The Story Behind They Might Be Giants' Birdhouse in Your Soul
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Published 2022-08-08
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TMBG - Birdhouse In Your Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn_or9gEB6g Charles Mingus - Better Get It In Your Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0FcKOfRgvE The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7ofnHmxE-I TMBG - If Day For Winnipeg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qagE13nXnIs The Who - So Sad About Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PRafGhVRR4 TMBG - Venue Songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf4lGYmIGLs&list=OLAK5uy_mvwo00-GEvFM9F7XaAq7cRSy7ahjmUJmo The Residents - Constantinople: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QyFg6VYmOk
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very happy with how diplomatically JL shut down the NFT question
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Specific "Birdhouse" explanation starts around 26:00.
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The first thing I said to my son when he entered this world was singing him Birdhouse in Your Soul. I held him and was so overwhelmed with emotion, I sang the first thing that popped into my head which was this song.
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It's amazing to me how much I love TMBG. My #1 band by far, all my favorite songs, and the best concerts I've been to. I have a blue canary night light. When my daughter was 11 or 12, for fathers day she gave me a rock and a piece of string. It's probably the most memorable gift I've received and I'd go back into the burning house to retrieve it.
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this guy really tried to float the idea of NFTs to one of the writers of "Kiss Me, Son of God" and "The Communists Have The Music"
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I was 15 when TMBG released Flood and Birdhouse in Your Soul started playing on MTV. I didn't know what to make of it but I loved it. I was an instant fan and have been ever since. I love that they seem to have a bottomless well of amazing material to draw from. Love these guys!
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The name of the group sounded like a statement of cautious hope. After 30+ years it's pretty clear they most definitely ARE giants.
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"Oddball and artsy." That's a good description of TMBG. I first heard them in the 90's when a friend of mine gave me a ride and he had "Apollo 18" on his car stereo.
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The Emerson quote is actually, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." People often forget that "foolish" is a crucial part of it.
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Linnell with a beard is truly a sight to behold
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A dear friend of mine passed away aged 50 22 December 2022 and they played this at his funeral. He was such a quirky guy. The world has lost a little piece of light. Thank you for a song that made the song track of my friend’s life.
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I just saw them perform in DC a few days ago, probably 30 years since I first saw them live, and they’ve never failed to surprise the audience, either with an out of character cover song, or playing one of their songs backwards.
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In the 1970's, as a child, I had a storybook. called GEORGIE & THE ROBBERS. It came with one of those black pieces of plastic that would play on my record player and had sound effects from the story: ghosts wailing, glass breaking, cat's screeching, etc. I was easily entertained!
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I freaking love this man
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I still love the super low-tech sound of the self-titled pink album. I think of it like Monty Python and the Holy Grail where many of the decisions that ended up being the funniest were actually compromises made due to budget restrictions.
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I first heard of them when a friend played me LINCOLN.........I was hooked immediately
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Thanks John Linnell for introducing me to The Residents
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WHY IS IT SO LONG AWDJHWDHDW THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS LORE
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In grade school we would often wish each other..."May THE BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS shit on your shoulder!" We thought that that was the HEIGHT of comedic genius. 🤣
