"Girl Anachronism" is a song by American dark cabaret duo

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, released as a promo single from their self-titled debut album. The lyrics, alternately angry, apologetic, and full of complaint, deal with Amanda Palmer, the band's lead singer, as a "problem child", a trait which she blames on the fact that she was born a few days premature, by

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. As the song grows, the lyrics split into various subplots, all of which are related to feeling out of place or out of time. This song was used at the end credits of season three, episode five of the

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television series '' Weeds''. The song ranked at number 30 on the 2004 Australian national music chart, Triple J's Hottest 100.

Inspiration

In ''

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'', Amanda Palmer, born in 1976, explains that she "always felt like the twenties or the sixties would have made more sense o be born into, thus prompting her to write this song in an attempt to express those feelings.

Music video

The video for this single was shot, cut, and directed in 2003 by Michael Pope. resdendolls (2007, January 3). ''The Dresden Dolls 'Girl Anachronism' Music Video''

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Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO5APfKnR50 It is focused mostly on the subplots of the song with shots of the band interposed. Like the song itself, it deals mainly with feelings of ill-belonging.

Track listing

# "Girl Anachronism" – 3:03 # "The Jeep Song (LB/JM – Radio Edit)" – 4:19 # "Bad Habit" Some copies contained only the first track.

Personnel

* Amanda Palmer -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

Brian Viglione Brian Viglione (born May 16, 1979, in Greenville, New Hampshire) is an American drummer best known for his work with The Dresden Dolls and Violent Femmes. He was also a prominent member of New York City's cabaret punk orchestra The World/Inferno F ...

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Notes

External links

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Music video director's site
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