Ana Ng
Ana Ng

They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng Lyrics

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Oct 22, 1991
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Ana Ng Lyrics

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

Writer(s): JOHN FLANSBURGH, JOHN LINNELL, JOHN C. FLANSBURGH, JOHN S. LINNELL
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What inspired the title 'Ana Ng'?

    'Ana Ng' was inspired by band members John Flansburgh and John Linnell finding a large number of people with the surname 'Ng' in the New York City phone book. The name 'Ng' is a common Cantonese family name.

  2. Was 'Ana Ng' ever released as a single in the US?

    'Ana Ng' was never officially released as a single in the US. It was only used for promotional purposes in the US but saw official releases in the UK, Australia, and later Europe.

  3. What album features the song 'Ana Ng'?

    'Ana Ng' is featured on They Might Be Giants' 1988 album titled 'Lincoln'.

  4. Did 'Ana Ng' chart in any music rankings?

    'Ana Ng' made its first US chart appearance by reaching number 11 on the US Modern Rock chart.

  5. Who directed the music video for 'Ana Ng'?

    The music video for 'Ana Ng' was directed by Adam Bernstein and shot at Ward's Island Fireman's Training Center.

  6. Is there any notable critical reception for 'Ana Ng'?

    'Ana Ng' has been well received by numerous critics. Robert Christgau called it a "beyond-perfect tour de force," and Stephen Thomas Erlewine described it as having "irresistible pop hooks." Steve Huey named it "a masterpiece of pop absurdism."

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