Time to Pretend (Exploded)

By MGMT and Hrishikesh Hirway

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MGMT became famous for a song about pretending to be famous.

Ben and Andrew trace how the song “Time to Pretend” was made, from its dorm room origins, to its first recording, to re-envisioning it with Grammy-winning producer Dave Fridmann.

About: The (Human) World Communication Studies The Intellect

Published in 2016 as Song Exploder (Podcast) number 62.

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    number=62,
    minutes=15,
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