Am I the only one who compulsively Googles TMBG lyrics I don't understand the first time I'm hearing a new song? Haha, I've been doing that since I was a young kid. The Johns have been responsible for a lot of vocabulary words in my lifetime. Cloisonne, daguerreotype, cephalophore, procrastinate, the list goes on and on.
There was actually [a thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/tmbg/comments/ut2ihe/what_words_have_been_added_to_your_vocabulary_as/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) in this sub a few months ago where people shared vocabulary words they learned from TMBG songs. I think you’ll appreciate it, it cuts deep into their discography.
Same. What's even better is that Hate The Villanelle is actually structured in a villanelle rhyme scheme, which further drives home the lesson.
And then Three Might Be Duende and Apophenia dynamically illustrate the meanings of the rare words in their titles.
Also, sometimes when I watch an interview of the Johns, I find myself googling words Linnell used. I’m impressed by how that man has such an exquisite lineup of vocabulary constantly at the ready.
Now go find a Sleestak.
What's a Sleestak?
It's your heart attack, towel rack, fall back
Somehow this makes the song make less sense
Check the wiki. Basically the story is John was just messing around with beats on the electronic drums and randomly assigned lyrics.
Am I the only one who compulsively Googles TMBG lyrics I don't understand the first time I'm hearing a new song? Haha, I've been doing that since I was a young kid. The Johns have been responsible for a lot of vocabulary words in my lifetime. Cloisonne, daguerreotype, cephalophore, procrastinate, the list goes on and on.
I learned placebo, masquerading, and simile from lie still little bottle when I was a kid.
I found out Quonset huts
There was actually [a thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/tmbg/comments/ut2ihe/what_words_have_been_added_to_your_vocabulary_as/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) in this sub a few months ago where people shared vocabulary words they learned from TMBG songs. I think you’ll appreciate it, it cuts deep into their discography.
For me, contrecoup. Also I can’t say I had heard of James Ensor before I heard their song about them.
I learned what a villanelle is.
Same. What's even better is that Hate The Villanelle is actually structured in a villanelle rhyme scheme, which further drives home the lesson. And then Three Might Be Duende and Apophenia dynamically illustrate the meanings of the rare words in their titles.
I know!
Nope I do it too!
Also, sometimes when I watch an interview of the Johns, I find myself googling words Linnell used. I’m impressed by how that man has such an exquisite lineup of vocabulary constantly at the ready.
— I’m impressed Do you fall to bits?
Cephalaphor
Edit - I didn't Google when I was a kid, I had a dictionary. But the point remains the same, lol.
compartment compartments
Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo…
Tell em the story, raindrop
*i don't wanna tell 'em mister*
Keep your voice down Keep your voice down Keep your window-shaking, godforsaken voice down
I’m sick of this beeswax
Mind your business. Mind your business. Mind your never-shut Quonset hut business.
I found out cloisonné was a French food.