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For me, my two favorite ones are Destination Moon and A Self Called Nowhere. I don't know why I like those best, it just happened. It might be because they're so sing-alongable (well, I say it's a word!) and have such great music.

Thank you for the card with the cartoon, nurse
But you see there's nothing wrong with me
You think, that's what you think,
That's what they all say before I blow you away:

By rocket- SHUT UP!!!!!!!!! Why should I shut up? Because you're driving me NUTS!!

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I'm scizophrenic,
And so am I.

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So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell?

My personal favorite is experimental film. The classics are good, but I like this one best.

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Guess what mine is. Go on. Guess.

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You must mean Istanbul (Not Constantinople), my dear sir!

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So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain. Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you can tell?

hmmmm.... I would guess Experimental film, but since you changed your sn you obviously don't like it any more and instead like Thunderbird

(so future viewers don't get confused it was 1936 day when it was posted and TEF's sn was General Trial Projection)

I like Experimental Film, Why does the Sun Shine?, Four of Two, and Doctor worm in that order except for the equal first two.

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Two that stand out for me are Particle Man and Dr. Worm.

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This is a really tough question. So many choices.

Destination Moon is definitely a great one.

The song that first got me into TMBG, and which I'll always have a soft spot for, is S-E-X-X-Y.

The End of the Tour is probably the one that gets stuck in my head most often.

And here are my other favorites, by album:

They Might Be Giants - She's an Angel (hon. mention for Number Three)

Lincoln - Ana Ng (hon. mention Kiss Me, Son of God)

Miscellaneous T - Nightgown of the Sullen Moon (hon. mention It's Not My Birthday, Don't Let's Start)

Apollo 18 - I Palindrome I

Factory Showroom - Till My Head Falls Off (hon. New York City, James K. Polk)

Flood - Birdhouse in Your Soul (hon. Istanbul, Women and Men)

John Henry - The End of the Tour (hon. Destination Moon, I Should Be Allowed to Think)

Severe Tire Damage - First Kiss (hon. Why Does the Sun Shine? - I have the EP, but I figure I can mention it here)

Mink Car - Another First Kiss (hon. Bangs, Mr. Xcitement, Yeh Yeh)

The Spine - Damn Good Times (hon. Experimental Film, Stalk of Wheat, and the third verse of Wearing a Raincoat)

They Got Lost - Disappointing Show (funniest TMBG song ever)

No! - Robot Parade or Clap Your Hands (both are great live)

Here Come the ABCs! - I don't own this one (yet), but Alphabet of Nations with the extended live bridge is fantastic.

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Okay, take everything IJ said, but switch the favourite on "No!" to the "Bobobo" song. (The CD is in the car, okay? I forget what it's called.) "Damn Good Times" really is a great song. I love the "natural dancer" girl.

And don't forget "Bed Bed Bed", the kids' book they put out a couple of Christmases ago. It's got great artwork by the same artist who did the cover art for the Weakerthans' "Reconstruction Site", and comes with a CD which has 4 great songs on it, one of which ("Bed Bed Bed") is on "No!" But I think my favourite song on there is "Idylwild". It's a really sweet lullaby-type song. Or maybe "Impossible" - I'd love to be an Octofish.

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I have only heard one. It isn't that hard to figure out what that one is. Experimental Film.

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Now that you mention it, you kinda remind me of the girl from the video.

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There's a video?!?! *Runs off to Google her little heart out*

Edit: Well, I do dance while I'm shopping for skulls in the grocery store...

It's the side part, isn't it? It's gotta be the side part. Or the, um, go-go boots.

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Este.

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That was the first TMBG song I really liked. Moving on...

I got hooked really early-thanks to my dad. I was going to their concerts back when they swore a lot. I've seen them at Navy Pier, like, three times. And at the Taste last summer... and at those other places those other times. But this is not about me. I'm sure Jones have seen them more, getting a head start of the "being born way before me" variety.

I'd have to say my favorite song is "I Palendrome I", closely followed by "I Should Be Allowed to Think" (written on the back of my Science notebook) and "James K. Polk" (written on the back of my Social Studies notebook for a completly different reason). Then "Au Contraire." Then "Snail Shell," which I am totally covering when I am big and famous. And let's not forget 'C is for Connifer", or whatever it's called. Then all those other songs. I'm all done being random now.

They still swear a lot. I think they tone it down for festivals and stuff, but at the Barrymore last summer they weren't holding anything back.



Actually, I've only seen them in concert twice. Once last summer in Madison at the Barrymore Theatre, and once a couple years before that at the University of Iowa. Props to your dad for being cool. If I lived somewhere like Chicago, instead of out in the corn fields, I'm sure I'd have seen them way too many times by now. Alas.



That's really funny -- a couple weeks ago I was going through a bunch of my stuff from high school (my mom is selling our old house, so I had to clean everything out of my old room), and I found a folder (I can't recall which subject) upon which I had scrawled the lyrics to that very song (and many others). Small world, huh?

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I've only heard two TMBG songs, "Experimental Film" and "Istanbul, Not Constantinople". That one I swear I heard on an episode of Tiny Toons about eight years ago. I could be wrong.

But IJ, that video you linked to was great. Maybe I'll go out and buy an album.

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I likes "Where do they make Balloons?", yes I know that it is on the kids album but it's still pretty good.

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I remember that! I didn't even know who they were then! And now I do! And I'm able to appreciate how awesome Tiny Toons was/kind of still is! I think they (MBG) tacked those on the end of some tape they did... I think it had videos on it . But you're not wrong! And go buy yourself an album right now!

Well, I'm glad I'm not crazy. What's a good album to start with? Any reccomendations?

I think I'm going to call MHG Jumpin' Bean from now on.

I'm not much of a natural dancer...

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There are many schools of thought on this. A lot of people will say Flood is the best place to start, not least because it was their biggest (financial) success. If you're more into rock, I recommend Mink Car. It has many of TMBG's most rockingest songs. I personally got started with Factory Showroom and despite what others say I think it's a very solid album, even for neophytes. If you want a big sampling of some of TMBG's best work (and have a few extra bucks to spend), then go for the Dial-a-Song set.

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Dial A Song is on sale on eBay for $15. I was looking through the music on it and realized I've heard another song by TMBG.

"The sun is a mass of incandescent gas
A gigantic nuclear furnace
Where Hydrogen is built into Helium
At a temperature of millions of degrees!"

I think I'll buy it.

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I love everything on The Spine. And Istanbul (Not Constantinople), is really good too.

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Damn Good Times would have to be my favorite. I esspecialy like the video (so creepy though...)

On a side note, my friends uncle helped TMBG write James K Polk and evrey month he gets royalties.

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"James K Polk" is definitely one of my favourites. He's the only US President I know anything about! That's super cool, Puhples.

Also, "We Want a Rock" (from "Flood") is a wonderful song. The prosthetic foreheads get me every time.

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Would that be Matthew Hill, then?

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Hey, has anyone seen Gigantic, the documentary/video collection-type-thing? I borrowed it from a friend but he wanted it back before I got past the videos and special stuff. No time to watch the actual documentary for me! But what I saw was pretty cool. Especially since TMBG videos never get played on Much Music.

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I own it. (Cue feigned surprise.) It's really fantastic, especially for a trivia junkie like me. The commentary track is definitely worth listening to, though it's a bit of a challenging listening to a commentary track over a documentary which is almost all talking. Also, the "Crying Girl" is hilarious, in a sad kind of way. You just want to give her a hug.

DVD Talk has a good review of the DVD if you're thinking of buying it.

If you're more interested in their music videos, check out Direct From Brooklyn, which I don't own and haven't seen (yet) but have just added to my wishlist.

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Dang. IJ and MHG (and possibly Clever Danielle) are our resident TMBG experts. I'll have to keep an eye out for their albums...

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Yeah! Her mom is is Amamda Hill, Matthew's sister.

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i liked the Malcom in the middle theme tune- i dunno what it's called- probably something obvious, like yes, no, maybe

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Try "Boss of Me".

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