#birdhouse in your soul...a classic....

[butterscotch-goat]

t shirt that says "I LIKED THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS BEFORE IT WAS COOL" but you ask me to name a tmbg song and my first answer is "e eats everything"

[myimaginaryradio]

Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants

[the-90s-music-colosseum]

The 90s MV Melee - round 4 match 3

NOTE: Britney and the Backstreet Boys are in this poll as a duo because they managed to achieve a perfect tie in the previous round! Consider a vote for either of those videos to be a vote towards their joint entry.

Voter-submitted propaganda:

Birdhouse In Your Soul -

"my fondest dream is to someday do a group Halloween costume as the extras in this, flannel shirts cardboard visors and eyeball/STOP ROCK VIDEO sandwich boards, and we could learn the choreography...join me in my beautiful dream"

Baby One More Time -

"it's just iconic"

Everybody (Backstreet's Back) -

"Inspired by Michael Jackson’s Thriller, what more do you need to know?! :)"

"The Scooby Doo style framing device? Everyone's opulent monster costumes? Kevin and Nick both being stuck in different BDSM dungeons? Iconic."

"The classic Hollywood monsters made the mv iconic."

"why is it halloween? what's going on with the choreography? why are they in flowy pirate garb in the dance sections? why is this music video so great? AM i sexual???"

[txttletale]

Album ask: Flood by They Might Be Giants. :)

best song on the album: birdhouse in your soul. it's an obvious answer but it's a classic for a reason and it sets the tone for the whole record. i love the sudden dark turn it takes in the last half but the overall gentle and hopeful tone of it. and musically it's basically the platonic ideal of an indie rock song to me.

my favourite song on the album: i'm really partial to 'someone keeps moving my chair'. the lyrics have that whimsical darkness to them that i always love hearing from TMBG. and they're just so funny! so funny in such a banal miserable way.

my least favourite song on the album: why is hot cha on this album.... wait i changed my mind why is letterbox on this album

most overrated song on the album: i like istanbul (not constantinople) but it's criminal that it's the band's big identifying hit for most people

most underrated song on the album: road movie to berlin is a really beautiful love song and nobody ever talks about it. for such a silly band it is genuinely affecting

banger of bangers: they might be giants (boy!) they might be giants (boy!) and what are we gonna do unless they aaaaaaare!

[dr-docktor]

Ok so this idea hit me like a ton of bricks after reading a little snippet from @ryoko-akari’s writing about the SaF Swap AU.

Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants is 1000% a DMA!Curt song oh my GOD

First there’s the obvious stuff. The song is from the perspective of a nightlight shaped like a canary who repeatedly talks about watching over the listener like a little guardian angel. Which aligns pretty well with my interpretation of a DMA Curt.

First off, birdies (Little birdies, haha) literally watching over people. But also Curt’s motivation here isn’t revenge at all, rather he believes that by going through with Chimera’s plan he will finally be enough to protect the people he cares about. He’ll be able to watch over their secrets and keep them close to his chest. Like a little guardian angel.

There’s also a couple of stanzas in particular that really stick out to me.

First off. Longines Symphonette was a prerecorded classical music program which was recorded and broadcast every day from 1943 to 1949. Which makes it time-period accurate which is just kinda fun

Secondly, the entire stanza reads as if the speaker has some grand goal that they are determined to achieve. But interestingly enough, Filibusters are known for just wasting time and getting off track. During his dramatic monologue about his ‘evil plan’, he keeps getting side-tracked and going on tangents, as if he’s trying to drag something out as long as he can. As if he’s procrastinating dealing with the real issue at hand (confronting Owen).

“Leaving out the whistles and bells” [EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER]

Here’s the other stanza I’m talking about.

In this case it’s a little more abstract. But it really makes me think of Curt’s RSD (my favorite headcanon oh my god). Specifically the part where the speaker is comparing themselves to their “primitive ancestry” (lighthouses). But when put into their position, the light of a nightlight could never achieve what a lighthouse could.

But in this case, it’s Curt pushing his risky behaviors to the limit which winds up “Killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts”

Which I know is a reference to, of course, Jason and the Argonauts. But in my head it immediately makes me think of Curt’s ‘death’ and the thousand other people he left in his wake after the incident.

I HOPE THIS MAKES SENSE 🙏

[darth-maya]

I hope this isn't weird but excellent choice on rock lobster for meme song I picked Birdhouse in your Soul by tmbg and now want your expert music opinion on both songs

well as I have never listened to birdhouse in your soul (I'm sorry) before just now, I don't have much of an opinion on it other than the fact that it kinda rules?

now rock lobster? what a fucking classic. actually just a perfect song and no one can convince me otherwise

[magicalgirlmascot]

So uh. I've been moving all my playlists off Spotify and onto YouTube (and downloading the songs ~totally legally~ to have on my computer as well), and largely they're private because they're all OC playlists. HOWEVER. I do have a playlist for KNPS which I felt like people might get a kick out of. So here it is. Several of these were added when I moved the playlist off Spotify since a lot of them aren't available on Spotify, particularly video game soundtracks.

Track list (and reasoning) below the cut.

Move Along by the All-American Rejects I don't think I need to explain this one, actually.

School by Toby Fox (from Deltarune) Also kind of self-explanatory. This is music that I associate with Gali and Lewa's class, specifically.

A New Hero by Nathan Furst (from Mask of Light) I love the MoL soundtrack best of all the Bionicle movie soundtracks, so I had to include some of the songs from it here.

Old Friends (Bookends Theme) by Simon and Garfunkel Technically a harp/violin cover but shhh. Old Friends is a Turaga Metru song if ever there was one. This version is just very pretty :3

Wonderland Round 3 by Griffin McElroy (from The Adventure Zone) I'm gonna be honest I don't have an excuse for this one it just slaps.

As Above, So Below by Essenger and Cryoshell A very recent addition to the playlist. I don't think I need to explain this one either, actually.

Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants Takua song. Could not explain why if I tried.

Dreamer by Supertramp Vakama song, also Takua song. It's about someone with their head in the clouds, which applies to both of them in different (and similar) ways.

Friday I'm in Love by The Cure Matau song. Less in that it represents who he is as a character and more in that he's a classic rock guy who loves wandering into the office singing and whistling incredibly on the nose rock tunes.

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel Nokama song. Also a Gali song. I mean listen to it, come on.

Rivers in the Desert by Lyn (from Persona 5) Boss music baby!!

Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush Music that Gali listens to when she's sad.

Toa Reunited and Death of Jaller by Nathan Furst (from Mask of Light) This is on here because of the "Toa Reunited" part I swear. Anyway one of my favourite songs on the MoL OST.

Samurai Heart (Some Like it Hot!!) by SPYAIR (from Gintama) Full disclosure I've never watched Gintama. However. Kohatu song.

Starlight Brigade by TWRP I mean. It's a song about saving the world. "I'd gladly give my life for one night as a justice acolyte" is also a banger line ngl

Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. I associate this with Kopaka for some reason. Couldn't tell you why.

The Prophet's Song by Queen The most Vakama song ever. Written specifically for him everyone say thank you Freddie <3

The Touch by Stan Bush LISTEN.

The Last Desperate Struggle by Masakazu Sugimori (from Ghost Trick) This is the song I had on repeat while writing the "Lewa gets possessed" chapter.

Running in the 90s by Max Coveri Pohatu unironically listens almost exclusively to this kind of music. The man loves him some Eurobeat.

Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce Whenuju song. Was their first dance at their wedding. The lyrics are literally perfect for them. "I've looked around enough to know/you're the one I want to go through time with" IT'S THEM.

Unite (Redux) by Ron Wasserman (from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers) YEAH A POWER RANGERS SONG WHAT ABOUT IT. First of all it's literally called Unite. Secondly Power Rangers and Bionicle are like brothers to me. Third and most important it fucks.

A Town Called Hometown by Toby Fox (from Deltarune) Sweet, quaint small town vibes (which is the point lmao). Fitting given that KNPS takes place in a sweet, quaint small town.

Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There by Lyn (from Persona 5) I associate this with school because it used to be on the playlist I used when I got ready for work in the mornings. It's also a sentiment I can see Gali and Pohatu getting behind.

Wonder by Naughty Boy ft. Emelie Sande I think I first found this song on a Wonder Woman playlist lmao. It's basically about like, personal strength and stuff. Good song.

Working for the Weekend by Loverboy Another song Matau likes to whistle on Fridays.

Beach Chant by Justin Luchter (from MNOLG) Iconic early Bionicle music. Had to include it.

Lost One's Weeping by Afterglow Yes this is a cover of a Vocaloid song and yes it's from a fucking. Band anime or whatever. I like it. Also it's the school trauma song so on the school playlist it goes.

Lucretia by Griffin McElroy (from The Adventure Zone) Look, Lucretia and Nokama are very different people, but there's enough overlap (older female characters who struggle with keeping heavy secrets from the protagonists) that I feel pretty good putting her theme on here. Also Nokama would be the world's biggest Lucretia defender, we all know this in our hearts

SAVE the World by Toby Fox (from Undertale) YES another Toby Fox song. Anyway boss fight music hell yeah

The End by Justin Luchter (from MNOLG) Again, iconic early Bionicle music, really captures the feeling that some great victory has been achieved, at least for now.

Everytime We Touch by Cascada Tahu/Gali song. LOOK. It's a Tahu/Gali song okay

Village Bridge (with buildup) by Junichi Masuda (from Pokemon Black and White) Hands down one of the best tracks from the best Pokemon game. Again very small town vibes.

May add more to it, who knows.

[v0gons]

hi! sorry to bother you, i was recently listening to dr. worm by tmbg and i was wondering what your favorite/most likely to recommend tmbg songs were! i'm trying to get more into different genres/styles of music :]

That's a good question. I think Ana Ng is a good one, and Birdhouse In Your Soul is a classic, as is all of their third album Flood. I also really like Lost My Mind and Darlings Of Lumberland from the album Nanobots.

[collgeruledzebra]

beep beep!

64, 890, 235, 398, 107, 499, 21, 816

beep boop!

64: I Miss You by Blink-182. as i mentioned on 45 this one's also vaguely associated with good omens but these days more with one of my friends who will randomly sing WHERE ARE YOUUU which means everyone in the vicinity picks up the song

890: Songs I Can't Listen To by Neon Trees. feels like i havent listened to this one in forever... maybe it got kicked from the playlist that happens fairly regularly to random songs. i also think this one has a music video people say is good but i havent watched it yet

235: Let The Bodies Hit The Floor by Activator. one nothing wrong with me two nothing wr

398: Spiral of Ants by Lemon Demon. lemon demon what can i say. classic

107: Born For This by The Score. not much to say about this one, another i havent listened to in a while

499: Willow Tree March by The Paper Kites. very good song very distinct vibes... makes me think of books about woods adventures but like the more mature ones where the woodland creatures have politics. like wildwood. which i have never finished despite checking out from the library at least three times over ten or so years. where was i going with this oh yeah it's also the second to last song in the first segment of the playlist! i start a new playlist every 500 songs so it doesn't take so long to scroll through, first part got started probably spring 2019 and ended summer 2020

21: Birdhouse In Your Soul by They Might Be Giants. LOVE this song. been actively listening to tmbg for maybe a year now actually but been familiar with their music since i was old enough to comprehend a here come the abcs dvd. legendary

816: Long Gone by Mary Epworth. another night vale weather! a substantial proportion of this playlist is wtnv weather, 72 songs in fact according to my spreadsheet! great job team

[edsbacktattoo]

For your post about albums, one I’m really into right now is Fire of Unknown Origin by Blue Oyster Cult!

And Flood by They Might Be Giants if you want two options lol

hi hi hi Fish!!! thanks so much for these, i’m gonna listen to both :)

Fire of Unknown Origin by Blue Oyster Cult

i liked this album a lot! i’d heard the name ‘Blue Oyster Cult’ before but i’d never listened to their music and it was a wild ride!! definitely the classic rock and roll vibe i was raised on :)

i’d rate this album a 7/10

my favourite songs were ‘Burnin’ for You’ and ‘Vengeance’

Flood by They Might Be Giants

as soon as this one started i knew it was familiar! i've heard a couple songs from this one before and just never listened to the whole thing. i really liked this album! big, dramatic, stylistic. all the songs work together while also sounding different each time.

i'd give this an 8.5/10

my favourite songs were 'Birdhouse in Your Soul' and 'Your Racist Friend'

thanks so much for these! i really enjoyed them :)

send me your favourite albums and i’ll rate them

[cookiekitkat8484]

music theory rant, I talk about linnell in they might be giants:

anyway ive done a decent amount of music theory (western arts specifically bc I'm annoying, BRING BACK FUGUES!!!!!!) meaning one of lifes greatest joys is doing overcomplicated chordal analysis, and when most musicians use something cool from a theory perspective my mum always says its interesting how they wrote those songs without knowing "all that stuff", classic example is the beatles being very open in their hatred of music theory (minus george with indian music) and then coincidentally using modes (types of scales, specifically they used mixolydian and dorian most notably) which was initially a thing in mediaeval europe and predates knowledge of standard (diatonic) scales used today including the existence of sharps and flats. basically imagine a keyboard with no black notes because they literally havnt been invented yet. also it's an organ because pianos havnt been invented either

however ive been listening to a lot of they might be giants again and while linnell has said he hasnt studied theory outside a bit in highschool, he is clearly incredibly competent and has EXPLICITLY STATED his main passion for composing is melodies with a strong focus on USE OF SCALES, CHORDAL PROGRESSIONS & HARMONIES, AND MODULATIONS. like. in those words. that's my whole thing. you can find interviews where they ask about birdhouse in your soul and he just describes the modulations and their overall affect as part of the structure with the chords. it's a beautiful thing.

probably my favourite example of a song where he clearly utilises this stuff is purple toupee for reasons you can probably guess from this quote:

"it has a sort of fugue element where the bass part is doing the vocal melody in a... you'd have to ask a music major to explain this a little better, but it's doing a sort of canonic thing with the vocal where the bass comes in playing the vocal melody, down a perfect fourth but also two beats earlier"

AAAAAA !!!!!

if you're not familiar with fugues at all, toccata and fugue is the most famous and you've probably heard it (GO LISTEN TO IT!!)

the melody of the chorus also uses my all time favourite compositional device sequencing, which is how it uses a short tune (motif/idea) and repeats it moving down the scale (can also be done upwards) which I eat up every time I adore sequencing

using theory in a western art setting is super interesting hence why I studied it, and it's fun noticing things in different contemporary pieces, but there's something really special to me about having people compose using these ideas in such a loving and detailed and purposeful way that combines something as old (think 1700s) and insanely cool as baroque fugues with all the centuries of music and culture that followed and eventually lead to the prince songs that inspired him. isn't that crazy to think about ?? it's so incredible getting to look at music I grew up with after learning this stuff and being able to and realise and identity all the reasons I love it so much

tlrd tmbg cool, GO LISTEN TO A FUGUE RN IM SERIOUS THEY ARE PEAK

[prime89]

🎶✨when u get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

@euxinia …… It's your fault everyone is going to know that I have weird taste in music, because I don't go out of my way to hear it. Now everyone will suffer 😈

Lay All Your Love on Me by ABBA has been stuck in my head for the past few months.

Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might be Giants is the reason my car is named Blue Canary

Road Movie to Berlin by They Might be Giants. Honestly most of the stuff from Flood

Everything You Know Is Wrong by Weird Al

Alternative Polka by Weird Al. I love his work.

Anything else would be either game music or classical stuff.

@reading-wanderer @anotherdayforchaosfay @shiratorihime07 @fluffybunnybadass @guardianrex @dee-the-doombound @ullwinner @monsterfkr @that1badassbitch @reallyfunnynamehere

You all are my chosen victims. 😈

[astriiformes]

Spotify 17?

17 - Birdhouse in Your Soul / They Might Be Giants

Another classic, and another song that's as high up on the list as it is because I've got it on my Hunter playlist (a creative decision I made last October, but which has gotten me wailed at by multiple friends now given more recent developments in the show. Whoops!)

[littlemeowsy]

1. Will Wood, They Might Be Giants, and Doechii.

2. Vending Machine of Love by the Stupendium, Birdhouse in Your Soul by TMBG, and Vampire Reference in a Minor Key by Will Wood.

3. Will Wood’s “In case I make it,” TMBG’s “Flood,” and the soundtrack to Kentucky Route Zero.

4. Touch-Tone Telephone by Lemon Demon.

5. I love jazz and weirdcore. Basically, I’ll like the music if the person making it is a bit of a freak.

6. My favorite decade for music is probably either the 80’s or 2010’s.

7. I play piano, clarinet, flute, saxophone, trumpet, and various percussion instruments. (I was a band kid in my youth.)

8. I LOVE singing, especially now that T has dropped my voice significantly.

9. I’m okay about dancing. It’s a lot harder to do now that I use a cane, but when I was a little bit better put together, I’d cut a rug.

10. I much prefer singing.

11. I have written a decent amount of music. Mostly arrangements though.

12. The ability to feel through however the writer felt is what makes a song great.

13. Lyrics are one of the most important parts of songs. They define the song and the message.

14. I enjoy classical music, especially preformed live.

15. Cecily Smith by Peter Friedman and I’m Going to Go Back There Someday from the Muppet Movie.

16. I associate Valentine by Laufey with my wife.

17. I’ve been to more concerts than I can count. Not even cool stuff, mostly local bands.

18. I own some MCR vinyls, and a couple MCR tee shirts.

19. I own a lot of vinyls and CD’s. I’ll always be a physical media person.

20. I LOVE playlists. I make one for everything.

21. My favorite music video is a video a friend of mine made to Frog on The Floor by 100gecs.

22. Does the Muppets count as musical artists? I’d like to smoke with Dr. Teeth.

23. Embarrassingly, I was miserably attracted to Danny Elfman, specifically because of Elevator Man for a short time.

24. I’ve been into music since I was young, but I started on bluegrass and country.

25. I have more alt taste, but I can appreciate the mainstream.

26. I once got into a strong worded argument about Legally Blonde the Musical, if that counts.

27. I don’t care about the Grammys. I’ll be happy if someone I like wins, but it’s just a shiny piece of shit.

28. Neither. I don’t put my trust in what other’s think of media. My opinion of it is the only one that matters to me.

29. Yeah. I can enjoy a good beat and rhythm, even if I don’t understand the lyrics.

30. I REALLY like Will Wood. So probably him.

31. I hate a lot of stadium country artists (Morgan Wallin, Luke Combs, etc.) They’ve turned the genre into a mockery of what it once was.

32. Stadium country. It’s country for bootlickers and rich fucks.

33. I made an arrangement of Valentine by Laufey for my wife once.

34. I listen to music constantly. I can’t live without it.

35. Yeah. I need the music.

36. I don’t think music can be a bad influence.

37. I can’t answer this fairly. I don’t pay attention to the music scene enough to know who is under or over rated.

38. Same for this one.

39. I like weirder music, but Oingo Boingo and Lemon Demon are probably high on the list.

40. I love Jesse Welles’ music, but for some reason the song “Fear is a Mind Killer” sounds off to me.

Some music asks hehe 💖🎶

Favorite 3 artists/bands?

Favorite 3 songs?

Favorite 3 albums?

Last song you played?

Favorite music genres?

Favorite decade in music?

Play any instruments? If not, which would you like to play?

Do you like singing?

Do you like dancing?

Singing or dancing?

Have you ever written a song?

What do you think makes a great song?

Are lyrics and their meaning very important to you?

Do you like classical music?

Some songs that make you cry?

Think of someone; what song do you associate them with?

How many concerts have you been to?

Do you own any band/artist merch?

Do you own physical albums or singles?

Do you make/listen to your own playlists, or do you just shuffle all songs?

Favorite music video?

If you could meet any music artist, which would it be?

Your biggest crush in music?

At what age did you start enjoying music, and what kind of music did you like at first?

Alternative or "mainstream" music?

Have you ever been in a heated argumemt with someone about music?

What do you think of the Grammy awards? Do they deserve credibility?

What's more trustworthy? Popularity or critical acclaim?

Do you listen to music written in different languages?

Are you a close follower of a specific musician/band?

Any artists you absolutely hate?

Your least favorite music genre?

Have you ever dedicated a song to someone?

Do you listen to music while studying or doing homework?

Do you play music while taking a shower?

Do you think certain types of music could have a bad influence on people?

What's the most underrated musician/band in your opinion?

What's the most overrated musician/band in your opinion?

"Weirdest" music you like?

An album or song you dislike from an artist you really like?

[lordlyhour]

10 songs Ask Game

Tagged By; @fvriva 1. The Moss // Cosmo Sheldrake

2. Ghost // Mystery Skulls

3. Birdhouse in your Soul // They Might Be Giants

4. Marble Machine // Wintergatan

5. Beethoven Virus // BanYa

6. Feelin’ Groovy // Simon and Garfunkel

7. Dance of the Knights // Sergei Prokofiev

8. The Only House that’s Not On Fire (Yet) // Lemon Demon

9. Main Title // Paper Mario

10. Classical Gas // Mason Williams Tagging; @haberdashing @a-vast-horizon @the-goblin-cat

[moonrpg]

birdhouse in your soul tmbg

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

A CLASSIC OMG!! I love this song so so much I had it on my little red mp3 player when I was a kid. It makes me so happy and nostalgic :') I love to sing along rlly loud even tho it's NOT in my range at all LOL