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====Central theme====
 
====Central theme====
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*[[Absolutely Bill's Mood]] - [[Bill Krauss]], the original ''"Third Giant"''
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*[[Absolutely Bill's Mood]] - [[Bill Krauss]], the original "Third Giant"
 
*[[Announcement A]] - Donovan Leitch
 
*[[Announcement A]] - Donovan Leitch
 
*[[Au Contraire]] - David Bowie, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jodie Foster, J. S. Bach, Mahatma Gandhi
 
*[[Au Contraire]] - David Bowie, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jodie Foster, J. S. Bach, Mahatma Gandhi
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*[[Ballad Of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space)]]
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*[[Born To Run And Fail]] - Al Gore (and Joe Lieberman), John McCain (and Sarah Palin), Michael Dukakis, Ross Perot, Ralph Nader, Jesse Jackson
 
*[[Brooklyn]] - Marty Markowitz
 
*[[Brooklyn]] - Marty Markowitz
 
*[[Budnitz #1]] - Judy Budnitz
 
*[[Budnitz #1]] - Judy Budnitz
 
*[[Dashiki Lover]] - A whole bunch of interesting people
 
*[[Dashiki Lover]] - A whole bunch of interesting people
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*[[The Darlings Of Lumberland]]
 
*[[The Day]] - Marvin Gaye and [[Phil Ochs]]
 
*[[The Day]] - Marvin Gaye and [[Phil Ochs]]
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*[[Deborah Parker]]
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*[[Demarais Parker]]
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*[[DeWitt Clinton]]
 
*[[Don't Worry Kyoko]] - Yoko Ono's daughter
 
*[[Don't Worry Kyoko]] - Yoko Ono's daughter
 
*[[The Edison Museum]]
 
*[[The Edison Museum]]
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*[[Fat Danny Aykroyd]]
 
*[[Flansy Stays In The Picture]] - A. J. Schnack
 
*[[Flansy Stays In The Picture]] - A. J. Schnack
 
*[[Irving Plaza]] - Washington Irving
 
*[[Irving Plaza]] - Washington Irving
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*[[John Lee Supertaster]]
 
*[[John Lee Supertaster]]
 
*[[Kendra McCormick]]
 
*[[Kendra McCormick]]
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*[[Koenigstein]] - Walter Koenigstein
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*[[Lee Harvey Was A Friend Of Mine]] - Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby
 
*[[Lincoln, Washington, And That Jefferson Guy]]
 
*[[Lincoln, Washington, And That Jefferson Guy]]
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*[[Lord Snowdon]]
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*[[Marty Beller Mask]] - [[Marty Beller]], Whitney Houston
 
*[[Meet James Ensor]]
 
*[[Meet James Ensor]]
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*[[The Mesopotamians]] - Sargon, Hammurabi, Asurbanipal, Gilgamesh
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*[[The Mesopotamians]] - Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, Gilgamesh
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*[[Mona Lisa]]
 
*[[Mr. Hughes Says]] - Based on a line from Motto by Langston Hughes - [http://www.monopuff.org/hughes_interp.html monopuff.org]
 
*[[Mr. Hughes Says]] - Based on a line from Motto by Langston Hughes - [http://www.monopuff.org/hughes_interp.html monopuff.org]
 
*[[Oprah]]
 
*[[Oprah]]
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*[[Scott Bower]]
 
*[[Scott Bower]]
 
*[[She Thinks She's Edith Head]] - [[Edith Head]] ([[imdb:nm0372128|imdb.com]]) - won 8 Oscars (34 nominations) for costume design. [[Helen Gurley Brown]] - author (''Sex and the Single Girl'') long time editor of ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine and cut one of the worst spoken word albums ever.
 
*[[She Thinks She's Edith Head]] - [[Edith Head]] ([[imdb:nm0372128|imdb.com]]) - won 8 Oscars (34 nominations) for costume design. [[Helen Gurley Brown]] - author (''Sex and the Single Girl'') long time editor of ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine and cut one of the worst spoken word albums ever.
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*[[Somebody Stole My Hairstyle]] - Trent Lott and Pierre Salinger
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*[[Tesla]] - Nikola Tesla, Mark Twain
 
*[[Theme From McSweeney's Issue 6 - Thank Yous]] - pretty much everyone listed
 
*[[Theme From McSweeney's Issue 6 - Thank Yous]] - pretty much everyone listed
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*[[Tippecanoe And Tyler Too]]
 
*[[Tom Cruise Makes Me Nervous]]
 
*[[Tom Cruise Makes Me Nervous]]
 
*[[Tom Landry, Existentialist, Dead At 75]]
 
*[[Tom Landry, Existentialist, Dead At 75]]
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*[[Town To Town]] - [http://ameradream.com/offline_deniswaitley1a0.htm Tom Vu]
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*[[Town To Town]] - Tom Vu
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*[[Vestibule]] - Pennsylvania's Senator Arlen Spector
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*[[Vestibule]] - Pennsylvania's Senator Arlen Specter
 
*[[Walt Whitman]]
 
*[[Walt Whitman]]
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*[[What Bothers The Spaceman]] - Bill "Spaceman" Lee was an eccentric pitcher for the Red Sox and Expos during the '70s and early '80's. Dock Ellis pitched for a variety of teams during the late '60's and '70s. Probably most famous for claiming he pitched his 1970 no-hitter for the Pirates on LSD.
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*[[What Bothers The Spaceman?]] - Bill "Spaceman" Lee was an eccentric pitcher for the Red Sox and Expos during the '70s and early '80's. Dock Ellis pitched for a variety of teams during the late '60's and '70s. Probably most famous for claiming he pitched his 1970 no-hitter for the Pirates on LSD.
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*[[Why Must I Be Sad?]] - Alice Cooper
 
*[[Wicked Little Critta]] - Bobby Orr and John Havlicek were Hall of Fame players for the Boston Bruins and Celtics respectively in the late '60's and '70's.
 
*[[Wicked Little Critta]] - Bobby Orr and John Havlicek were Hall of Fame players for the Boston Bruins and Celtics respectively in the late '60's and '70's.
 
*[[XTC Vs. Adam Ant]]
 
*[[XTC Vs. Adam Ant]]
  
 
====Briefly mentioned====
 
====Briefly mentioned====
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*[[3 Chords, 2 Teeth, 1 Eye]] - Tim Conway
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*[['85 Radio Special Thank You]] - Tina Turner
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*[[Ask Me Another]] - Ophira Eisenberg, Jonathan Coulton, Jad Abumrad, Robert Krulwich
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*[[Celebration]] - Banksy, Hieronymus Bosch
 
*[[Cells]] - Dwight David Eisenhower
 
*[[Cells]] - Dwight David Eisenhower
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*[[Chainsaw Dick]] - Tom Wolfe
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*[[Critic Intro]] - Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, Kitty Carlisle
 
*[[Cut The Strings]] - Isaac Newton
 
*[[Cut The Strings]] - Isaac Newton
 
*[[Damn Good Times]] - David Lee Roth
 
*[[Damn Good Times]] - David Lee Roth
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*[[Dan Vs. Cog]] - Rodney Brooks, Robert Krulwich
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*[[Darling, The Dose]] - Yushchenko, Rasputin, Socrates
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*[[Definition Of Good]] - Captain Beefheart
 
*[[Disappointing Show]] - Joseph Stalin
 
*[[Disappointing Show]] - Joseph Stalin
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*[[Dunkin Of Course Of Course]] - Judge Judy, Dr. Ruth
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*[[Exploding Invitation]] - Jackie Collins
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*[[Goatee]] - Richard Thompson, Howie Mandel
 
*[[Happy Doesn't Have To Have An Ending]] - Peter Tork  
 
*[[Happy Doesn't Have To Have An Ending]] - Peter Tork  
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*[[Hell Hotel]] - Sebastian Cabot
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*[[Hidden Track]] - ''"My name is Pat Dillett and I am a record producer."''
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*[[Hide Away Folk Family]] - Leslie-Anne Down
 
*[[It Was A Very Good Year]] - Margaret Thatcher and Joey Heatherton
 
*[[It Was A Very Good Year]] - Margaret Thatcher and Joey Heatherton
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*[[King Weed]] - Ted Koppel
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*[[King Weed]] - David Jablonski, Robert Krulwich, Ted Koppel
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*[[Kiss Me, Son Of God]] - Jesus
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*[[Lazy]] - Charles Dickens, Omar Khayyam, John D. Rockefeller
 
*[[Marshie]] - Milton Berle
 
*[[Marshie]] - Milton Berle
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*[[McCafferty's Bib]] - Bob Hope
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*[[Money For Dope]] - Edna Ferber, Julian Cope
 
*[["Monongahela"]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7dwLuD0Y24 Johnny Banana], the alcoholic, gun-toting owner of The Electric Banana
 
*[["Monongahela"]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7dwLuD0Y24 Johnny Banana], the alcoholic, gun-toting owner of The Electric Banana
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*[[My Evil Twin]] - Nostradamus
 
*[[New York City]] - [[Bob Dylan]]
 
*[[New York City]] - [[Bob Dylan]]
 
*[[No One Knows My Plan]] - Plato is ''"the Greek guy"'' who ''"made the allegory of the people in the cave"''
 
*[[No One Knows My Plan]] - Plato is ''"the Greek guy"'' who ''"made the allegory of the people in the cave"''
 
*[[Rest Awhile]] - Ruy López
 
*[[Rest Awhile]] - Ruy López
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*[[Seven In The Morning]] - John Richards
 
*[[She's Actual Size (New Live Version)]] - Stevie Wonder
 
*[[She's Actual Size (New Live Version)]] - Stevie Wonder
 
** and various drummers:
 
** and various drummers:
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***''"that angry guy from Grand Funk Railroad"'': likely referring to Don Brewer
 
***''"that angry guy from Grand Funk Railroad"'': likely referring to Don Brewer
 
***Buddy Rich
 
***Buddy Rich
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*[[The World's Address]] - Albert Einstein and Copernicus
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*[[Sold My Mind To The Kremlin]] - Lou Ferrigno, Patti Hearst, Charles Manson, Ronald Reagan
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*[[The Communists Have The Music]] - Ayn Rand, Friedrich Engels
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*[[The Neck Rolls Aren't Working]] - John Glenn
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*[[They Got Lost]] - Julie Kramer (Boston radio host)
 
*[[They Might Be Giants (Song)]] - Dr. Benjamin Spock
 
*[[They Might Be Giants (Song)]] - Dr. Benjamin Spock
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*[[Thinking Machine]] - Ansel Adams
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*[[This Is Only Going To Go One Way]] - Geronimo
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*[[Through Being Cool]] - [Pablo] Picasso
 
*[[Trucker's Coffee]] - Ken Kesey
 
*[[Trucker's Coffee]] - Ken Kesey
 
*[[Violin]] - George Washington
 
*[[Violin]] - George Washington
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*[[Where Your Eyes Don't Go]] - Kurtis Blow
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*[[The World's Address]] - Albert Einstein, Copernicus
 
*[[Yellow Submarine]] - Kurt Hoffman
 
*[[Yellow Submarine]] - Kurt Hoffman
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*[[You Don't Like Me]] - ''"Shadow puppets, Woody Harrelson, reading in the bath"''
 
*[[Your Own Worst Enemy]] - Sonny Geraci
 
*[[Your Own Worst Enemy]] - Sonny Geraci
  
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====Honorable Mention====
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== See also ==
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*The guys pictured on the album cover of [[Lincoln]] are [[Linnell]]'s and [[Flansburgh]]'s grandfathers.  General Hospital is Flansburgh's grandfather.  That's his name. Seriously. (Louis T. Linnell and General Ralph Hospital.)
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(Although their is some confusion about this; in some places, Louis T. is listed as his great-grandfather, not his grandfather.)
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=== See also ===
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*[[People (Imaginary)]]
 
*[[People (Imaginary)]]
 
*[[Presidents]]
 
*[[Presidents]]
 
*[[References To Other Songs Or Musicians]]
 
*[[References To Other Songs Or Musicians]]
 
[[Category:Song Themes]]
 
[[Category:Song Themes]]

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