FAWM: "Particle Duel (Fake TMBG Song)"

Particle Duel (Fake TMBG Song)

Skirmish: A fake song from your fav... (@bunga)

Liner Notes

For the skirmish prompt "fake song from your favorite band." They Might Be Giants was a huge influence on me growing up. (Tbh "Government Spy" already really sounded like a TMBG song but here's another one.)

This is probably actually extremely incorrect about how quantum entanglement works

Lyrics

Help I've been entangled with another particle And every step one of us makes, the other takes as well And the wave function collapses if you dare to turn around So I'm moving 20 paces til I hear the gunshot sound

Hear the gunshot sound, oh hear the gunshot sound Do not turn around until you hear…

Help I've been entangled with another particle And when one of us draws the gun, the other does as well And Lin Manuel Miranda's salivating at the bit He wants to write a musical about entanglement

About entanglement, about entanglement And everyone will say it's not as good as Hamilton

Can we just sit down for coffee, I'm not interested in duels I’ve never been competitive, I’d rather remain cool The wave function collapses if you dare to turn around So move infinite paces and try not to make a sound

The wave function collapses if you dare…

Comments

@robynmackenzieMod 5d

I love the simplicity of this! Lovely singing too. I know nothing about quantum entanglement but this is really nice.

@nwhosings 1w

I don't know anywhere enough about quantum entanglement to comment on accuracy, but I love these lyrics! Clever word play and rhyming paired with a really catchy yet simple melody? Amazing! Also the ending is.......

@bunga 1w

This is amazing. As a big TMBG guy myself, this evokes them clearly and, much like TMBG, this had me laughing at a few points.

@orinthebard 1w

Yay, I'm glad a fellow fan found it

@ductapeguyMod 1w

The Lin manual Miranda verse is inspired. I have been entangled by this song.

@ryuu 1w

awww I appreciate a good quantum physics metaphor, and this is well executed!

@drumblanket 1w

The notes scream disappointment and the voice says "thats my life" Youve nailed an emotion here and its really well done. Looking forward to more songs by you!