The Day
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| song name | The Day |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | They Might Be Giants, Then: The Earlier Years |
| year | 1986 |
| first played | July 10, 1983 (18 known performances) |
| run time | 1:27 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh |
Trivia/Info
- According to Bill Krauss, "Flans's vocal tracks [in the second half] were originally alternate takes, but we liked it better when playing both together."[1]
- Bar/None president Tom Prendergast claimed in an interview that this was his favorite They Might Be Giants song.
- Four years after this song's release, TMBG covered "One More Parade" by Phil Ochs (who is mentioned in this song) for an Elektra compilation.
- On an early setlist from 1983, and the "TMB Songs" list, this song is referred to as "Marvin Gaye."
Song Themes
Body Parts, Happiness, Not In Common Time, Oxymorons, Paradoxes, And Contradictory Statements, People (Real), Plants, References To Other Songs Or Musicians, Size, Streets, Swing Feel, Transportation, War, Military
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