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“Afternoons And Coffeespoons” by Crash Test Dummies
From the album God Shuffled His Feet (1993)
“Afternoons And Coffeespoons” by Crash Test Dummies appears on 10 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1994 and 2005. It was first released in 1993 on the album God Shuffled His Feet. Its best result is #71 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #232 alternative song of 1994 and #2,314 alternative song of all time.
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Crash Test Dummies borrowed the title and the mood of "Afternoons and Coffeespoons" from T. S. Eliot's 1915 poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", and Brad Roberts has explained it as his own fretful dread of growing old, set to a tune. It sits on God Shuffled His Feet, their 1993 album, and Arista sent it out in June 1994 as the record's third single.
Roberts sings lead and plays acoustic and electric guitars, while Ellen Reid adds piano, keyboards, accordion and backing vocals, with guest Larry Beers on drums. The band produced it with Jerry Harrison, and Tom Lord-Alge mixed. It has been called the fans' favorite Dummies song, and it went to number two in Iceland and number seven in Canada. Billboard's Larry Flick found it not quite as catchy as "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" but plenty easy to hum.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1079 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1081 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1082 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2001 | 655 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 1081 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1066 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1066 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1066 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2005 | 548 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
Also listed as: Afternoons and Coffeespoons; Afternoons & Coffeespoons.
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