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In April 1990, They Might Be Giants appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to promote the release of Flood. As part of the appearance, Linnell and Flansburgh performed "Birdhouse in Your Soul" with Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band. Severinsen's unusually fast count-in resulted in a performance with a noticeably higher tempo ...
The lyrics humorously refer to the official renaming of the city of Constantinople to Istanbul. The song's original release, performed by The Four Lads, was certified as a gold record. Numerous cover versions have been recorded over the years, most famously a 1990 version by They Might Be Giants.
Flood was They Might Be Giants' first release on a major label.Elektra Records approached the band in 1989 following the unexpected success of their second album, Lincoln, which was released on the independent Bar/None label. [2]
Since their start in 1982, they’ve released more than two dozen albums, scored unlikely alt-rock hits (among them “Ana Ng,” “Birdhouse in Your Soul,” “Twisting” and “Snail Shell ...
They Might Be Giants, often abbreviated as TMBG, is an American alternative rock and children’s band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a musical duo, often accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG expanded to include a backing band. [6]
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A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants. Release date: May 3, 2005; Label: Rhino — — Condensed version of Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants; Venue Songs DVD/CD. Release date: November 11, 2005; Label: Idlewild — — Collection of "venue songs": songs the band wrote about various venues in which they performed; 2011 Album Raises ...
Severe Tire Damage is a primarily live album by They Might Be Giants, released in 1998.It also features a few studio tracks, including a new single ("Doctor Worm"). The live cuts, some recorded at soundchecks without any audience, feature at least one track from every album since their debut, which include a few old fan favorites that have been reworked