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One of my favorites. TMBG used to be the kings of the one-minute masterpiece (or even shorter, in Fingertips). I haven't checked the track lengths on their more recent albums, but I feel like they are all over 1 minute. I hadn't looked at the lyrics to this very closely, so I really appreciate you breaking it down and revealing how great the two Johns are at matching lyrically dark themes into lighter sounding songs.

Regarding anxiety and thoughts, I've been working to change the stories my brain tells, from what maybe worked when I was younger in terms of self-protection but no longer does, to something more open and curious. My anxiety is connected to my brain needing something to stress about, and when there's something obviously pressing (a breakup, a job change, a death in the family), it actually relaxes, as it has something to focus on. It's almost worse sometimes when it's generalized anxiety, as I feel like I "should" be joyful and not anxious.

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They’ve definitely still got it! “The Greatest” of their I Like Fun album comes in under 2 min at 1:46. Not AS short as others but still worth a listen for sure.

Our brains sound similar in the way they operate with anxious thoughts. I can totally relate to feeling calm and relaxed when I know where the anxiety source is. Thank you for sharing Steve!

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After 9/11 I was so scared of another attack on the United States. I used to listen to Man, It's So Loud in Here daily and think about what it was like in those towers. Which hapless workers at the WTC picked up that tape on their way to work that morning, had the new tunes stuck in their head, only to get stuck themselves tens of stories above lower Manhattan knowing that a 767 was embedded several stories below?

Mink Car and Ativan is to me what a delicate cheese is to an aged wine. That's my TMBG/anxiety story anyway.

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Wow, that is a harrowing thought but I totally get it. Thank you for sharing that here.

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