They Might Be Giants at New York's Performance Space 122 - February 6, 1988

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  • @Eyepocampix
    @Eyepocampix 10 місяців тому +30

    Love how recent so many of these comments are! TMBG fans still going strong ❤

  • @rattyeely
    @rattyeely 3 роки тому +143

    That opening number was so chill and normal; Flansburgh sang so sweetly you could almost imagine TMBG as a normal jazz ballad band, luckily right after that they brought out THE STICK!

  • @cassylk22
    @cassylk22 2 роки тому +56

    *cries* *bangs fist against wall* why are they so adorable why

    • @jessss27
      @jessss27 Рік тому +10

      same. i have passed away

    • @sub-jec-tiv
      @sub-jec-tiv Рік тому +6

      Because they’re talented and not jerks? 😉

  • @MitchMoyers
    @MitchMoyers 3 роки тому +121

    These guys could read and sing the ingredients list of shaving cream and it’d be a great song. So much talent.

  • @kat_draws__
    @kat_draws__ 2 роки тому +171

    flansy shaking his legs at the " twisting" part in lie still little bottle is literally the best part of the performance. Go white boy go 😭😭🧡💜

  • @SageGrim
    @SageGrim Рік тому +32

    i am so in love with john flansburgh. now and then.

    • @TheZomboy1
      @TheZomboy1 Рік тому +6

      ME WITH BOTH

    • @cacophonousBystander
      @cacophonousBystander Рік тому +4

      Same, he’s so cute

    • @spectscrawlz_
      @spectscrawlz_ 5 місяців тому +2

      Coming back to watch this after watching a recording of one of the latest concerts (like literally one month ago) is both such a change of pace yet so similar, and in both the Johns are awesome

  • @RAATlol
    @RAATlol 2 роки тому +29

    This performance of lie still little bottle makes me absolutely lose my mind every time I love flans so much

  • @miabullafaloni1312
    @miabullafaloni1312 2 роки тому +44

    Kiss me son of god will forever be my favorite closing song. It's so hauntingly beautiful

  • @jaredgraywest
    @jaredgraywest 4 роки тому +95

    Linnell can play every instrument.

    • @sheekaloca
      @sheekaloca 3 роки тому +13

      I made that conclusion when he played a carousel.

    • @floridaflamingogirl3119
      @floridaflamingogirl3119 2 роки тому +2

      @@sheekaloca I assume you’re referring to the Illinois state song. Nice

    • @sheekaloca
      @sheekaloca 2 роки тому +7

      I was referring to New Hampshire. He literally plays a carousel. Illinois is pretty rocking too. He is also credited for playing a dustbuster on the album.

  • @carmenshepard8916
    @carmenshepard8916 4 роки тому +61

    JOHN LINNEL ATE. KING IS THERE AN INSTRUMENT U CANNOT PLAY

    • @TakenTook
      @TakenTook 8 місяців тому +3

      I know, right? Decades later, and I'm just now finding out banjo is also on that list.

  • @silly_billy_puppet
    @silly_billy_puppet Рік тому +11

    this performance makes me so happy!!! I love Linnell's rundown of the sun at 13:26!! the stick also makes me smile :]]
    ( also the noise that occurs when flans bumps his guitar against the microphone )

  • @deanevangelista6359
    @deanevangelista6359 2 роки тому +26

    I started listening to these maniacs over 30 years ago. Whenever I go to one of their live shows, I look around and realize that I’m one of the oldest people there. The John’s have gotten old, as have I, but their music has not.

    • @sarahbreisch4750
      @sarahbreisch4750 Рік тому +2

      I've seen them three times, 2004, 2022 and 2023. I got take my two oldest kids in 2023, what a joy. The crowd ranged from 16 to 70 I'd say!

  • @CapitalQ
    @CapitalQ  4 роки тому +60

    Due to a copyright claim, a clip of Frank Sinatra's "Theme from New York, New York"
    during Dancenoise's choreographed intro in the first 70 seconds had to be muted to keep the video up. TMBG's set is unaffected.

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 3 роки тому +4

      Glad I grabbed it when the audio was intact! ;-)

  • @refleck3821
    @refleck3821 11 місяців тому +8

    they did a great job of preserving this video holy crap this is amazing quality!

  • @hauntednokia
    @hauntednokia 4 роки тому +35

    It's music like this that makes my life worth living.

  • @plainiack_arts4076
    @plainiack_arts4076 4 роки тому +87

    5:15
    T H E
    S T I I I I C K !!!!!!

    • @teahdraper
      @teahdraper 4 роки тому +5

      Stick ... stick ... stick ... stick ...

    • @jedidiahmartin1472
      @jedidiahmartin1472 4 роки тому +2

      God that makes me laugh

    • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4867
      @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4867 4 роки тому

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    • @helix2331
      @helix2331 2 роки тому +5

      it's the foaming mouth guy from avatar but it's a tmbg fan when flans pulls out the stick

  • @fluxie31_old
    @fluxie31_old Рік тому +15

    5:15 THE STICK!

  • @marysilvergirl6025
    @marysilvergirl6025 Рік тому +6

    They are so compelling as a duo.

  • @ivanterrible7362
    @ivanterrible7362 4 роки тому +28

    Oh, the delightful weirdness of the early days of TMBG. May they never end.

  • @Tomapella
    @Tomapella 4 роки тому +65

    Don't think I've ever seen JL play the banjo!

  • @eltedioso
    @eltedioso Рік тому +5

    Damn, that "Nice 'n' Easy" cover is damn good

  • @Vileplume87
    @Vileplume87 10 місяців тому +6

    YOO CAGE AND AQUARIUM IS SOO UNDERRATED

  • @funnyusername8635
    @funnyusername8635 2 роки тому +14

    This is probably my favorite video on UA-cam.

  • @MisterAppleEsq
    @MisterAppleEsq 4 роки тому +40

    Wow, this is great. The crowd, Flans's moves, the banjo. Love it.

  • @SleuthySocks
    @SleuthySocks 4 роки тому +25

    Gotta love 80s tmbg. The quality is incredible!

  • @ThreadBomb
    @ThreadBomb 3 роки тому +14

    The video quality is surprisingly good, but I feel like my ears have been blasted.

  • @meowzamusic
    @meowzamusic 7 місяців тому +3

    The little jump in Nice N Easy is the best part

  • @mctrmt
    @mctrmt 4 роки тому +26

    Linnell on banjo- that's the stuff.

  • @Aurora.exists
    @Aurora.exists 9 місяців тому +7

    5:16 THE STICKKKKK ‼️‼️‼️‼️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

  • @camgood9562
    @camgood9562 2 роки тому +27

    I was only 11 days old when this was filmed. Little did I know that I would become obsessed with their songs on Tiny Tunes 5 years later..and with everything they've written since then lol. Thanks guys!

  • @GoodniteMush
    @GoodniteMush 4 роки тому +22

    "The stick, ladies and gentlemen"

  • @Colty
    @Colty 5 місяців тому +2

    They've overcome their shyness and now they're calling me your highness!

  • @helix2331
    @helix2331 2 роки тому +19

    flans' shaky leg is great

  • @aquasomethingyouknowwhatever
    @aquasomethingyouknowwhatever 4 роки тому +15

    *THE STICK!!!!!!!!!!!*

  • @anthonyjs8048
    @anthonyjs8048 4 роки тому +14

    My one regret quitting facebook is no longer being able to check the Misc. T group hahaha. thanks Jon for this upload!!!

    • @CapitalQ
      @CapitalQ  4 роки тому +3

      Aw, shucks! Some people make accounts just for groups! ;)

  • @averyrizzolo9082
    @averyrizzolo9082 3 роки тому +8

    It’s Weird that there was no tape machine that day!
    No tape machine, no complete show

  • @bradwakey90
    @bradwakey90 4 роки тому +31

    Wonderful! And playing Why Does The Sun Shine in 1988 too! Not recorded/released til 1995!

    • @daveidmarx8296
      @daveidmarx8296 4 роки тому +6

      1993 ;-)

    • @tgore276
      @tgore276 3 роки тому +7

      but it's a cover of a 1950s educational song

  • @goldenhog
    @goldenhog 2 місяці тому +2

    we need more artsy intros to TMBG

  • @danny3xeer
    @danny3xeer 3 роки тому +17

    The compression/poor audio quality ages this like a fine wine

  • @dreary_giraffe
    @dreary_giraffe 4 роки тому +10

    i love the Nice n Easy cover! nice job guys lmao

  • @puppetloser
    @puppetloser 6 місяців тому +1

    Nice and easy.. every time.. Thanks. THEEEE STTTICCCKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!🗣💥💥

  • @SethOpitz
    @SethOpitz 4 роки тому +11

    I had no idea they were playing why does the sun shine so early,

  • @evegasse6999
    @evegasse6999 3 роки тому +14

    My three main instruments are accordion, banjo and piano. So basically I'm like a way way way way less talented Linnell. :)

  • @josukefrthistime
    @josukefrthistime Рік тому +4

    5:14 THE SCREAM

  • @helix2331
    @helix2331 2 роки тому +9

    these are all very nice song selections actually

  • @aquasomethingyouknowwhatever
    @aquasomethingyouknowwhatever 4 роки тому +10

    god tier video thank you for uploading this jon

  • @monkeyman2590
    @monkeyman2590 2 роки тому +7

    Kiss me Son of God was pretty incredible.

  • @theflumponator7719
    @theflumponator7719 Рік тому +3

    God i wish Flansy would sing me to sleep, kind of hoping they'd make a crooner covers album XD

  • @teahdraper
    @teahdraper 4 роки тому +24

    lol "snap louder"

  • @stevebadachmusic
    @stevebadachmusic 4 роки тому +8

    thanks for this

  • @itsrainingben8440
    @itsrainingben8440 Рік тому +1

    Amazing footage, thanks so much for sharing it.

  • @mariasergunina
    @mariasergunina 4 роки тому +4

    What a treasure! A million thanks, Jon!!!

  • @mattgelfer
    @mattgelfer Рік тому +2

    This is a treasure, thank you so much for uploading 🙏

  • @geeko55
    @geeko55 4 роки тому +11

    Absolutely incredible, thanks so much for the upload!

  • @NMAfreak
    @NMAfreak 2 роки тому +2

    Wow, thanks for this!

  • @F5ss
    @F5ss Рік тому +4

    2:35 Nice n Easy

  • @blueprintsymphonic
    @blueprintsymphonic 4 роки тому +5

    this is so cool

  • @Nik_agate_
    @Nik_agate_ 2 місяці тому

    If I could go to any concert of theirs, it would be this one.

  • @YOURTECHFRIEND
    @YOURTECHFRIEND Рік тому +2

    This must be around the Ana Ng record - Love these songs ❤

  • @anthonythompson9741
    @anthonythompson9741 4 роки тому +13

    At first, I though this was recorded 2/6/20. But John F. looked a bit younger than expected so...

  • @CrapMyDadMakesMeWatch
    @CrapMyDadMakesMeWatch 4 роки тому +5

    An absolute gem! Thank you!

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 10 місяців тому +1

    💕.

  • @charlottewesterhoff6433
    @charlottewesterhoff6433 2 місяці тому +1

    LINNELL'S SCREAM AT 8:34 LMAO

  • @margithammer8835
    @margithammer8835 5 годин тому

    I can't tell, but is that a Gretch LaTosca? That's a sexy model of accordion.

  • @mercurysable9921
    @mercurysable9921 Рік тому +3

    8:35 linnell

  • @abbiec2.089
    @abbiec2.089 4 роки тому +22

    why do they look so short

    • @abbiec2.089
      @abbiec2.089 4 роки тому +3

      @Richard Sullivan I'm talking about the angle of this video lol. I know they're both somewhat tall, that's why this video is confusing. To be fair, I'm not short myself (I'm 5'10) 😅

  • @wrenchesinthegears
    @wrenchesinthegears Рік тому +4

    STICK

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 Рік тому

    😊

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 Рік тому

    Righto.

  • @mobius273
    @mobius273 4 роки тому +4

    Stïïk

  • @goldenhog
    @goldenhog 2 місяці тому +1

    john F is ready to F

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 11 місяців тому

    Nin~os non proteja😊

  • @Luke-ep7zk
    @Luke-ep7zk 2 роки тому

    8:06

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 11 місяців тому

    Dios non proteja.😊

  • @AilenePalomar
    @AilenePalomar 3 місяці тому

    flans look difrent when he take off his glasses

  • @therezistor
    @therezistor Рік тому +1

    and….wheat.

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 Рік тому

    X=a.

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 Рік тому

    Stella adler school of psychoanalysis.

  • @josephkanowitz6875
    @josephkanowitz6875 Рік тому

    ב''ה, don't reference these guys in Chicago

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 Рік тому

    Imagine not being here because of Dahmer.

    • @Thignot
      @Thignot 10 місяців тому +4

      what

    • @spectscrawlz_
      @spectscrawlz_ 6 місяців тому

      UA-cam commenter amandaharris726 please enlighten those of us who are clueless with context

  • @Funknutz420024
    @Funknutz420024 3 роки тому +5

    I would do everything in my power to disrupt this performance. I'd run up, push the John's n do acapella Ravid Child, because I'm the man forever

  • @TatePeterson
    @TatePeterson 2 роки тому

  • @sparkliecharlie
    @sparkliecharlie Рік тому +3

    STICK

  • @amandaharris726
    @amandaharris726 11 місяців тому

    😊