Venue Songs DVD/CD

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Venue Songs DVD/CD
Compilation album by They Might Be Giants
Released	November 11, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	69:36
Label	Idlewild Records
They Might Be Giants chronology
Here Come the ABCs (2005)	Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005)
TMBG compilation chronology
A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants (2005)	Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005)

Venue Songs DVD/CD was a compilation album released in 2005 by They Might Be Giants on their own label, Idlewild Records. The bulk of the material comes from 2004's Venue Songs, which is included in here in its entirety, although its order has been rearranged. Venue Songs was comprised of original live songs about the venue they were playing in at the time. They wrote a song for each of the venues in about a day. This album includes new studio recorded versions of 10 of the venue songs, as well as other non-album songs recorded in the past year. The DVD contains a storyline about Venue Songs which integrates videos for some of the venue songs, and includes other bonus videos as well.

Contents 1 Story 2 Song notes 3 Track listing 3.1 CD 3.2 DVD 4 External links

[edit] Story

A Deranged Millionaire (played by John Hodgman) approaches They Might Be Giants and challenges them to write a new song every day on their current tour, celebrating the unique characteristics of every venue in which they perform. If they do not accomplish this goal, they will forever lose the talisman that grants them their magical musical abilities.

[edit] Song notes

• Tracks 7 and 17-46 were previously released on Venue Songs
• "Love is Eternity" was previously released exclusively as an MP3 through They Might Be Giants' online store
• "Renew My Supscription" was previously an iTunes exclusive bonus track for The Spine (2004)
• "Taste the Fame" was from an appearance by They Might Be Giants on the TV show Home Movies
• "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" was previously released on the compilation album Future Soundtrack for America
• "Bloodmobile" was written for an exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD

1. "Dallas" – 0:42
2. "Albany" – 1:27
3. "Los Angeles" – 1:42
4. "Anaheim" – 1:04
5. "Vancouver" – 1:44
6. "Pittsburgh" – 1:21
7. "Asheville" – 1:29
8. "Glasgow" – 1:06
9. "Charlottesville" – 1:50
10. "Asbury Park" – 0:50
11. "Brooklyn" – 1:15
12. "Love Is Eternity" – 2:05
13. "Renew My Subscription" – 2:18
14. "Taste the Fame" – 0:59
15. "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" – 1:38
16. "Bloodmobile" – 2:22
17. "Omaha" – 1:12
18. "Houston" – 1:32
19. "Leeds" – 1:58
20. "New Orleans" – 2:06
21. "Colombia" – 1:35
22. "Santa Cruz" – 2:01
23. "Minneapolis" – 0:49
24. "Tucson" – 1:54
25. "San Francisco" – 0:59
26. "Memphis" – 1:10
27. "Charleston" – 1:04
28. "Atlanta" – 2:02
29. "Farmingdale" – 1:02
30. "New Haven" – 1:40
31. "London" – 1:16
32. "Raleigh" – 1:40
33. "Towson" – 2:43
34. "St. Louis" – 1:13
35. "Philadelphia" – 1:31
36. "Austin" – 2:43
37. "Dallas" – 0:42
38. "Albany" – 1:19
39. "Los Angeles" – 1:40
40. "Anaheim" – 1:03
41. "Vancouver" – 1:59
42. "Pittsburgh" – 1:20
43. "Glasgow" – 1:07
44. "Charlottesville" – 1:53
45. "Asbury Park" – 0:59
46. "Brooklyn" – 1:29

[edit] DVD

1. Greeting from the Deranged Millionaire
2. The experiment begins
3. "Dallas"
4. A concrete shrine
5. "Albany"
6. Paradoxically
7. "Los Angeles"
8. An oasis of hooch
9. "Anaheim"
10. The great walled city
11. "Vancouver"
12. Monongahela
13. "Pittsburgh"
14. You can’t go home again
15. "Asheville"
16. and so
17. "Glasgow"
18. Returning to the U.S.
19. "Charlottesville"
20. Skee-ball and saltwater taffy
21. "Asbury Park"
22. The tour nearly over
23. "Brooklyn"
24. Goodbye from the Deranged Millionaire
25. "Damn Good Times"
26. "Experimental Film"
27. "Bastard Wants to Hit Me"
28. "I'm All You Can Think About"

[edit] External links

• Venue Songs DVD/CD at This Might Be a Wiki
• TMBG.com
• Watch the whole DVD at TMBG.com
• Watch the Whole DVD on YouTube.com
• Venue Songs DVD/CD at They Might Be Giants' online store

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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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