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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 refers to a common children's song, the [[wikipedia:Streets_of_Cairo|The Streets of Cairo]]:
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* The last few lines of the song about chewing underwear and naked ladies refers to a common children's song, [[wikipedia:Streets_of_Cairo|The Streets of Cairo]]. One common variation on the lyrics to "The Streets of Cairo" includes the lines:
 
<lyrics>
 
<lyrics>
They say that there’s a place in France
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There's a place in France
 
Where the naked ladies dance
 
Where the naked ladies dance
You can find it if you ask around
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And there's a hole there in the wall
And there’s a hole there in the wall
 
 
Where the men can see it all
 
Where the men can see it all
But the men don’t care
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But the men don't care
 
Because they chew their underwear
 
Because they chew their underwear
And the underwear they chew costs a dollar ninety-two
 
 
</lyrics>
 
</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)]].
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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 ==

Revision as of 11:24, 18 June 2008


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Over There
ReleaseSmoking Monkey
Length3:35
Release date11-05-2003
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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 Streets of Cairo. One common variation on the lyrics to "The Streets of Cairo" includes the lines:


There's a place in France
Where the naked ladies dance
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

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)

Smoking Monkey
1. I'm Having a Party · 2. Bozo's Lament · 3. Kenesaw Mountain Landis · 4. Ikea · 5. I Hate California · 6. Christmas Is Interesting · 7. Over There · 8. Millionaire Girlfriend · 9. First of May · 10. De-Evolving · 11. I'm a Mason Now · 12. Overhead

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