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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Twisting
Album: Flood
Keyboard Riff
E----------------
B----------------
G----------------
D-555-333--------( Twice for intro )
A---------33-5555( Durring verses too )
E----------------
Verse 1:
G F C D (x4)
She set your goldfish free
G F C D
and now she's sighing
G F C D
blew out your pilot light
G F C D
and made a wish
C Bb C Bb
She doesn't have to have her dB's record back now
G F C D G F C D
but there's not a lot of things that she'll take back
Chorus:
C D
She wants to see you again
(D)
she wants to see you again
G C F G
Slowly twisting
C F C G
in the wind
G C F G
Twisting twisting
C F C G
in the wind
Verse 2:
She's not your satellite. she doesn't miss you
so turn off your smoke machine and Marshall stack
she doesn't have to have her Young Fresh Fellas tape back
there's not a lot of things that she'll take back
(Chorus)
Instrumental: ( No guitar for two bars )
G F C D C D G F C D
(Chorus)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Charlie Average |
#1 by Charlie Fletcher at Mar 16, 1971 at 6:04 PM EST |
| Thanks for the groundwork ably laid down by Mr. Grimmer. Let me now expand. This song explodes the myth of "period." People often think that artifacts and culture are an important part of a love relationship; that the songs and sounds and images of your culture form a supportive backdrop for the drama of romance. Well, this song describes a scenario where "period" fails to compensate for a lack of love. Or, another way of putting it; that people can fall for this, but then find out the hard way that this is not a foundation for a real relationship. They find this out when the cultural landscape changes; when the accoutrements they valued become passe, particularly in their own hearts. A good cautionary tale! | |
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ian Average |
#2 by ian mckinly at Jul 23, 1983 at 4:59 PM EST |
| I think that "twisting in the wind" means that she pretends to want to get back together but she does things that show that she doesn't love him and only wants her stuff back. | |
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brock Average |
#3 by brock someone at Aug 11, 1984 at 5:25 PM EST |
| I see it as sort of like a friend telling the guy who got dumped not to worry, that she DOES want to see him again. Dead, swinging on the gallows pole (Hold it a little while). | |
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Basstard Professional |
#4 by Basstard at Jan 2, 1986 at 2:22 PM EST |
| Yep. Ultra-bitter break-up song. She set your goldfish free (as in dumped out your aquarium). Blew out your pilot light, and made a wish (obviously wishing you die from either gas poisoning or an explosion). What they mean by "Marshall stacks" (it should be plural): The "stacks of Marshalls" has become a common rock and roll icon. Marshall guitar amps are probably the most popular brand out there for electric guitarists who play into big PA systems. The typical Marshall rig is about 4 feet high, and designed to be stacked on top of each other, so by stacking them two high and having several stacks, you create a "wall of amplifiers" effect at the back of the stage, towering over the performers. It's become so perfuctory for hard rock and heavy metal acts to have stacks of Marshall guitar amps at the back of their stage that sometimes bands in the 80's and 90's would have them there even though they weren't plugged in! It was all part of the image, just like the smoke machines. | |
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Dr. Jack Average |
#5 by Dr. Jack at Mar 13, 2003 at 5:42 PM EST |
| As I described in "Birds Fly", the refrain of this song is a prime example of the bait-and-switch game that TMBG seems to enjoy playing with their imagery. It starts out with a seemingly joyous exclamation that "she wants to see me again", but then it's followed by a backspin. She wants to see him again, "slowly twisting in the wind". | |
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