We Want a Rock

They Might Be Giants * Track #9 On Flood

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We Want a Rock by They Might Be Giants

Release Date

Mon Jan 15 1990

Performed by

They Might Be Giants

Produced by

Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley

Writed by

John Linnell & John Flansburgh

About

The title is a play on the Twisted Sister song “I Wanna Rock.”

In this song, They Might Be Giants use a repetitive, yet unbelieveably catchy, tune to satirize promotions they see for useless products.

This song can also be taken to be about lifestyle consumption by the less wealthy & working c...

We Want a Rock Lyrics

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Where was I?
I forgot the point that I was making
I said if I was smart that I would
Save up for a piece of string
And a rock to wind the string around

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around
Everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around

[Chorus 1]
Throw the crib door wide
Let the people crawl inside
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
They want to stop the ones who want
A rock to wind a string around
But everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around

[Chorus 1]
Throw the crib door wide
Let the people crawl inside
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
They want to stop the ones who want
A rock to wind a string around
But everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around

[Verse 2]
If I were a carpenter I'd
Hammer on my piglet, I'd
Collect the seven dollars and I'd
Buy a big prosthetic forehead
And wear it on my real head

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads
Everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads

[Chorus 2]
Throw the crib door wide
Let the people crawl inside
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn the playhouse down
They want to stop the ones who want
Prosthetic foreheads on their heads
But everybody wants prosthetic
Foreheads on their real heads

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus 1]
Throw the crib door wide
Let the people crawl inside
Someone in this town
Is trying to burn the foreheads down
They want to stop the ones who want
A rock to wind a string around
But everybody wants a rock
To wind a piece of string around

We Want a Rock Q&A

Who wrote We Want a Rock's ?

We Want a Rock was written by John Linnell & John Flansburgh.

Who produced We Want a Rock's ?

We Want a Rock was produced by Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley.

When did They Might Be Giants release We Want a Rock?

They Might Be Giants released We Want a Rock on Mon Jan 15 1990.

What did They Might Be Giants say about "We Want a Rock"?

John Linnell:

Mark Feldman was and is a joy to work with, partly due to his deadpan wit, but also because he can play any kind of music. I guess the song is a metaphor. We who have nothing to ‘wind string around’ are lost in the wilderness. But those who deny this need are ‘burning our playhouse do...

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