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Along similar lines (but not anything "hidden") is the song (songs?) "Fingertips" on They Might Be Giants' "Apollo 18". It's not that the song is hidden but it
by soylentcola 11y ago
Along similar lines (but not anything "hidden") is the song (songs?) "Fingertips" on They Might Be Giants' "Apollo 18".
It's not that the song is hidden but it was another bit of fun to be had with the newly mainstream CD format in the early 90's.
When most people bought albums on vinyl and cassette, sequential listening was the norm. Sure, you could skip ahead by moving the needle on a turntable or FF/RW on a tape deck but mostly it was one track after another.
But since CD included such novel features as "shuffle" and custom track order, TMBG split "Fingertips" (a series of shorter 5-20sec songs and phrases) into 21 separate tracks.
The end result was that listening on shuffle led to these random little snippets popping up in weird places between the longer, "proper" songs on the album. Not the same gimmick as a hidden track but a fun bit of novelty nonetheless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXmBs1OppXw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXmBs1OppXw