Flibbertigibbet

I liked the commercial too. But I cannot find out who sings the song. Does anyone know who sings the song? I searched google with this exact inquiry = http://www.google.com/search?q=%22That+Beard+of+Bees%22+It+Has+No+Power+Over+Me!+&hl=en&lr=&filter=0 , and received four search results !! From Google! Well, after I picked my lip up off the ground, I came to this blog, because it was the only one out of the four which referenced the commercial and therefore the song. Someone please help me out. Worse case scenario the song is just a made up jingle for the commercial. But, it is very rhythmic, Jamaican-esque, and as Flibbertigibbet mention before me, too unbefitting anything remotely evocative of the Dunkin Doughnuts brand or products to support the likelihood of a made up jingle; it references no products. Please help me out and send responses to jerry.hamilton@yahoo.com

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SONG,

I AM DESPERATLY TRYING TO FIND IT!

YES SOMEONE PLEASE POST THE NAME OF THE SONG i'm obsesed

I'm obsessed too...if anyone knows, please post it!

Human interest story by they might be giants

thank you!
but i cannot find the song under that name anywhere!

plz find this song, i dont think its they might be giants, though dunkin did use there songs in previous commercials, this is the only place that mentions the commercial.... ugh

oh my goodness, the head on commercials. Head on, apply directly to the forehead! now there's a commercial that really drills itself into your head.

Man, I'm addicted too. And I'm glad I'm not the only one. If you find out, let me know as well.

I lookeed through all of the They Might Be Giants albums, and that song isn't on any of them. And, as a fan of the band, I gotta say, it doesn't really sound like any of the singers in the band. I need to find out, that song is awesome.

Ahhh! I thought I was the only one that really liked this song. I need it!! I've been asking around but nobody has a clue. :(

Oh my god, I'm so glad I found other people who are obsessed with the human interest story ad! I agree that it doesn't sound like TMBG, notwithstanding the coolness of both the ad and TMBG.

lmao, everyone found this site b/c they googled the lyrics to the song. how hilarious and good/bad for the webmaster of this page. anyway, yea im obsessed with the song too and can't find it anywhere. pls email me if you find out who sang it or if its a jingle tell me where i can download it. thx

Hahaha wow I thought I was the only one ^_^;

I have nothing to say that hasn't been said before...any luck anyone?

I need this song. It will haunt my dreams until I find out what it is.

Found on the AdTunes.com Forum:
It's an unreleased song done by They Might Be Giants. They'll probably eventually put it up for download.

This is awesome. I love you all, cause I have been wondering what this song is since I heard it! I kept hearing it over and over on the commercial, it was making me crazy! Good song.

I feel so understood. :)

Ashley

My blog is so boring and now all of a sudden people are flocking here because of a silly commercial.

So Weird.

i know im about to help a lot of lost souls on the internet that are searching for this song:

http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/TMBW.Net_MP3s

there you go. scroll down and they have all the dunkin donut songs done by 'they might be giants', the only problem is they still have the tagline, but hey its still a great song

THANKS!! it probably is an unreleased song because I can't find it anywhere, so they might have it up soon, like the full version of it.

yeah, all of dunkin donuts commercials songs are by they might be giants...I love all of their commercials lol...Its like one million degrees

Thank God for the internet. I may have possibly been alone forever in my love of this commercial without you. Thanks James for the link, too bad the clip minus tagline is only like 15 seconds. Can someone get this commercial up on youtube?

I seriously doubt that this song is by They Might Be Giants. I'm a long-time fan of TMBG and I'd know their voices anywhere... I've heard them on other commercials and a few TV show theme songs ("Malcolm in the Middle" and "The Oblongs"), but I think you need to keep looking on this one.

Cynthia, I'm inclined to agree with you. I've been a TMBG fan for almost 10 years now and the singer in that song doesn't sound anything like them.

I could be wrong, but I am honestly skeptical.

I can't believe some of you people think that this series of commercials don't sound like TMBG!

When I heard all of these commercials, the first band I thought of was They Might Be Giants.

I think it's really obvious that they are They Might Be Giants songs.

HA! I just wanted to add my name to the people who found their way to this forum after googling the lyrics, after seeing the commercial. I feel like a drone! Good song!

i'm hooked on this song too. Thanks for the info!

From the above mentioned website: http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/TMBW.Net_MP3s

Human Interest Story
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Song Name: Human Interest Story

Artist: They Might Be Giants

Album: Unreleased

Track Number:

Year: 2006

Run Time: 0:30

Sung By: John Linnell

Trivia / Info:

* A song created by TMBG for the Dunkin' Donuts "America Runs On Dunkin'" ad campaign, but released at a later point in time than the others.
* This is the first of the Dunkin' Donuts ads to be sung by John Linnell.

Song Themes: Ads, Insects, Songs Used In Commercials

I don't know how we can possibly begin to thank your hard work and determination in this matter. Ther should be more Americans like us.

the singer sounds NOTHING like John Linnell how can any of you think it's TMBG. seriously if anyone knows who really sings the song please tell me so I can get it.

I too founf this song on google. IT IS UNBELIVABLE

yeah this song is great, and I have been a they might be giants fan since flood, and I actually do believe it is them. this song is pretty awesome

Well, if someone on the internet said it's TMBG, then it must be true. I mean, no one lies on the internet, right?

Do you know what's amazing to me? That I've gotten SO many comments on this post. It's a little bit nuts.

Well I found this site the same way everyone else did and guess what.. im just as confused as when I started... !!!!! HURRAYYYYYY ... this song damn well better have a full version and not just be some 30 second jingle for DD....

Yes I think the baby of Millard Fillmore and Reptilicus would be proud of this site. Just by this comment alone it's pirattitude has risen 13.2%. Anyways, the song is pretty good but its no match for The Rubberband Man. The Spinners were freaking pimps.

i too am a lost soul searching the depths of the internets bowels trying to find the origins of the human interest story commercial. This is the first good hit i've had in a week. They might be giants eh? i never would have guessed... i was thinking something more like "men at work"... but thank you all that have contributed, i can now sleep peacefully...

I really don't understand how you self-proclaimed TMBG fans can say it doesn't sound like them! I knew it was Linnell the first time I heard it, both because of the smart randomness of the lyrics and the voice. The voice cadence and inflection sounds a lot like Dr. Worm, there's no mistaking it. And incidentally, the TMBW site is about as reputable a source as you can get when it comes to matters of TMBG. It's not some miscellaneous blog post or something.

Jared, settle down.

I was just about to head out of my apartment and gather up all the other people who don't think it sounds like John and set up a shrine outside of your house as the greatest TMBG fan ever.

I mean, who else could who else could qualify a single pop-culture reference (beard of bees) as both SMART and RANDOM and, above that, properly attribute the 15 seconds of lyrics and music to the right source apart from the sound of the voice singing it. Truly, you ARE the greatest fan.

But you can't seriously expect us to gather up all the candles, flowers, and sweetmeats necessary for such an offering over night.

The quorum of most unworthy fans of TMBG have yet to vote on this, but I think it's safe to tell you now that we were also going to give official recognition to you as the authority on the truthiness of everything that appears on the internet. I mean, how could we possibly question the reliability of a wiki?!? We're fools! FOOLS!

Thank you so much, Jared, for coming to my lowly blog and showing your obvious disdain for us. It keeps us from getting too big for our britches. We're most unworthy. Thank you for reminding us.

All sarcasm aside, as stated earlier, I understand that I may be mistaken. It's been a while since I've listened to my TMBG albums and this commercial could very well be theirs. It seems likely given that TMBG has worked on all the other ads in this campaign.

If it's an unreleased album and it doesn't appear anywhere but on a wiki AND one doesn't recognize the voice of John Linnell, it's not unreasonable to desire some additional verification, such as a statement from the add agency, Hill & Holiday, or Dunkin' Donuts.

At any rate, we're talking about a commercial. It really doesn't require this much discussion.

Flibby, I appreciate you putting me in my place. Didn't mean for my email to come across as haughty or represent myself as the definitive TMBG fan, so I'm glad you called me out. I was just surprised that other TMBG fans didn't get the TMBG vibe from the commercial. All apologies to those whose allegiance I may have inadvertently questioned.

I tease because I care.

Hey everyone! I found this site by googling the words in the Dunkin' commercial. When are TMBG going to release the full version of this song? As an artist myself, I must admit that this is a dope track.

After 21 years of listening to TMBG I wouldn't have to hear the voice to know this is their song. Flansy and Linnell write and style like no others. These are not cheap imitation lyrics. Please folk family, who else can sing of the absurd in such a serious way? Linnell often changes voice and texture. Ask my 6 year old who does that song and he will tell you it's the same guy from Here Come the ABC's and NO!

I LOVE THIS COMMERICIAL TOO!!! YOU GUYS ARE ALL MY FRIENDS!

Those of you who claim that these lyrics are inimicably and unmistakably TMBG are foolish.

There simply isn't enough material to those lyrics to establish the identity of the writer to claim superior or inferior quality.

The structure is extremely basic. The first line of the first "stanza" announces the general topic and is followed by two lines of "chorus." The first line of the second "stanza" provides a specific, common example of the topic introduced in the first. Again the "chorus is repeated.

Folks, I hate to break it to you: It's a JINGLE.

It may be part of a longer song, but without the additional material there is insufficient evidence to identify the author.

I will close the comments to this discussion if another one of you schmucks comes on here and insults or condescends to me and anyone else who does not recognize the voice in the song. I don't care if you're the biggest TMBG fan ever or that your six year old child has perfect pitch. Neither of those are acceptable evidence for the case.

It seems likely that the song is by TMBG given that they've provided the music for all the other commercials in this campaign. Were it not for that fact, you'd have a hard time convincing me of even the possibility.

haha i wasnt completely sure but i kept thinking it sounds like something tmbg wrote-i wasnt sure if one of the johns that was singing, he does sound a bit different--thanks for the info! i cant believe theres so much hype over this commercial--leave it to the giants!

Why are you people so damn obsessed with a song from donut commercial? ZOMG that BK commercial sang about having it my way I MUST HAVE THAT SONG!