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'''Song Name:''' Concrete And Clay
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|Song Name = Concrete And Clay
  
'''Artist:'''  [[They Might Be Giants]]
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|Artist = They Might Be Giants
  
'''Album:''' [[Dial-A-Song]], [[TMBG Unlimited]], [[Power Of Dial-A-Song]], theymightbegiants.com [[Free Tunes]], [[TMBG Clock Radio]]
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|Album = [[Dial-A-Song]], [[Power Of Dial-A-Song]], [[Free When You Call From Work]], [[Stumpbox]], [[TMBG Unlimited - July]], [[DialASong.com#Flash_site_-_March_2000_to_August_2006|DialASong.com (2000-2006)]], [[theymightbegiants.com]] [[Free Tunes#Theymightbegiants.com Free MP3s|Free MP3s]], [[TMBG Clock Radio]], [[Four Covers From TMBG]]
  
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|Year = 1990
  
'''Year:''' [[2001]]
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|Run Time = 2:22
  
'''Run Time:''' 2:22
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|Sung By = John Flansburgh
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'''Sung By:''' [[John Flansburgh]]
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====Trivia/Info====
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*From [http://www.theymightbegiants.com theymightbegiants.com], "This is another Dial-A-Song recording — a cover of the {{wp|Unit 4 + 2|Unit 4+2}}'s UK hit from the 60s. This was cooked up at the behest of producer [[Clive Langer]], who is a big fan of the song, as a possible holiday release in the UK but missed the deadlines and then slipped off the radar."
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*The recording likely dates back to [[1989]], during sessions with [[Clive Langer]] and [[Alan Winstanley]] for the recording of ''[[Flood]]''. The recording's earliest known appearance on [[Dial-A-Song]] aired circa. [[1990]], after ''Flood'''s release.{{ref|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/tmbgchat/permalink/3122074347824652/}}
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*This song was written by Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker of Unit 4+2. The lyrics of the TMBG cover vary slightly from the 1965 original, notably substituting ''"mountains crumble"'' for ''"mountains tumble"''.
  
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====Song Themes====
*From [http://www.theymightbegiants.com theymightbegiants.com], "This is another Dial-A-Song recording- a cover of the Unit 4+2's UK hit from the 60s. This was cooked up at the behest of producer [[Clive Langer]], who is a big fan of the song, as a possible holiday release in the UK but missed the deadlines and then slipped off the radar."
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[[Body Parts]], [[Colors]], [[Falling]], [[Love]], [[The Senses]], [[Streets]], [[TMBG Remakes]]
*Written By: Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker of Unit 4+2. The lyrics of the TMBG cover vary slightly from the 1965 original, notably substituting "mountains crumble" for "mountains tumble".
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'''Song Themes:''' [[TMBG Remakes]], [[Body Parts]], [[Colors]], [[Love]]
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 11 March 2025


song name Concrete and Clay
artist They Might Be Giants
releases Dial-A-Song, Power Of Dial-A-Song, Free When You Call From Work, Stumpbox, TMBG Unlimited - July, DialASong.com (2000-2006), theymightbegiants.com Free MP3s, TMBG Clock Radio, Four Covers From TMBG
year 1990
run time 2:22
sung by John Flansburgh


Trivia/Info

  • From theymightbegiants.com, "This is another Dial-A-Song recording — a cover of the Unit 4+2's UK hit from the 60s. This was cooked up at the behest of producer Clive Langer, who is a big fan of the song, as a possible holiday release in the UK but missed the deadlines and then slipped off the radar."
  • The recording likely dates back to 1989, during sessions with Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley for the recording of Flood. The recording's earliest known appearance on Dial-A-Song aired circa. 1990, after Flood's release.[1]
  • This song was written by Tommy Moeller and Brian Parker of Unit 4+2. The lyrics of the TMBG cover vary slightly from the 1965 original, notably substituting "mountains crumble" for "mountains tumble".

Song Themes

Body Parts, Colors, Falling, Love, The Senses, Streets, TMBG Remakes

Videos

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Concrete And Clay is currently ranked #397 out of 1035. (33 wikians have given it an average rating of 8.48)