle (!) and some serious foot-stomping and cross-eyed harmonizing from Flansy. Different."
- This song was occasionally performed live, using the same puppet heads that are better known for their appearance in "live" performances of "Exquisite Dead Guy".
- Not to be confused with the song "Counterfeit Fake", originally a Dial-A-Song track that was eventually included on Then: The Earlier Years.
- Briefly featured in an episode of This American Life at 40:17.
Song Themes
Doors, Lies And Deception, Occupations, Oxymorons, Paradoxes, And Contradictory Statements, People (Imaginary), Recycled Material, Relatives, Songs With Handclaps, Windows
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