The Shadow Government
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A still from Colourmovie's animated video for The Shadow Government.
| song name | The Shadow Government |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | The Else, Them Ain't Big Eye Ants |
| year | 2007 |
| first played | May 3, 2007 (50 known performances) |
| run time | 2:37 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh; John Linnell (sings the "Up the library steps" line) |
Trivia/Info
- "Finally, a protest song for drug dealers." - TMBG in an interview with Girlie Action
- "'The Shadow Government' is about waking up from a nightmare only to find yourself in the same bad dream" guitarist John Flansburgh tells Spinner. "It's really a mad scramble of all a bunch of different events in these frightening, manic times in which we live," he explains.
- In an interview with Spin, Flansburgh said, "A song like 'The Shadow Government,' which came from a direct quote from the Vice President, was very paranoid."
- The music video for the song was animated by ColourMovie and released through Spinner.com on September 12, 2007.[1]
Song Themes
Bad English, Criminal Activities, Death, Drugs, Eyes, Intelligence, Espionage, Jail And Imprisonment, Occupations, Paranoia, Personification, Politics, Problems With Liner Notes, Questions, Space, Telecommunication, Transportation, War, Military
Videos
- Watch it on
- Watch it on – Recorded live on May 16, 2007
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