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Molly Song of the Week - They Might Be Giants ~ The Seven Days Of The Week ('I Never Go To Work')

A new pick from the ongoing series discovering songs that both child and parent can enjoy!  From the 2008 release (on DVD and CD) Here Come the 123s They Might Be Giants ~ The Seven Days Of The Week ('I Never Go To Work')

Cover Song of the week - 'Tubthumping' by They MIght Be Giants, original by Chumbawamba

Back in April, I stared following The Onion's A.V.Club back in April after finding Iron & Wine covering George Michael .  I check back from time to time to find out what other covers have been completed.  Occasionally I get rewarded with a gem.  In fact, I was coming back to the site to prepare for a different post, when I was overwhelmed by the most recent post.  They Might Be Giants cover of Chumbawamba' s 'Tubthumping' was just so much fun. According the site blurb "Flansburgh also had the brilliant idea of recruiting backup singers from our office to sing/shout the chorus. He asked me to determine how many people we could fit in that room—it was 16, plus two camera men, plus the band—and on Memorial Day, TMBG made a special stop in Chicago to perform the song" They Might Be Giants covering 'Tubthumping' They Might Be Giants covers Chumbawamba The track starts of quietly like some TMBG songs, such as 'Boss of Me (Malcom In the Mid...