The Fellowship Of Hell
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| song name | The Fellowship of Hell |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Podcast 42, Podcast 45, Album Raises New And Troubling Questions |
| year | 2011 |
| run time | 2:10 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh |
Trivia/Info
- John Flansburgh elaborated on the meaning of the song in a 2025 Tumblr post:[1]
I was not going for stream of consciousness at all. It was written and edited over some months. The meaning really isn't an ambiguous to me, but the way it lands might be perplexing or vague. It is a semi-unreliable narrator, as it’s point of view is from someone who is more “in the life” of rock and roll than me, but hey. Maybe not. It’s a song about how in spite of knowing they are part of a community, many creative people actually feel trapped and on their own.
There are three different versions of that song. One awful acoustic attempt. [The version on this album] was actually the demo to "rock" it, and then [there was another] ...but that version sounded kind of weak.
- The line "Rock had a baby and they called it Aaaah" is a reference to the phrase "the blues had a baby and they called it rock ‘n’ roll," popularized by the Muddy Waters song.[4]
Song Themes
Criminal Activities, Denial, Friendship, Jail And Imprisonment, Mental Illness, Occupations, Onomatopoeia, Questions, References To Other Songs Or Musicians, Relatives, Religion, Supernatural, Screaming, Telecommunication, Transportation
Videos
- Watch it on
(official slideshow video)
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