2020 Playlist & Dedications
Here’s the official They Might Be Playing They Might Be Giants 2020 playlist and dedications! If you find any errors and omissions, feel free to submit a correction via the form at the bottom of this page!
HOUR 1
1. JAMES ENSOR (BOB DYLAN VERSION) - going out to Brian Chambers, Lawrence, KS
2. I'VE GOT A FANG - going out to Richard, Tournes/Ardennes, France and Isaac Poulton, UK
3. MR. CLAW - going out to Matt Andrysiak, Watertown, MA and unknown texter
4. LETTERBOX - going out to Chris, Stow, Ohio
5. IT'S NOT MY BIRTHDAY - going out to Alex & Jenny - Portland, Oregon; Doug O'Donnell, Coatesville, PA; Bill Murphy, Buffalo; Gavin Johnson, Tempe, AZ; Kevin Quigley, Appleton, WI
6. MAN IT'S SO LOUD IN HERE - going out to unknown texter in Atlanta, Georgia; Carol Taylor, Brisbane, Australia; Adam Creen, London, England; Stephania Fregosi, Salem, OR
7. WHEN WILL YOU DIE - going out to Mike, Missouri; Maggie T, Norwood Massachusetts; Katherine B, Paris, France; Mike Vogt, Holden, MO (happy birthday, Mike!); Rose Domzalski, North Hollywood, CA
8. THE NECK ROLLS AREN'T WORKING - going out to Sarah, Nashville, TN; Lexie Ward, Duluth
9. MONO PUFF - IMAGINARY FRIENDS - going out to Stanley, Dallas, TX
10. TUBTHUMPING - going out to George's Mom, Detroit, Michigan
11. SALLY BOY CANDY BAR - going out to Trig Jegman, Columbus, OH; Kate Rowland, New Jersey; Tyler Swagar, Victoria, BC, Canada
12. NIGHTGOWN OF THE SULLEN MOON - going out to Tulsa, Oklahoma; lindsay riley, Richmond, KY; Zach Ayers, LA, CA
13. BANGS - going out to Shannon Niemeyer, Minneapolis, MN; Leonardo Quevedo, Columbia, MO
14. THERMOSTAT - going out to Chad, Atlanta, Georgia
HOUR 2
15. ECENALBUMA - going out to Richard, Jacksonville, Florida
16. NO COPS - going out to Kim, Owls Head, Maine
17. SENSURROUND - going out to Lee, Missouri; Ben Mullen, Boston, MA
18. CLIMBING THE WALLS - going out to Lyla & Tessa, Indianapolis, Indiana
19. FIBBER ISLAND - going out to Chelsea, Houston, TX
20. EXPERIMENTAL FILM - going out to Dave Popovich, New Jersey; Josie Chang-Order, Broomfield; Michael Christenson, Juneau
21. METAL DETECTOR - Steven, Quebec City, Canada; Scott Martin, Corpus Christi, TX
22. HEY MR. DJ I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEAL - Going out to Transylvania 6-5000 - Gates Mill, Ohio; David Ward, Cashiers, NC; James Hyett, Kingston, ON, Canada
23. I'M YOUR BOYFRIEND NOW - Going out to Seb, Pennsylvania
24. PUT YOUR HAND INSIDE THE PUPPET HEAD - going out to Emily, Pennsylvania; Gary McGrew, Seattle, WA
25. COMPUTER ASSISTED DESIGN - going out to Benny & John, North Carolina; The Kahler Automation CAD Department, Fairmont, MN
26. MRS. TRAIN - going out to Carl, Lewiston, Montana and THE WORLD!; Chris Rasmussen, Cromwell, CT; Adam Earle, Toronto, ON; Han Francis, Shreveport, LA; Meg Favreau, LA, CA; Matthew Brown*, Murfreesboro, TN
27. A SELF CALLED NOWHERE - going out to Adam, Jacksonville, Florida
28. THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - going out to Frisco, TX; Tyson Duffy, Ozark, MO
29. ONDINE - going out to Lira, Topsfield, Massachusetts; Sonya Rousseau, Bloomington, IN; Jack N, Ohio
HOUR 3
Flansburgh interview
HOUR 4
30. I'M IMPRESSED - going out to George, Michigan; Lisa Solecki, Silver Spring
31. MRS. BLUEBEARD - going out to Shane, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Benjamin Michael, Kendallville, IN
32. NEW YORK CITY - Jen, North Mankato, MN; Niall Pennington, St. Louis; Brad Leach, Hyde Park, NY; Ryan Freebern, Richmond, VT; Alisa Kallo, Rovaniemi, Finland
33. DOCTOR WORM - going out to Sophia Mastroserio, Brick, NJ; also Vicki, Abi and Rachel from Dr John in Leeds, UK
34. I LOST THURSDAY - going out to Chris, Florida
35. TURNAROUND - going out to Anna, Cornucopia, Wisconsin; Siobhan Keleher, Denver
36. YOU'RE ON FIRE - going out to Hannah, Oak Park, Illinois; Rebecca Ford, Kildare, Ireland
37. SHE WAS A HOTEL DETECTIVE (BACK TO SKULL VERSION) - going out to Brii, Brunswick, Georgia; Jesse Hughes, Shrewsbury/Shropshire/UK; Jason Hampton*, Liverpool; Ali Rotramel*, Portland, OR; Harrison K, Herriman, UT
38. THE STATUE GOT ME HIGH -going ou;t to Libby, Iroquois Falls, Canada; Christopher Cogan, Roselle Park, NJ; Giovanni Carr, Canyon Lake, TX Libby Zaloosk, Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada
39. NANOBOTS - going out to Walden Woo Hall, Avoca, Iowa; Kit Hornby, Toronto
40. NOW IS STRANGE - going out to Avoca, Iowa; Lisa Solecki, Silver Spring, MD; Alexander Buchholz, Berlin, Germany; Matt-hue Loose, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada; Paul Castro, Swansea, MA; eddie rich, ohio
HOUR 5
41. FINGERTIPS (PLAYED ON RANDOM) - going out to Brian, Baltimore, Maryland; John Gifford, Hernando, FL; Marc Arot, Oxford, PA; Fred Fingertips, Fingertiptown
42. I HAVEN'T BEEN RIGHT - going out to Louie, New Jersey
43. SHE'S AN ANGEL - going out to Shannon Hall, Florida; Charis Loveland, Wells, ME; Thomas Schram, Saddle Brook NY (happy anniversary to Thomas and wife!); Taryn Felmey, Drexel Hill, PA; Steven Kawski, Buffalo; Richard Sheinhaus, Montclair, NJ
44. THIS IS ONLY GOING TO GO ONE WAY - going out to Stephanie, Plano TX
45. STORMY PINKNESS - going out to Matt Lee, Boston, MA; Stephen Hoffmann, Kansas City, MO; E. O, Long Island, NY; Mary-Anne McTrowe, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
46. VANCOUVER - going out to Eric, Seal Beach, California
47. ALL TIME WHAT - going out to A.C., Santa Cruz, California
48. HOW CAN I SING LIKE A GIRL - going out to Shane, Wisconsin; Milo Copeland*, Baltimore, MD; Richard Johanns, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
49. ANOTHER FIRST KISS - going out to Carly, Florida; Harold Ehnhuus, Sumter, SC
50. NARROW YOUR EYES - going out to John in Brooklyn; Dr. Zig, Shenandoah Valley; Kristen Keleschenyi, North Versailles, Pennsylvania
51. SCIENCE IS REAL - going out to Alexander, Emily, Harry - Pennsylvania; Steve Facey, Arlington, VA; Emory Garcia, Sonoma County, CA
52. GOOD TO BE ALIVE - going out to Emily, Chicago, Illinois
53. CAN YOU FIND IT - going out to Chip, Colfax, IL
54. THE POISONOUSNESS - going out to Amber in Ohio
55. HOW NOW DARK CLOUD - going out to Matt, Cleveland, OH; Abi Bash, England, UK
HOUR 6
56. WEEP DAY - going out to J.P., New Hampshire; Pete L, Pete's parents' basement; Tyler Domske, Pittsburgh, PA; Matt French, Australia but living and working in Hiroshima, Japan; Abigail Coleman, Washington, DC; Deepak Sampathu, Wilmington, DE
57. CAST YOUR POD TO THE WIND - going out to C.J. , Oklahoma; Charles Agee, Oklahoma City, OK
58. 'TIL MY HEAD FALLS OFF - going out to Eric in Idaho; Mark Roy, Lockport, NY; Eric McGrath, Nampa, ID
59. STALK OF WHEAT - going out to Andrea, Connecticut; River Conner, Lyman, Maine
60. HOVERING SOMBRERO - going out to Rod K, Kansas; John Carpender, Mundelein Illinois; Troy Bond, Valparaiso, Indiana; Joseph Byrd, Encinitas, CA
61. ELECTRIC CAR - going out to Austin, TX; Emory Garcia, Sonoma County, CA
62. UP THE JUNCTION - going out to Lou Reid, Edmonton, Canada
63. MOVING TO THE SUN - going out to Riley Johnson in Michigan
64. HATE THE VILLANELLE - going out to Jonah, Gibbon, MN; Lisa Stewart, Ontario, Canada
65. PUT IT TO THE TEST - going out to Bryce, Kingsport, TN; Emory Garcia, Sonoma County, CA
66. DEAD - going out to Acadia, Nebraska; Taryn Felmey, Drexel Hill, PA; Jess Hornsby, Saint Petersburg
67. ORANGES AND GRAPHIC DESIGN - going out to the texterverse
68. ELECTRIC ISTANBUL - going out to Thomas, Ontario, Canada; Nora Lewis*, Pasadena, MD; Jörg Adrian, Weiach Switzerland; Thai Pham, Antony (near Paris), FRANCE
69. PARTICLE MAN - going out to Missouri; Jesse Hendrix*, Bayonne
70. SHE'S ACTUAL SIZE - going out to Michelle in Nebraska; Dessa Asp*, Virginia
71. I BLAME YOU - going out to the texterverse
72. SNOWBALL IN HELL - going out to Tim, Mankato, but not Shyboy Tim; Jonah Cornelisse, Des Moines; Josh Weinberg, Thornhill, ON, Canada
73. WHIRLPOOL - Jeremy, Waterloo, Ontario; Jonas Downey, Naperville, IL; Sonya Rousseau, Bloomington, IN
74. DAMN GOOD TIMES - going out to North Carolina; Charles Wright, Richfield, MN; Jimi Lyon, Saint Clair Shores
HOUR 7
75. MAMMAL - going out to David, Atlanta, Georgia; Han F, Shreveport, LA; Skye Pechie, Scituate, RI
76. I'VE BEEN SEEING THINGS - going out to Derrick & Hannah, Washington, Illinois; Sonya Rousseau, Bloomington, IN
77. JOHN LINNELL - SOUTH CAROLINA - going out to Esther, Connecticut; Dalton Goode, Clemmons, North Carolina; Bustin, Corinth, Mississippi
78. KISS ME, SON OF GOD - going out to Jonah, St Paul, MN; Matthias Andert, Berlin, Germany; Tighe C, Saint Louis; Enzo Palermo, Montreal; Daniel Tinaglia, Chicago; Drew Tavendale, Scotland
79. SEE THE CONSTELLATION - going out to Dan, Marryville, TN; Zach Powers, Arlington, VA; Stella Miceli-Osano, Durham NC
80. I HOPE I GET OLD BEFORE I DIE - going out to Simone, Minneapolis, MN
81. BEE OF THE BIRD OF THE MOTH - going out to Kara in Nashville; Grace Ephraums, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Hagay Giller, Tel Aviv, Israel (For Jasmin)
82. BLOODBOAT - going out to Lucinda, Dayton, OH
83. THE BELLS ARE RINGING - going out to Rosie Rizzo, NY, NY; Matthew Dietz, Sartell, MN
84. WE WANT A ROCK - going out to Michelle, St Paul; Megan Faust, Ormond Beach, FL; Han Francis, Shreveport, LA
85. ANA NG - going out to Trevor Holyoak in Cedar Hills, UT; Caleb Niederer, Seattle; Joshua Dewaele, Altona/Manitoba/Canada; Steve McIlhatton, NZ; Veronica Toole, LA, CA; Gerrit Wiebe, Hamburg, Germany
86. THEY'LL NEED A CRANE - going out to Linnea, Minneapolis, MN; Alan McArthur, Conon Bridge, Scotland; Maddy Berg, Mankato, MN
87. GREEK #3 - going out to Elizabeth, San Jose, CA
88. FOUR OF TWO - going out to Pennsylvania; Bob Burke, Hudson, Ohio (a little earlier than 1:56 pm)
HOUR 8
Linnell interview
89. WHY DID YOU GROW A BEARD? - going out to Matt, New Jersey
90. THE MESOPOTAMIANS - going out to Noah Hertz, DeLand, Florida; Joey Hughes, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Jan, Maryland
HOUR 9
91. OLDER - ???
92. ELEPHANTS - going out to Mark Zacher, Northfield, VT; Mel Farrar, Voorhees,NJ
93. CANAJOHARIE - going out to Rose, North Hollywood, California; Cohen Babcock, Virginia; Sonya Rousseau, Bloomington, IN; Max Symonds, Bristol, UK; Julie Pergrem, Fort Thomas, KY
94. THE GUITAR (THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT) - going out to Morgantown, WV
95. PENCIL RAIN - going out to Indianapolis; Dan Le Vay, Broadripple in Indianapolis; Phillip Lewis, Kuranda, Australia
96. BRAIN PROBLEM SITUATION - going out to Eb, Down East, Maine; Lexie Ward, Duluth
97. HIGGLYTOWN HEROES - ???
98. CAN'T KEEP JOHNNY DOWN - going out to Penny in Cincinnati; John Henry, Nanticoke, MD; Sandee Johnson, San Francisco, CA
99. WHEN TORNADOES TAKE OVER THE WORLD - going out to Tom, Mel & Joe in Scotland
100. LADY AND THE TIGER - going out to Joscha Wullbrand, Giesen; Emily Stout, Avondale, AZ
101. DINNER BELL - going out to Ben, Waukesha, WI; Owen Vontz, Kansas City; Akemi Inagaki, Chiba, Japan; Kevin Gabbert, Salem, OR
102. MUSEUM OF IDIOTS - going out to Jacob, Oneida, NY; Rebecca Aubrey, Thurso, Scotland; Jakob Sanchez, Oneida, NY; Dana Ransby, Seefeld, Germany; Martin Elfert, Portland, OR; James Pollack, Delaware
103. OLD PINE BOX - going out to Corey in Maine
104. JAMES K POLK - going out to Andrea in Connecticut; C. Layne Corneliuson, Renton WA; Seth Gowans-Savage, Dallas, TX; Stuart Albone, Brighton, UK
HOUR 10
105. WHY DOES THE SUN SHINE? - going out to a fellow TMBG fan going to an important doctor's appointment; Patrick Deudon, South of France
106. AU CONTRAIRE - going out to Feli Seidel, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany; Emily Hildenbrand, Warminster, Pennsylvania; Brian Zinnel, North Saint Paul, MN
107. REPREHENSIBLE - going out to Robert in Montana; Claudia Bellan, Gorgonzola - Milano, Italia; Lexie Ward, Duluth
108. AKA DRIVER - going out to Jenny in Baltimore; Eric Brown, Marietta, GA
109. DIRT BIKE - going out to A.J. Lafayette, Colorado; David Thorpe, Heber City, UT
110. BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL (TONIGHT SHOW VERSION) - going out to Shyboy Tim, Mankato, MN; Noah Willett*, Kingston, TN; Rick Vorndran, Brooklyn, NY; Kit Hornby, Toronto, ON, Canada; Nic Ransby, Seefeld, Germany; Ella D, Virginia; Una O'Shea, Dublin, Ireland; Rob York, Louisville
111. CYCLOPS ROCK - going out to Robbie, Brookings, SD; Chris Stewart, Cypress, CA; Steve Holzman, South Beach, OR
112. PUSH BACK THE HANDS - going out to Dave, Maine; Sabrina Gibby, Lindon, UT
113. JOHN LINNELL - MAINE - going out to Laura, Grand Forks, ND
114. SAPPHIRE BULLETS OF PURE LOVE - going out to Will, Austin, MN (corrected); Bustin, Corinth, Mississippi; Jay Spears, Virginia
115. FLYING V - going out to Cari Hearn, East Lansing, Michigan
116. TINY DOCTORS - going out to Andy Cunningham, San Jose, CA; Paula Wyche, Fort Worth, TX
117. RHYTHM SECTION WANT AD - going out to Madeline, Alexis, Marilyn
118. I AM A PALEONTOLOGIST - going out to Eva, Hector, MN; Jenny G., Champaign, IL; Allison Swanson, South St Paul, MN; Xandria P, Boise, ID; Marybeth Brooks, Cedar Crest, New Mexico
HOUR 11
119. SPIRALING SHAPE - going out to Luke, NYC; Jimmy Wade, Plano, TX; Erik C, Easton, PA; Jon Smith, Watkins Glen, NY; Jenkins Inumerable, Manila, Philippines
120. SNAIL SHELL - going out to Henry Kaplan, St Louis; Ronnie Austin, Columbus, OH; Harry Frank, Pennsylvania; and to JF in AK (E misses you)
121. IMPOSSIBLE - going out to Seymour, South Carolina; Jimmy Hodge, Indianapolis; Seymour Schmitt, North Carolina
122. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - going out to John in Lansing, Michigan; Cody Schmidt, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Andrew Martin, Chicago, IL; Justen Rambo, Portland, OR; Eric Stahl, Pekin, IL; John Toman, Lansing
123. TUCSON/TASTE THE FAME - going out to Sarah Jane in New Jersey
124. SPY - going out to Minnesota
125. LUCKY BALL & CHAIN - going out to Houston, TX
126. LAST WAVE - going out to Boston, MA; Lexie Ward, Duluth; Joey Hughes*, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Patrick Anders, Vermilion, Ohio
127. AMPERSAND - going out to Steven in Ohio
128. EVERYTHING RIGHT IS WRONG AGAIN - going out to Steve in Rhode Island
129. JOHN LINNELL - LOUISIANA - going out to Kristin, Colorado
130. BED BED BED - Janelle & Roy
131. JOHN LINNELL - MONTANA - going out to Valerie, Missoula, Montana
HOUR 12
132. HOTDOG - going out to super cool granddaughter Lilly, Mankato, MN; Benjamin Michael, Kendallville, Indiana
133. E EATS EVERYTHING - going out to awesome granddaughter Harper, Mankato, MN
134. ISTANBUL (NOT CONSTANTINOPLE) - going out to Flora in Aix-En-Provence, France; Mike Fischbeck, New Providence NJ; Timmy Ransby, Seefeld, Germany; Nora Lewis, Pasadena, MD; Thai Pham, Antony (near Paris), France; Jörg Adrian, Weiach Switzerland
135. SKULLIVAN - going out to Kristin & Austin
136. NINE SECRET STEPS - going out to Nathan, Hamilton, Ontario
137. ANT - going out to Lauren, Northfield, MN; Jon Duffy, Retford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom; Liv Grey, Perth, Australia; Jack DeLong, Council Bluffs, Iowa
138. I'LL BE HAUNTING YOU - going out to Mars D., Lewisville, TX; Bob Kennedy, Gainesville, FL
139. SOMEONE KEEPS MOVING MY CHAIR - going out to Dylan - Los Angeles, California
140. CLOISONNÉ - going out to Maggie, North Hollywood, California; Elizabeth and Zeke Rat, Cardiff, Wales (United Kingdom); Emma Lovell, Welwyn garden city, Hertfordshire, England; Dan Le Vay, NapTown
141. ROBOT PARADE (ADULT VERSION) - going out to Joe in Minneola; Michael Hanlon, St. Charles, IL; Rachel LaForge, Rochester, MN
142. MONEY FOR DOPE - going out to Paul, Prairieville, Louisiana
143. DESTINATION MOON - going out to Kyle in New Jersey; Mark Zacher, Northfield, VT
144. O, DO NOT FORSAKE ME - ???
145. NO ONE KNOWS MY PLAN - going out to The Stone Family in Arvada, Colorado; Ward Burke, Fitzgerald, Georgia; Mary Wagner, Montpellier, France; George S, Michigan
146. UNDERWATER WOMAN - going out to Maria in Surfside, Texas
147. CHIP THE CHIP - going out to Shyboy Tim in Mankato, MN
148. SPIDER - going out to Marc Arot, Oxford, PA
149. LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH - going out to Ben in Pennsylvania; Branwyn P, Boise, ID
150. YOUR RACIST FRIEND - going out to Doug in Iowa; Nicci Charlton, South shields, England ( the northern bit); Elvin Delaney, Somerset, UK; Timmy R, Seefeld, Germany; Sophia Mastroserio, Brick, NJ
151. THE END OF THE TOUR - Going out to DJ 28 in Mankato, MN; Naomi Yanagawa, Pacific Palisades, CA; Clay Dyer, Murfreesboro, TN; Jarid Magee, Boston, MA; Taryn Felmey, Drexel Hill, PA
