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They Got Lost (Song)

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Illustration from the Long Tall Weekend liner notes
song nameThey Got Lost
artistThey Might Be Giants
releasesLong Tall Weekend, They Got Lost, TMBG Clock Radio
year1999
first playedMar. 14, 1996 (20 known performances)
run time4:39
sung byJohn Linnell

Trivia/Info

  • From tmbg.com: "Our title track is vibey tour-de-force of TMBG Mk II. Eric Schermerhorn and I worked out some nice interwoven guitar parts, and the lyric of the song is the universal touring band mantra."
  • As of the release of Here Comes Science, this is the longest track included on any of TMBG's studio albums.
  • "Julie at the Station" is Leftover Lunch hostess Julie Kramer at WFNX in Boston, whose show the giants got lost going to.
  • Linnell: "It's a composite of pretty much every single time we went in a car anywhere. John Flansburgh and I have this particularly weird habit of getting turned around wherever we go."
  • During live performances, the names in the third verse are replaced with the names of the current band members.

Song Themes

Escape, Letters Of The Alphabet, Me, Music, Questions, Self-Reference, Title Not In Lyrics, Transportation, Windows

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