whatever happened to chopped off,
unloved, resentful appendages?
will they be phoning us at 3am?
whatever happened to them?
what is that distant scampering?
have you secured the gates
and put out the lights?
though my pounding heart
nearly drowns it out
what is that scampering sound?
someone’s tampered with the storage unit lock
someone’s dragging something heavy down the block
whatever happened to decency?
to privacy, to false-bottom suitcases?
what is this angry world coming to?
what did I do to you?
TMBG Dial-A-Song Week 32. Video directed by Paul Sahre.
omnicorn. like no other creature ever born
on its head is every manner of horn
the omnicorn’s the one
the one
omnicorn
omnicorn
omnicorn. hiding over by the edge of the pines
now it’s running past the hunting lodge sign
no one will see it go
I’ve been to museums
I’ve seen the no-see-ums
I know what I’m talking about
omnicorn. even rarer than a unicorn
it’s got every single kind of horn
omnicorn’s the one
the one
omnicorn
omnicorn
omnicorn. leaping over someone’s mobius strip
left behind from a vacationing trip
that’s something to talk about
omnicorn go
omnicorn go
omnicorn go
omnicorn go
Legendary musician Tom Robinson chats with John Linnell on his BBC 6 Music radio show this Saturday at 9pm (It will be on the BBC iPlayer for 30 days following broadcast) – LISTEN HERE.
Dial-A-Song Week 31. Video directed by Todd Goldstein.
I haven’t seen you in forever I’m so sad cause I missed you so much
I missed you so much I’m so so sad
I haven’t seen you in forever I’m so sad cause I missed you so much
I missed you so much I’m so so sad
I haven’t seen you in forever I’m so glad we’re together again
together again I’m so so glad
I haven’t seen you in forever I’m so annoyed cause I forgot how much you bug me
I forgot how much you bug me
I’m so so annoyed
Go away and leave me alone. No you go away. No you. No you no you.
No you. No you NO YOU. NO YOU.
Since we’ve been apart I see that I cannot live without you
I cannot live without you don’t ever leave me again
I haven’t seen you in forever I’m so glad we’re together again
together again I’m so so glad
They Might Be Giants cover the brilliant Norma Tanega’s 1966 hit for Dial-A-Song. Video created by Mixtape Club.
TMBG were in London this weekend and were invited to perform a couple of songs live for Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday Sessions on BBC Radio 2. LISTEN HERE (available for 30 days)
Video directed by David Cowles and Jeremy Galante.
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we love all the people
and we love to rock the house
no one knows we’re coming
so no one’s coming out
to this particular rock club
have we played this club before?
you see, I can’t remember
if we’ve played this club before
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put your hands together
get on your knees and pray
next time we come around here
we won’t be comin’ back this way
or to this particular rock club
is that really the P.A.
or just somebody’s radio
left in the corner of the room?
