In Praise of They Might Be Giants

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jeffyboyjeffyboy
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I love this band! They won a Grammy recently for the Malcom in the Middle theme and it's getting them some of their best publicity since the Flood hits.



The first time is saw them they were hosting a VERY early Nickelodeon video countdown show singing "The sun is a mass of incandescent gas, a giant nuclear furnace..."



I've been hooked ever since!



Catchy, catchy tunes, smart-goofy lyrics (Where your eyes don't go/a filthy scarecrow waves its broomstick arms

and does a parody of each unconscious thing you do/

When you turn to look its gone but behind your back it's wearing your confused expression /where your eyes dont go) and they were also giving music away on the internet way before it was fashionable.



Any other fans of John and John out there?



Jeff



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  • Reply 1 of 20
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    The first TMBG songs I heard were Istanbul and Particle Man.

    I laughed my ass off and I've been a fan since.







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  • Reply 2 of 20
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    [quote]Originally posted by Brad:

    <strong>The first TMBG songs I heard were Istanbul and Particle Man.

    I laughed my ass off and I've been a fan since.







    [ 09-08-2002: Message edited by: Brad ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I haven't heard any of their stuff in a while. Particle Man is one of my favorites. Hmm, where did I put that CD....
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  • Reply 3 of 20
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    [quote]Originally posted by jeffyboy:

    <strong>I love this band! They won a Grammy recently for the Malcom in the Middle theme and it's getting them some of their best publicity since the Flood hits.



    [ 09-08-2002: Message edited by: jeffyboy ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    MiM is one of my favorite shows, in part due to their scores for the show. I saw an interview by them where they talked about doing the music for the show and why they stopped. They said they enjoyed doing it, but it was just too time-consuming to score a show. Too bad. Still a great show.
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  • Reply 4 of 20
    jeffyboyjeffyboy Posts: 1,055member
    From "Birdhouse in Your Soul"



    "There's a picture opposite me

    of my primitive ancestry

    which stood on rocky shores and

    Kept the beaches shipwreck free

    Though I respect that a lot

    I'd be fired if that were my job

    After killing Jason off and

    countless screaming Argonauts..."



    I'll quit, I could post this stuff all night!



    I figured at least a few people on the boards would dig TMBG, we Mac fanatics being geeks and all.





    Jeff
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  • Reply 5 of 20
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    I digs the TMBG very muchly.
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  • Reply 6 of 20
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    Something grabbed a hold of my hand...I didn't know what had my hand...but thats when all my troubles began.





    FINGERTIPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!



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  • Reply 7 of 20
    trick falltrick fall Posts: 1,271member
    Way back when I was a college student I was on the concert committee and we put them on. It was a good show. I liked when they had dial a song. You could call up a number and they basically had an answering machine that played a new song every day.
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  • Reply 8 of 20
    burningwheelburningwheel Posts: 1,827member
    i'm not a fan. they irritate me too much
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  • Reply 9 of 20
    jeffyboyjeffyboy Posts: 1,055member
    [quote]i'm not a fan. they irritate me too much<hr></blockquote>



    That's what most of my friends say (although not as kindly.)



    Jeff
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  • Reply 10 of 20
    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    Yah, I'm a big fan as I've come to realize. I go through my TMBG stages, then back out. In the process I've acquired most of the off-the-shelf stuff that's out there. I just bought NO a month or so back. I haven't ingested that album yet though, not in a TMBG phase right now.



    The dial-a-song service is down right now (or it WAS), the old machine they were using had a "meltdown" and they're looking for replacement parts. Really they should be able to do it digitally, or hire some bigger telecom type company to do it....but I get the feeling they like the control they get with their old setup. I really wanted to call it up JUST when it broke down. I hope they get it working again.



    Anybody who doesn't know should go here, armed with the latest version of Flash:



    <a href="http://www.tmbg.com"; target="_blank">www.tmbg.com</a>



    then try here:



    <a href="http://www.giantkid.net"; target="_blank">www.giantkid.net</a>





    Both VERY fun sites. MY kudos go out to their web-design team~



    Drew
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  • Reply 11 of 20
    anamacanamac Posts: 80member
    TMBG was written up in the August 12 issue of The New Yorker, in an article by Michael Azerrad. Kind of a history and philosophy approach, with a note of relief that not all bands are just media hype. Nice photo too.



    And guys who play the accordion are hot. :cool:
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  • Reply 12 of 20
    transcendental octothorpetranscendental octothorpe Posts: 188member
    Of course I'm a fan.



    My sig isn't there just for fun. This is serious!
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  • Reply 13 of 20
    colorclassicg4colorclassicg4 Posts: 224member
    What's that blue thing doing here?
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  • Reply 14 of 20
    jeffyboyjeffyboy Posts: 1,055member
    They have a greatest hits set coming out Sept. 17.



    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006IZOC/qid=1031631099/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-5061002-4695262?v=glance&s=music"; target="_blank">Dial-A-Song</a>



    Jeff
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  • Reply 15 of 20
    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    I'm your only friend

    I'm not your only friend

    but I'm a little glowing friend

    but really I'm not actually your friend,

    but I am

    Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch

    who watches over you

    make a little birdhouse in your soul
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  • Reply 16 of 20
    jeffyboyjeffyboy Posts: 1,055member
    "I built a little empire out of

    Some crazy garbage

    Called the blood of the exploited working class.

    But they've overcome their shyness

    And they're calling me Your Highness

    And the world screams

    'Kiss me, son of God!'"



    Must



    resist



    temptation



    to post TMBG lyrics all night!



    :cool:



    Jeff
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  • Reply 17 of 20
    jeffyboyjeffyboy Posts: 1,055member
    Okay, one last one...



    "Did a large procession

    Wave their torches as my head fell in the basket

    And was everybody dancing on the casket?

    Now it's over I'm dead and I haven't done anything that I want

    Or I'm still alive and there's nothing I want to do."



    John and John have left the building!

    Or at least my iMac!

    :o zzzzzz



    Jeff



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  • Reply 18 of 20
    willoughbywilloughby Posts: 1,457member
    I don't want the world, I just want your half.





    SPIDER! Must stop....OOHHH SPIDER....he is our hero...STEP ON SPIDER!!! oooooooooooohhh



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  • Reply 19 of 20
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    why is the world in love again?



    why are they marching hand in hand?



    why are the ocean levels rising up?



    it's a brand new record, for 1990



    THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS BRAND NEW ALBUM FLOOD!!!



    you bastards! now i'm going to be listening to this all frickin' day!



    edit: wow, i just realized how old this album is......



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  • Reply 20 of 20
    jeffyboyjeffyboy Posts: 1,055member
    "You're older than you' ve ever been and now you're even older, now you're even older, now you're even older

    You're older than you've ever been and now you're even older now you're even older and now you're older still."





    I know what you mean, 20 YEARS they've been around!

    <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" />



    Jeff
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