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*The song's video was animated by [[Tiny Inventions]] and Adam Sacks{{ref|url=http://adamsacks.blogspot.com/2009/08/tmbg-music-video-electric-car.html}} throughout mid-October{{ref|url= http://vanessaappleby.blogspot.com/2008/10/land-ahoy.html}} to late November 2008. The same studio also animated "[[The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space)]]." For more information on the making of the video, read [http://tinyinventions.com/blog/?p=205 this blog post.] | *The song's video was animated by [[Tiny Inventions]] and Adam Sacks{{ref|url=http://adamsacks.blogspot.com/2009/08/tmbg-music-video-electric-car.html}} throughout mid-October{{ref|url= http://vanessaappleby.blogspot.com/2008/10/land-ahoy.html}} to late November 2008. The same studio also animated "[[The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space)]]." For more information on the making of the video, read [http://tinyinventions.com/blog/?p=205 this blog post.] | ||
*At one point, GM considered licensing this song to promote the Chevy Volt, but it never came to fruition. {{ref|url=https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1040215_the-volt-song-what-happened-and-what-it-could-have-been}} | *At one point, GM considered licensing this song to promote the Chevy Volt, but it never came to fruition. {{ref|url=https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1040215_the-volt-song-what-happened-and-what-it-could-have-been}} | ||
| − | *The background photo used during the John & John intro to this song from the House of World Cultures (German: Haus der Kulturen de Welt) in Berlin. | + | *The background photo used during the John & John intro to this song is from the House of World Cultures (German: Haus der Kulturen de Welt) in Berlin. |
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 11 May 2024
| song name | Electric Car |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | Electric Car (Promo), Here Comes Science |
| year | 2009 |
| first played | February 26, 2010 (23 known performances) |
| run time | 3:23 |
| sung by | Robin Goldwasser and John Flansburgh |
Trivia/Info
- A snippet premiered on NPR in January 2009 when Jamie Kitman (TMBG's manager and automobile expert) was at the Detroit Auto Show and spoke about electric cars, a focus of the show, and let the conversation veer momentarily to TMBG's song. You can hear Jamie's interview and the sample here.
- The song's video was animated by Tiny Inventions and Adam Sacks[1] throughout mid-October[2] to late November 2008. The same studio also animated "The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space)." For more information on the making of the video, read this blog post.
- At one point, GM considered licensing this song to promote the Chevy Volt, but it never came to fruition. [3]
- The background photo used during the John & John intro to this song is from the House of World Cultures (German: Haus der Kulturen de Welt) in Berlin.
Song Themes
Colors, Dreams, Escape, New York City, Non-John Vocals, Questions, Plants, Science, Sea, Streets, Transportation
Videos
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