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* ArchivePanic: Seventeen studio albums, three compilations, numerous singles and EP releases, many tour-exclusive or otherwise rare, some exclusive to music streaming sites, some only released through his tumblr, as well as multiple songs never officially recorded...

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* ArchivePanic: Seventeen Twenty-one studio albums, three compilations, numerous singles and EP releases, many tour-exclusive or otherwise rare, some exclusive to music streaming sites, some only released through his tumblr, as well as multiple songs never officially recorded...
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* CriticalResearchFailure: The song "Anglo-Saxons" conflates the Anglo-Saxons and the Picts to the point of claiming they painted their bodies blue, an error even someone who watched {{Film/Braveheart}} could point out. John Darnielle later admitted he was just trying to make up catchy lyrics and "Anglo-Saxon" sounded better than "Picts" in the metre of the song.
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* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: When their songs are not NightmareFuel or steer too far into being TearJerker, a good chunk of their catalog is calming and life-affirming. Even the songs that WordOfGod doesn't find heartwarming (such as "Going to Georgia" and "Never Quite Free"), fans manage to find them to be touching, [[DeathOfTheAuthor something which John nevertheless supports]].
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Seeing John dressed up as ProfessionalWrestling/CMPunk in the video for "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" is pretty damn hilarious.

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Seeing John dressed up as ProfessionalWrestling/CMPunk Wrestling/CMPunk in the video for "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" is pretty damn hilarious.
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* TearJerker: [[TearJerker/TheMountain Goats Dozens]].

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* TearJerker: [[TearJerker/TheMountain Goats [[TearJerker/TheMountainGoats Dozens]].

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* TearJerker: Dozens.

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* SignatureSong: "This Year" and "No Children".
* TearJerker: Dozens.[[TearJerker/TheMountain Goats Dozens]].




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** [[https://youtu.be/fRcqv57iZWY "Signal Flare #4 - Ballad of the Errant Scallop"]] is a mini-tune about John Darnielle's new mug, which shows all the fish you can get at a sushi bar...except for scallops, which he attributes to a malicious anti-scallop guild.
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* ArchivePanic: Seventeen studio albums, three compilations, numerous singles and EP releases, many tour-exclusive or otherwise rare, as well as multiple songs never officially recorded...

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* ArchivePanic: Seventeen studio albums, three compilations, numerous singles and EP releases, many tour-exclusive or otherwise rare, some exclusive to music streaming sites, some only released through his tumblr, as well as multiple songs never officially recorded...


* PainfulRhyme: Apparently, in the song "Indonesia", John almost rhymed the title with the word 'Rafflesia' (a flower that grows in said country).
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* GeniusBonus: John Darnielle is one of the most well-read singers in music. He's written songs about everything from HP Lovecraft to obscure boxing champs to minor Greek political events.[[note]]"Lovecraft in Brooklyn", Sonny Liston in "Love Love Love", and "Song for Cleomenes", respectively.[[/note]]

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* GeniusBonus: John Darnielle is one of the most well-read singers in music. He's written songs about everything from HP Lovecraft to obscure boxing champs to minor Greek political events.ancient Roman politics.[[note]]"Lovecraft in Brooklyn", Sonny Liston in "Love Love Love", and "Song for Cleomenes", respectively.[[/note]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: One of the names that protagonists Cyrus and Jeff consider for their group, the titular "Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton", is The Killers. A few years later, [[Music/TheKillers a band in Las Vegas that most decidedly did not play death metal]] would pick up the name and make it famous.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: The song "Anglo-Saxons" conflates the Anglo-Saxons and the Picts to the point of claiming they painted their bodies blue, an error even someone who watched {{Film/Braveheart}} could point out. John Darnielle later admitted he was just trying to make up catchy lyrics and "Anglo-Saxon" sounded better than "Picts" in the metre of the song.
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** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WFEFb3Q18 cover]] of Trembling Blue Stars' "Sometimes I Still Feel the Bruise" has over four times as many views on YouTube as the original, putting it in this territory as well.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Seeing John dressed up as ProfessionalWrestling/CMPunk in the video for "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" is pretty damn hilarious.

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** Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1WFEFb3Q18 cover]] of Trembling Blue Stars' "Sometimes I Still Feel the Bruise" has over four times as many views on YouTube Website/YouTube as the original, putting it in this territory as well.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Seeing John dressed up as ProfessionalWrestling/CMPunk in the video for "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" is pretty damn hilarious.

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