Dallas (Studio)

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Song Name: Dallas (Studio)

Artist: They Might Be Giants

Album: Venue Songs (DVD/CD)

Track Number: Track 1

Year: 2005

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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: tmbg.com

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Dallas (Studio) is currently ranked #408 out of 1035. (26 wikians have given it an average rating of 8.47)

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