They Might Be Giants (Or Commies): “The Communists Have the Music”
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I got handed an Ayn Rand sandwich
straight from a can it tasted so bland
I asked a lass to pass me a glass
of Engel’s Conditions of the Working Classright away they dragged me to the committee
to explain my un-American activity
they’re gonna see they made a mistake
if they’d only let me play my mixtapeI’m not partial to the martial
or the plutocrats in their beaver hats
and the fascists have the outfits
but I don’t care for the outfits
what I care about is music
and the communists have the musicI hear a melody
and just as suddenly
I know who I’m
supposed to beI don’t need a rationale
to sing the Internationale
I only need to plug in the headphone jack
so I can listen to my backing trackI’m not jealous of the zealous
or anarchics with guitar picks
and the fascists have their outfits
but I don’t care for the outfits
what I care about is music
and the communists have the music
yes the communists have the music
oh the communists have the musicI hear a melody
and just as suddenly
I know who I’m
supposed to beI’m not partial to the martial
or the plutocrats in their beaver hats
and the fascists have the outfits
but I don’t care for the outfits
what I care about is music
and the communists have the musicDial-A-Song Video Week 36.
Directed by David Cowles and Jeremy Galante
Character Design and Artwork by David Plunkert
Animation by Jeremy Galante
Additional Animation by Daran Carlin-Weber and Brad Pattullo