Critic Intro
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| song name | Critic Intro |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Then: The Earlier Years |
| year | 1997 |
| first played | February 14, 1997 (20 known performances) |
| run time | 1:38 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh reads the quotes; John Linnell says everything else |
Trivia/Info
- Intro used mostly 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 critics' names are actually the four regular panelists on To Tell the Truth in the 1960s.
Song Themes
Friendship, History, Intros, People (Real), Self-Reference, Talking, Not Singing
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