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On [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.tmbg/browse_thread/thread/3de362f570d9184c/8432916c6f1374f4?#8432916c6f1374f4 alt.music.tmbg], Asa Pillsbury came up with the suggestion to create a fan-made tribute to the unreleased songs of [[Dial-A-Song]]. TMBW.Net has offered to host the signup, and can host the tracks as they are submitted.
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{{DAS Tribute Status}}
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On [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.tmbg/browse_thread/thread/3de362f570d9184c/8432916c6f1374f4?#8432916c6f1374f4 alt.music.tmbg], [[user:Mandaliet|Asa Pillsbury]] came up with the suggestion to create a fan-made tribute to the unreleased songs of [[Dial-A-Song]]. TMBW.Net was organizing and hosting the tribute album tracks as they were submitted.  
  
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==How can I contribute?==
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After several discussions with the band's management, they have asked us not to move forward with the DAS Fan Tribute.  While we are very disappointed, we understand that this is the band's intellectual property, and we want to keep good relations between TMBG and TMBW.Net.
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===Song eligibility===
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All you need to do is pick a TMBG song that was on [[Dial-A-Song]], but has never later been officially re-recorded by the band. Then record your own rendition of it! Get creative!
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Eligible songs should not have an official re-recorded release by the band. As an example, "[[Cabbagetown]]" (once a Dial-A-Song demo) is not eligible because of its later studio recording on the [[I Palindrome I (EP)|''I Palindrome I'' EP]]. However, a song like "[[Somebody's Body]]," a Dial-A-Song track later re-released in higher-fidelity on [[TMBG Unlimited]] (but not re-recorded) is acceptable.
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Thank you to everyone that contributed tracks and artwork. We will continue to host them here, in the hopes that we can find a time in the future in which the band will let us resume this project. If you have already started a track, you can feel free to upload it here.  
  
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Also, please check that the song has not been registered by Flansburgh or Linnell on BMI via these two links:
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Again, we're sorry about this. Believe us, we were just as excited as several of you, who were contributing tracks.
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*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=1000&querytype=WriterID&keyid=620423&keyname=FLANSBURGH%20JOHN%20C&CAE=127541682&Affiliation=BMI Flansburgh on BMI]
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*[http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=1000&querytype=WriterID&keyid=622743&keyname=LINNELL%20JOHN%20S&CAE=189184819&Affiliation=BMI Linnell on BMI]
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===Submitting your cover===
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==Song eligibility==
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Once your cover is ready, submit an MP3 of your recording one of two ways:
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The concept was to pick a TMBG song that was on [[Dial-A-Song]], but had never later been officially re-recorded by the band.
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#Upload it via the '''[[Special:Upload|Upload]]''' page.
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#Email it to <img src="http://tmbw.net/images/tmbwemail.gif" alt="tmbw.net@gmail.com" valign="top">.
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On your MP3's ID3 tag, please enter the following information:
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Eligible songs should not have an official re-recorded release by the band. As an example, "[[Cabbagetown]]" (once a Dial-A-Song demo) is not eligible because of its later studio recording on the [[I Palindrome I (EP)|''I Palindrome I'' EP]]. However, a song like "[[Somebody's Body]]," a Dial-A-Song track later re-released in higher fidelity on [[TMBG Unlimited]] (but not re-recorded) is acceptable.
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*Your artist name
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*Song title
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*Album: ''Dial-A-Song Tribute'' (for now, until a permanent name is settled on)
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If you choose to [[Special:Upload|upload]] your submission to TMBW, please send us an email containing a link to the file, so that we have your email address on record and can contact you with updates on the project.
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Also, songs could not have been registered by [[John Flansburgh]] or [[John Linnell]] on BMI.
  
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There is currently no deadline for submissions, but one will be added as time goes by, so don't delay! We can't wait to hear your contributions!
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==Songs that were to be covered==
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*[[No Answer]] --[[User:Mucket|Mucket]] 21:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
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==Sign your name here==
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If you are going to contribute a song, sign your name here with the name of the song you are going to cover. To sign, please log into TMBW and sign your name by typing <code><nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki></code> (two dashes and four tildes), or insert your signature automatically by clicking the <img src="http://tmbw.net/wiki/skins/common/images/button_sig.png" alt="signature button"> button.
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Note: Multiple people can cover the same song, within reason. Signing your name on this list is ''not'' mandatory for submitting a song, but it helps us to understand how many people are going to be involved in the tribute.
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*[[No Answer]] --[[User:Mucket|Mucket]] 21:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)--[[User:Samuel|Samuel]] 21:55, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Tumbleweed]] --[[User:Mandaliet|Mandaliet]] 22:54, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
 
*[[Tumbleweed]] --[[User:Mandaliet|Mandaliet]] 22:54, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
 
*[[Feel Good Sublet]] --[[User:Nationalparksign]] 23:00, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
 
*[[Feel Good Sublet]] --[[User:Nationalparksign]] 23:00, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[The Summer Breeze]]--[[User:Unmutual|Unmutual]]
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*[[The Summer Breeze]]--[[User:Unmutual|Unmutual]] 01:55, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Cupid]] -- [[User:MagicTurtle643|MagicTurtle643]] 11:39 22 June 2008
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*[[Cupid]] --[[User:MagicTurtle643|MagicTurtle643]] 03:28, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Sally Boy Candy Bar]] -- Masonstein
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*[[Sally Boy Candy Bar]] --[[User:71.178.207.43|Masonstein]] 17:46, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[What Is Everyone Staring At?]] -- [[User:JasonDeLima|JasonDeLima]] 04:45, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[What Is Everyone Staring At?]] --[[User:JasonDeLima|JasonDeLima]] 04:45, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Wreck It Apart]] -- [[User:MrSketchyGalore|MrSketchyGalore]]
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*[[Wreck It Apart]] --[[User:MrSketchyGalore|MrSketchyGalore]] 04:49, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Mrs. Cinderella]] -- [[User:DominEl|DominEl]] 22:19, 21 June 2008
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*[[Mrs. Cinderella]] --[[User:DominEl|DominEl]] 22:19, 21 June 2008
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*[[Half A Boy]] --[[User:TVsKyle|TVsKyle]] 06:40, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Half A Boy]] --TVsKyle 06:40, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
*[[Brainwashing Our Fighting Boys]] --[[User:DrWorm|DrWorm]] 08:45, 22 June 2008
 
*[[Brainwashing Our Fighting Boys]] --[[User:DrWorm|DrWorm]] 08:45, 22 June 2008
 
*[[When Tornadoes Take Over The World]] --[[User:Bryce|Bryce]] 08:54, 22 June 2008
 
*[[When Tornadoes Take Over The World]] --[[User:Bryce|Bryce]] 08:54, 22 June 2008
 
*[[Free Bird's Rebirth]] --[[User:Teddyleevin|Teddyleevin]] 16:35, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
*[[Free Bird's Rebirth]] --[[User:Teddyleevin|Teddyleevin]] 16:35, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Live Like Pigs]] --[[User:Teddyleevin|Teddyleevin]] 16:35, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Hi Honey I'm Home]] --[[User:Goodtimes2|Goodtimes2]] 19:54, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[When Tornadoes Take Over The World]] --[[User:Teddyleevin|Teddyleevin]] 16:35, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song]] --[[User:Teddyleevin|Teddyleevin]] 16:35, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Not Too Clear, Not Too Long]] --[[User:Teddyleevin|Teddyleevin]] 16:35, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Hi Honey I'm Home]] --[[User:Goodtimes2|Goodtimes2]]
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*[[Somebody's Body]] --[[User:Selfcallednowhere|Self Called Nowhere]] 20:21, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
 
*[[Somebody's Body]] --[[User:Selfcallednowhere|Self Called Nowhere]] 20:21, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Bread Hair]] --[[User:Thunderbird|Thunderbird]] 02:32, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[No Answer]] --[[User:Samuel|Samuel]] 21:55, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Tiny Doctors]] --[[User:Yamfox|Yamfox]] 00:29, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Instrumental (Name Unknown)]] --[[User:Tedadore2|Tedadore2]] 04:57, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[I Need Some Lovin']] --{{User:CapitalQ/Sig<!-- -->}} 09:37, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Tiny Doctors]]/[[What Is Everyone Staring At?]] --[[User:Tgies|tgies]] 10:18, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[No Answer]] --[[User:Selfcallednowhere|Self Called Nowhere]] 18:25, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[How Much Cake Can You Eat?]] --[[User:Richegreen|Richegreen]] 21:00, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Cupid]] --[[User:Oreosarecrack|Oreosarecrack]] 03:59, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Hiya]] --[[User:J2|J2]] 02:47, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Too Real]] --[[User:JumbledPileofPerson|JumbledPileofPerson]] 05:01, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[We Just Go Nuts At Christmastime]] --[[User:Ganna|Ana]] 16:52, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[No Answer]] --[[User:MartysSoloCareer|MartysSoloCareer]] 18:41, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Confusing The Mind]] --[[User:Bryce|Bryce]] 00:22, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[The King Of Wingo]] --[[User:Chris Stangl|Chris Stangl]] 22:53, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[No Answer]] --[[User:Cronny|Cronny]] 22:25, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Dial-A-Song Promo]] --[[User:Antgeth|ant]] 05:53, 28 June 2008 (UTC) (+a possible additional contributor who at this time prefers to remain anonymous)
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*[[No Answer]], [[How Much Cake Can You Eat?]], maybe something else. --[[User:1000oclock|1000oclock]] 22:53, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Rock Club]] --[[User:Eaglefire|Eaglefire]] 01:02, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
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*[[Outboard Part Of Man]], [[Wreck It Apart]] --[[User:Aaroneoustruths|Aaroneoustruths]] 02:35, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
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===Covers that have been submitted===
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{| class="ebena"
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!class="header"|Song
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!class="header"|Artist
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!class="header"|Listen
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = When Tornadoes Take Over The World
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|User = Teddyleevin
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|File = When Tornadoes Take Over The World.mp3
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|Artist name = Bill Remmers}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song
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|User = Teddyleevin
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|File = The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song.mp3
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|Artist name = Bill Remmers}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = Not Too Clear, Not Too Long
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|User = Teddyleevin
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|File = Not Too Clear, Not Too Long.mp3
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|Artist name = Bill Remmers}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = Live Like Pigs
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|User = Teddyleevin
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|File = Bill Remmers - Live Like Pigs.mp3
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|Artist name = Bill Remmers}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = You're Watching...
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|User = Master Chicken
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|File = You're Watching.mp3
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|Artist name = Through Self Deduction}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = Tiny Doctors
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|User = HeyErikLeafinson
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|File = Hey Erik Leafinson! - Tiny Doctors.mp3
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|Artist name = Hey Erik Leafinson!}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = Mrs. Cinderella
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|User = DominEl
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|File = DominEl - Mrs. Cinderella.mp3‎
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|Artist name = Lo-Fi Misery}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = Outboard Part Of Man
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|User = Aaroneoustruths
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|File = Aaroneoustruths - Outboard Part of Man.mp3‎
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|Artist name = Aaroneoustruths}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = No Answer
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|User = Zeppyfish
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|File = Say It To My Face - No Answer.mp3
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|Artist name = Say It To My Face}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = Somebody's Body
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|User = Master Chicken
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|File = Somebody's Body.mp3
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|Artist name = Through Self Deduction}}
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{{Listen DAS Cover
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|Song = The King Of Wingo
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|User = Chris Stangl
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|File = King of Wingo.mp3
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|Artist name = Furious Skinny}}
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|} <center><!-- Please add your cover above this line. Do not modify this line.
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When you add a cover, please add to this number: -->'''Submission count:''' 12.
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</center>
  
 
==Songs available to choose from==
 
==Songs available to choose from==
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Feel free to modify and add to this list, as many more songs are eligible. This is just a quick sampling that [[User:Duke33|Brad]] came up with.
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This list contains all the songs we believe are eligible for the tribute album. These songs originated on [[Dial-A-Song]] and were not re-recorded for a studio release at a later point, unless they were changed drastically enough to be incomparable to the final version. Some songs such as "[[Mainstream U.S.A.]]" and "[[Swing Is A Word]]" could not be included because they are registered on BMI under TMBG Music (see above on the page for BMI links).
  
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*[[A TMBG Song]]
 
*[[Brainwashing Our Fighting Boys]]
 
*[[Brainwashing Our Fighting Boys]]
 
*[[Bread Hair]]
 
*[[Bread Hair]]
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*[[Don't Know Why It Takes That Long]]
 
*[[Don't Know Why It Takes That Long]]
 
*[[Feel Good Sublet]]
 
*[[Feel Good Sublet]]
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*[[Free Bird's Rebirth]]
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*[[Free Bird's Rebirth]] / [[Free Bird's Rebirth (Version 2)]]
 
*[[Hi]]
 
*[[Hi]]
 
*[[Hi Honey I'm Home]]
 
*[[Hi Honey I'm Home]]
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*[[I Find It Hard To Believe]]
 
*[[I Find It Hard To Believe]]
 
*[[I Need Some Lovin']]
 
*[[I Need Some Lovin']]
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*[[Kings Of The Cave]]
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*[[I Palindrome I (Dial-A-Song)]] / [[I Palindrome I (Dial-A-Song 2)|I Palindrome I (Dial-A-Song Version 2)]]
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*[[Instrumental (Name Unknown)|Instrumental]]
 
*[[Mrs. Cinderella]]
 
*[[Mrs. Cinderella]]
 
*[[No Answer]]
 
*[[No Answer]]
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*[[Side 2]]
 
*[[Side 2]]
 
*[[Somebody's Body]]
 
*[[Somebody's Body]]
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*Stooge
 
*[[The King Of Wingo]]
 
*[[The King Of Wingo]]
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*[[The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song]]
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*[[The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song]] / [[The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song (Version 2)]]
 
*[[The Summer Breeze]]
 
*[[The Summer Breeze]]
 
*[[The Sun Is On Fire]]
 
*[[The Sun Is On Fire]]
 
*[[The Writing's On The Wall]]
 
*[[The Writing's On The Wall]]
 
*[[There's A New Song Every Hour]]
 
*[[There's A New Song Every Hour]]
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*[[Titanic Fog]]
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*[[To The Bubblecraft!]]
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*[[Trucker's Coffee]]
 
*[[Tumbleweed]]
 
*[[Tumbleweed]]
 
*[[We Just Go Nuts At Christmastime]]
 
*[[We Just Go Nuts At Christmastime]]
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*[[Wreck It Apart]]
 
*[[Wreck It Apart]]
 
*[[You're Watching...]]
 
*[[You're Watching...]]
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==The Fine Print==
 
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*By submitting your rendition, you agree to release it to the public domain. You agree to allow your recording to be re-distributed by TMBW.Net. 
 
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*All submissions will be reviewed, and many may not make the final track listing of the album.
 

Latest revision as of 21:23, 3 January 2025

Current Project Status
Status: On Hold!
See Dial-A-Song Tribute for more info

On alt.music.tmbg, Asa Pillsbury came up with the suggestion to create a fan-made tribute to the unreleased songs of Dial-A-Song. TMBW.Net was organizing and hosting the tribute album tracks as they were submitted.

After several discussions with the band's management, they have asked us not to move forward with the DAS Fan Tribute. While we are very disappointed, we understand that this is the band's intellectual property, and we want to keep good relations between TMBG and TMBW.Net.

Thank you to everyone that contributed tracks and artwork. We will continue to host them here, in the hopes that we can find a time in the future in which the band will let us resume this project. If you have already started a track, you can feel free to upload it here.

Again, we're sorry about this. Believe us, we were just as excited as several of you, who were contributing tracks.

Song eligibility[edit]

The concept was to pick a TMBG song that was on Dial-A-Song, but had never later been officially re-recorded by the band.

Eligible songs should not have an official re-recorded release by the band. As an example, "Cabbagetown" (once a Dial-A-Song demo) is not eligible because of its later studio recording on the I Palindrome I EP. However, a song like "Somebody's Body," a Dial-A-Song track later re-released in higher fidelity on TMBG Unlimited (but not re-recorded) is acceptable.

Also, songs could not have been registered by John Flansburgh or John Linnell on BMI.

Songs that were to be covered[edit]

Covers that have been submitted[edit]

Song Artist Listen
"When Tornadoes Take Over The World" Bill Remmers Download
"The Power Of They Might Be Giants' Dial-A-Song" Bill Remmers Download
"Not Too Clear, Not Too Long" Bill Remmers Download
"Live Like Pigs" Bill Remmers Download
"You're Watching..." Through Self Deduction Download
"Tiny Doctors" Hey Erik Leafinson! Download
"Mrs. Cinderella" Lo-Fi Misery Download
"Outboard Part Of Man" Aaroneoustruths Download
"No Answer" Say It To My Face Download
"Somebody's Body" Through Self Deduction Download
"The King Of Wingo" Furious Skinny Download
Submission count: 12.

Songs available to choose from[edit]

This list contains all the songs we believe are eligible for the tribute album. These songs originated on Dial-A-Song and were not re-recorded for a studio release at a later point, unless they were changed drastically enough to be incomparable to the final version. Some songs such as "Mainstream U.S.A." and "Swing Is A Word" could not be included because they are registered on BMI under TMBG Music (see above on the page for BMI links).

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