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  1. 09-14-2014 #1
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    Garfunkel and Oates

    Ha ha ha

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    Saw them on Conan the other night. Very funny.
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    I am familiar with the one half of that duo - Kate Micucci - she performed this Kansas classic with Ted's acapella group on an episode of Scrubs:

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    I've seen several of their "routines" -- they're more than just "songs" aren't they? Very clever and they get to the heart of the angst people don't usually express so openly. I'm always just astonished at how many words they memorize and deliver so seemingly spontaneously.
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    They are pretty brilliant in their lyric imagery, wit, and density. I usually have to watch/listen to a tune a few times to get all the references/jokes, lol. A great example:

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    Poor Art. He never gets his due credit for those wonderful vocal arrangements.
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    Ha ha. Ron, you might appreciate this one:

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    Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
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    "Sometimes you have to think outside the box"
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    Sooo true.
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    A garbage can at Arby's--OMG!

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    Fantastic
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    Never heard of them, but the name is hilarious.
    Garfunkel & Oats.......
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    College Humor should do a sketch called "Simon & Hall"..
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    "Satan's Doorbell"

    They make edgy seem effortless. Super, er, tight vocal harmonies, and a wicked wit...
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    Cylon & Garfunkel
    http://video.yandex.ru/users/marcelloo/view/261/
    (I guess Youtube rips it down)

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    Wait'll they hit 59 and 61
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    Artsy indeed.
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    Their writing and stage personas are formidable indeed!

    To me, other than the difference between "all ages" and "adult" writing, they are the "children" of people like Stan Freberg & Tom Lehrer.
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    Honestly i'd pay not to hear it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Modry Effekt View Post
    Honestly i'd pay not to hear it.
    You can do that for free, dickhead.
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    yeah, we're big fans. their new show is also very funny
    And the code is a play, a play is a song, a song is a film, a film is a dance...
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