The Small Hours

The Small Hours
Episode	"The Singing" "Darwin's Yearbook: Teachers"
Season	5
Sung by	Mr. Small
Singing voice	Adam Long
Genre	New Age ("Hit Single") Synthpop ("This Boy's Not My Son") Hard rock ("Rock and Roll Orthodontist") Experimental ("Mother")

The Small Hours is an album created and self-funded by Mr. Small, featured in "The Singing" and reprised in "Darwin's Yearbook: Teachers." It contains at least four songs: "Hit Single," "This Boy's Not My Son," "Rock and Roll Orthodontist," and "Mother," which is an experimental song in which Mr. Small screams at Alison.

Lyrics

"Hit Single"

Mister Small: Hit single, hit single...

"This Boy's Not My Son"

Mister Small: [Robotic voice] Can't you see it's clear to me
This boy is not my son.

"Rock and Roll Orthodontist"

Mister Small: [Distant] Rock and roll orthodontist, rock and roll orthodontist

Trivia

• Its version in the European airings of "Darwin's Yearbook: Teachers" shows no text.

Cultural references

• The album cover is inspired by that of the album Por Primera Vez by Constantino "Tino" Fernandez.
• "This Boy's Not My Son" sounds very similar to the Kraftwerk song "The Robots." His outfit is similar to those worn on the cover of The Man-Machine, the same album that features "Die Roboter."
  • The lyrics may be a reference to "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson.
• "Rock and Roll Orthodontist" may be a reference to "Rock N Roll McDonald's" by Wesley Willis.
• "Mother" is a reference to "Come to Daddy" by Aphex Twin.