Difference between revisions of "Dallas (Studio)"

From This Might Be A Wiki
m (Moved video to new line)
m
Line 19: Line 19:
 
*Featuring lyrics from a poem about trees by english poet Henry Treece. The song is very catchy, in the style of Yes or ELP.
 
*Featuring lyrics from a poem about trees by english poet Henry Treece. The song is very catchy, in the style of Yes or ELP.
 
*[[JF]]: "We did a song for a rock club in Dallas named Trees that we basically did in the style of Yes which was very very tricky ... the song was only a minute long but we probably spent four hours straight rehearsing ... that art-rock music from the 70s. ... we realized how much better the musicians in Yes must really be than we expected."[http://www.dvdtalkradio.com/JohnFlansburghTheyMightBeGiants.mp3 dvdtalkradio.com]
 
*[[JF]]: "We did a song for a rock club in Dallas named Trees that we basically did in the style of Yes which was very very tricky ... the song was only a minute long but we probably spent four hours straight rehearsing ... that art-rock music from the 70s. ... we realized how much better the musicians in Yes must really be than we expected."[http://www.dvdtalkradio.com/JohnFlansburghTheyMightBeGiants.mp3 dvdtalkradio.com]
* This video showcases the work of underground cartoonist [[Kim Deitch]].
+
*This video showcases the work of underground cartoonist [[Kim Deitch]].
* Due to financial problems, the rock club this song is based on shut itself down at the end of 2005.
+
*Due to financial problems, the rock club this song is based on shut itself down at the end of 2005.
  
 
'''Song Themes:'''  [[Self-Reference]]
 
'''Song Themes:'''  [[Self-Reference]]

Revision as of 11:58, 14 April 2006

Screenshot

Song Name: Dallas (Studio)

Artist: They Might Be Giants

Album: Venue Songs (DVD/CD)

Track Number: Track 1

Year: 2005

Run Time:

Sung By: John Flansburgh, John Linnell and Dan Miller

Trivia / Info:

  • Also known as "Trees" in the original concert setlist.
  • Featuring lyrics from a poem about trees by english poet Henry Treece. The song is very catchy, in the style of Yes or ELP.
  • JF: "We did a song for a rock club in Dallas named Trees that we basically did in the style of Yes which was very very tricky ... the song was only a minute long but we probably spent four hours straight rehearsing ... that art-rock music from the 70s. ... we realized how much better the musicians in Yes must really be than we expected."dvdtalkradio.com
  • This video showcases the work of underground cartoonist Kim Deitch.
  • Due to financial problems, the rock club this song is based on shut itself down at the end of 2005.

Song Themes: Self-Reference

Videos:

Current Rating

You must be logged in to rate this. You can either login (if you have a userid) or create an account with us today.

Dallas (Studio) is currently ranked #397 out of 1035. (27 wikians have given it an average rating of 8.49)

[[Category:]]