Whilst browsing through game websites and looking for anything good to pass the time; I came across this “Worm” game. It is essentially “Snake”, the popular game that everyone had on their Nokia phones. But instead of circling around in a square trying to eat the object as a snake… you’re a worm.
A thirty second or so sample of music played before coming to an abrupt end and then started all over again as I played. The opening lyrics were from the perspective of a worm who is called “Doctor Worm” by people but isn’t an actual doctor, though it insists that it is an actual worm. I loved this short sample. To me it was jolly music that made playing the ‘Worm’ game more fun.
However, with every listen came a suspicion that the voice who was singing these lyrics sounded familiar…….. The silly, nonsensical but funny subject matter with the upbeat music and blaring horns. There was no way. It couldn’t be.
I searched up the lyrics in Google, and sure enough….. the song was indeed by They Might Be Giants. A song about a fictional worm who plays the drums in a band? What else couldn’t these people write about?
It was first released as a new studio song on the band’s live album “Severe Tire Damage“, released back in 1998.
The Music in My Ears 