Out Of Jail

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song name Out of Jail
artist They Might Be Giants
releases John Henry, John Henry + Factory Showroom
year 1994
first played May 4, 1994 (53 known performances)
run time 2:38
sung by John Flansburgh with John Linnell harmonizing


Trivia/Info

  • Originally titled "After School Special" according to the robotic Pat Dillett in Podcast 27A.
  • The "Xenia" in the song is a reference to Xenia, Ohio, inspired by Flans's years with The Blackouts while he attended Antioch College. He has visited Xenia, Ohio [1] and in at least one live show has referred to the song as "about the state of Ohio".
  • In 2024, the song returned to live sets after 29 years of not being played, with its last previous known performance being a show in April 1995.

Song Themes

Cities, Criminal Activities, Doors, Gender Issues, Jail And Imprisonment, Lies And Deception, Love, Oblique Cliches Or Idiom, Stories, Strangers, Television, This Town, Transportation

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