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Critic Intro

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song nameCritic Intro
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesThen: The Earlier Years
year1997
first playedFeb. 14, 1997 (20 known performances)
run time1:38
sung byJohn Flansburgh reads the quotes; John Linnell says everything else

Trivia/Info

  • Intro used in old live shows to test sound levels.
  • Flansburgh: "It sounds like pull-quotes on the back of a book describing how great it is. At the time, it was something that warmed up crowds of complete strangers. It's basically a minute and a half of comedy." (ICE Newsletter, 1996)
  • Some of the music used in this intro comes from the 1964 animated TV series Gigantor (episode 1, "Struggle at the South Pole!").
  • The four critic's names are actually the four regular panelists on To Tell the Truth in the 1960s.

Song Themes

Friendship, History, Intros, Self-Reference, Talking, Not Singing

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Critic Intro is currently ranked #432 out of 846. (27 wikians have given it an average rating of 8.33)
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