Santa's Beard
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| song name | Santa's Beard |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Lincoln, Lincoln Sampler, Then: The Earlier Years, They Might Be Giants In Holidayland, TMBG Clock Radio |
| year | 1988 |
| first played | March 3, 1988 (32 known performances) |
| run time | 1:55 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh, John Linnell harmonizes during the chorus |
Trivia/Info
- John Flansburgh, in The Gothamist, 2011, discussing researching titles before choosing one: "I remember when I found out there's a Beach Boys song called "Santa's Beard". I was really shocked."[2]
- The title came from a Watchface performance piece called "Stereotype", where they would chant cliche phrases in stereo -- and later, quad, according to the Radio Radio #5 podcast.
- In 2017, Flansburgh noted, "That one was really more about jealousy, which is probably why it stands out. The Santa part is kind of just incidental."[3]
- In 2019, in response to a fan's inquiry, Flansburgh stated that many of Lincoln's sound effects came from "the stock sounds in the studio's Akai S1000. I suspect that really thumpin' slap on Santa's Beard is JL on the Akai."[4]
Song Themes
Artificial Body Parts, Colors, Friendship, Funny But Sad, Hair, Holidays, Love Gone Sour, Music, Questions, Screaming
Videos
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– Recorded live on December 15, 2006
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