"Four Of Two" by TMBG - on piano!

I'm in the mood for playing songs from the 'NO!' album after a fun evening singing them to my daughter. Here is my version of "Four of Two", which is a great song but a weird way to tell the time.

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[Suziessoliloquy]

You should cover the original demo ;D VERY nice :3

You put my TMBG covers to shame.

[astralbee]

@Suziessoliloquy No way, sis! Your covers are fantastic, listened to them many times. Also like your original songs in a tmbg stylee. BTW do you also get loads of mail querying your British accent on TMBG songs? I get two or three a week.

[geeko55]

Woah man, 2 new videos in one day. Your on a roll, and I'm somewhat addicted to NO!, something about the flair it has cause it was ment for kids, I don't know. XD I really like this song, but this is one of the rare TMBG songs I have a bit of trouble understanding.

[astralbee]

Trouble understanding it... lyrically? Apparently at the time Linnell wrote the song (which was years before 'No' - it previewed on Dial-A-Song with quite different, darker lyrics) there really was a broken clock on the corner of 5th and 22nd that was stuck on 1:56. "Four of Two" was a way of telling the time that I had never heard before... just figured it was a NY thing! But the person in the song doesn't realise the clock is broken, thats the twist in the story. :)

[Suziessoliloquy]

@astralbee Wow I didn't know you had! :') I hadn't even actually dreamed of covering TMBG until I stumbled upon your channel after first getting into the band (your Montana cover alerted me of State songs, incidentally) and thank you so much! I can't say I get those queries, I don't get loads of views anyway so I don't think people really tend to pick up on it :3 I've recently gotten complaints at my deliberate misattribution of Can't Keep Johnny Down after my video was featured on there site ∂x

[phsycicmonkeys]

I think I really like this song on piano. Can't replace the sacred accordion, 'course, but that's not the point. The point is that you're really good! =-D

[undermentals]

Loved it, thanks for posting!

[bigfish1992]

nice piano playing

[scottyc35]

this is no good. cant see your left hand.. you are great, but i am not learning anything from it..

[homestarfan2008]

You hear "four til two" or "four to two". I always just say "one fifty-six." Only times I say til or of are on the quarters.

[JasonDTube]

Calling 1:56 Four of Two is definitely a New York thing. Gotta love us. ^_^

Great rendition!!