Money For Dope
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| song name | Money for Dope |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Album Raises New And Troubling Questions, Podcast 55 |
| year | 2011 |
| run time | 2:39 |
| sung by | John Linnell, John Flansburgh provides occasional backing vocals |
Trivia/Info
- Edna Ferber was an American novelist.
- A banjolin is a hybrid instrument that combines a banjo with elements of a violin or mandolin.
- Julian Cope is a British musician, famous for being a member of The Teardrop Explodes and the Crucial Three.
- "Money for dope" is a lyric from John Lennon's "Gimme Some Truth," from his 1971 album Imagine.
- John Linnell has never commented on the writing of this song, but in his comments on Santa's Beard from Everything Sticks Like A Broken Record, he describes a troupe of performance artists who do a sketch about listing objects. The idea returns here.
Song Themes
Altered Voice, Animals, Artificial Body Parts, Clothes, Drugs, Food, Lists, Medical, Money, Music, People (Real), Sports, Reading, References To Other Songs Or Musicians, Science, Skeletons, Transportation, Water, Weapons, Writing
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