Pet Name
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| song name | Pet Name |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Factory Showroom, Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants, John Henry + Factory Showroom |
| year | 1996 |
| first played | September 8, 1996 (155 known performances) |
| run time | 4:04 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh |
Trivia/Info
This track takes us deeper into the Memphis groove than the band has ever been before. The song is about a slightly sleazy couple with a tenuous relationship to each other and a suspect relationship to the world.
- John Flansburgh would further elaborate on the song's subject matter in a 1997 interview:
On [Factory Showroom], I wrote this song called "Pet Name" that really started out with the same intention [of writing] a straight love song. And halfway through that I just... I chickened out. It's about a troubled, misstepped kind of relationship. And it's an interesting topic, it's got a little bit more friction in it.
- The Long Winters' cover of "Pet Name" is the second track on Hello Radio: The Songs Of They Might Be Giants.
- During live performances of "Pet Name", all the lights are turned off.
Song Themes
Fade Out, Forgetting And Remembering, Games, Hotels, Lies And Deception, Loneliness, Love, Numbers, Parties, Reading, Time, Transportation
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