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The label was very reluctant to release a song like "Hash Pipe" as the album's lead single. They wanted to release "[[Don't Let Go]]" instead, but Rivers was adamant that "Hash Pipe" be the single. | The label was very reluctant to release a song like "Hash Pipe" as the album's lead single. They wanted to release "[[Don't Let Go]]" instead, but Rivers was adamant that "Hash Pipe" be the single. | ||
Rivers would be vindicated when the song became one of the band's biggest hits, and it is perhaps best known for its driving guitar riff, offbeat lyrical content, Cuomo's falsetto vocals and the gang backup vocals of "whoa-oh-oh." The guitar riff was at least partially inspired by the "Theme From Peter Gunn", the theme music for an old, cops-and-robbers style tv show. The theme has proven to be much more endurable than the show, and has appeared in many TV shows and films, both in its original recording as well as cover versions. Rivers has stated in several interviews at the time of the single's release that he | Rivers would be vindicated when the song became one of the band's biggest hits, and it is perhaps best known for its driving guitar riff, offbeat lyrical content, Cuomo's falsetto vocals and the gang backup vocals of "whoa-oh-oh." The guitar riff was at least partially inspired by the "Theme From Peter Gunn", the theme music for an old, cops-and-robbers style tv show, and composed by Henry Mancini. The theme has proven to be much more endurable than the show, and has appeared in many TV shows and films, both in its original recording as well as cover versions. Rivers has stated in several interviews at the time of the single's release that he stole the riff from ''Spy Hunter'', a popular arcade video game from the 80s which featured a digitized version of the ''Peter Gunn'' theme. | ||
There is some dispute among fans over the song's correct lyrics, and as no official lyric sheet has been released, they remain up for debate. Examples of disputed lyrics are "eyes wide"/"ass wipe" and "big cheese"/"big G's" ( | There is some dispute among fans over the song's correct lyrics, and as no official lyric sheet has been released, they remain up for debate. Examples of disputed lyrics are "eyes wide"/"ass wipe" and "big cheese"/"big G's" (as in 'money'). | ||
==Alternate Versions== | ==Alternate Versions== | ||
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Oh, come on and kick me | Oh, come on and kick me | ||
You got your problems | You got your problems | ||
I got my | I got my eyes wide | ||
You got your big G's | You got your big G's | ||
I got my hash pipe | I got my hash pipe | ||