Tubthumping

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song name Tubthumping
artist They Might Be Giants
releases Album Raises New And Troubling Questions, Podcast 57A, Them Ain't Big Eye Ants
year 2011
first played September 23, 2011 (5 known performances)
run time 3:22
sung by John Linnell; John Flansburgh; the staff of The A.V. Club


Trivia/Info

JL: The thing with "Tubthumping" was—I think I was even saying this when we taped the session—that it might have actually been the closest thing to a They Might Be Giants song, because structurally it was so unusual, because it was not like a pop song. And I think the reason for that was that it was written by a committee.


JF: Yeah, it's a really linear song. We were on tour and were going to be doing Chicago again, and I was talking to Marty [Beller] and I said, "Yeah, it's too bad we can't get those people together again." And he said, "It doesn't matter if we have background singers onstage." The entire audience was screaming as loud as anything. Currently, we've been doing "Bills, Bills, Bills" every couple of shows, but I think bringing "Tubthumping" back would be a huge highlight to the live show. It really rallies the audience in this crazy way. They'd probably be screaming louder than for any of our songs. We should definitely put it on the blocks. I enjoy singing in falsetto. Definitely stepping out.

Song Themes

Altered Voice, Coffee, Drinks, Falsetto, Non-John Vocals, Sadness, TMBG Remakes

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