138: It's the Ugliness Men, Mr. Horrible

138. "Someone Keeps Moving My Chair" by They Might Be Giants [iTunes? Yes] {No official YouTube video}

"We thought that our dreadfulness might be a thing to annoy you with."

This is a cut from the They Might Be Giants album (from 1990) Flood. It was the first They Might Be Giants album I owned. I got it as one of my selections from the Columbia House record club after hearing Istanbul on the radio and seeing the guys perform Birdhouse In Your Soul with Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band. I figured, "Hey, it can't be any worse than that "Thompson Twins Greatest Remixes" cassette I got." (Doctor! Doctor! is a fine song. However, I do not need a nine minute dance remix of it.)

Upon listening to Flood, I was surprised and amazed at how awesome it was from beginning to end. And one of the songs that stood out to me was this one. Why? Well, it was certainly helped by lyrics like this: "Would it be okay with you if we wrote a reminder of things we'd forget to do today otherwise, using a green magic marker, if it's all right, on the back of your head."

I mean, really, who thinks up lyrics like this? Only minds that are slightly askew. I like to think that my mind is slightly askew, too. So, in They Might Be Giants I found some oddballs I could believe in. And sing along with.

"Mr. Horrible. Mr. Horrible. We're not done with you yet, Mr. Horrible. You have to try on these pants so the Ugliness Men can decide if they're just as embarrassing as we think. We have to be sure about this."

COMING UP NEXT: Something happens.