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Sowing Some Garfunkel & Oates

At last, the official music video has arrived for my favorite Garfunkel & Oates song, “This Party Took a Turn for the Douche.” Don’t watch it at work, unless your workplace won’t be disrupted by your laughter and the faux-gangsta-rap soundtrack’s routine use of the word “motherfucker.” Continue reading

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Top Ten Videos of 2010: 3. Garfunkel & Oates, “Pregnant Women Are Smug”

Like one of my previous list-ees, original credit for bringing G&O to my attention is due to the WTF with Marc Maron podcast — specifically, a live episode from early 2010 that featured Kate Micucci (a.k.a. “Oates,” the brunette one). Her abundant charm came through in her conversation with Maron, and I found her solo voice-and-ukelele ditties delightful.[1. "The Nap Song" stuck with me in particular, which became oddly coincidental about a week later when I ended up taking a nap with a young lady — and by "taking a nap" I mean exactly that, you horndogs.] Googling for more, I discovered her having formed a duo with Riki Lindhome (a.k.a. “Garfunkel,” the blonde one) and I was an immediate fan. Continue reading

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