Self-Reference
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References to They Might Be Giants themselves (and their songs).
[edit] Songs referencing TMBG
- Battle For The Planet Of They Might Be Giants
- Chopping Block Testimonial - "Hey, this is John of They Might Be Giants; You might know me better as one of the guys from They Might Be Giants"
- Countdown Intro - "They Might Be Giants have just crash-landed their glass bottom car into the control tower at Jim Baker International Airport!", "Make way for They Might Be Giants!"
- Critic Intro - "Every once in awhile, a band comes along that changes the course of human history, and that band is They Might Be Giants!"
- Cyclops Rock - "Dan!"
- D Is For Drums - Conversation between the two Johns during which they say each other's names numerous times
- Dan Vs. Cog - References to John F, John L, and Dan H
- The Guitar - "Is it Jim? I don't know" Refers to NASA calling TMBG Jim and Jim
- Hell Hotel - "Bellhop takes his flashlight, takes John up to his room", etc.
- Here Come The 123s - "They Might Be Giants!"
- Here Come The ABCs - "They Might Be Giants!"
- Here Comes Science - "They Might Be Giants"
- I Am Not Your Broom - a broom quarreling with John
- I Can Hear You, The Edison Museum (Wax Cylinder) and Maybe I Know (Wax Cylinder) - spoken introduction ("By They Might Be Giants!")
- Integrity Project - "This is the new They Might Be Giants Integrity Project"
- Kitten Intro - "They Might Be Giants are not Satanists."
- Mario Speaks - "Let's give a warm round of applause for They Might Be Giants!"
- Miller Time
- Minneapolis - Describes the band having a fight
- Mr. Xcitement - "Like Flansy in a soda can it's trooky trooky trooky"
- New Haven - "Croak me, Dan..."
- Not Too Clear, Not Too Long - "Every time I sing along to They Might Be Giants Dial-a-Song"
- The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song
- Raleigh - "Bo Diddley and They Might Be Giants"
- Rhythm Section Want Ad - strongly implied
- Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love - "John, I've been bad"
- Songs - "Uninterrupted chain of They Might Be Giants material"
- Theme From Flood - "They Might Be Giants' brand new album, Flood"
- Theme From McSweeney's Issue 6 - Thank Yous - "...the Free Cooperation, They Might Be Giants ..."
- They Got Lost (Song) - "They Might Be Giants got lost driving around" also, on the live version, the announcer says, "Ladies and Gentlemen put your hands together for They Must Be Giants!"
- They Might Be Giants (Song)
- This Damn Band
- A TMBG Song
- Unsupervised, I Hit My Head - Refrences Flansburgh's left-handedness.
- Village Gate Concert Promo - "Weren't you that guy in that band They Might Be Giants that I was in?"
- Welcome To The Jungle - "Welcome to the jungle, Dan, Welcome to it, John"
- You're Watching... - "They Might Be Giants' Dial-a-Song, not too short and not too long"
[edit] Songs referencing themselves
[edit] Songs referencing their album
[edit] Honorable mention
- Lie Still Little Bottle - "Singing my favorite song". Might be a reference to the song. Very possible. But maybe not.
[edit] See also