Best Of Spin The Dial

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song name	Best of Spin the Dial
artist	They Might Be Giants
album	TMBG Unlimited, DialASong.com (2000-2006), TMBG Clock Radio, Podcast 28A
year	2001
run time	8:34
sung by	John Flansburgh

From TMBG Unlimited, "Through the miracle of protools we've strung together some of the finer moment of this unique improvisational vehicle. The "Unreliable Narrator" is a pretty constant theme here. This track is long, but we assure you it's worth the wait."
See also: Spin The Dial.
Vignettes in this song:
- "The Archaic Voice of the Past"
  - Performed October 21, 2001
- "Old Blind Singer"
  - Parody of "Daughter" by Pearl Jam
  - Performed October 30, 2001
- "Parking Lot on F Street"
  - Performed October 31, 2001
- "Backwards Gibberish"
  - Parody of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles
  - Performed October 20, 2001
- "Gospel Inflections"
  - Parody of "Love of a Woman" by Travis Tritt
  - Performed October 24, 2001
- "Second Band on the Rock Festival Stage"
  - Parody of "Glass Jaw" by Systematic
  - Performed October 21, 2001
- "Cultural Paradox"
  - Parody of "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" by Train
  - Performed October 29, 2001
- "Mainstream garbage" soundbyte
  - Recorded October 20, 2001
This is the longest released TMBG-related track in history, excluding the They Might Be Giants Podcast series.
In Podcast 28A, this track is cut and censored in various places.

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Best Of Spin The Dial is currently ranked #251 out of 806. (17 wikians have given it an average rating of 8.65)

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