She's An Angel
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| song name | She's an Angel |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | They Might Be Giants, Don't Let's Start (EP) [Elektra Re-issue], Then: The Earlier Years, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants: Melody, Fidelity, Quantity, 50,000,000 They Might Be Giants Songs Can't Be Wrong |
| year | 1986 |
| first played | February 7, 1987 (439 known performances) |
| run time | 2:37 |
| sung by | John Linnell |
Trivia/Info
- The plan with this song was to replace the synth bass with an accordion bass, but it was never done. "We got distracted by something." - John & John
- This song has been covered by The Bruce Lee Band, Hey Mercedes, and by Charles Douglas on Hello Radio: The Songs Of They Might Be Giants.
- In several live performances in the late-2000s, Linnell started a downbeat drum machine loop on a Kaoss Pad for the verses.
- In many live performances, Flansburgh harmonizes during the second verse.
- According to John Flansburgh, this is the only TMBG song played using an alternate guitar tuning—the high E is dropped to a D for slide guitar playing.
Song Themes
Animals, Death, I Am, Kingdom Of Loathing Reference, Long, Long, Love, Numbers, Oblique Cliches, Occupations, Questions, Religion, Supernatural, Science, Telecommunication, Tongue-Twisters, Transportation
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