Brain Sister

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Low-res!

"Brain Sister" is a song by Limozeen about a book-smart girl. Originating in Summer Short Shorts, subsequent versions extended the lyrics and instrumentation.

[edit] Detailed Information

Album: Archive'd n' Live'd
Track: 2
Time: 47 seconds
Artist(s): Limozeen
Written by: The Brothers Chaps
Style: Glam metal
Origin: A laser show seen in Summer Short Shorts.

[edit] Lyrics

Well, she was only twenty-seventeen
She was a low-res beauty queen
She was a brain, brain, brain sister
Tryin' to put a mark on me
She was a brain, brain, brain sister
Texas Instruments all day

Front row science class
In gym, picked last
She was a brain, brain, brain sister
Tryin' to put a mark on me
She was a brain, brain, brain sister
Texas Instruments all day

And she remembers how they used to duet
And she remembers how they used to duet
And she remembers how they used to duet
And she remembers how they used to duet
I think you know what I mean! All right!

{Instrumental break}

Well, she was only twenty-seventeen
She was a low-res beauty queen
She was a brain, brain, brain sister
Tryin' to put a mark on me
She was a brain, brain, brain sister
Texas Instruments all day

And she remembers how they used to duet
And she remembers how they used to duet
And she remembers how they used to duet
And she remembers how they used to duet
I think you know what I mean!

{spoken} Oh yeah, ooh, all right, uh!

[edit] Summer Short Shorts version

• The verse does not include the "Tryin' to put a mark on me/She was a brain, brain, brain sister" lines, then skips directly to the closing section.
• "And she remembers how they used to duet" is only repeated twice in the closer.
• The Quote of the Week renders the final line as "Tha'll think you know what I mean".

[edit] March 27, 2008 live version

• The first "tryin' to put a mark on me" is omitted.
• Various lines have minor variations in wording.
• The outro is greatly extended, leading Larry Palaroncini to comment that there was "a little disagreement about how to end that song".

[edit] Archive'd n' Live'd album version

• Lyrics say "Tried to make a mark on me" rather than tryin' to put.
• The "Front row science class" verse and second chorus are omitted.
• "And she remembers how they used to duet" is only repeated thrice in the closer.
• The final ad-lib is closer to "Yeah, those ooh, all right, uh!"

[edit] Fun Facts

"We GOTTA work on this ending, guys!"

[edit] Explanations

• Limozeen Live (practice) provides the longest, most complete, set of lyrics for the song.
• "Low res" is short for low resolution, which refers to an image with a low level of detail.

[edit] Trivia

• "Brain Sister" was featured as the Quote of the Week on July 27, 2006.
• At the March 2008 live show, Larry introduced the song with "I think you guys are gonna like this one. This is about the girl that sat in the front of the class."
• The ending riff from "Brain Sister" plays during the band's appearance in an Easter egg in the Strong Bad Email email thunder.
• baddestofthebands.com, a promotional website for the Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People episode "Baddest of the Bands", referred to this song as a "seizure-inducing ballad" that Limozeen is well-known for.
• Limozeen's practice session featuring "Brain Sister" was posted to Twitter on March 20, 2020.

[edit] Real-World References

• Texas Instruments is a computer and electronics company well-known for producing calculators used in academics.
• The lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen" and "I think you know what I mean" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen, you know what I mean" from the Beatles song "I Saw Her Standing There" (in the original recording, the line was "Well she was just seventeen, never been a beauty queen").