For those of you unfamiliar with the band Pink Martini, Hey Eugene is a completely misleading introduction. It is, however, a great story song and one that half of the people I knew in college could have written so this is the one you're getting first.
Pink Martinis some closer to a small orchestra than an indie band. They do a lot of songs in various languages including classics like Que Sera Sera, Tea for Two, and Bolero. But just when you think you've got them comfortably pigeon-holed they come along with something wholly unexpected like Hey Eugene.
I'll post more from them but for today have a listen and let me know what you think. Every time I listen to it I think of They Might Be Giants and their Your Racist Friend. I wonder if the "you" in the song is named Eugene. Maybe I should made this a "Related or Not" post!
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