Alphabet Of Nations
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| song name | Alphabet of Nations |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Here Come The ABCs, TMBG Clock Radio, CD/DVD Sampler |
| year | 2005 |
| first played | August 17, 2004 (366 known performances) |
| run time | 1:26 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh, John Linnell |
Trivia/Info
- Live performances and the 2012 deluxe edition of No! feature an extended version of the song with a bridge where Linnell lists more countries in this order: "Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Canada / Australia, Belgium, Chad / Afghanistan, Brunei, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, Guatemala".
- Oman, Qatar, and Yemen are the only existing countries whose names begin with their respective first letters[1].
- Technically, there is no nation whose name begins with the letter X (Mexico and Luxembourg are the only existing countries that have the letter X in them) or W (Wales is a part of the United Kingdom, Wallachia is a historical and geographical region of Romania, Wallis is a territory of France, and Western Sahara is a disputed territory south of Morocco). The fictional "West Xylophone" is used as a stand-in for both of these letters. Some fans have created a homepage for West Xylophone[2]. The band has joked that West Xylophone is the colonial name of what is now the "Republic of Marimba"[3].
- At live shows, Dan Miller plays keyboard, and sings backup on "Zimbabwe".
- The video was created by Brandon Martinez and Michelle Hammond of Colourmovie.
Song Themes
Geography, Letters Of The Alphabet
Videos
- On They Might Be Giants Friday Night Family Podcast
- Watch it on
(video from Here Come The ABCs) - Watch it on (soundcheck with The Avatars Of They)
- Live on Conan (from crudpants.com)
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