Stumpbox

	Stumpbox Bootleg by They Might Be Giants
	First released	1996	Tracks	41
	Label		Length	90:04

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See Discography Abbreviations for definition of various terms.

The Stumpbox bootleg series consists primarily of cover songs They Might Be Giants performed live. The cover art for the first edition of Stumpbox features a frame from The Maxx #1.

These covers were typically recorded during the Stump The Band portion of TMBG's live shows, where the band would try to cover a song suggested by a member of the audience. The bootleg's name is also reference to the song "Stomp Box."

The first and second editions (Stumpbox and Stumpbox Speak My Thoughts) were released on March 20, 1996 and March 18, 1997, respectively, as homemade cassette dubs distributed via alt.music.tmbg by user Shimbot, AKA Phil.^[1][2][3] In 2004, a third digital-only bootleg was released by another fan, titled Stumpbox III The Ceaseless Screaming.^[4]

Stumpbox (1996) track listing

#	Title	Length	Originally Performed By	Date of Performance
1	Intro	0:45	N/A	1992-10-05
2	Runaway	2:01	Del Shannon	1992-10-05
3	Frankenstein	3:19	Edgar Winter Group	1992-07-04
4	We Are The World	1:54	"USA for Africa"	?
5	Smells Like Teen Spirit / Fire	4:22	Nirvana / Jimi Hendrix	1992-05-31 (radio)
6	What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?	2:08	The Monkees	1989-12-31
7	Why Does The Sun Shine? (Rock Version)	2:31	Hy Zaret And Lou Singer	1994-10-14
8	I Wanna Be Sedated	1:37	Ramones	1995-03-14
9	I Could Write A Book	2:06	Rodgers and Hart	1988-09-28
10	My Funny Valentine	1:34	Rodgers and Hart	1988-09-28
11	Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered	1:43	Rodgers and Hart	1988-09-28
12	Lines Upon A Tranquil Brow	1:44	Walt Kelly / Norman Monath	Idiot's Delight, 1989
13	Dominique	1:40	The Singing Nun	1994-04-20
14	Why Does The Sun Shine? (Slow Version)	3:06	Hy Zaret And Lou Singer	Idiot's Delight, 1989
15	Concrete And Clay	2:11	Unit 4 + 2	N/A
16	A Horse With No Name	4:30	America	1994-10-31
17	The Joker	4:03	Steve Miller Band	1994-10-17
18	In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida	0:58	Iron Butterfly	1992-09-23
19	Sunshine of Your Love	2:13	Cream	1992-09-23
20	Elvira	1:37	Dallas Frazier	1992-10-18
21	Pictures of Matchstick Men / All I Have to Do Is Dream	3:09	Status Quo / The Everly Brothers	1992-09-19
22	See The Constellation	2:42	They Might Be Giants	1992-09-19
23	Pictures of Matchstick Men	1:18	Status Quo	1992-09-19
24	25 O'Clock	3:56	The Dukes of Stratosphear	N/A
25	Honky Cat	1:48	Elton John	1992-10-18
26	Cherry Pie	2:39	Warrant	1993-04-28
27	Thriller	2:50	Michael Jackson	1994-04-16
28	It's a Fine Day	1:15	Edward Barton / Miss Jane Lancaster	1992-06-20
29	Maybe I Know	2:10	Lesley Gore	?
30	Forever	4:20	The Marvelettes	1992-12-31
31	White Rabbit	1:48	Jefferson Airplane	1992-09-18
32	Whirlpool	2:08	Meat Puppets	N/A
33	The Cosby Mysteries Theme	0:56	Improvised, not based on the original	1995-03-24
34	One More Parade	2:13	Phil Ochs / Bob Gibson	N/A
35	Happy Birthday	0:53	Traditional	1994-06-20
36	Half-Breed / Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves	1:34	Cher	?
37	Jessica	2:22	The Allman Brothers Band	N/A
38	This Land Is Your Land	1:12	Woodie Guthrie	1992-05-11
39	Spy	2:33	They Might Be Giants	1994-11-18
40	You Are My Sunshine	1:02	Jimmie Davis	1994-11-18
41	Lady Is A Tramp	1:16	Rodgers and Hart	N/A

See also

• Stumpbox Speak My Thoughts (1997)
• Stumpbox III The Ceaseless Screaming (2004)