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Dial-a-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants



Disc: 1
1. Birdhouse in your soul
2. Ana ng
3. Don't let's start
4. Boss of me
5. Older
6. Istanbul (not Constantinople)
7. Dr Worm
8. Guitar
9. Dr Evil (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
10. New York City
11. Particle man
12. Cyclops rock
13. Minimum wage
14. Man it's so loud in here
15. We're the replacements
16. Why does the sun shine (the sun is a mass of incandescent gas)
17. Your racist friend
18. Bangs
19. Snail shell twisting
20. Another first kiss
21. They'll need a crane
22. Statue got me high
23. She was a hotel detective
24. Put your hand inside the puppet head
25. I palindrome I

Disc: 2
1. She's an angel
2. How can I sing like a girl
3. James K Polk
4. Meet James Ensor
5. Mammal
6. Pet name
7. No
8. I can hear you
9. Spider
10. I should be allowed to think
11. Fingertips
12. She's actual size (new live version)
13. Spy (new live version)
14. Stormy pinkness (live in Berlin 1989)
15. Exquisite dead guy
16. Robot parade (adult version)
17. Boat of car
18. SEXXY
19. Number three
20. End of the tour
21. They Might Be Giants
22. Hey Mr DJ
23. I thought you said we had a deal
24. Nightgown of the sullen moon
25. Snowball in Hell
26. Purple toupee
27. Cowtown

They Might Be Giants are quite possibly the quirkiest pop-hook mavens ever to employ the accordion and bass clarinet. They are also one of most educationally oriented bands on theplanet. Even a cursory listen to DIAL-A-SONG, Rhino's twin-disc 2002 retrospective of John Flansburgh and John Linnell's music, will yield lessons on history ("James K. Polk"), biology ("Mammal"), astronomy ("Why Does the Sun Shine? [The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas]"), art ("Meet James Ensor"), morality ("Your Racist Friend"), and good rock bands ("We're the Replacements"). They also adroitly pose philosophical questions, such as "How Can I Sing Like a Girl?"
Flansburgh and Linnell garnered a cult following after their 1986 debut, and DIAL-A-SONG selects recordings from this period ("Don't Let's Start", "Boat of Car") and their subsequent andincreasingly successful releases. The collection draws heavily from popular TMBG albums LINCOLN ("Ana Ng", "They'll Need a Crane") and FLOOD ("Birdhouse in Your Soul", "Istanbul [Not Constantinople]"), as well as their mid-'90s full-band recordings and beyond. The collection displays the Giants' consistently appealing absurdist sensibility and high level oftunesmithery, and the handsomely packaged set is an excellent overview of one of rock's most unusual and entertaining acts.

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