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“Number Three” is, according to legend, the third song the band ever learned how to play. It was first released as the third song on their debut album.
The looping saxophone riff after each chorus is taken from “Skinny Lena”, a song by Italian novelty singer Lou Monte. The sample may be a bit hard...
[Chorus]
There's only two songs in me and I just wrote the third
Don't know where I got the inspiration or how I wrote the words
Spent my whole life just digging up my music's shallow grave
For the two songs in me and the third one I just made
[Verse 1]
A rich man once told me, "Hey, life's a funny thing"
A poor man once told me that he can't afford to speak
Now I'm in the middle like a bird without a beak
[Chorus]
Cause there's just two songs in me and I just wrote the third
Don't know where I got the inspiration or how I wrote the words
Spent my whole life just digging up my music's shallow grave
For the two songs in me and the third one I just made
[Verse 2]
So I went to the President, and I asked old what's-his-name
Has he ever gotten writer's block or something like the same
He just started talking like he was on TV
"If there's just two songs in ya, boy, whaddaya want from me?"
[Verse 3]
So I bought myself some denim pants and a silver guitar
But I politely told the ladies, "You'll still have to call me Sir
Because I have to keep my self-respect - I'll never be a star
Cause there's just two songs in me and this is Number Three"
Number Three was written by John Linnell & John Flansburgh.
Number Three was produced by Bill Krauss.
They Might Be Giants released Number Three on Tue Nov 04 1986.