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vodpodJohn Linnell of They Might Be Giants has a great skill for writing hooky pop songs whose lyrics incorporate intellectual inquiry. He's written songs that present potted – but accurate – histories of US Presidential candidates ("James K. Polk") and Mesopotamian kings ("The Mesopotamians"), detailed considerations of phrenology ("Contrecoup") and taxonomy ("Mammal"), and simple philosophical truths ("Older").
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