1985 Demo Tape

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1985 Demo Tape

Studio album by They Might Be Giants
Released	1985
Genre	Alternative rock

The 1985 Demo Tape was a 1985 (see 1985 in music) album by They Might Be Giants apparently used as a demo tape.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

"Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head"
"When It Rains It Snows"
"Number Three"
"You'll Miss Me"
"Hope That I Get Old Before I Die"
"Biggest One"
"32 Footsteps"
"Boat of Car"
"Cowtown"
"Chess Piece Face"
"Rabid Child"

[edit] Side two

"Youth Culture Killed My Dog"
"Alienation's For the Rich"
"The Day"
"(She Was A) Hotel Detective"
"Which Describes How You're Feeling"
"Toddler Highway"
"Become A Robot"
"I'm Def"
"Hell Hotel"
"They Might Be Giants"
"Nothing's Going to Change My Clothes"

Note: Many of the above songs were later released on various other TMBG projects, but these are not the same recordings of the songs as those on this demo tape.

They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh \| John Linnell
Dan Miller \| Danny Weinkauf \| Marty Beller
Brian Doherty \| Dan Hickey \| Graham Maby \| Tony Maimone \| Eric Schermerhorn
Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants (1986) \| Lincoln (1988) \| Flood (1990) \| Apollo 18 (1992) \| John Henry (1994) \| Factory Showroom (1996) \| Long Tall Weekend (1999) \| Mink Car (2001) \| No! (2002) \| The Spine (2004) \| Here Come the ABCs (2005) \| The Else (2007) \| Here Come the 123s (2007)
EPs: Wiggle Diskette \| 1985 Demo Tape \| Don't Let's Start \| (She Was A) Hotel Detective \| They'll Need a Crane \| Purple Toupee \| Birdhouse in Your Soul \| Istanbul (Not Constantinople) \| The Statue Got Me High \| The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) \| I Palindrome I \| Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) \| O Tannenbaum \| Back to Skull \| S-E-X-X-Y \| Working Undercover for the Man \| Boss of Me \| Man, It's So Loud in Here \| They Might Be Giants in Holidayland \| Bed, Bed, Bed \| Indestructible Object \| The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 \| Severe Tire Damage \| Live \| The Spine Hits the Road \| Almanac \| Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start \| Miscellaneous T \| Then: The Earlier Years \| Best of the Early Years \| They Got Lost \| Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants \| A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants \| Venue Songs DVD/CD
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" \| "Ana Ng" \| "Birdhouse in Your Soul" \| "Particle Man" \| "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" \| "Doctor Worm" \| "Experimental Film"
Video Releases
Direct from Brooklyn \| Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) \| Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD \| Venue Songs DVD/CD
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