Editing Marvin the Paranoid Android (section)

===The Double B-Side===
"Reasons To Be Miserable" was released in 1981. Its official title was ''The Double 'B'-Side'', and it was a double B-side single released by [[Polydor]]<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.discogs.com/Marvin-The-Paranoid-Android-The-Double-B-Side/release/214117 |title=Marvin The Paranoid Android – The Double B-Side |access-date=15 April 2012 |type=Vinyl |website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref> on Depressive Discs. The song involves Marvin describing his views on life ("I'd feel a little better if they broke me up for spares", "If I had my time again, I'd rather be a lemming"), to a [[synthesiser]] backing. The title is a reference to the hit song "[[Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3]]" by [[Ian Dury]] and [[The Blockheads]].

"Marvin I Love You" was the other B-side. Marvin describes finding a love letter in his data banks eons after receiving it. The female vocal is provided by [[Kimi and Ritz|Kimi Wong-O'Brien]]. The song was a frequently requested tune on the [[Dr. Demento]] radio show, and was featured on several Dr. Demento compilation albums. As of 2008, it is ranked 56 out of the top 100 favorite novelty tunes on the official Dr. Demento web site.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://solonor.com/100demented.html | title=Dr. Demento's TOP 100 (or so) DEMENTED HITS (from Funny 25’s) – 1974 to 2022 | website=Solonor.com | accessdate=20 December 2023 }}</ref>