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5 unusual facts about Fountains of Wayne


Basil Hayden's

The Fountains of Wayne song "Red Dragon Tattoo" from the album Utopia Parkway features the line "Drink down a lot of Basil Hayden/Get kicked out when I can't see straight."

Chuck Scarborough

Scarborough and Simmons are mentioned in the Fountains of Wayne song "Traffic & Weather" from their 2007 album of the same title.

Faryl Amadeus

After seeing her in Paper magazine Adam Neustadter cast Faryl as Beth McKenzie, opposite Demetri Martin in the Fountains of Wayne video Someone to Love.

Sink to the Bottom

"Sink to the Bottom" was the second single by Fountains of Wayne, from their debut album also titled Fountains of Wayne.

The Story in Your Eyes

Fountains of Wayne did a cover version of the song for their 2010 album Sky Full of Holes, it was available only as an Amazon.com MP3 bonus track.


Beatnik Turtle

Their sound is rooted in the song-based pop-rock sound of They Might Be Giants, Fountains of Wayne, The Saw Doctors, Barenaked Ladies, Cracker, Cake, and The Beatles.

Beyond the Calm of the Corridor

Producer Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy fame, Co-Producer James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins fame), contributed his guitar works on "Killing Me".

Fondly

The album’s acclaim earned Fondly a recording contract with local label Scratchie Records which was founded by James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky (ex-The Smashing Pumpkins) and Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy).

Matthew Felker

He has been seen in Britney Spears' hit "Toxic" music video, directed by Joseph Kahn He also appeared in the music video for Fountains of Wayne's Stacy's Mom directed by Chris Applenbaum, Dido's "White Flag" again directed by Kahn, as well as Celine Dion's "Have You Ever Been In Love" video.

Phil Hurley

After a year and a half with Tracy, Phil stepped away to participate in the fertile Seattle music scene, where he recorded with groups like the Tycoons, Hulabees, Shuggie and Alex Woodard, and toured with Miles Hunt (of The Wonder Stuff), Lisa Loeb and Fountains of Wayne among others.

Q Division Studios

Other bands and artists who have recorded at the studio include James Taylor, Aimee Mann, Jerry Douglas, Gigolo Aunts, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Dropkick Murphys, Jon Brion, Eli "Paperboy" Reed and The True Loves, Merrie Amsterburg, YoYo Ma, The Click Five, Al Kooper, Morphine (band), Graham Parker, Fountains of Wayne, and Mission of Burma.


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Sink to the Bottom

The two other tracks on the single – "Kid Gloves" and the live version of "Can't Get It Out of My Head" – were unavailable on any Fountains of Wayne album until the release of Out-of-State Plates in 2005.