Power Of Dial-A-Song

The legendary Power Of Dial-A-Song bootleg was first released in 1994. Its name refers to the first track on the bootleg, "The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song". It features many recordings from Dial-A-Song, including demos and rough songs, as well as some still-unreleased tracks. A sequel was released a few years later, Power Of Dial-A-Song II: More Power To You.

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Track listing

1. The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song
2. Now That I Have Everything (with Flansburgh introduction)
3. I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
4. How Much Cake Can You Eat?
5. Swing Is A Word (with Flansburgh introduction)
6. Cupid
7. Counterfeit Fake
8. I Find It Hard To Believe
9. I Need Some Lovin'
10. Confusing The Mind
11. Don't I Have The Right (Dial-A-Song)
12. Hi Honey I'm Home
13. Weep Day (Demo)
14. We Just Go Nuts At Christmastime
15. Mrs. Cinderella
16. Mainstream U.S.A.
17. Brainwashing Our Fighting Boys
18. Concrete And Clay (with Flansburgh outro)
19. Heptone
20. The Next Plane To London (with Flans DAS promo bumpers)
21. Subway Token To Brooklyn
22. Bread Hair
23. We Love All The People
24. Hiya
25. The Writing's On The Wall
26. There's A New Song Every Hour
27. The King Of Wingo
28. Operators Are Standing By (Dial-A-Song)
29. Maine (Dial-A-Song)
30. I Might Be Giants Too
31. O, Do Not Forsake Me (Dial-A-Song)
32. Meet James Ensor (Dial-A-Song)
33. Ondine (Dial-A-Song)
34. Wreck It Apart
35. Spy (Dial-A-Song)
36. Subliminal (Dial-A-Song)
37. Not Too Clear, Not Too Long
38. A Self Called Nowhere (Dial-A-Song)
39. Destination Moon (Dial-A-Song)
40. I Should Be Allowed To Think (Dial-A-Song)
41. Sleeping In The Flowers (Dial-A-Song 1)
42. Don't Know Why It Takes That Long
43. I Palindrome I (Dial-A-Song)
44. Turn Around (Dial-A-Song)
45. Where Your Eyes Don't Go (Dial-A-Song)
46. Why Does The Sun Shine? (Dial-A-Song)
47. Free Bird's Rebirth (boy version, with Flans message at end)
48. See The Constellation (Dial-A-Song)
49. Purple Toupee (Dial-A-Song)
50. Shoehorn With Teeth (Dial-A-Song)
51. Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal (Dial-A-Song 1)
52. I'll Sink Manhattan (Dial-A-Song)
53. Your Racist Friend (Dial-A-Song)
54. Welcome To The Jungle (Dial-A-Song)
55. We Want A Rock (Dial-A-Song)
56. Ana Ng (Dial-A-Song)
57. My Evil Twin (Dial-A-Song) (with Flans outro)
58. Birdhouse In Your Soul (Dial-A-Song)
59. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (Dial-A-Song)
60. Pencil Rain (Dial-A-Song)
61. Ant (Dial-A-Song)
62. Particle Man (Dial-A-Song) (with Flans message concerning Lincoln and the 4th of July)