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Innes's inspiration for the song was the title of a story in an old American pulp fiction crime magazine he came across at a street market. [1] Stanshall's primary contribution was to shape "Death Cab for Cutie" as a parody of Elvis Presley (notably Presley's 1957 hit "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"), and he sang it as such, with undertones of 1950s doo-wop.
Gibbard took the band name from the song "Death Cab for Cutie", which was written by Neil Innes and Vivian Stanshall and recorded by their group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. The song is a track on the Bonzo's 1967 debut album, Gorilla, and was performed by them in the Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour.
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (also known as the Bonzo Dog Band or the Bonzos) was created by a group of British art-school students in the 1960s. [1] Combining elements of music hall, trad jazz and psychedelia with surreal humour and avant-garde art, the Bonzos came to public attention through appearances in the Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour and the 1968 ITV comedy show Do Not Adjust ...
The American rock band Death Cab for Cutie has recorded songs for ten studio albums, as well as numerous extended plays. This list comprises the band's recorded catalog, as well as non-album singles, covers, and recorded appearances on other albums.
Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock group from Bellingham, Washington and was formed in 1997 by Ben Gibbard as a side project from Pinwheel. After releasing a demo tape, he added guitarist Chris Walla , bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good to the band.
Between Transatlanticism, the band’s fourth album of hazy indie-rock balladry, and the lite electronica of his short-lived but cherished side-project The Postal Service, Gibbard created a safe ...
The Best of the Bonzo Dog Band is a CD collecting the best cuts from albums of The Bonzo Dog Band. It was released in 1990 on Rhino Records. Track listing "The Intro ...
We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes is the second studio album by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie.It was released on March 21, 2000, through Barsuk Records.The band, which originally included singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard, guitarist/producer Chris Walla, bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good, formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997.