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dubnobasswithmyheadman is the third by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld|Band}}, released in 1994. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."

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dubnobasswithmyheadman is the third album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld|Band}}, released in 1994. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."
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* LongTitle: The album title, which came about after Karl Hyde misread Rick Smith's writing on a cassette box.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: "Dirty Epic".
--> ''"Call me wet trampoline", she said today''
--> ''Well i was too busy with my hand.''
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dubnobasswithmyheadman is the third by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}, released in 1994. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."

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dubnobasswithmyheadman is the third by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}, Music/{{Underworld|Band}}, released in 1994. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."
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* NeoClassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: This album managed to provide a crossover with other crowds, such as pop, rock, techno, indie and electronica fans.

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--> ''I get my kicks on Channel Six''.
* SexOPhone: "Dirty Epic".
--> ''And i got phone sex to see me through the emptiness in my 501s.''

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--> ''I get my kicks on Channel Six''.
* SexOPhone: "Dirty Epic".
--> ''And i got phone sex to see me through the emptiness in my 501s.''
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dubnobasswithmyheadman is a 1994 album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third in their catalogue. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."

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dubnobasswithmyheadman is a 1994 album the third by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third Music/{{Underworld}}, released in their catalogue.1994. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."
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* AllLowerCaseLetters: The album title.

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* AllLowerCaseLetters: AllLowercaseLetters: The album title.
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'''dubnobasswithmyheadman''' is a 1994 album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third in their catalogue. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."

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'''dubnobasswithmyheadman''' dubnobasswithmyheadman is a 1994 album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third in their catalogue. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."

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* RepurposedPopSong: "Dirty Epic" was based on the instrumental single "Dirty" the band released in 1992.


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* WithLyrics: "Dirty Epic" was based on the instrumental single "Dirty" the band released in 1992.
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'''dubnobasswithmyheadman''' is a 1994 album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third in their catalogue and is widely seen as their MagnumOpus. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."

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'''dubnobasswithmyheadman''' is a 1994 album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third in their catalogue and is widely seen as their MagnumOpus.catalogue. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl."
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** Does Karl Hyde sing "an eraser of love" or "a razor of love" in "Cowgirl?" The music video puts [[FlipFlopOfGod both lyrics on screen.]]
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* NonAppearingTitle: The album title doesn't appear in the lyrics. Most songs neither, except for "Spoonman".

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* NonAppearingTitle: The album title doesn't appear in the lyrics. Most songs neither, except for "Dark and Long" and "Spoonman".



* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "River Of Bass", a soothing melody, perfect for relaxing.

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* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "River Of Bass", a soothing melody, perfect for relaxing. And it comes just after "Cowgirl!"

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'''dubnobasswithmyheadman''' is a 1994 album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third in their catalogue and is widely seen as their MagnumOpus. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl".

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'''dubnobasswithmyheadman''' is a 1994 album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third in their catalogue and is widely seen as their MagnumOpus. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl".
"Cowgirl."

It was reissued in 2014 for the 20th anniversary, and in October of that year, the band performed the album live in sequence for the first time ever.



** Which has in turn been remixed as "Nu Train," and performed at shows such as the Live at the Oblivion Ball shows in 2007.



* WordSaladLyrics: The song "Mmm Skyscraper I Love You" was written when Karl Hyde travelled by plane over New York and just wrote down everything that came into mind during the fleight, even the captain saying: "We're 30.000 feet above the Earth".

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** The closing track "M.E." is also gentle, although not quite as much.
* WordSaladLyrics: The song "Mmm Skyscraper I Love You" was written when Karl Hyde travelled by plane over New York and just wrote down everything that came into mind during the fleight, flight, even the captain saying: "We're 30.000 feet above the Earth".
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* WordSaladTitle: Try and say the album title 5 times in one go.

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* AllLowerCaseLetters: The album title.



* OneWordTitle: "Tongue", "Cowgirl", "M.E.".

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* OneWordTitle: The album title and the individual tracks "Tongue", "Cowgirl", "M.E.".
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'''dubnobasswithmyheadman''' is a 1994 album by {{Techno}} band Music/{{Underworld}}. It was the third in their catalogue and is widely seen as their MagnumOpus. Furthermore the album is best remembered for the hits "Dark & Long" and "Cowgirl".

'''Tracklist'''
# "Dark & Long" (7:35)
# "Mmm...Skyscraper I Love You" (13:08)
# "Surfboy" (7:33)
# "Spoonman" (7:41)
# "Tongue" (4:50)
# "Dirty Epic" (9:55)
# "Cowgirl" (8:29)
# "River of Bass" (6:26)
# "M.E." (7:08)

!! Dark & Long Tropes:
* AllMenArePerverts: "Dirty Epic", where a man is no longer interested in his partner and rather engages in phone sex and artificial sex objects.
--> ''"Call me wet trampoline", she said today''
--> ''Well i was too busy with my hand.''
--> ''Shake well before use she said but you never touch me anymore.''
--> ''I was busy listening for phone sex''
--> ''Coming through the back door. In skin-tight trunks. And we all went mental... and danced.''
* TheBigDamnKiss: "Dark & Long"
--> ''Now I kiss you dark & long...''
* BilingualBonus: "M.E." has lyrics in Japanese.
* BrokenRecord: "Cowgirl"
--> ''Everything, everything, everything, everything,...''
* ADateWithRosiePalms: "Dirty Epic".
--> ''"Call me wet trampoline", she said today''
--> ''Well i was too busy with my hand.''
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The album cover is in black-and-white.
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover was designed by the art design collective Tomato and provides black and white typography that has been overlaid so much that the text on it is mostly unreadable.
* DramaticThunder: "Dark & Long"
--> ''Thunder, thunder, lightning ahead''
* EpicRocking: All tracks, except "Tongue" are over six minutes long, with "Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You" being the longest.
* IWantSong: "Cowgirl"
--> ''I want to give you everything''
* LongTitle: The album title, which came about after Karl Hyde misread Rick Smith's writing on a cassette box.
* MinimalisticCoverArt: A series of abstract images.
* NeoClassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: This album managed to provide a crossover with other crowds, such as pop, rock, techno, indie and electronica fans.
* NewSoundAlbum: The album signed the band's departure from SynthPop to straightforward ElectronicMusic (specifically {{Techno}}, big beat, {{Hardcore}} and {{Trance}}).
* NonAppearingTitle: The album title doesn't appear in the lyrics. Most songs neither, except for "Spoonman".
* OneManSong: "Surfboy", "Spoonman".
* OneWomanSong: "Cowgirl".
* OneWordTitle: "Tongue", "Cowgirl", "M.E.".
* ThePowerOfLove: "Mmm, Skyscraper I Love You", written when Karl Hyde flew over New York by plane and witnessed the skyscrapers.
* ProductPlacement: "Dirty Epic"
--> ''I get my kicks on Channel Six''.
* RepurposedPopSong: "Dirty Epic" was based on the instrumental single "Dirty" the band released in 1992.
* SexOPhone: "Dirty Epic".
--> ''And i got phone sex to see me through the emptiness in my 501s.''
* ShoutOut: "Dark & Long" was used in ''Film/{{Trainspotting}}'', but in an almost unrecognizable remix, called the "Dark Train" mix.
* StockSoundEffects: "Tongue" is undercut with sounds of somebody walking outside on a gravel pad and entering a house.
* SurprisinglyGentleSong: "River Of Bass", a soothing melody, perfect for relaxing.
* WordSaladLyrics: The song "Mmm Skyscraper I Love You" was written when Karl Hyde travelled by plane over New York and just wrote down everything that came into mind during the fleight, even the captain saying: "We're 30.000 feet above the Earth".
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