Spy
From This Might Be A Wiki
| song name | Spy |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | John Henry, Stumpbox, John Henry + Factory Showroom |
| year | 1994 |
| first played | April 21, 1993 (612 known performances) |
| run time | 3:06 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh, Robin Goldwasser screams |
Trivia/Info
- John Flansburgh: "The song doesn't have the classic crunchy spy chords of Bond music but the biting guitar is a hat tip to that famous intro. If there was any specific piece of music that it jumps off of I'd guess I'd point to Peter Gunn."[1] The Johns have covered the "Peter Gunn" theme song before.
- Features Steven Bernstein on trumpet.
- No two performances of this song are alike at TMBG's live shows, where the end of "Spy" is improvised by the band led by a random "conductor" (either or both Johns).
- Live performances may segue into the jam section using loops of lines from "The One That You Love" by Air Supply, "Take It to the Limit" by Eagles, or "Here Comes Santa Claus" by Gene Autry.
- Some live performances may also segue into other songs during the outro jam session such as:
- ”Kumbaya”, a traditional campfire song.
- ”I Am Not Your Broom”
- ”Mr. Tambourine Man” by The Byrds, originally by Bob Dylan
Song Themes
Intelligence, Espionage, Occupations, Screaming, The Senses, Transportation
Videos
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