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'''Song Name:''' Hodgman Promo #1
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|Song Name = Hodgman Promo #1
  
'''Artist:'''  [[They Might Be Giants]]
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|Artist = They Might Be Giants
  
'''Album:''' [[Dial A Song]], [[Podcast 4A]]
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|Album = [[Dial-A-Song]], [[Podcast 4A]], [[Podcast 54]]
  
'''Track Number:'''
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|Year = 2001
  
'''Year:''' [[2001]]
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|Run Time = 0:56
  
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|Sung By = [[John Hodgman]], [[Robin Goldwasser]]; [[John Flansburgh]] states the sponsorship
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'''Sung By:''' [[John Hodgman]] (male voice)
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*One of three fake political campaign advertisements released by TMBG in 2001 on their [[Dial-A-Song]] service. For the others, see [[Hodgman Promo 2]] and [[Hodgman Promo 3]].
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*John Hodgman (''[[McSweeney's]]'' writer, deranged millionaire) himself provides the male voice.
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*A text reproduction of this endorsement appears in Hodgman's book, ''The Areas of My Expertise'', page 131.
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*[[Jonathan Coulton]] is a friend of Hodgman, the musical director for his [http://www.littlegraybooks.com/ Little Gray Books], and a popular musician himself.
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*Henrietta Pussycat is a character from ''{{wp|Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood}}.''
  
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*One of three fake political campaign advertisements released by [[TMBG]] in 2001 on their [[Dial-A-Song]] service. For the others, see [[Hodgman Promo 2]] and [[Hodgman Promo 3]].
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[[Criminal Activities]], [[Mind Control, Hypnotism]], [[Money]], [[Politics]]
*John Hodgman (a McSweeney's writer) himself provides the male voice.
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*This appeared in Hodgman's book ''The Areas of My Expertise'' on page 131.
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*Jonathan Coulton is the musical director for Hodgman's [http://www.littlegraybooks.com/ Little Gray Books] and also makes his own songs and sells them (and often gives them away) on [http://www.jonathancoulton.com his website].
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'''Song Themes:''' [[Criminal Activities]] - [[Money]] - [[Politics]] - [[Sex]] - [[Mind Control, Hypnotism]]
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Latest revision as of 23:54, 26 May 2017


song name Hodgman Promo #1
artist They Might Be Giants
releases Dial-A-Song, Podcast 4A, Podcast 54
year 2001
run time 0:56
sung by John Hodgman, Robin Goldwasser; John Flansburgh states the sponsorship


Trivia/Info

Song Themes

Criminal Activities, Mind Control, Hypnotism, Money, Politics

Videos

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