Biography:
They Might Be Giants (TMBG) are an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 in Brooklyn, New York, United States by John Flansburgh (vocals, guitar) and John Linnell (vocals, keyboards, accordion). During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early nineties, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are Flansburgh, Linnell, Marty Beller, Dan Miller, and Danny Weinkauf. They are best known for an unconventional and experimental style of alternative music.
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- A Self Called Nowhere
- Another First Kiss
- Appartament Number Four
- Birdhouse In Your Soul
- Boss Of Me
- Can't Keep Johnny Down
- Doctor Worm
- Don't Let's Start
- Dr. Worm
- I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
- I've Got A Match
- Istanbul (not Constantinople)
- Kiss Me Son Of God
- Lucky Ball And Chain
- Older
- Particle Man
- Piece Of Dirt
- The Mesopotamians
- What Is A Shooting Star?
- Why Does The Sun Shine?
- Istanbul
- 32 Footsteps
- Absolutely Bills Mood
- Aka Driver
- Alienations For The Rich
- All Alone
- All Time What
- Alphabet Of Nations
- Am I Awake
- Ana Ng
- Answer
- Ant
- Au Contraire
- Bangs
- Bastard Wants To Hit Me
- Bed Bed Bed
- Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth
- Bills Bills Bills
- Birds Fly
- Boat Of Car
- Broke In Two
- Cage And Aquarium
- Call You Mom
- Canajoharie
- Cant Keep Johnny Down
- Careful What You Pack
- Caroline No
- Celebration
- Certain People I Could Name
- Climbing The Walls
- Contrecoup
- Coraline Song
- Counterfeit Faker
- Courage The Cowardly Dog
- Cowtown
- Cyclops Rock
- Damn Good Times
- Dead
- Destination Moon
- Dig My Grave
- Dinner Bell
- Dirt Bike
- Dont Lets Start
- Down To The Bottom Of The Sea
- Dr Worm
- Drink
- Egg
- End Of The Tour
- Erase
- Everything Right Is Wrong Again
- Everything Thats Right Is Wrong Again
- Experimental Film
- Exquisite Dead Guy
- Extra Savoir Faire
- Fibber Island
- Fingertips
- Finished With Lies
- First Kiss Live
- Footsteps
- For Science
- Four Of Two
- Good To Be Alive
- Hey Mr Dj I Thought You Said We Had A Deal
- Hide Away Folk Family
- Hopeless Bleak Despair
- Hovering Sombrero
- How Can I Sing Like A Girl
- I Am A Paleontologist
- I Blame You
- I Can Add
- I Can Hear You
- I Cant Hide Form My Mind
- I Hope That I
- I Left My Body
- I Love You For Psychological Reasons
- I Palindrome I
- I Should Be Allowed To Think
- If I Wasnt Shy
- Ill Sink Manhattan
- Im A Coward
- Im Getting Sentimental Over You
- Im Impressed
- Im Sick
- Im Your Boyfriend Now
- Istanbul Not Constantinople
- Its Kickin In
- Its Not My Birthday
- Ive Got A Match
- James K Polk
- Jessica
- Kings Of The Cave
- Lazyhead And Sleepybones
- Lets Get This Over With
- Letterbox
- Lost My Mind
- Lullaby To Nightmares
- Madam I Challenge You To A Duel
- Mammal
- Man Its So Loud In Here
- Maybe I Know
- Meet James Ensor
- Meet The Elements
- Memo To Human Resources
- Metal Detector
- Mink Car
- Moving To The Sun
- Mr Claw
- Mr Klaw
- Mr Me
- My Man
- Narrow Your Eyes
- Never Knew Love
- New York City
- Nice Is Good Mean Is Bad
- Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon
- No One Knows My Plan
- Nothings Gonna Change My Clothes
- Now That I Have Everything
- Number Three
- O Do Not Forsake Me
- On The Drag
- Operators Are Standing By
- Oranges
- Other Father Song
- Out Of Jail
- Palindrome
- Pencil Rain
- Pet Name
- Prevenge
- Protagonist
- Purple Toupee
- Push Back The Hands Of Time
- Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
- Rabid Child
- Rat Patrol
- Rest Awhile
- Rhythm Section Want Ad
- Road Movie To Berlin
- Robot Parade
- Rock Club
- Roy G Biv
- Santas Beard
- Science Is Real
- See The Constellation
- Self Called Nowhere
- Sensurround
- Sexxy
- She Thinks Shes Edith Head
- Shes Actual Size
- Shes An Angel
- Shoehorn With Teeth
- Sleeping In The Flowers
- Sleepwalkers
- Snailshell
- Snowball In Hell
- Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
- Sometimes The Lonely Way
- Spiraling Shape
- Stalk Of Wheat
- Stand On Your Own Head
- Stomp Box
- Stone Cold Coup Detat
- Stormy Pinkness
- Subliminal
- Take Out The Trash
- The Bells Are Ringing
- The Bright Side
- The Capm
- The Communists Have The Music
- The Day
- The End Of The Tour
- The Famous Polka
- The Greatest
- The Guitar
- The House At The Top Of A Tree
- The Incredible Shrinking Day
- The Statue Got Me High
- The Worlds Address
- Theme From Flood
- Theres A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
- Thermostat
- They Got Lost
- They Might Be Giants
- Theyll Need A Crane
- This Microphone
- Three Might Be Duende
- Thunderbird
- Till My Head Falls Off
- To A Forest
- Triptaphane
- Truth In Your Words
- Turn Around
- Twisting
- Unrelated Thing
- Violin
- We Live In A Dump
- We Want A Rock
- Wearing A Raincoat
- Welcome To Th Jungle
- Welcome To The Jungle
- Were The Replacements
- West Hollywood House Of Blues
- When It Rains It Snows
- When The Lights Come On
- Where Do They Make Ballons
- Where Your Eyes Dont Go
- Where Your Eys Dont Go
- Which Describes How Youre Feeling
- Whirlpool
- Whistling In The Dark
- Why Does The Sun Really Shine
- Why Does The Sun Shine
- Why Must I Be Sad
- Wicked Little Critta
- Window
- With The Dark
- Women And Men
- Word Are Like
- Words Are Like
- Working Undercover For The Man
- World Before Later On
- Xtc Vs Adam Ant
- You Are Old Father William
- You Dont Like Me
- Your Own Worst Enemy
- Your Racist Friend
- Youth Culture Killed My Dog
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Purple Toupee
Album: Lincoln
Intro:
A D E C# F#m B
( W/ Talk Box) E A B E
Verse 1:
G C G
I remember the year I went to camp
C G A D
heard about some lady named Selma and some blacks
G - C G
somebody put their fingers in the president's ears
C G D G
and it wasn't too much later they came out with Johnson's Wax
Pre Chorus 1:
D - G -
I remember the book repository
D - G -
where they crowned the king of Cuba
G - C G
That's all I can think of but I'm sure there's something else
C G D E
way down inside me I can feel it coming back
Chorus:
A D E C# F#m B
Purple toupee will show the way when summer brings you down
E A B E :|
(purple toupee when summer brings you down)
A D E C# F# B
purple toupee and gold lame will turn your brain around
E A E C#
(purple toupee and gold lame)
Verse 2:
Chinese people were fighting in the park
we tried to help them fight no one appreciated that
Martin X was mad when they outlawed bell bottoms
ten years later they were sharing the same cell
Pre Chorus 2:
I shouted out "Free the Expo '67"
till they stepped on my hair and they told me I was fat
Now I'm very big I'm a big important man
and the only thing that's different is underneath my hat
Chorus:
Purple toupee will show the way when summer brings you down
(purple toupee when summer brings you down)
purple toupee and gold lame will turn your brain around
(purple toupee and gold lame)
Bridge Outro:
F#m B E C#
Purple toupee is here to stay
F#m B E D
after the hair has gone away
A - B - E
the purple brigade is marching from the grave
(Same Chords for the La La Part)
Bb
We're on some kind of mission
F
we have an obligation
Eb
we have to wear toupees
G
Song: Purple Toupee
Album: Lincoln
Intro:
A D E C# F#m B
( W/ Talk Box) E A B E
Verse 1:
G C G
I remember the year I went to camp
C G A D
heard about some lady named Selma and some blacks
G - C G
somebody put their fingers in the president's ears
C G D G
and it wasn't too much later they came out with Johnson's Wax
Pre Chorus 1:
D - G -
I remember the book repository
D - G -
where they crowned the king of Cuba
G - C G
That's all I can think of but I'm sure there's something else
C G D E
way down inside me I can feel it coming back
Chorus:
A D E C# F#m B
Purple toupee will show the way when summer brings you down
E A B E :|
(purple toupee when summer brings you down)
A D E C# F# B
purple toupee and gold lame will turn your brain around
E A E C#
(purple toupee and gold lame)
Verse 2:
Chinese people were fighting in the park
we tried to help them fight no one appreciated that
Martin X was mad when they outlawed bell bottoms
ten years later they were sharing the same cell
Pre Chorus 2:
I shouted out "Free the Expo '67"
till they stepped on my hair and they told me I was fat
Now I'm very big I'm a big important man
and the only thing that's different is underneath my hat
Chorus:
Purple toupee will show the way when summer brings you down
(purple toupee when summer brings you down)
purple toupee and gold lame will turn your brain around
(purple toupee and gold lame)
Bridge Outro:
F#m B E C#
Purple toupee is here to stay
F#m B E D
after the hair has gone away
A - B - E
the purple brigade is marching from the grave
(Same Chords for the La La Part)
Bb
We're on some kind of mission
F
we have an obligation
Eb
we have to wear toupees
G
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