88 Lines About 44 Women
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88 Lines About 44 Women is the name of the hit single by the new wave band The Nails
. Originally recorded for their EP Hotel for Women, the song was re-recorded and released to critical and commercial acclaim on the band's 1984 album Mood Swing.
Both 88 Lines about 44 Women and its flipside Reel World (Beat Boys and B-Girls) were digitally remastered and appear on the extended Hotel for Women CD that was released in November 2009.
, each line about a different Simpsons character.
In 1999, David Nielsen of The Brunching Shuttlecocks
recorded a parody entitled "88 Lines About 42 Presidents" about the Presidents of the United States
through Bill Clinton
.
, this song has been falsely attributed to They Might Be Giants
and Nine Inch Nails
, leading to a spread of misinformation about the song's origin. The music site turntable.fm
falsely attributed the song to Lou Reed
.
The Nails
The Nails were a six piece New Wave band that formed in Boulder, Colorado, during the mid 1970s. In Colorado, they were originally named The Ravers, and their roadie, Eric Boucher, later became known as Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys.-History:...
. Originally recorded for their EP Hotel for Women, the song was re-recorded and released to critical and commercial acclaim on the band's 1984 album Mood Swing.
Both 88 Lines about 44 Women and its flipside Reel World (Beat Boys and B-Girls) were digitally remastered and appear on the extended Hotel for Women CD that was released in November 2009.
Parody
In 1997, parody musician The great Luke Ski recorded a parody entitled "88 Lines About 44 Simpsons," a song about The SimpsonsThe Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
, each line about a different Simpsons character.
In 1999, David Nielsen of The Brunching Shuttlecocks
Brunching Shuttlecocks
The Brunching Shuttlecocks is a humor web site that ran from June 1997 to March 2003. Its main contributors were Lore Sjöberg and Dave Neilsen and it ran under the motto "Pure and Simple as a Hammer to the Forebrain."...
recorded a parody entitled "88 Lines About 42 Presidents" about the Presidents of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
through Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
.
False attributions
On music sharing networks such as LimewireLimeWire
LimeWire is a free peer-to-peer file sharing client program that runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and other operating systems supported by the Java software platform. LimeWire uses the gnutella network as well as the BitTorrent protocol. A free software version and a purchasable "enhanced"...
, this song has been falsely attributed to They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are...
and Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, leading to a spread of misinformation about the song's origin. The music site turntable.fm
Turntable.fm
Turntable.fm is a social media website that allows users to interactively share music. The website is run by Billy Chasen, who started it in January 2011, using revenue generated by his previous start-up to fund Turntable.fm. The service allows users to create "rooms," which other users can join...
falsely attributed the song to Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
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Chart positions
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Hot Dance Club Play (US) | |