Tubthumping
| 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
- Originally by Chumbawamba, this song was covered for the A.V. Club's Undercover video series in 2011. TMBG would later return to Undercover in 2015 to cover the song "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child.
- John Linnell and John Flansburgh would both discuss the process behind covering this song and its potential return to the band's live shows in a 2025 interview with the A.V. Club:
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
Videos
- Watch on The A.V. Club
- Watch live performance with the A.V. Club staff (from September 23, 2011 show)
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