They Might Be Giants: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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  • @bobdole8830
    @bobdole8830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +507

    John did an amazing job, but John was truly mindblowing!

    • @ssemo
      @ssemo ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Marty crushed it

    • @bd9299292
      @bd9299292 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      John has been carrying John for years and everybody knows it.

    • @habratss
      @habratss 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bd9299292Controversial opinion. I feel like John is way better! He’s unstoppable.

    • @wingtub
      @wingtub หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ssemo*whitney

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +662

    In my humble opinion, John Linnell is one of the greatest lyricists in the history of popular music. And his pipes seem to be getting better with age.

    • @dinkdankly
      @dinkdankly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Hard agree. Last time I saw TMBG live, Linnell talked between songs about his lifelong quest to write the perfect pop song, and I think the reason he's so damn good is because he doesn't realize he's already done it about thirty times.

    • @playasadonejoe
      @playasadonejoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Vocalist or lyricicist?

    • @dergos05
      @dergos05 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@playasadonejoe Yes

    • @lamestudiosinc418
      @lamestudiosinc418 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@playasadonejoe He's the vocalilist and the lyricicist

    • @eliresnick
      @eliresnick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's funny because I really shared your opinion, before I discovered Mono Puff. :)

  • @billpholde4816
    @billpholde4816 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    These two guy went to the same high school I did, in Massachusetts. Two years younger than I am. I remember seeing Linnel's cartoons in the school newspaper, well-drawn, ironic, one-panel stuff. They seem to be having fun.

    • @polygawn
      @polygawn ปีที่แล้ว +8

      WAIT THATS SO COOL do you have any stand out memories of the comics? Like what any of them were about? No pressure :)

    • @billpholde4816
      @billpholde4816 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I can only remember one of them. It was a single panel cartoon. It showed a man, shot from below, hands on his hips, a bunch of warplanes in formation in the sky above him. What I remember most was his drawing style. It was more sophisticated-looking than art by other teen contributors to the high school newspaper. Influenced by R. Crumb or someone like that. He had obviously studied other cartoonist's work. His single panel image seemed to have a lot of irony and snarky humor. Sort of making fun of a dictator or something like that. @@polygawn

  • @rykaro69
    @rykaro69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +571

    It's incredible how Linnel's voice hasnt changed in 30 years

    • @recordcollector0665
      @recordcollector0665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Oh it’s changed alright. Notice how his voice isn’t as nasally as it was back in the 80s-90s

    • @mppugliazzo
      @mppugliazzo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He perfected it

    • @CopenhagenRayne
      @CopenhagenRayne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      His vocal improved massively, his "sound" stays the same they both do

    • @junkyardblaze189
      @junkyardblaze189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He took great care of his voice while maximizing it’s benefit

    • @junkyardblaze189
      @junkyardblaze189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@recordcollector0665 linnel’s voice has always inspired me. It’s as nasally as day one but so deep too. The 80’s stuff was independent and self produced so the quality makes it seem he was extra nasally but in truth linnel always had this gift. Farnsworth has the better range but he can’t make the sound like linnel. What a perfect pairing though!

  • @thebrutusmars
    @thebrutusmars 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    I love that Flansburgh is still wearing his visitor pass.

    • @JillKnapp
      @JillKnapp ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I also love that Linnell stuck his to the front of his keyboard. 😍

  • @lapinpuff
    @lapinpuff 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    John Linnell seems so extra comfortable performing here omg. His big smiles and leaning over the keys just b4 the "gas cap is unscrewed"...it's just pure sweetness. And Flans and Marty look like they were having so much fun!! This is such a gem of a video.

  • @hippogriffgrrl10
    @hippogriffgrrl10 9 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    I love how much fun they have with each piece. Especially Linnell, since he seems like a generally shy guy, but he's totally cool doing all that weird and fun stuff.

  • @colinhawco6153
    @colinhawco6153 11 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    Fingertips was, at the time, a really innovative song, in that each part was encoded on the CD as a separate track. At the time, CD players, with shuffle, were new. The idea here was to listen to the CD on shuffle and occasionally get these tiny songs. At least that is my understanding of the story behind the song : )

    • @suggestedlistening4018
      @suggestedlistening4018 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Though many of us ended up reciting it as a whole track :)

    • @Larsernmarkable
      @Larsernmarkable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@suggestedlistening4018ME! ME! ME!

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Huh, never thought about doing that. It's all kinda one long song in my mind. I can't hear one without my ears demanding the next one.

    • @wayneheyward900
      @wayneheyward900 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I have that copy of Apollo18. I think I heard that later copes removed the separate tracking. And yes, I did play it on shuffle more than once.

    • @gardenvariety9957
      @gardenvariety9957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I saw them do that song live...

  • @casanovafrankenstein4193
    @casanovafrankenstein4193 6 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Coolest dorks in the world. I've been a fan since Flood. I love that they played "Fingertips"! Fantastic!

  • @robmckennie4203
    @robmckennie4203 7 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    Marty Beller must be one of the most intense musicians ever. It's called "Tiny Desk Concert", but the guy is still giving it 110%

    • @kornobi_3165
      @kornobi_3165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Rob Mckennie he is such a pro. I don't think he has ever mailed in a performance.

    • @eastportland
      @eastportland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Isn't that Dr Worm?

    • @apostrophe.t
      @apostrophe.t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@eastportland I think it's Whitney Houston actually

  • @mythical2551
    @mythical2551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I didn't expect Can't Keep Johnny Down to sound as good as it does with the acoustic guitar.

  • @0okamino
    @0okamino 10 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    That's awesome. It seems odd to not hear _Space Suit_ after _Fingertips_, though.

    • @Mystakaphoros
      @Mystakaphoros 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I know it's been 3 years since you made this comment, but that was my FIRST THOUGHT!
      bwyeeeeoooooOOOOOOOOWEEEEEE!
      bwyeeeeoooooOOOOOOOOWEEEEEE!
      bahn-banana
      bahn-banana
      bwyeeeeoooooOOOOOOOOWEEEEEE!
      bwyeeeeoooooOOOOOOOOWEEEEEE!

    • @kornobi_3165
      @kornobi_3165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's true! It's part of fingertips to me also. I start humming it every time....

  • @TheLandWin
    @TheLandWin 13 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Of all the songs they chose to play, I was so happy they played the string of songs from Apollo 18.
    I want to ask why they would do it, but at the same time, I love this recording of those songs too much to question.

  • @josephd183
    @josephd183 12 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I just realized earlier today that the reason I'm such a strange human being is that these guys provided the soundtrack to my childhood. I listened to "Fingertips" more times than I can describe. And any six year old partying around the living room to "Cowtown" isn't going to turn out 100% normal.

    • @mr.drearygiraffe6005
      @mr.drearygiraffe6005 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      i grew up with their children's albums..
      maybe that's why i'm such a science nerd now...

    • @evegasse6999
      @evegasse6999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mr.drearygiraffe6005 That's wonderful. I was already an adult when their first kids' album (No!) came out, but I was thinking 'man, how great would it be to grow up with their kids' music and then discover as a teenager / young adult that they have 30+ years back catalogue of amazing songs you've yet to discover'. You're lucky!!

    • @bennyfifeaudio
      @bennyfifeaudio ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I kept fellow scouts and leaders awake in an overnight cave stay in the early 90s until 3 am or so with my renditions of Particle Man.

  • @christopherquinn8457
    @christopherquinn8457 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I used to not like them much, but seeing them perform in such a humble environment really helps me connect with them more. It's also nice to put a voice to a face. Love his voice, it sounds way to big to fit such a small guy lol

  • @gulpispulp
    @gulpispulp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I didn’t know John played bass clarinet 😩💕 they’re so talented smh

  • @jfrey1
    @jfrey1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    there's nerds, and there's supernerds, and there's They Might Be Giants.

    • @cwhig
      @cwhig 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking almost exactly the same thing.

    • @osodemird4729
      @osodemird4729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And also there's Weezer

    • @FirstnameLastname-mb2ek
      @FirstnameLastname-mb2ek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      TMBG are all three

    • @kornobi_3165
      @kornobi_3165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@osodemird4729 while I love Weezer’s blue album.. well one album doesn’t equal a career like TMBGs

    • @notveryniceatall
      @notveryniceatall 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yes they do were glasses and say things

  • @GreanePin
    @GreanePin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    God damn linell has some serious pipes. Mysterious whisper was always my favorite finger tips song, just because he can belt out a note with comparable power to freddie mercury. It's nuts, but very amazing. His voice has so many dynamics. Truly an underrated vocalist

    • @evegasse6999
      @evegasse6999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think a lot of people get put off by his nasal tone (fair enough, I guess it's an acquired taste, I personally love his voice) and for that reason they don't realise how incredible his range, pitch and projection are.

  • @Droidzey
    @Droidzey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    0:00 - Can't Keep Johnny Down
    2:38 - Cloisonné
    4:40 - Fingertips

  • @candiduscorvus
    @candiduscorvus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    It says something for how well played my copy of Apollo 18 was that I knew every last bit of Fingertips and could sing along.

    • @mikekirkman1513
      @mikekirkman1513 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too. Great in concert.

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Seems to be the case with a lot of TMBG fans. You don't often hear of folks thinking they're just "ok". Mostly, their fans are HUGE fans.

  • @BrianBlock
    @BrianBlock 12 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Rumor has it they were born in Ancient Egypt have been behind ALL awesome music since that time, using magic and various shapeshifting abilities. That would put them up in the late 2000s or early 3000s. They look good for that age

  • @toddness305
    @toddness305 13 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    These guys are genius. Especially that John fella.
    And Marty is a fun drummer to watch. He's hilarious.....

  • @danielcropp8553
    @danielcropp8553 8 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    TMBG and NPR. Two acronyms that I like.

    • @x2f01mick
      @x2f01mick 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Daniel Cropp initialism not acronym

    • @danielcropp8553
      @danielcropp8553 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +x2f01mick we get it, you majored in English.

    • @danielcropp8553
      @danielcropp8553 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I gotcha though, thanks for the heads up. You're right, those are initialisms, not acronyms. You wouldn't say "tum-bug" or "enn-purr". Like we say the individual letters in FBI, and not "eff-bye".

    • @raulstinkfinger7986
      @raulstinkfinger7986 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniel Cropp I

    • @gardenvariety9957
      @gardenvariety9957 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danielcropp8553 "finale of seem"

  • @Deggey
    @Deggey 13 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Linnell's glasses are so adorable xD They make him look like he has big bug eyes! =D

  • @pauljohnson8847
    @pauljohnson8847 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The best pop star hand I ever shook was John Linnell's. What a treat. Took my little ones to their kids' shows two years in a row in Chicago. These guys are magic. Go when you can.

  • @PaulGraneck
    @PaulGraneck 11 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I am from Ukraine, and you're my favourite band!
    Nobody writes so brilliantly simple and funny!

    • @businessgoose6057
      @businessgoose6057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      All the best to you in Ukraine!! So awesome that you like TMBG! You must be very interesting 😀

    • @JillKnapp
      @JillKnapp ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Greetings from December 2023. I hope you, your family, and your friends are safe.

    • @paulgraneckofficial
      @paulgraneckofficial 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Jill, thank god we're all okay and safe@@JillKnapp Merry Christmas!

  • @CabbageTalks
    @CabbageTalks 9 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    I liked the video but what's that blue thing doing there?

    • @Grayham4
      @Grayham4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +CabbageTalks something grabbed ahold of my hand while I was watching this video, but I didnt know it had my hand

    • @peeleater
      @peeleater 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      All alone, all alone all by myself

    • @amycurtiss9770
      @amycurtiss9770 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Don’t let’s start...

    • @myyoutubepage1
      @myyoutubepage1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's just John

    • @numberq1134
      @numberq1134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't know, but it came on and wrecked my car

  • @johncalcerano5460
    @johncalcerano5460 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I love the commentary Flans adds to I'm Having a Heart Attack

  • @jessss27
    @jessss27 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The keyboard part of Can't Keep Johnny Down is SO beautiful

  • @marshallbrooksmusic
    @marshallbrooksmusic 11 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is a perfect introduction to the band for someone who hasn't heard of them before. Pulling no punches, right in your face, TMBG.

  • @willcox5285
    @willcox5285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    I love how Linnel keeps on his visitor's pass, as if he isn't a recognizable musician. Really on-brand for him.

    • @manyregrets8650
      @manyregrets8650 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      "Linnel"?

    • @adventuretimeness222
      @adventuretimeness222 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That’s flans lol

    • @landonvincent7974
      @landonvincent7974 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That one's Flansburgh. Womp womp.

    • @Employee00765
      @Employee00765 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They both have them. Linnell's is on the front of his keyboard.

  • @markmancini4265
    @markmancini4265 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks for showing "The Love Garden"--and by extension the awesome city of Lawrence, KS--some love, TMBG!

    • @suggestedlistening4018
      @suggestedlistening4018 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did it happen to be in the background at NPR or did TMBG bring it in?

  • @lilclerk
    @lilclerk 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I like Cloisonne more every time I hear it. Such a neat song.

  • @uncleflansy5621
    @uncleflansy5621 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wait, whaaaaaaaat. How have I not seen this already? I watch tons of TMBG stuff, and tons of tiny desk concerts. Hey TH-cam, you really dropped the ball here.

    • @TriCkYiCe
      @TriCkYiCe ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Couldn't agree more. Just saw them in San Diego the other day, and now this finally arrives for me. The amount of Tiny Desks I've watched, I honestly have no idea how I didn't know this happened! Now we just get to appreciate it from now until the end of time.

    • @siwynjones
      @siwynjones 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      TH-cam was great with recommendations until Algorithm started hanging out with the wrong crowd and became “Alcorithm”. Don’t do it, kids!

  • @IrvoDominguez
    @IrvoDominguez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm astonished to hear "Fingertips" perfectly sequenced as in Apollo 18. I bought the cassette so for me it was a always a lengthy track with all those random verses & chorus.

  • @SageGrim
    @SageGrim ปีที่แล้ว +10

    i think ive listened to this version of fingertips more than the original at this point. it makes my brain happy.

    • @floridaflamingogirl3119
      @floridaflamingogirl3119 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Flansburgh's "girl you know it's true" takes it to the next level

  • @McNealPerspective
    @McNealPerspective 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love the visitors pass on Professor Flans, awesome!

  • @miawco
    @miawco 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They've been a favourite of mine since high school.

  • @benjaminhawthorne1969
    @benjaminhawthorne1969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have not heard a band vocalize and harmonize since the bands of the 60's like CSN, Carpenters, Mamas & Papas, The Association etc. TMBG got me through some very down times. I love you guys! (In a manly way, of course!)

  • @besttedschmidt
    @besttedschmidt 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Jesus, i saw them 25 years ago the 2. LP "Flood" was comming out. Nice to see them alive!

  • @Scurrow
    @Scurrow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Best rendition of Fingertips I've ever seen.

  • @raspberry_wiskey6999
    @raspberry_wiskey6999 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    seeing these guys this November! im so excited

  • @nightfrailer
    @nightfrailer 13 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I saw them last week in 1989.

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe 10 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    No, they are giants.

    • @Hard2heart2heart
      @Hard2heart2heart 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Maybe.

    • @colleenmccluskey2182
      @colleenmccluskey2182 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They just _might_ be.

    • @Hard2heart2heart
      @Hard2heart2heart 9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's certainly a possibility. We can't rule it out. But at the same time, we can't quite prove it.

    • @ironic1
      @ironic1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      okrajoe If we determine if they are or are not, in fact, giants, then the waveform would collapse. I don't think anybody wants that.

    • @JDKrug
      @JDKrug 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      okrajoe In the words of A Deranged Millionaire "They really Are Might BE Giants

  • @jediCaboose96
    @jediCaboose96 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    They Might Be Giants was the first concert I ever went to when I was in high school and the energy that night was insane. I had a total blast.

    • @John_Fx
      @John_Fx หลายเดือนก่อน

      They admonished the crowd for forming a mosh pit and convinced us to square dance instead.

  • @samkniffen4760
    @samkniffen4760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Marty's really feelin' those darkened corridors

  • @SindhuKoler
    @SindhuKoler ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can’t love this enough. Acoustic TMBG is something amazing!! ❤️

  • @jackdoe3990
    @jackdoe3990 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    They're so fucking great, I love their unique sound.

  • @AlderDragon
    @AlderDragon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    My favorite performance of Fingertips!

  • @ItsybitsyspiderMamma
    @ItsybitsyspiderMamma 13 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    still crazy after all these years.

  • @starsky51
    @starsky51 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow. Such a great sound from just three guys! Love em.

  • @Apocalypse4162
    @Apocalypse4162 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I saw them in Vancouver in 2018, If you have a chance to see these guys in concert, don't miss it. Their stage is filled with much energy, master musicians, great comedy, fantastic light show and visuals, all around quality experience.

  • @corylamond6294
    @corylamond6294 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Join Us has been one of their best modern albums

  • @net8floz
    @net8floz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Omg the drummers face during darkened corridors!

    • @dcamerona
      @dcamerona 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i saw that too! hilarious!

    • @rachels9035
      @rachels9035 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cracking me up!!

    • @ZeCockOfTheWalk
      @ZeCockOfTheWalk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      thats marty. thats what he does. he's the man.

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's really Whitney Houston, you know..

    • @PatrickRob82
      @PatrickRob82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      8:25 for the lazy. 😂😂

  • @TSELDART123
    @TSELDART123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    my brother, john, suffers from mental issues and sometimes i like to play the first song (Can't Keep Johnny Down) loudly in my house as a reminder to him that no matter what anyone says to him, they can't keep him down.

    • @samrawle9114
      @samrawle9114 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      John Smith your parents called you both John? I’m not sure if that’s genius laziness or just desperately limited imagination.

    • @turtleneckless
      @turtleneckless 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They were tmbg fans

  • @MagicTurtle643
    @MagicTurtle643 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just noticed they have the book written by David Barnes, the brother of Kevin from of Montreal on the back shelf. Niiice.

  • @samueljenkins3636
    @samueljenkins3636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love watching Marty's funny expressions.

  • @taffy3595
    @taffy3595 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i listen to a lot of music, these guys are forever my favorite.

  • @charlescharliejpeg
    @charlescharliejpeg ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That fingertips performance was so IMPRESSIVE! LOVE JOHNS

  • @garrywindshield1
    @garrywindshield1 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What beautiful voices they have! Expecially the begging, can't stop repeating it

  • @debb8321
    @debb8321 9 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    "Sleestak: a race of reptilian bipedal humanoids." (.."creatures that evolved from the peaceful Altrusions.") Thanks, guys! :D

  • @tristanthompson5269
    @tristanthompson5269 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    How come Flans is the only one wearing a visitor's pass. I mean ever, in any tiny desk concert?

    • @seanfennel4845
      @seanfennel4845 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You can see Linnell's on his keyboard.

    • @businessgoose6057
      @businessgoose6057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@seanfennel4845 they like to cover the Roland branding with stickers anyway. Its distracting

    • @kornobi_3165
      @kornobi_3165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's simple. John and John are the most humble musical geniuses ever.

  • @MozzStk
    @MozzStk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When you write a song for every caller, you get pretty good at writing songs.

    • @MozzStk
      @MozzStk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Can't Keep Johnny Down belong's in the 80's so much it hurt's. I love how much keyboard-John/any-instrument-John loves playing it.

    • @lamestudiosinc418
      @lamestudiosinc418 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MozzStk Lol keyboard john.

  • @LemmingsReign
    @LemmingsReign 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love that they were in that tv show Home Movies

  • @processingpodcastseattle
    @processingpodcastseattle 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    8:55 They should have traded their guest pass and see if anyone would've noticed

  • @harperschannel567
    @harperschannel567 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    love how flans starts to smile as soon as he hears “dicks”

  • @torta31
    @torta31 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i *love* *love* the faces marty makes

  • @MasterOfKnowledge.
    @MasterOfKnowledge. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Never did I think I'd see anything from Love Garden in the same room as They Might Be Giants. LFK!

  • @lowlyfe_pops
    @lowlyfe_pops 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    They might be regular size, It's the desk that s tiny.

    • @CurtisdenOtter
      @CurtisdenOtter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      They're actual size, but they seem much bigger to me.

    • @QuinnArgo
      @QuinnArgo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@CurtisdenOtter Joke much appreciated

  • @vitrify
    @vitrify 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Great. Now I'm going to have to listen to Apollo 18 on shuffle... again. :-)

  • @luutse
    @luutse 13 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    They are definitely giants! :) Love it!

  • @DR-rz2eg
    @DR-rz2eg ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Before there was Weezer there was TMBGs, hipster pioneers who went forth bravely in a 1980s America dominated by tribes of big haired glam rock bands.

  • @jesterstudiokj
    @jesterstudiokj ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I too walk alone down darkened corridors every day of my life.

  • @hatorigirl1202
    @hatorigirl1202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Something about TMBG always makes me feel simultaneously not cool enough and too cool to understand what's happening.

  • @cancan397
    @cancan397 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Don’t keep Johnny down! Never ever😊

  • @mrtulipeater
    @mrtulipeater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If any band was made for a tiny desk concert ....

  • @TracksWithDax
    @TracksWithDax ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I can't believe I've been a TMBG fan since before Nanobots (youngin) and I'm just now finding this!! They sound absolutely fabulous, especially surprising with such a sparse group. Of course this performance is very much for the fans!

  • @randyisnot
    @randyisnot 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hearing this opener. Watching F lean into the mic on Cloisonné and L do proper pointing when he has the hand free during Fingertips...I don't need anything else.

  • @Webofspidey2099
    @Webofspidey2099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    0:14 look at flans burgh's face lol

  • @daleneff8410
    @daleneff8410 11 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    totally lost my shit at Linnell's funny faces at MYSTEEEEEEEEEEEERIOUS WHISPERR

  • @fattyk32
    @fattyk32 12 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    All people get old. They Might Be Giants get old with style.

  • @MVDied
    @MVDied 11 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I wish I had a voice like them

  • @psi_sig
    @psi_sig 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    @nfields03 actually its a bass clarinet, but your comment still hold true

  • @s3dation
    @s3dation 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    nothing to add here. just noticed that i could be comment 420. can’t keep johnny down is a sleeper all time tmbg track

  • @polygawn
    @polygawn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    JOHN LINNELL SO PRETTY PRETTY MAN PRETTY GUY AAAAA LOVE HIM HE S SO SWEET IM LOVE

    • @polygawn
      @polygawn 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Idk what overcame me when I wrote that. I let the beast free

    • @thegreatkompass
      @thegreatkompass 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@polygawnare you okay

    • @polygawn
      @polygawn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thegreatkompass no.

    • @thegreatkompass
      @thegreatkompass 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@polygawn figures

  • @Fillerspace
    @Fillerspace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never miss a show when they come around. Caught em in the bookstore once

    • @synergyblayze
      @synergyblayze 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Borders Providence? I was there!

  • @mjolnircarlssen4211
    @mjolnircarlssen4211 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These guys are incredible. Their music is so eclectic, and unique.
    There’s no middle ground with They Might Be Giants for me. I either love their songs, or don’t like the song at all (it won’t even grow on me over time).
    Their greats are truly great. And the rest, well….just aren’t quite for me.

  • @ghost_type_dan
    @ghost_type_dan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So great that im obsessed w them now, and they were already so deep in their career when this video came out. This video came out when my now 13 year old brother was born

  • @joelcurtis562
    @joelcurtis562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Exhilarating. Love their songs so much.

  • @bamailand
    @bamailand 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Reppin' Lawrence, KS in the background, hell yeah! I have the best home town. LFK

  • @thecalmboi4236
    @thecalmboi4236 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    and if I die before we freak, remember I will always love you

  • @ChristopherRauh
    @ChristopherRauh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just discovered this. Feel better now :-)

  • @TheyCodeWeDestroy
    @TheyCodeWeDestroy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Marty just chillin' in the back there

  • @GrandFunalleyMedia
    @GrandFunalleyMedia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    "They Might Be Sleestaks"

  • @markgordon4368
    @markgordon4368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love finding lovely unexpected nuggets of goodness for the soul 😊

  • @theymight6443
    @theymight6443 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Can't Keep Johnny Down feels pretty folky. I dig it

  • @panchobehrmann
    @panchobehrmann 13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @tubeboob San Francisco? The only time I've seen them, in January 2001, was at the SF Fillmore. Some band named OKGO opened.

  • @motty32
    @motty32 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Greatest band of all time

  • @marshallbrooksmusic
    @marshallbrooksmusic 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love Linnell's last line.

  • @TheWingus
    @TheWingus 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Linell’s right hand looks like a dancing spider