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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* This song was the first to be played at JoCo's first [[London, UK: 2008-03-20|London show]] on March 20, 2008. | * This song was the first to be played at JoCo's first [[London, UK: 2008-03-20|London show]] on March 20, 2008. | ||
− | * The last few lines of the song about chewing underwear and naked ladies | + | * The last few lines of the song about chewing underwear and naked ladies refers to a common children's song, the [[wikipedia:Streets_of_Cairo|The Streets of Cairo]]: |
− | + | <lyrics> | |
− | + | They say that there’s a place in France | |
− | + | Where the naked ladies dance | |
− | + | You can find it if you ask around | |
− | + | And there’s a hole there in the wall | |
− | + | Where the men can see it all | |
− | + | But the men don’t care | |
− | + | Because they chew their underwear | |
+ | And the underwear they chew costs a dollar ninety-two | ||
+ | </lyrics> | ||
+ | |||
+ | The melody is far more well known than the lyrics, commonly used in cartoons when deserts, Arabia or belly dancing is shown, as well as songs like [[wikipedia:Istanbul_%28Not_Constantinople%29|Istanbul (Not Constantinople)]]. | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == |
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Over There | |
Release | Smoking Monkey |
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Length | 3:35 |
Release date | 11-05-2003 |
Related Pages | Other media |
Blog entry |
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Trivia
- This song was the first to be played at JoCo's first London show on March 20, 2008.
- The last few lines of the song about chewing underwear and naked ladies refers to a common children's song, the The Streets of Cairo:
They say that there’s a place in France
Where the naked ladies dance
You can find it if you ask around
And there’s a hole there in the wall
Where the men can see it all
But the men don’t care
Because they chew their underwear
And the underwear they chew costs a dollar ninety-two
The melody is far more well known than the lyrics, commonly used in cartoons when deserts, Arabia or belly dancing is shown, as well as songs like Istanbul (Not Constantinople).
Availability
This song is available in MP3 or FLAC format at jonathancoulton.com or as part of the Smoking Monkey album.
Themes
Europe (Your themes here)
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