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Alphabet Of Nations

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Music video for Alphabet Of Nations
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song nameAlphabet of Nations
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesHere Come The ABCs, TMBG Clock Radio
year2005
first playedAug. 17, 2004 (242 known performances)
run time1:26
sung byJohn Flansburgh, John Linnell

Trivia/Info

  • Oman, Qatar and Yemen are the only existing countries whose names begin with their respective first letters.
  • Technically, there is no nation whose name begins with the letter 'X' or the letter 'W.' (Wales is a principality, Wallis is a territory of France, and Western Sahara is a disputed territory below Morocco). The fictional West Xylophone is used as a stand-in for both of these letters.
  • At live shows Dan Miller plays keyboard.
  • Live performances sometimes include an additional bridge between the usual two, where Linnell lists a few more countries in this order: "Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Chad, Afghanistan, Brunei, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala."
  • The video was created by Brandon Martinez and Michelle Hammond of Colourmovie.

Song Themes

Geography, Letters Of The Alphabet

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