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Upside Down Frown

from The Else by They Might Be Giants

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    Including long-time audience favorites The Mesopotamians, Withered Hope, and Careful What You Pack, THE ELSE weighs in with 13 lucky songs, and finds They Might Be Giants collaborating on production with the Dust Bros. (Beastie Boys, Beck) and Patrick Dillett (David Byrne, St. Vincent, Mary J. Blige). Amongst a number of firsts, this album is the first in which all the songs are over two minutes long and Marty Beller is on the drum throne for the entire album.

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    TRACK LIST
    1. I’m Impressed
    2. Take Out The Trash
    3. Upside Down Frown
    4. Climbing The Walls
    5. Careful What You Pack
    6. The Cap’m
    7. With The Dark
    8. The Shadow Government
    9. Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth
    10. Withered Hope
    11. Contrecoup
    12. Feign Amnesia
    13. The Mesopotamians

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lyrics

You say you've got some very excellent news
You say I'm going to die when you tell me
And in my way, I will
But though your words will kill
I know you'll think that I don't seem to care
It's just because my frown is upside down
It's upside down, my frown
Is upside down
I'm happy at your happiness as well
Your anger makes me mad
Though you can't tell
Believe me when I say
I'm with you in my private way
And though you think I'm trying to blow you off
It's only that my frown is upside down
It's upside down, my frown
Is upside down
My frown's upside down
You'd probably like to give me a smack
But there's something about my face
That always keeps you coming back
When I'm with you, the landscape goes all weird
Black is white, and the rainbow has a beard
Are your eyes playing tricks
Or should you get your glasses fixed?
Well, I don't think your eyesight is to blame
The problem is my frown is upside down
It's upside down, my frown
Is upside down
My frown's upside down
It's upside down, my frown
Is upside down
My frown's upside down

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from The Else, released May 1, 2020

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