Butcher's Tale
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| song name | Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Simply Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad About The Loser's Lounge |
| year | 1999 |
| first played | February 14, 1998 (2 known performances) |
| run time | 3:24 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh |
Trivia/Info
- A cover of "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" by The Zombies, from their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle.
- This song was recorded live on July 23, 1999, as part of a Loser's Lounge "Best Of" show. John Flansburgh and John Linnell performed the song while walking through the audience. Linnell played the accordion while Flansburgh, without a microphone, shouted the song. He carried a large tape recorder with the lyrics taped to it,[1] although the words he sang differed significantly from the song's original lyrics.
Song Themes
Death, Eyes, Hands, Insects, Money, Occupations, Religion, Supernatural, The Senses, Sleep, Stories, Temperature, Title Not In Lyrics, TMBG Remakes, War, Military, Zombies Or The Undead
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