Ana Ng
They Might Be Giants
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Make a hole with a gun perpendicular To the name of this town in a desk-top globe Exit wound in a foreign nation Showing the home of the one this was written for My apartment looks upside down from there Water spirals the wrong way out the sink And her voice is a backwards record It's like a whirlpool and it never ends Ana Ng and I are getting old And we still haven't walked in the glow of each others majestic presence Listen Ana hear my words They're the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you All alone at the sixty-four World's Fair Eighty dolls singing small world after all Who was at the Dupont Pavilion? Why was the bench still warm? Who had been there? Or the time when the storm tangled up the wire To the horn on the pole at the bus depot And in the back of the edge of hearing These are the words the voice was repeating Ana Ng and I are getting old And we still haven't walked in the glow of each others majestic presence Listen Ana hear my words They're the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge, I don't want the world, I just want your half They don't need me here, and I know you're there (don't need me) Where the world goes by like the humid air (world goes by) And it sticks like a broken record Everything sticks like a broken record Everything sticks until it goes away (it goes home) And the truth is, we don't know anything (don't know) Ana Ng and I are getting old And we still haven't walked in the glow of each others majestic presence Listen Ana hear my words They're the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you Ana Ng and I are getting old And we still haven't walked in the glow of each others majestic presence Listen Ana hear my words They're the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you Ana Ng and I are getting old And we still haven't walked in the glow of each others majestic presence Listen Ana hear my words They're the ones you would think I would say if there was a me for you
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Written by: JOHN FLANSBURGH, JOHN LINNELL, JOHN C. FLANSBURGH, JOHN S. LINNELL
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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15 facts about this song
Song Information"Ana Ng" is a song by the American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants.
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Album DetailsThe song was released in 1988 as part of the album "Lincoln".
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Lead Single"Ana Ng" served as the lead single for the "Lincoln" album.
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Chart PositionDespite being less mainstream, "Ana Ng" reached No. 11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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Song InterpretationThe song is said to convey the theme of a separated couple, in which Ana Ng lives on the opposite side of the world.
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Writer's InspirationJohn Linnell, one half of the duo, received inspiration for the song's premise from a world map. According to him, the antipode of their location (New York), a point in the Indian Ocean near Vietnam, must be where Ana Ng lives.
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Meaning of "NgThe name "Ng" is a prevalent Cantonese surname and is often pronounced like "ing."
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Music VideoThe music video for "Ana Ng" employs the technique of shadow puppetry, with the band members' hands creating silhouettes against a bright backdrop.
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Recognition by Rolling StoneIn 2013, "Ana Ng" was ranked No. 85 in Rolling Stone's readers' poll of the best songs of the 80s.
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Mysterious VoiceThe rapid, high-pitched voice heard at the beginning of the song is actually the voice of John Linnell sped up, saying "The following people are dead..."
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Popular Song in Concert"Ana Ng" remains a popular song during They Might Be Giants' live performances.
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Usage in MediaThe song was featured in an episode of the television show "Malcolm in the Middle".
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Cover VersionsSeveral artists have covered "Ana Ng". For instance, Boston-based band, "Freeze Pop" recorded a cover for a They Might Be Giants tribute album.
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Iconic LyricsThe phrase "I don't want the world, I just want your half," from the song "Ana Ng," is often quoted by fans and is emblematic of They Might Be Giants' quirky and smart lyrical style.
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Not a Love SongAlthough "Ana Ng" is often interpreted as a love song, John Linnell has stated in multiple interviews that it's not specifically about a romantic relationship. Instead, it's more broadly about the concept of longing and the impossibility of certain desires.
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