Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg 11.29.15

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Annotation

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For one brief shining moment on Saturday, November 29th, 2015, They Might Be Giants returned to their original format: a drum machine and synth bass tracked to a TEAC reel-to-reel tape recorder with a duo lineup of John L. on accordion and John F. on a Japanese telecaster (even taking care to bring back his original Fender Deluxe amp and minimal pedal complement). It was all Big 80s Systems at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn for that special set. Combining some early classics with recent numbers into a truly dynamic set of songs, these recordings are a unique glimpse of They Might Be Giants Version 1.0.

To top things off, the second set that night reintroduced They Might Be Giants' long-standing live lineup of the 21st century and, like John Henry of legend, they set out to prove that live humans will always eclipse the heartless, error-free efforts of machines. Who won? Only you can decide.

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Annotation last modified on 2022-09-11 06:34 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Intro
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
1:34
2Snowball in Hell
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Snowball in Hell (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3:05
3Don’t Let’s Start
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Don’t Let’s Start (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
2:40
4The Famous Polka
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live instrumental recording of:
Famous Polka (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
2:08
5I’ll Sink Manhattan
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
I’ll Sink Manhattan (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
2:29
6Trouble Awful Devil Evil
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
5:14
7Lie Still, Little Bottle
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Lie Still, Little Bottle (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
5:05
8Ana Ng
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Ana Ng (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3:05
9Impossibly New
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
2:50
10They’ll Need a Crane
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
They'll Need a Crane (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3:48
11I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
1:45
12Cage & Aquarium
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Cage & Aquarium (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
2:41
13Daylight
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
1:54
14Wearing a Raincoat
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
4:13
15How Can I Sing Like a Girl
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
How Can I Sing Like a Girl? (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
2:40
16Youth Culture Killed My Dog
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Youth Culture Killed My Dog (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
2:44
17Birdhouse in Your Soul
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Birdhouse in Your Soul (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
3:32
18Godzilla & Band Intro
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
1:11
19Mesopotamians
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
The Mesopotamians (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3:08
20We Live in a Dump
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
We Live in a Dump (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
Chris Anderson (Muckafurgason/worked with TMBG), John Flansburgh and John Linnell
1:46
21Can’t Keep Johnny Down
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Can't Keep Johnny Down (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
2:40
22Answer
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Answer (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3:31
23Number Three
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Number Three (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
2:01
24Authenticity Trip
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Authenticity Trip (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
They Might Be Giants
4:14
25I Can Help the Next in Line
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
2:12
26Damn Good Times
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Damn Good Times (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
Marty Beller, John Flansburgh, John Linnell and Dan Miller (They Might Be Giants guitarist)
3:00
27When Will You Die
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
2:37
28Let Me Tell You About My Operation
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
3:12
29Dead
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Dead (on 2015-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
5:01
30I Was Dancing in a Lesbian Bar
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live cover recording of:
I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar (on 2015-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan Richman
publisher:
Rockin' Leprechaun Music
2:27
31Music Jail, Pt. 1 & 2
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
3:15
32Twisting
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Twisting (on 2015-11-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
1:57
33James K Polk
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
James K. Polk (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh, Matthew Hill (They Might Be Giants), John Linnell and They Might Be Giants
publisher:
TMBG Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:00
34Robot Parade
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Robot Parade (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
TMBG Music
7:28
35The Guitar
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
The Guitar (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. and TMBG Music
is based on:
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
5:09
36Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live cover recording of:
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (on 2015-11-29)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Nat Simon
5:08
37Meet James Ensor
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Meet James Ensor (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh and John Linnell
3:09
38Doctor Worm
recorded at:
Music Hall of Williamsburg in Williamsburg, New York, New York, United States (on 2015-11-29)
live recording of:
Doctor Worm (on 2015-11-29)
writer:
John Flansburgh, John Linnell and They Might Be Giants
3:09

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