The Semi-Canonical List of Who Sings What for They Might Be Giants Maintained by Chris Bongaarts Release 1.65 -- November 7, 1996 Changes from 1.52: Added Factory Showroom songs and compilations. Many "bugfixes". Thanks to the following people (at least!) for their comments, suggestions, flames, and/or hate mail: Dmitry "the Commie" Kondrashov Kurt Hoffman Jon McIntyre Lee C. Grayson Bill Krauss Joshua Voigt SirRayford Adam Lindsay Brooks Kaylum Lawrence P. Solomon ------------------------------------------------------------- You can get the latest version of this list on the Web: http://umn.edu/~cab/whosings.txt -------------------------------------------------------------- Now, on with the list. :: Key: :: Song name: Lead/Harmony1/Harmony2/etc. :: :: Commas indicate sequence (e.g. L,F would mean L sings first verse, :: and F sings second verse) :: :: A vertical bar indicates that they rapidly alternate lead :: or sing unison. :: :: F = John Flansburgh :: L = John Linnell :: Album: They Might Be Giants Everything Right is Wrong Again: L Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head: F Number Three: F/L Don't Let's Start: L Hide Away Folk Family: F (bridge: L) Thirty Two Footsteps: L/F Toddler Hiway: F Rabid Child: F Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes: L Hotel Detective: F/F She's an Angel: L Youth Culture Killed My Dog: F/L Boat of Car: Margaret Seiler (sample: Johnny Cash) Absolutely Bill's Mood: F Chess Piece Face: F Hope That I Get Old Before I Die: F,F/L,L,F/L Alienation's For the Rich: F The Day, Part I: F The Day, Part II: F|L Rhythm Section Want Ad: L Album: Lincoln Ana Ng: L Cowtown: F/L Lie Still, Little Bottle: F Purple Toupee: L/F Cage and Aquarium: F/L Where Your Eyes Don't Go: L Piece of Dirt: F/L Mr. Me: L Pencil Rain: L The World's Address: F/L I've Got a Match: L/F Santa's Beard: F/L You'll Miss Me: F/L They'll Need a Crane: L Shoehorn with Teeth: L/F Stand on Your Own Head: L Snowball in Hell: F/L Kiss Me, Son of God: L/F Album: Flood Theme From "Flood": Marion Beckenstien/Joel Mitchell Birdhouse in Your Soul: L Lucky Ball & Chain: F/L Istanbul (not Constantinople): L|F Dead: L/L Your Racist Friend: F/L Particle Man: L Twisting: F/L/F We Want a Rock: L/F Someone Keeps Moving My Chair: L Hearing Aid: F Minimum Wage: F Letterbox: L/F Whistling in the Dark: L/F Hot Cha: F Women & Men: L Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love: F/L They Might Be Giants: F Road Movie to Berlin: F Apollo 18: Dig My Grave: F/L I Palindrome I: L/F She's Actual Size: F My Evil Twin: F/L Mammal: L/F The Statue Got Me High: L/F/L Spider: L/F (F sings "Must...Stop...", L sings the rest) The Guitar: F/Laura Cantrell Dinner Bell: L/F Narrow Your Eyes: F/L Hall of Heads: F/L/Julie Cohen Which Describes How You're Feeling: L/L See the Constellation: F/L If I Wasn't Shy: F Turn Around: L/F/L Hypnotist of Ladies: F/L Space Suit: ? (I still think it's a synth) Mini-Album: Fingertips Everything is Catching on Fire: L/F Fingertips I: Peter Stampfel I Hear the Wind Blow: Nicholas Hill Hey Now Everybody: Elma Mayer Who's That Standing Out My Window: F? I Found A New Friend: Brian Dewan Wreck My Car: F/L Aren't You the Guy: L? Please Pass the Milk: Elma Mayer Leave Me Alone: L Who's Knockin' on the Wall: Brian Dewan All Alone (All By Myself): L What's That Blue Thing Doing Here: L Something Grabbed Ahold of My Hand: Amy Allison I Don't Understand You: L I Heard a Sound (I Turned Around): L Mysterious Whisper: L The Day That Love Came to Play: F Heart Attack: L Fingertips II: Peter Stampfel Darkened Corridors: L? Album: Micellaneous T Hey Mr. D.J.: L Lady Is A Tramp: Carla Thomas Birds Fly: F The World's Address: F/samples from "Convoy" Nightgown of the Sullen Moon: L I'll Sink Manhattan: F It's Not My Birthday: L Hello Radio: L Mr. Klaw: F Kiss Me, Son of God: L/F The Biggest One: F For Science: L,F,Lt. Anne Moore Track 13: Gloria and friends Hotel Detective: F/Peter Permain Thomson The Famous Polka: F/L When It Rains It Snows: F We're the Replacements: L/F Don't Let's Start: L Album: John Henry Subliminal: L/L/F Snail Shell: L/F Sleeping in the Flowers: F/L Unrelated Thing: L AKA [NyQuil] Driver: F/L I Should Be Allowed to Think: L/L (bridge lead: F) Extra Savoir-Faire: F Why Must I Be Sad: L/F Spy: F O Do Not Forsake Me (1,000 Years Old): Hudson Shad No One Knows My Plan: L Dirtbike: F Destination Moon: L/L A Self Called Nowhere: L/L Meet James Ensor: F/L Thermostat: L Window: L Out of Jail: F/L Stomp Box: L End of the Tour: L Album: Factory Showroom Token Back to Brooklyn: F|L S.E.X.X.Y.: F|L Till My Head Falls Off: L/L How Can I Sing Like a Girl: F/L Exquisite Dead Guy: L/L/L Metal Detector: L/F New York City: F/L Your Own Worst Enemy: L/L XTC vs. Adam Ant: F/L Spiralling Shape: L/F/L James K. Polk: L Pet Name: F I Can Hear You: F The Bells Are Ringing: L/L/F [NOTE: I have not included those EP's whose B-sides appear on Misc. T.] EP: Istanbul, not Constantinople Istanbul (not Constantinople): L/F James K. Polk: L Stormy Pinkness: L Ant: F EP: The Statue Got Me High The Statue Got Me High: L/F/L I'm Def: F/L Which Describes How You're Feeling (demo): L/F EP: I Palindrome I I Palindrome I: L/F Cabbagetown: F Siftin': L/F Larger Than Life: F/Miss Linda/Sensi EP: The Guitar The Guitar: F The Guitar (Outer Planet Mix): Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong & friends/F Welcome to the Jungle: L I Blame You: F Moving to the Sun: F The Guitar (Even further outer planet mix): Just Nixon, Neil & pals EP: Why Does the Sun Shine? Why Does the Sun Shine?: F (spoken parts: L) Jessica: Instrumental Whirlpool: L, F Spy: F EP: Back to Skull Snail Shell: L/F Ondine: F/L Mrs. Train: L/L She Was a Hotel Detective: L/F Snail Dust: L/F Compilation Songs: One More Parade: L SenSurround: L == end ==