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| Length = 68:44 | | Length = 68:44 | ||
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[[File:McSweeny's_Cover.jpg|thumb|Book Cover]] | [[File:McSweeny's_Cover.jpg|thumb|Book Cover]] | ||
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'''''Timothy McSweeney's Very Intense Heated Passionate Battle/Embrace with They Might Be Giants''''' is the sixth issue of ''[[McSweeney's|Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern]]'', a literary journal edited by [[Dave Eggers]]. The book contains a collection of pieces of literature and artwork. These are accompanied by tracks on the disc. This particular issue also includes art from [[Marcel Dzama]] and [[Amy Sillman]]. Two variations of the cover exist, one which reads <small>"WE NOW KNOW WHO"</small> and the other, which commands onlookers to <small>"FIND THEM AND CONVINCE THEM"</small>. | '''''Timothy McSweeney's Very Intense Heated Passionate Battle/Embrace with They Might Be Giants''''' is the sixth issue of ''[[McSweeney's|Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern]]'', a literary journal edited by [[Dave Eggers]]. The book contains a collection of pieces of literature and artwork. These are accompanied by tracks on the disc. This particular issue also includes art from [[Marcel Dzama]] and [[Amy Sillman]]. Two variations of the cover exist, one which reads <small>"WE NOW KNOW WHO"</small> and the other, which commands onlookers to <small>"FIND THEM AND CONVINCE THEM"</small>. | ||
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=== Track listing === | === Track listing === | ||
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{{Track|song=[[It's Getting Late]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:16}} | {{Track|song=[[It's Getting Late]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:16}} | ||
{{Track|song=Daphne (Soundtrack)|artist=Michael Meredith|length=1:37}} | {{Track|song=Daphne (Soundtrack)|artist=Michael Meredith|length=1:37}} | ||
| − | {{Track|song=[[She Thinks She's Edith Head]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=2: | + | {{Track|song=[[(She Thinks She's) Edith Head]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=2:33}} |
{{Track|song=[[Mr. And Mrs. Nuclear]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:34}} | {{Track|song=[[Mr. And Mrs. Nuclear]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:34}} | ||
{{Track|song=[[Bangs (McSweeney's)|Bangs]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=3:28}} | {{Track|song=[[Bangs (McSweeney's)|Bangs]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=3:28}} | ||
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{{Track|song=[[God's Sister Jessica]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:22}} | {{Track|song=[[God's Sister Jessica]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:22}} | ||
{{Track|song=[[Grassroots Internet Revolution]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:06}} | {{Track|song=[[Grassroots Internet Revolution]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:06}} | ||
| − | {{Track|song=Billy By The Bay|artist=Ann Cummings w/ S.E. Willis on the piano|length=2:28}} | + | {{Track|song=Billy By The Bay|artist=Ann Cummings|note=w/ S.E. Willis on the piano|length=2:28}} |
| − | {{Track|song=Swimming Hole|artist=Erika Kawalek w/ Roger Greenawalt on the banjo|length=2:55}} | + | {{Track|song=Swimming Hole|artist=Erika Kawalek|note=w/ Roger Greenawalt on the banjo|length=2:55}} |
{{Track|song=[[Mosh Momken Abadon|Mosh Momken Abadan]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=2:53}} | {{Track|song=[[Mosh Momken Abadon|Mosh Momken Abadan]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=2:53}} | ||
{{Track|song=[[Even My T-Shirt]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:47}} | {{Track|song=[[Even My T-Shirt]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:47}} | ||
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{{Track|song=[[Drinkin' (McSweeney's)|Drinkin']]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:44}} | {{Track|song=[[Drinkin' (McSweeney's)|Drinkin']]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:44}} | ||
{{Track|song=[[Gazing Out Toward]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:49}} | {{Track|song=[[Gazing Out Toward]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:49}} | ||
| − | {{Track|song=Frog and Banjo|artist=[[Mike Doughty]] | + | {{Track|song=Frog and Banjo|artist=[[Mike Doughty]]|note=recorded by [[John Flansburgh]] in his [[Dial-A-Song]] studio|length=2:44}} |
| − | {{Track|song=[[Robert Lowell|I Am 40: Memories of West | + | {{Track|song=[[Robert Lowell|I Am 40: Memories of West St. and Lepke]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=3:16}} |
{{Track|song=[[Lincoln, Washington, And That Jefferson Guy]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:21}} | {{Track|song=[[Lincoln, Washington, And That Jefferson Guy]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:21}} | ||
{{Track|song=[[Down To The Bottom Of The Sea|Bathymetry For Two]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:56}} | {{Track|song=[[Down To The Bottom Of The Sea|Bathymetry For Two]]|artist=[[They Might Be Giants]]|length=0:56}} | ||
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===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*The issue was mentioned (albeit in passing) in a discussion of ''Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern'' by {{wp|Garrison Keillor}} on the radio show ''{{wp|The Writer's Almanac}}'' on {{wp|Dave Eggers}}' birthday. | *The issue was mentioned (albeit in passing) in a discussion of ''Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern'' by {{wp|Garrison Keillor}} on the radio show ''{{wp|The Writer's Almanac}}'' on {{wp|Dave Eggers}}' birthday. | ||
| + | * "To a Text by Ad Reinhardt" is an excerpt from "Convergence" by Free Cooperation, originally recorded in 1985 and released on their 1988 album ''[https://www.discogs.com/master/1396702-Free-Cooperation-Our-Masters-Voice Our Master's Voice]''. | ||
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Meredith_(architect) Michael Meredith] is an acclaimed architect. "Daphne (Soundtrack)" is his only known musical output, selected from "theme songs [he wrote] for his friends". | ||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
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Compilation by Various Artists | |||||
| First released | March 20, 2001 Release details / collectors: Show | Hide |
Tracks | 44 | |||
| Label | McSweeney's Books | Length | 68:44 | |||
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Timothy McSweeney's Very Intense Heated Passionate Battle/Embrace with They Might Be Giants is the sixth issue of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, a literary journal edited by Dave Eggers. The book contains a collection of pieces of literature and artwork. These are accompanied by tracks on the disc. This particular issue also includes art from Marcel Dzama and Amy Sillman. Two variations of the cover exist, one which reads "WE NOW KNOW WHO" and the other, which commands onlookers to "FIND THEM AND CONVINCE THEM".
Track listing[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- The issue was mentioned (albeit in passing) in a discussion of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern by Garrison Keillor on the radio show The Writer's Almanac on Dave Eggers' birthday.
- "To a Text by Ad Reinhardt" is an excerpt from "Convergence" by Free Cooperation, originally recorded in 1985 and released on their 1988 album Our Master's Voice.
- Michael Meredith is an acclaimed architect. "Daphne (Soundtrack)" is his only known musical output, selected from "theme songs [he wrote] for his friends".
