@@robertwilliamsjr9516 more so in ethos I would say, but they do have songs that are bordering on the side of Not Available and Fimgerprince in terms of how experimental they are.
they've always been inspired by punk influences, i think it's totally accurate to call them a post punk band! though i do totally appreciate how totally punk this song is, it's a total banger X)
SAME HERE! It was at first ave in Minneapolis Minnesota and he looked at me or at least i believe so, straight into my soul several times through the show eye to eye contact oh it was great
Went to a TMBG concert recently in Charlottesville VA, and they played this in the concert along with their new songs from I Like Fun. They surprisingly still sound the same in 2018 as they were in 1997
oh my god -without even seeing your comment I was about to say that this is the greatest live performance of any song any band has ever done ever. Wow.
i like john linnell. he can actually make non rock instruments make rock music. for example... an accordian is a polka instrument. just check out THE FAMOUS POLKA by THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS. it is sort of a polka rock song
@r3dk9 In this performance, Graham Maby is on bass. He is most famous for being Joe Jackson's bassist and he played on TMBG's "Factory Showroom" and a few other things.
@suicidalpenguins4u flans is the chubby guy with black hair playing one of the most iconic guitars ever, gibson es-335. i've also seen them live about 15 times and have never ever seen flans playing the bass.
They Might Be Giants are legends among weird people of the world.......I'm celebrating 20 years of fandom.......I've seen them 4 times.......just listen to "Boat of Car" or "Purple Toupee´" if you need your mind blown.......
wait was john flansburgh playing bass or guitar in this video? im assuming thats a bass guitar and not a normal electric guitar, because he plays bass for the most part. but i cant tell what it is in this video, because i know he can play normal guitar too.
The feedback during the bass lead solo part fails. Great song nontheless and I'm greatful for the band to give us such great music. Factory Showroom is my fave.
There were 87 Advil in the bottle now there's 30 left I ate 47 so what happened to the other 10? Why do you suspiciously change the subject and break my concentration As I dump the bottle out and I count the Advil up again? Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thought Have some respect for someone more decrepit than yourself And I'm not done And I won't be till my head falls off Hitting every pocket on my shirt, pants and overcoat And I'm hitting them again but I don't know where I put my notes Clearing my throat, and gripping the lectern I smile and face my audience Clearing his throat and smiling with his hands on the bathroom sink And when I lean my head against the frosted shower stall I see stuff through the glass that I don't recognize at all And I'm not done And I won't be till my head falls off Though it may not be a long way off I'm not done talking yet I'm not done talking yet And when I lean my head against the frosted shower stall I see a broken figure silhouetted on the wall And I'm not done And I won't be till my head falls off Though it may not be a long way off I won't be done until my head falls off
TMBG let their disguise slip and reveal their true nature as a secret punk band.
+Kombucha idd someone on the production side is making them wash their faces/ eq board
You can't ever deny their residents inspiration, either.
@@robertwilliamsjr9516 more so in ethos I would say, but they do have songs that are bordering on the side of Not Available and Fimgerprince in terms of how experimental they are.
they've always been inspired by punk influences, i think it's totally accurate to call them a post punk band! though i do totally appreciate how totally punk this song is, it's a total banger X)
They let it slip out once per album, see Dig My Grave and Stompbox
Linnell has a way of looking into the camera and smiling, and you are sure that he is smiling at you.
As opposed to smiling with you. It's the devil's smile.
1:28
this is still one of the most unhinged tmbg performances ive ever seen its incredible
This is so typical and mild quite frankly. Very prompt ending lol not too bad.
@@patricwalker3551 thanks bro
And it's the best version of this song for that exact reason.
Linnell...Greatest lyricist in the history of popular music. Sorry Leonard etc.
HE IS DAMNIT. I swear he looked at me a zillion times when I went to their concert too. I nearly passed out
TRULY a shared experience
SAME HERE! It was at first ave in Minneapolis Minnesota and he looked at me or at least i believe so, straight into my soul several times through the show eye to eye contact oh it was great
when linnell looks in the camera it makes me feel emotions.
Its much better when your in a crowd and its like he specifically looks at you straight eye to eye contact ❤
flansburgh unstringing his guitar at the end LOL
Starting to think that this is their greatest song. Foolishly good stuff.
It is soooo good for sure
@@patricwalker3551 “In fact”- John Linnell
Went to a TMBG concert recently in Charlottesville VA, and they played this in the concert along with their new songs from I Like Fun. They surprisingly still sound the same in 2018 as they were in 1997
DreamlandEscape TV oh wow had no idea they still do shows thanks for telling me
This has to be one of their most BWAAHH!!! in-your-face songs. Damn Good Times is another, I think.
I love the broken guitar string at the end
this is what's referred to as "a motherfucker of a song"
Flans is the fucking man...
THEY!
Might?
G I A N T S
*B O Y*
be
bit in love with Linnel now...well a bit more than i already was ;)
this is.. one of the most amazing live songs i have ever heard/watched. the sheer energy is intoxicating.
I have never seen Linnell so animated. Great performance.
oh my god -without even seeing your comment I was about to say that this is the greatest live performance of any song any band has ever done ever.
Wow.
Did JF break all this guitar strings at the end??
Yes, I believe he did.
He does that sometimes during Istanbul as well
That's so metal!
Can I go back in time and marry John linnell please.
get in line
I can help... (epic riff) the next in line
It's the great Graham Maby from the Joe Jackson band on bass. John and John rule!
still. 1 month later. favorite performance of this song.
Best Angry Old Man song ever.
Amazing stuff, they all really got into it, lol especially flansy wrecking his strings ^_^ id love to see them live
i want you all to know that this
this IS ACTUALLY faster than the version on FS.
ONLY BY A BIT BUT IT IS
i like john linnell. he can actually make non rock instruments make rock music. for example... an accordian is a polka instrument. just check out THE FAMOUS POLKA by THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS. it is sort of a polka rock song
This is still like the greatest performance of anything
Amazing song, amazing performance. amazing band.
one of my favorites
i have to agree with j2n; this is the best performance of anything. ever.
0:17 OOPS!
Great Elvis Costello & Attractions sound here...TMBG forever!!!!!!!
"It's all clean.... too clean!"
This bassist is the secret weapon
@r3dk9 In this performance, Graham Maby is on bass. He is most famous for being Joe Jackson's bassist and he played on TMBG's "Factory Showroom" and a few other things.
sound quality in this vid is fantastic. thanks for this!
This is DEFIANTLY one of their songs that just flow better live.
Mighty!!!!!!!!!!!
I taped this the day it aired and still have it on VHS. It was around Easter.
February 3, 1997
@suicidalpenguins4u flans is the chubby guy with black hair playing one of the most iconic guitars ever, gibson es-335. i've also seen them live about 15 times and have never ever seen flans playing the bass.
Leave it to these guys to open the song with a math problem. Brilliant
Dan Hickey rocks!!!
Indeed.
dan hickey was soooo cool.
still is.
February 22, 1997
Make your mind up.
They Might Be Giants are legends among weird people of the world.......I'm celebrating 20 years of fandom.......I've seen them 4 times.......just listen to "Boat of Car" or "Purple Toupee´" if you need your mind blown.......
Looks like Flans wrecked his guitar strings at the end!
This was a great performance, I love this song!!
@geekfest2000 He does go back to adjust the amp a couple times.
man they all look young in this vid
Song slaps
Yeah, I remember that too, but I think it was during Twisting.
wait was john flansburgh playing bass or guitar in this video? im assuming thats a bass guitar and not a normal electric guitar, because he plays bass for the most part. but i cant tell what it is in this video, because i know he can play normal guitar too.
This song is about my logic professor
See Purple Toupee by TMBG
Why is the dude in the brown shirt singing and flans isnt? Bud thought he was flans
@r3dk9 thanks for the info r3dk9
Wait a minute, THAT's not Marty Beller!
Looks like Dan Hickey!
yeah, it's clearly whitney houston on the drums
house is too clean...
The feedback during the bass lead solo part fails. Great song nontheless and I'm greatful for the band to give us such great music. Factory Showroom is my fave.
*recorded in melbourne, not sydney :)
@fooberdoobs purple toupee is my favorite song
hungry like jack hungry
Advil abuse + abstract thought x alternative rock ^ awesome = this song
@InspectorZenigata I think they seem like they hate sharing the stage with each other
Yay Dan Hickey.
@fizgig80304 It's strange because he doesn't look mad when he does it. Any ideas? Maybe he was annoyed with the tuning?
why isnt there much clapping at the end, they might be giants is the best song ever.
great now JOHN FLANSBURGH needs to retune his guitar
Not enough TH-cam likes for this performance :)
I would leap from the audience and start a pit.
Haha, I know what you mean xD I'm like a little puddle on the floor that's seeping into the carpet! xD
the best song about paul mccartney's corpse EBAR!!
There were 87 Advil in the bottle now there's 30 left
I ate 47 so what happened to the other 10?
Why do you suspiciously change the subject and break my concentration
As I dump the bottle out and I count the Advil up again?
Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thought
Have some respect for someone more decrepit than yourself
And I'm not done
And I won't be till my head falls off
Hitting every pocket on my shirt, pants and overcoat
And I'm hitting them again but I don't know where I put my notes
Clearing my throat, and gripping the lectern I smile and face my audience
Clearing his throat and smiling with his hands on the bathroom sink
And when I lean my head against the frosted shower stall
I see stuff through the glass that I don't recognize at all
And I'm not done
And I won't be till my head falls off
Though it may not be a long way off
I'm not done talking yet
I'm not done talking yet
And when I lean my head against the frosted shower stall
I see a broken figure silhouetted on the wall
And I'm not done
And I won't be till my head falls off
Though it may not be a long way off
I won't be done until my head falls off
@fizgig80304 well he does a better job of it than i could do
Mixtapes does a pretty mean cover of this song.
im sorry i meant band in the last comment
green day was aLso on ThaT show
that's like...part of their persona though...kinda
. . .way 2 rant Gunny...!!?
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Then why are you watching this???
@phsycicmonkeys they always look sick at performances, not sick good, sick uggghhh i feel like i'm gonna throw up. but, who cares they are awsome.
Then, if they really are the shittiest band in the world, why do you WANT to watch this?
Am I the only TMBG fan who kind of finds Flansburgh prfoundly annoying?
Yes.
Yep.
Flans is perfect how dare you
I can’t understand how people can like the band and not Flans. His live prescience encapsulates everything TMBG stands for
No
THEYRE GOING BANANAS