Fortuna wonders what the theme song of her blog should be. Mine, I'm absolutely positive, is a They Might Be Giants song. TMBG strikes exactly the note of gleefully obnoxious cleverness that I aspire to. Which one, I'm not exactly sure. If I did philosophy of biology it would be "Mammal"; if I did philosophy of physics it would be "Particle Man"; but I don't. Somehow I think "My Evil Twin" best expresses the sort of philosophical quiddity that might theme this blog; or perhaps "Snowball in Hell". (I've discussed "Mr. Me" and "Piece of Dirt," but that doesn't make them themes; in fact I think that would be a conflict of interest.)
For all I know there is a song about context-sensitivity on one of the post-Apollo 18 albums; if so, that's it.
Am I supposed to ask someone else what the theme song for their blog is? I'll ask you. Should be an interesting thing to think about.
Posted by Matt Weiner at May 21, 2005 10:43 AM"For all I know there is a song about context-sensitivity on one of the post-Apollo 18 albums; if so, that's it."
I might suggest "A Self Called Nowhere" off of John Henry. Sample lyric: "Standing in my yard where they tore down the garage to make room for the torn-down garage." Or, off of the better Factory Showroom, "I Can Hear You" ("You won't hear a buzz, but I'm buzzing you in, I'm buzzing you in.")
Or, written before Apollo 18 but released after: "Weep Day"
Simultaneous events don't happen
We are isolated temporally
And a part is never called the whole thing
Though it bothers us to know it's so
I didn't write the words you hear me singing
I didn't sing the line before this one
You are not the one I was addressing
That person took a train to Africa
Maybe I'm mixing context-sensitivity up with reflexivity or negation or something. It's springtime, what can I expect?
Posted by: Dave Madden at May 26, 2005 09:42 AM