2018 They Might Be Playing TMBG Playlist
Below is a rough draft of TMBPTMBG playlist from December 14, 2018, including where the request came from. There is a very high certainty of errors — from simple typos, to lack of song version clarification, to mis- and/or under-identified request sources, and more. We want to make this playlist as clean as possible so we encourage those who listened/requested to pick through it and let us know what you find. Just click the “SUGGEST A CORRECTION” button and describe the change. Thanks!
HOUR 1
1. Meet James Ensor // Mankato, Minnesota
2. Welcome to the Jungle // Baltimore, Maryland
3. She’s An Angel (Severe Tire Damage) // Long Island, New York
4. The Guitar // Brecon, Wales, UK
5. Sally Boy Candy Bar // Bloomington, Indiana
6. Wicked Little Critta // Worcester, Massachusetts
7. It’s Not My Birthday // Livonia, Michigan
8. You Probably Get That A Lot // Ames, Iowa
9. E Eats Everything // Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
10. Broke in Two // Portland, Oregon
11. Snowball in Hell // Denver Colorado
12. Let Me Tell You About My Operation // Michigan
13. Certain People I Could Name // Los Angeles, California
HOUR 2
14. Lazy Head & Sleepy Bones // Owls Head, Maine
15. Push Back the Hands // Vancouver, Canada
16. Circular Karate Chop // England, UK
17. The Neck Rolls Aren’t Working // Hasede, Lower Saxony, Germany
18. No One Knows My Plan // Titusville, Florida
19. This Microphone // Avoca, Iowa
20. Mrs. Train // Swansee, Massachusetts
21. Now I Know // New Jersey
22. Cloisonné (vocal only) // Jackson, Missouri
23. Good To Be Alive // Sweden
24. Absolutely Bill’s Mood // Shepherdsville, Kentucky
25. Theme From Flood // Katowice, Poland
26. Lucky Ball & Chain // Honolulu, Hawaii
27. Minimum Wage // Denver, Colorado
28. Sometimes a Lonely Way // Salt Lake City, Utah
29. Older // Oregon
30. Weep Day // Concord, California
HOUR 3
31. One Dozen Monkeys // accidental selection
32. Infinity // Atlanta, Georgia
33. Nightgown of the Sullen Moon // Buffalo, New York
34. Dogwalker // Vancouver, Canada
35. Thermostat // Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
36. We’re the Replacements // Guatemala
37. Gudetama’s Busy Days // Vernon Hills, Illinois
38. Montana (on sweet sweet green map vinyl) // Mankato, Minnesota
39. I Should Be Allowed to Think // Ocean Springs, Mississippi
40. Memo to Human Resources // Ohio
41. Destination Moon // New Mexico
42. Your Mom’s Alright // High Point, North Carolina
Interlude: Surprise Danny Weinkauf call-in!
HOUR 4
43. I Am A Paleontologist // New York (Danny Weinkauf)
44. One Everything // New York (Danny Weinkauf)
45. Applause Applause Applause // New York (Danny Weinkauf)
46. Can’t Keep Johnny Down // Nanticoke, Maryland
47. Cowtown // Juneau, Alaska
48. ECNALUBMA // Veldhoven, The Netherlands
49. Mrs. Bluebeard // Morgantown, West Virginia
50. Museum of Idiots // Washington, District of Columbia
51. Brain Problem Situation // Stratford, Connecticut
52. I Love You For Psychological Reasons // Madison, Wisconsin
53. Celebration // Greenville, South Carolina
54. Robot Parade // Arlington, Texas
55. Whistling in the Dark // Kansas
56. Cyclops Rock // Baton Rouge, Louisiana
57. Jessica // Brookings, South Dakota
HOUR 5
58. In the Middle // Decatur, Georgia
59. I’m a Human Head // Alabama
60. Contrecoup // Rhode Island
61. Chip the Chip // Mankato, Minnesota
62. Santa’s Beard // Fairmont, Minnesota
63. Birdhouse in Your Soul // Wishek, North Dakota
64. Mammal // Las Vegas, Nevada / Boise, Idaho
65. The Statue Got Me High // Kyiv, Ukraine
66. The Poisonousness // Astrakhan, Russia
67. Let’s Get This Over With // Cody, Wyoming
68. Youth Culture Killed My Dog // Missoula, Montana
69. Experimental Film // Cincinnati, Ohio
70. Dirt Bike (feat. The Other Thing Brass Band) // Mankato, Minnesota
71. Bills Bills Bills // Vienna, Austria
72. Tubthumping // requested by pretty much everyone
73. The Lady and The Tiger // Clayton, Delaware
HOUR 6
74. Am I Awake? // Virginia
75. Why Does the Sun Shine // many requests
76. Why Does the Sun Really Shine // by public demand
77. Damn Good Times // Madison, Wisconsin
78. Hive Mind // Minneapolis, Minnesota and Florida
79. Boss of Me // Illinois and elsewhere
80. Starry Eyes // Hope, Arkansas
81. Hey Mister DJ I Thought You Said We Had a Deal (live) // Plymouth, New Hampshire
82. The Songs of the 50 States (Linnell) // Ohio
83. Tractor // Münster, Westphalia, Germany
84. I Hit My Head (Mono Puff) // England, UK
85. Truth in Your Words // Baltimore, Maryland
86. Secret Life of Six // Chinhoyi, ZImbabwe
87. 25 O’Clock // Ann Arbor, Michigan and Baltimore, Maryland
HOUR 7
88. Shoehorn with Teeth // Hutchinson, Minnesota
89. Birdhouse in Your Soul (Tonight Show) // Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
90. Last Wave // Angaston, South Australia, Australia
91. Fingertips // the people of Earth
92. Space Suit // Louisiana
93. Mr. Xcitement // Split, Croatia
94. How Can I Sing Like a Girl? // Avoca, Iowa
95. Unpronounceable // Canberra, ACT, Australia
96. Electric Car // North Carolina
97. I’ve Got a Match // Ansbach, Germany
98. The Cap’m // Leeds, UK
HOUR 8
99. The Communists Have the Music // Chicago, Illinois
100. Sensurround // everybody
101. Narrow Your Eyes // Buffalo, New York and others
102. Till My Head Falls Off // Brooklyn, New York
103. Dr. Worm // Bay City, Michigan
104. Olive the Other Reindeer // California
105. Operators Are Standing By // Chicago, Illinois
106. The Devil Went Down to Newport (Mono Puff) // London, England
107. Pet Name // Rock Hill, South Carolina
108. Untitled (There May Be Giants voicemail) // Norristown, Pennsylvania
109. Ana Ng // Owatonna, Minnesota
110. We Live in a Dump // Huntsville, Alabama
111. My Guitar // Bloomington, Minnesota
112. I Can Hear You // Durham, North Carolina
HOUR 9
113. We Want a Rock // Louisiana
114. Savoy Truffle // St. Augustine, Florida
115. A World The Swings // New Brunswick, Canada
116. Too + 3 R One // Baltimore, Maryland
117. Icky // Connecticut
118. I’m a Coward // Sao Paulo, Brazil
119. Four of Two // Hawaii
120. Thunderbird // Ocean Grove, New Jersey
121. When Will You Die // Roseville, Minnesota
122. Money For Dope // Lilburn, Georgia
123. Spy (Live 2018) // Veldhoven, The Netherlands
124. D is for Drums // Canada
125. Spiraling Shape // Canada
HOUR 10
126. James K. Polk // New York
127. This is Only Going to Go One Way // Austin, Texas
128. Flo Wheeler // High Point, North Carolina
129. Alphabet Lost & Found // South Carolina
130. Sapphire Bullets // Scotland
131. Frankenstein // Chicago, Illinois
132. It Said Something // The Netherlands
133. Snail Dust (Dust Brothers Snail Shell remix) // lots of listeners
134. Kitten Intro // Mankato, Minnesota
135. Particle Man (children singing) // Denver, Colorado
136. Turnaround // Kansas City, Missouri
137. Moving to the Sun // Brooklyn, New York
138. Santa Claus // Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
139. You Probably Get That A Lot (Elegant Two remix) // Baltimore, Maryland
140. Counterfeit Fake // South Carolina
HOUR 11
141. Old Pine Box // Cleveland, Ohio
142. Omnicorn // St. Louis, Missouri
143. Crazy for Books // Chicago, Illinois
144. Oranges and Graphic Design // lots of people
145. I Got My T-Shirt Back // Mankato, Minnesota
146. Bee of the Bird of the Moth // Milan, Italy
147. I Like Fun // Tokyo, Japan
148. Judy Is Your Vietnam // Kansas City, Missouri
149. Clap Your Hands // Sacramento, California
150. The Mesopotamians // Holland, Michigan
Interlude: John Linnell call-in!
151. They Got Lost // Tracy, California
152. Take Out the Trash // Grand Rapids, Michigan
153. I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar // London, England
HOUR 12
154. Glean // Sharon, Massachusetts
155. All Time What // Santa Cruz, California
156. Mr. Claw // McDonough, Georgia
157. Authenticity Trip // Cleveland, Ohio
158. Vestibule // Houston, Texas
159. They’ll Need a Crane // Santa Clara, California
160. Don’t Let’s Start // Owatonna, Minnesota
161. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) // Fairmont, Minnesota
162. Erase // Columbia, South Carolina
Interlude: John Flansburgh call-in!
163. Man It’s So Loud In Here // Mankato, Minnesota
