Destination Moon
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| song name | Destination Moon |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | John Henry, John Henry + Factory Showroom |
| year | 1994 |
| first played | June 20, 1994 (33 known performances) |
| run time | 2:27 |
| sung by | John Linnell |
Trivia/Info
- When introducing this song at a 1994 show at Irving Plaza in New York, NY, John Linnell said: "This song is about being really sick when you think you're not."
- This song was one of two songs on John Henry that used computer-based sequencing, with the other being "Snail Shell". The sequencing was used for the synthesizer arrangement in the bridge, which Linnell mentioned was not humanly playable[1].
- Destination Moon was a 1950 film about space travel based on the Robert A. Heinlein novel.
- "By Rocket to the Moon" is a song by Raymond Scott. Linnell also incorporated Scott's "Powerhouse" into "Rhythm Section Want Ad".
Song Themes
Altered States, Backwards, Body Parts, Cartoons, Denial, Doors, Funny But Sad, Gratitude, Medical, Mental Illness, Recursion, Science, The Senses, Space, Telecommunication, Title Not In Lyrics, Transportation
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