Repo Day
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This song was made available exclusively to members of the They Might Be Giants Instant Fan Club.
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| song name | Repo Day |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | 2011 Instant Fan Club EP |
| year | 2011 |
| run time | 2:03 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh, John Linnell backs |
Trivia/Info
- Originally a contender for Join Us alongside "Cave Fish", both songs were mentioned by Flansburgh to be "slightly too close to other tracks and other vibes" on the album.
- When asked on the now-defunct IFC Tumblr if this song was inspired by Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 hit "Cecilia," Flansburgh replied:
It's a major key melody with a 2/4 Latin feel and close harmonies so that automatically puts it in Cecilia territory—but there is a lot of old fashioned Mexican popular music (what a relative of mine always called "trio" music) that they both share a vibe with that is probably the most general source of the feel.
- The fictional name of “Beardo Raskolnikov” is likely a reference to the protagonist of Fyodor Dostoyevsky‘s 1866 novel Crime and Punishment, who is named Rodion Raskolnikov.
- Kalashnikov rifles, better known as AK rifles, are a family of assault rifles based on the design of Russian inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov.
Song Themes
Money, Music, People (Imaginary), Transportation
Videos
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