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[[Animals]], [[Death]], [[I Am]], [[Kingdom Of Loathing Reference]], [[Long, Long]], [[Love]], [[Oblique Cliches]], [[Occupations]],  [[Questions]], [[Religion, Supernatural]], [[Science]], [[Telecommunication]], [[Tongue-Twisters]], [[Transportation]]
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[[Animals]], [[Death]], [[I Am]], [[Kingdom Of Loathing Reference]], [[Long, Long]], [[Love]], [[Numbers]], [[Oblique Cliches]], [[Occupations]],  [[Questions]], [[Religion, Supernatural]], [[Science]], [[Telecommunication]], [[Tongue-Twisters]], [[Transportation]]
  
 
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Revision as of 16:54, 30 April 2013


song name She's an Angel
artist They Might Be Giants
releases They Might Be Giants, Don't Let's Start (EP) [Elektra Re-issue], Then: The Earlier Years, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants: Melody, Fidelity, Quantity
year 1986
first played January 22, 1987 (487 known performances)
run time 2:37
sung by John Linnell


Trivia/Info

  • The plan with this song was to replace the synth bass with an accordion bass, but it was never done. "We got distracted by something." - John & John
  • This song has been covered by The Bruce Lee Band, Hey Mercedes, and by Charles Douglas on Hello Radio: The Songs Of They Might Be Giants.
  • In certain live performances of this song, Linnell starts a drum machine for the verses.
  • According to John Flansburgh, this is the only TMBG song played using an alternate guitar tuning—the high e is dropped to a d for slide guitar playing.

Song Themes

Animals, Death, I Am, Kingdom Of Loathing Reference, Long, Long, Love, Numbers, Oblique Cliches, Occupations, Questions, Religion, Supernatural, Science, Telecommunication, Tongue-Twisters, Transportation

Videos

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