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They Might Be Giants Songbook
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This is a page to put speculation about a possible TMBG songbook, most recently mentioned in February 2006, but the idea for one has been floating around since the early 90s.
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[edit] Speculation
Just like the Recommendation Grid page, add a + for things you like, - for the opposite, and 0 for no strong decision - and remember, just one vote per song.
[edit] Titles
- Melody, Fidelity, Quantity (+++++++++-000+-) - taken already... sorta.
- They Might Be Giants Songbook (+----0000)
- Songbook (+--)
- Every Froggy Inversion (++0----0)
- Melody, Harmony & Pounding Rythm (-000)
- Straight From Tha Streetz (------)
- Democrats Only (00----)
- Our Name Is Called John (++00)
- You Too Can Be Giants (++++++++)
- Rhythm Section Want Ad (+)
[edit] Songs
- Alphabet Of Nations (+++++++++0-++)
- Ana Ng (++++++++++++++++++++++++++++)
- Another First Kiss (+++++++++++-+)
- Bangs (++++++++++--0+)
- Birdhouse In Your Soul (++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-)
- Boss Of Me (++++_++++-+-)
- Certain People I Could Name (+++++++++++-++)
- Damn Good Times (++000++++)
- Don't Let's Start (++++++++++++++++++++++++)
- Dead (+++++++++++++++0)
- Dinner Bell (++++++++)
- Dr. Worm (+++++++++++++++++++++0++)
- The End of the Tour (+++-+++++++++++0+++)
- Everything Right Is Wrong Again (+++++++-++-)
- Experimental Film (++++++++++++++++++++)
- Fingertips (+++++++--0++++-)
- Finished With Lies (+++++0)
- First Kiss (+0+++)
- Four of Two (+++++)
- I Enjoy Being A Boy (+0-+0)
- I Should Be Allowed To Think (++)
- I'm Your Boyfriend Now
- Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (+++++++++++-0+++)
- It's Not My Birthday (+)
- The Guitar (++++++-----00+++)
- I've Got A Match (++++-0+)
- King Weed (+-0)
- Kiss Me, Son Of God (+++++--+-000+)
- Man, It's So Loud In Here (+++++++++++)
- Metal Detector (+++++++)
- Mink Car (++++++++++-)
- New York City (++++-++++++-)
- Particle Man (++++++++++--+)
- Purple Toupee (+++++++0+++)
- Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head (++++++++----+++)
- Rabid Child (+++0----+)
- Robot Parade (+0++)
- Sensurround (+++++++++--+++)
- She's An Angel (+++++++++++++++0+++)
- She Was A Hotel Detective (not (She Was A) Hotel Detective) (+++-)
- Space Suit (+++++)
- Spiraling Shape (++++++++++++++)
- The Statue Got Me High (+++++++0++)
- They Got Lost (++--+)
- Thunderbird (+++++++++++)
- Token Back To Brooklyn (+++0--------0)
- Wearing A Raincoat (++++++0++)
- We Want A Rock (++++++++++)
- Why Does The Sun Shine? (++++++++++----0+0)
- All songs! (+++++++++--00++-)
- All songs! minus the covers and other ones They didn't write themselves. (+++=+----)
- A 'greatest hits' songbook affair not precluding standalone publications of particularly songbook-able LPs like the Pink Album, Flood, Factory Showroom and The Spine. (++++0000) (please!)
- If the function is piano songs, any song that was recorded and can be played on the piano(like Dead)(++++00)
- TMBG's educational songs (Mammal, James K. Polk, The Bloodmobile, etc.) (+++++)
- all their songs in separate volumes.. The first three LP's or so in one, etc. and one for B-sides, unreleased. (++++0)
- Different levels of complication, so that people with experence, and those just beginning will be able to play (+++++++)
- All songs! minus covers and songs containing swear words. (-0----)
- Only songs with cheerful or emotionally neutral lyrics. Which would make about three songs. (------)
- Every song that's been officially released on an album.. maybe B-sides. (++++0)
- Every song that has been on Dial-A-Song recorded again in good quality! yeah !! (+-+)
- All songs from Dial-A-Song 20 Years of They Might Be Giants
- 5 songs from every album, plus 5 b-sides and 5 podcast songs/free tunes. (+)
[edit] Other Stuff
- Three staves (treble, bass, and melody) (++++++++--+)
- Special book (or mini book) for accordionists (++++++++--0+)
- Every single harmony (++++++-00)
- Personal Songwriting-related Stories (++++++++++++)
- Accordion chords + Bass tab (++++++)
- Free TMBG-branded guitar pick (++++++++-)
- Solo piano arrangements (++++++++)
- Free TMBG-branded piano (++++++)
- Bonus Play-Along CD or DVD that features each part, for each instument, with lyrics sung, sing-a-long style, or just straight instrumental. (+++++++)
- Art work by members of the band (+++)
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