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| − | *That little melody Linnell plays after the first "here's the reason why" | + | *That little melody Linnell plays after the first "here's the reason why" is supposed to be {{wp|Raymond Scott}}'s "{{wp|Powerhouse (song)|Powerhouse}}", although he once admitted having misremembered it. |
*The line "laugh hard, it's a long way(s) to the bank", which is actually a play on the expression "laughing all the way to the bank", is sung several times in {{wp|Modest Mouse}}'s "Paper Thin Walls". | *The line "laugh hard, it's a long way(s) to the bank", which is actually a play on the expression "laughing all the way to the bank", is sung several times in {{wp|Modest Mouse}}'s "Paper Thin Walls". | ||
*MDC was the abbreviation for a west coast hardcore band called Millions of Dead Cops. | *MDC was the abbreviation for a west coast hardcore band called Millions of Dead Cops. | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 6 September 2007
| song name | Rhythm Section Want Ad |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | They Might Be Giants, Then: The Earlier Years |
| year | 1986 |
| first played | March 1, 1985 (89 known performances) |
| run time | 2:22 |
| sung by | John Linnell; John Flansburgh provides the "No! No! No! No!"'s |
Trivia/Info
- That little melody Linnell plays after the first "here's the reason why" is supposed to be Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse", although he once admitted having misremembered it.
- The line "laugh hard, it's a long way(s) to the bank", which is actually a play on the expression "laughing all the way to the bank", is sung several times in Modest Mouse's "Paper Thin Walls".
- MDC was the abbreviation for a west coast hardcore band called Millions of Dead Cops.
Song Themes
Ads, Cartoons, Clothes, Guy Songs, Love, Music, No, Oblique Cliches Or Idiom, Poetry, Questions, References To Other Songs Or Musicians, Rhymes, Self-Reference, Tongue-Twisters, Transportation
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