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Dutch Orchestra Blues

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Dutch Orchestra Blues
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Album

Isopanisad Radio Hour

Released

2000

Artist

the Mountain Goats

Length

2:57

Previous Track

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Next Track

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Dutch Orchestra Blues is the fourth song on the EP Isopanisad Radio Hour.

Lyrics[]

Somewhere in secret, the Dutch orchestra's playing
Somewhere in secret, the Dutch orchestra's playing real nice
Real nice

And they play so quiet, you can hear the passing traffic
And they play so quiet, you can hear the passing traffic
And the cars buzz by, and the wind blows
And I may walk past, and I may not
And someone may notice, or it may all slide right by
And you may love me, or you may not love me at all anymore
But the sun will shine on Holland in the spring
And God will watch over the members of the orchestra for me
With all his available energies
Yeah yeah

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]

  • "I always forget that that's one of my favorite ones" -- 2016-04-16 - Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center - York, PA
  • "This, uh, was on one of the one-sided twelve-inches that came out, like, ten years or fifteen years ago or something. It, uh, it's like, of the species of mid-period Mountain Goats songs where there's a little story and you think there's going to be a gigantic punchline? But the whole point is that there isn't one. But the thing is, you can feel the song tending toward a punchline. The submerged, buried punchline was a great joy to me." -- 2018-09-11 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ

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