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The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
Rock · 1992 · 6 tracks

The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)

They Might Be Giants

July 30, 1992 · WEA

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A high-energy collision of funky rhythms and cosmic, surrealist exploration.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks
01
The Guitar (Williamsburgh extended mix)
4:14
02
The Guitar (Outer Planet mix)
6:40
03
Welcome to the Jungle
2:29
04
I Blame You
1:53
05
Moving to the Sun
2:19
06
The Guitar (Even Further Outer Planet mix)
6:39
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the slap bass locks in with the 'Lion Sleeps Tonight' melody on the Williamsburgh mix.
The transition into the ambient, cosmic drift halfway through the Even Further Outer Planet mix.
The unexpected, driving urgency of the non-album track Moving to the Sun.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) sound next to the rest of They Might Be Giants's catalogue?

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The instrumentation foregrounds bass notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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