He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot.
"He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot." is a single by American indie rock band Grandaddy, from their second studio album, The Sophtware Slump, released in 2000. The song was featured on the soundtrack of UK hidden camera show Trigger Happy TV[1] and the films Jackpot (2001), The Forest for the Trees (2003), and Occupation: Dreamland (2005).[2]
At approximately 3 minutes and 40 seconds in, the song contains a musical reference to their earlier single "A.M. 180" from Under the Western Freeway in the form of the synthesizer hook which opens that track.
Grandaddy toured with Elliott Smith in 2000 and he would occasionally join them onstage and sing lead vocals on parts of this song.
Actor Jason Lee has cited this song as the inspiration to name his child Pilot Inspektor.[3]
Track listing
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"He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot." |
8:56 |
| 2. |
"Wives of Farmers" |
3:40 |
| 3. |
"N. Blender" |
3:59 |
References
- ^ "Images for Various - Trigger Happy TV - Soundtrack To Series 2". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=636917. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Grandaddy". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2584899/#Soundtrack. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.cracked.com/article_15765_20-most-bizarre-celebrity-baby-names.html
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