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Which "historical" song gets the biggest reaction in concert?

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Which non-"historical" gets the biggest reaction? The historical song that seems to get everyone really excited is "Teddy Days." It's a very frenetic song to begin with, but before we play it, I encourage the kids to engage in a full-on Mr. Universe-style muscle posedown while we play it. I of course demonstrate some of my favorite poses in order to give them some ideas. "Obedience School" and "Vegetarian T-Rex" are generally pretty chaotic as far as non-historical material goes. I've actually tried to figure out how to jettison our non-historical stuff so that our shows make more thematic sense, but people keep saying things like "We'll be there Saturday and please please play 'Obedience School'." Which is easier for you -- music or lyrics? Do you write those separately or together? Usually they come together -- a line like "He was a puny sickly child" (the first line of "Teddy Days") will arrive fully formed with melody as I'm walking to pick up my daughter from day care or ...  more

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