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Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Lyrics
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Once there was this kid who
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Got into an accident and couldn't come to school
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But when he finally came back
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His hair had turned from black into bright white
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He said that it was from when
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The cars had smashed him so hard
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Once there was this girl who
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Wouldn't go and change with the girls in the change room
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And when they finally made her
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They saw birthmarks all over her body
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She couldn't quite explain it
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They'd always just been there
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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But both girl and boy were glad
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'Cause one kid had it worse than that
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'Cause then there was this boy whose
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Parents made him come directly home right after school
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And when they went to their church
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They shook and lurched all over the church floor
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He couldn't quite explain it
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They'd always just gone there
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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English

Once there was this kid who
+
Got into an accident and couldn't come to school
+
But when he finally came back
+
His hair had turned from black into bright white
+
He said that it was from when
+
The cars had smashed him so hard
+
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
+
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
+
Once there was this girl who
+
Wouldn't go and change with the girls in the change room
+
And when they finally made her
+
They saw birthmarks all over her body
+
She couldn't quite explain it
+
They'd always just been there
+
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
+
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
+
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
+
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
+
But both girl and boy were glad
+
'Cause one kid had it worse than that
+
'Cause then there was this boy whose
+
Parents made him come directly home right after school
+
And when they went to their church
+
They shook and lurched all over the church floor
+
He couldn't quite explain it
+
They'd always just gone there
+
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
+
Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm
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Writer: Brad Roberts
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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"Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" is a song by Canadian rock band Crash Test Dummies, and written by its singer Brad Roberts. It was released in October 1993 by Arista and BMG as the band's lead single from their second album, God Shuffled His Feet (1993).

The song received positive critical reviews upon its release, though retrospective reviews have been more negative. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the national charts of Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. In the band's native Canada, it stalled at number 14 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart.

Each of the three verses describes the isolation and suffering of a different child, two of whom have a physical abnormality. In the first verse, a boy is injured in a car accident and misses school for an extended period; when he returns to class, his hair has changed color from black to bright white. In the second verse, a girl refuses to change clothes in the presence of other girls due to the birthmarks that cover her body. The third child is a boy whose parents require that he come directly home after school; during services at their church, they "shake and lurch" across the floor. During a 2010 live performance for the Dutch radio station Kink FM, Roberts whispered "Pentecostal" during the third verse, suggesting this is the denomination of the church.

Most of the lyrics are based on childhood experiences of Roberts. For example, he was in a few serious car crashes as a child, which inspired the first verse; he has a birthmark at the base of his spine which made him a bullying target as a child, inspiring the second verse; and he knew a girl who went to a Pentecostal church, where members were known to speak in tongues, inspiring the third.

He got the idea of a boy's hair turning from black into bright white from stories he had heard about this phenomenon - Canities subita - happening to survivors of perilous experiences, including a man who almost went over the Niagara Falls, and his great uncle who fought in Pacific Theater of World War II and heard Japanese soldiers yelling threats in broken English.

An alternative version sometimes performed at live concerts replaced the third verse with one concerning a boy whose mother disposed of his tonsils after a tonsillectomy, thus depriving him of the possibility of bringing them to show and tell.
Performed by: Crash Test Dummies
Genre(s): Alternative, Alternative rock, One Hit Wonder
Language: English
Length: 3:55
Written by: Brad Roberts
Produced by: Jerry Harrison, Crash Test Dummies
Released: October 1st, 1993
Year: 1993
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