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| + | '''The Countryside''' is a novelty song written and performed by [[Jim Henson]], and it was the flip side of his song "[[Tick-Tock Sick]]" on Signature Records. Showing influences from [[Spike Jones]] and [[Stan Freberg]], it tells the story of a man who gets fed up with the noises of the city, and decides to move to the country. However, one he's there, the sounds of the country annoy him so much that he moves back to the city. |
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| + | Throughout the song, which is entirely in spoken rhyme, multiple sound effects are heard, punctuating the sounds described by the narrator. |
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Revision as of 04:07, 2 May 2015
The Countryside is a novelty song written and performed by Jim Henson, and it was the flip side of his song "Tick-Tock Sick" on Signature Records. Showing influences from Spike Jones and Stan Freberg, it tells the story of a man who gets fed up with the noises of the city, and decides to move to the country. However, one he's there, the sounds of the country annoy him so much that he moves back to the city.
Throughout the song, which is entirely in spoken rhyme, multiple sound effects are heard, punctuating the sounds described by the narrator.