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Song: Hardware Store

Running Time: 3:44

Album: Poodle Hat

Parody of: None; originally intended as a style parody of Presidents of the United States of America

Lyrics: Lyrics

Video: None

Fan Video

Download/Listen: None

Forum: Forum Discussion Page

Trivia

  • "Every 27th customer will get a ball peen hammer free" is another mention of the number 27.
  • The rapid-fire list of products the hardware store has consists of 61 items.
  • The sound of tools operating rhythmically in the intro may have been inspired by Money by Pink Floyd
  • Al stated that he wouldn't ever perform this song in concert, because of the quick, hard-to-sing lyrics.
  • The song originally began as a grunge spoof in the style of the Presidents of the United States of America.

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