Piltdown Man
Frances Quinlan * Track #1 On Likewise
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Piltdown Man by Frances Quinlan
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“Piltdown Man”, the first song on Frances Quinlan’s debut solo record, mixes real-life experiences and historical facts, like talking about the Piltdown Man, an infamous paleoanthropological fraud.
Quinlan also told Billboard as “Piltdown Man” was originally intended to be the last of the album.
Piltdown Man Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Dawson's Piltdown man
Teeth assembled from that of an orangutan
Why would he do such a thing?
Of course, what a stupid question
[Chorus]
Outside our little tent
Your dog must have caught something
I followed you both and let out screams to be let in
Here comes your dad, annoyed, but wildly patient
Six AM, so loud your mom had to kick us out
We ran the wheelbarrow around and around
[Verse 2]
Last night I dreamt your face changed through the doorway as I pushed you panicking
Agonize in waking to admit
Moments raging though
So very small, like this
[Chorus]
Outside our little tent
Your dog must have caught something
I followed you both and let out screams to be let in
Here comes your dad, annoyed, but wildly patient
Six AM, so loud your mom had to kick us out
We ran the wheelbarrow around and around
[Post-Chorus]
A template, if there is one
I still think of
A template, if there is one
I still think of
[Chorus]
Outside our little tent
Your dog must have caught something
I followed you both and let out screams to be let in
Here comes your dad, annoyed, but wildly patient
Six AM, so loud your mom had to kick us out
We ran the wheelbarrow around
Think of the sound
[Outro]
In the afternoon you both fell asleep
Still knowing more than me
Piltdown Man Q&A
Who wrote Piltdown Man's ?
Piltdown Man was written by Frances Quinlan.
Who produced Piltdown Man's ?
Piltdown Man was produced by Frances Quinlan & Joe Reinhart.
When did Frances Quinlan release Piltdown Man?
Frances Quinlan released Piltdown Man on Fri Jan 31 2020.
What’s that recording at the beginning of the song?
That’s a field recording of this community center I was in on tour with Hop Along, actually. It was a very familiar sound of kids getting all of their energy out and parents chasing them, and it just felt right to record it then and use it later.
– Frances Quinlan, Vulture