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*John Linnell in an [http://www.museumofidiots.com/tmbg/articles/19920500themusicrevue.html interview with ''The Music Revue''], May, 1992: | *John Linnell in an [http://www.museumofidiots.com/tmbg/articles/19920500themusicrevue.html interview with ''The Music Revue''], May, 1992: | ||
<blockquote>We have this song called 'Turn Around' on the record, and this sounds sort of odd, but I just sang these melodies into my sampler and had each key triggering a different two or three note melody, and I just messed around with it.</blockquote> | <blockquote>We have this song called 'Turn Around' on the record, and this sounds sort of odd, but I just sang these melodies into my sampler and had each key triggering a different two or three note melody, and I just messed around with it.</blockquote> | ||
| − | *When asked about the song in a [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1535818 July | + | *When asked about the song in a [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1535818 July 1996 interview with ''Music & Computers''], John Linnell explained: |
<blockquote>That was supposed to sound like the Modernaires, the vocal group that sang with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, like in "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Not like the Chipmunks. It's all me singing; we sped up the tape for half of them, for the notes I couldn't reach.</blockquote> | <blockquote>That was supposed to sound like the Modernaires, the vocal group that sang with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, like in "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Not like the Chipmunks. It's all me singing; we sped up the tape for half of them, for the notes I couldn't reach.</blockquote> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:51, 25 June 2024
Sculpture from the Apollo 18 promo, representing the song
| song name | Turn Around |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Apollo 18, Flood + Apollo 18 |
| year | 1992 |
| first played | December 2, 1992 (202 known performances) |
| run time | 2:53 |
| sung by | John Linnell |
Trivia/Info
- John Linnell in an interview with The Music Revue, May, 1992:
We have this song called 'Turn Around' on the record, and this sounds sort of odd, but I just sang these melodies into my sampler and had each key triggering a different two or three note melody, and I just messed around with it.
- When asked about the song in a July 1996 interview with Music & Computers, John Linnell explained:
That was supposed to sound like the Modernaires, the vocal group that sang with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, like in "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Not like the Chipmunks. It's all me singing; we sped up the tape for half of them, for the notes I couldn't reach.
Song Themes
Altered Voice, Body Parts, Colors, Criminal Activities, Dancing, Death, Evil, Heads, Killing Someone Again, Loneliness, Misanthropy, Music, Occupations, Religion, Supernatural, Self-Reference, Skulls, Supernatural, Swing Feel, Telecommunication, Time, Violence, Windows, Zombies Or The Undead
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