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Snowball In Hell

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song nameSnowball in Hell
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumLincoln, Ana Ng (Single), Then: The Earlier Years, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants
year1988
first playedJun. 23, 1987 (4 known performances)
run time2:31
sung byJohn Flansburgh

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • The dialogue during the bridge comes from a tape called "How to Manage Your Time Effectively," which Bill Krauss gave to John Flansburgh for his birthday. (Source: Early Years Handbook)
  • This song was played during the end credits of the film "Haiku Tunnel." It was also used in the trailer. Josh Kornbluth, lead actor/director/writer of the film, appeared in Gigantic.
  • The line "If it wasn't for disappointment, I wouldn't have any appointments" is a play on the Blues line "If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck".

[edit] Song Themes

Aversion To Work, Coffee, Drugs, Food, Jail And Imprisonment, Money, Nonsense Words, Oblique Cliches Or Idiom, Occupations, Oxymorons, Paradoxes, And Contradictory Statements, Problems with Liner Notes, Questions, Religion, Songs With Samples, Trade Names

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