Acey says:
No Answer - They Might Be Giants
Utterly beautiful song, and kind of a tearjerker. It's never been officially released outside of the long-defunct Dial-A-Song service (
despite it being pretty popular among fans), and there seems to be some confusion as to
why--there's a rumor (mentioned in the link) that Linnell stated, when asked, that it will never be released, and apparently he got a bit defensive about the subject when saying so. It's a pretty dark song--the last verse is (IMO) pretty transparently about a couple planning for a child and then suffering a miscarriage--but it's utterly gorgeous nonetheless.
There are two versions, differing very slightly in instrumentation and pacing--
this one and
this one. I personally have a very slight preference for the latter, but the former admittedly is a bit clearer vocally (I think).
Sorry for the rambling, I just really love TMBG...
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