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Experimental Film

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John and John "powered by The Cheat"
John and John "powered by The Cheat"
Tentacle Skull riding a Penny Farthing
Tentacle Skull riding a Penny Farthing

song nameExperimental Film
artistThey Might Be Giants
albumThe Spine, Experimental Film (Single), TMBG Clock Radio, Venue Songs (DVD/CD)
year2004
first playedJan. 25, 2004 (121 known performances)
run time2:56
sung byJohn Linnell

[edit] Trivia/Info

  • The Homestar Runner video features many of the H*R characters created by Mike and Matt Chapman. Clicking on the text "Directed by Strong Sad & The Cheat" at the beginning of the video loads an audio commentary by the H*R characters. It doesn't have much to do with TMBG lore, but they do refer to Them as "Super Giants," "Supreme Giants," and "That one right there with the glasses", and make continual references to the skull.
  • See the hrwiki.org entry on this song: Experimental Film.
  • At the November 18, 2006 show in Nyack, the song was announced as "Too Physically Weak!" and it ended with alternate lyrics: "Yeah! I'm physically weak in this experimental film..." The reason for this change is likely because it was the final song of the shows second encore. The band was indeed, tired and "physically weak".
  • When this song is played live, Flansburgh has a tendency to yell "Guitar!" in a falsetto voice before the solo, reminiscent of Justin Hawkins of The Darkness in "I Believe in a Thing Called Love".

[edit] Song Themes

Bodily Mutilation, Colors, Denial, Drinking Glasses, Egoism And Pretentiousness, Movies, TV And Movie Themes

[edit] Video Themes

Animals, Criminal Activities, Coffee, Death, Food, Games, I Am, Insects, Money, Presidents, Skulls, Sports, Time, Transportation

[edit] Videos


 
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Experimental Film is currently ranked #24 out of 813. (1242 wikians have given it an average rating of 9.03)
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