They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (official music video) 

John Flannel

just got into them late last year! no regrets

Known this song for a long time, but just recently listened to some albums from them and got into them

I don't think they would have gotten far without John, even with John's talent.

i like john and john but i think dan, dan and dan also add alot to the band

which ones john haha

@@kingofwingo they got so oooold time makes fools of us all

@@BruceAlariethey’re talking about John. The guy in the band.

The video will have to go far beyond even 8K before it truly matches.

@@0okamino yes

@0okamino I agree

But what did he ge... how did he make money on that... whatever he was advertising in the paper? That's just the part that didn't make no sense.

@@0okamino not sure if you’re serious, but Dial A Song (DAS) made money by taking off the intellectuals and putting on There Must Be Giants.

@@0okamino must be some kinda nut or something. I dunno, don’t blame me.

Glorious

Genius.

I'm a USian (albeit a fairly young one) and I never knew about that either, so it's not just you.

The song is just about a nightlight in general, or from the perspective of a nightlight. There were some blue promotional nightlights that Elektra made after the album came out, and the "blue canary" specific nightlights came much later than that, but the song isn't some gimmicky promotional thing about selling nightlights.

@@guardianofpineapple agreed. You would never see this song in a commercial. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XsOguvolh4s.html :)

I’m in the US, and even I spent solid years trying to figure out what the dark metaphor was (because with songs like Twisting, Stuff is Way, and I Want a Rock, I was baffled by a cheery song that seemed to make simple sense) Turns out it is literally just what it says on the tin. Wild

Ben Aaron now in HD!

I'm so glad not to be the only one who thought that about this tune! : D I try not to get distracted by all of the sirens along the way, but it isn't always easy.

That's actually quite a good read that I have never seen before.

Are there others?

@@eliresnick _there should be_

the spiralling song will make you go insane

​@@SlippingJimbo(Everyone wants to see that groovy thing)

It's okay, so are we

me too 😌

The same show they talk about in their documentary? That's wild, apparently the people who got sent to the hospital were bummed they missed the rest of the show

0okamino *make a little Cowtown in our soul*

Also, the way John Linnell looks in a turtleneck. They always fit him like a glove. He looks so sleek and cozy.

@@floridaflamingogirl3119 he really does.... now i want a turtleneck purely because of that.

@@savannah6213 I’ve found it confusingly difficult to find turtlenecks that actually fit snugly and have necks that come up high. I did happen to luck out recently and find a snug purple one at a discount clothing store, though. I think your best bet is to look for them online.

i think the guitar has no strings! surreal!

BAHAHAHAHAA I WAS GONNA COMMENT SOMETHIN LIKE THAT!! btw great taste in music

The dislikes haven't changed in 9 months

this video is the landscape of an insane mind! MINE!!

Isn't that the point of absurd?

actually most of their songs have pretty deep meanings that can be hard to understand but it’s pretty cool:D

but really i’m not actually you’re friend.....:))

Finally!

videos are such a slice in Time! they were so young and now these two are old! hows that work again???

@@BruceAlarie still looking and sounding good nowadays!

@@floridaflamingogirl3119 sounding good but like me their look has taken a few dozen hits it happens but it shouldnt

this is there best 1

But, THEY'LL NEED A CRANE, also..

thats what im afraid of ! LOL

You mean the part that starts at 1:36 and ends 1:47? SAME! It's like a riddle "Can you guess who I am"? It's a bird shaped blue night light "blue canary".

@@nolimit6377 they mean song

Same here

Oh man that's a tough one. I was gonna say John but honestly John also has a lot going for him

John

i mean i was gonna say john but if you like john better than john then i totally respect your opinion.

John too

John is *way* better than John!

i love this song so much if i never heard it i would never have become a tmbg fan and then my life would be the worst! i love tmbg guys did you know that did you guys know that i love tmbg

agreed

Not to put too fine a point on it...

@@normanclatcherSay I’m the only bee in your bonnet

So pure

i concur

id like to but im afraid i wont like them like Birdhouse

im back its true i largely didnt care for alot of their stuff im sorry to say

It’s about a night light with homicidal predilections.

@@billygarcia9885 well, I know what the song is about, but the video has always just been an arthouse thing to me :D

Where did you here this?

Muscles from hand to foot completely coated in uninterrupted skin

said who?

This comment was right for entirely the wrong reasons.

@@liz7457 LAMO

Oh no.

Or, as much sense?

I'm guessing it's what is the perspective of you if if "unliving" things like a night light in outlet see of you, they see everything you do in your room or whatever, so it's kinda like you have a guardian angel... I can't explain like a normal human lol

yes pls

This is the worst part.

nope it is and I don't remember it being like that lol

@Pop Punk Dot Com Who is Alice Cooper?

No it really is… feels very ritualistic and uncomfortably post-modern. Body language all very weird. I like it tho lol

@@katbowen93 youre joking right? how old are you,pipsqueek??

like a fun bad dream of a madman---i love it!

JF: nope. It's a court house/public building (I believe in downtown in Manhattan although my memory dims) But it has some very distinct details-it seems to pop up as a location in Law and Order every other week!

@ParticleMen are you really John Flansburgh ? If so I freaking love your music

hi flans

I miss being able to see dislikes

Couldnt agree more :( @@Vileplume87

She was apparently obsessed with TMBG! Good for her.

Where? I'm looking for her and don't see her!

@@natebeach I think she shows up during the lighthouse line? She’s one of the backup dancers in flannel, I know that for sure.

are u sure all those plaids with photogragh eyes????

@@floridaflamingogirl3119 haha whod have guessed! was she wearing sad eyes glasses??

Brian Barnett damn it WHO WAS THAT GUY!!!

no, it’s actually 31 Chambers Street in NYC, which is a government building

omg

english

@@BruceAlarie There are some bits of video and film made circa 20+ years ago where the amount of information (resolution) captured by the recording devices of the time was less than what a high definition digital recording currently has. For example, many music videos were recorded with just enough information to look really good on analogue TV. When tapes like this are turned into digital, they aren't as sharp or as impressive as they looked when they came out, merely because the technology has changed.

@@dankappus7004 a comprehensive explaination,friend thank u

... yes...

Yes. This is an HD version.

Yes, but that was uploaded so long ago. They're re-uploading the videos in higher quality now. :)

voomroom - not HD. Count the black bars. It's still 480p

Asouva Iomain ye but two is better than one!

@@mgabrysSF the bars on the side?? Aspect ratio has nothing to do with resolution. VHS tapes had letterboxed films for decades, but they weren't HD. Do you expect 4K to be wider than HD? I suppose we should hope we never get to 8K or 16K or it'll require screens with like a 5:1 aspect ratio!

I require context

@@yosukesaurus9917 Penny's song from WarioWare Get It Together! sounds like They Might Be Giants. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jv-9tXSNBHc.html

I like how i saw this comment a while ago didn't understand it and now Penny is one of my favorite characters, crazy how things happen.

@@FluffyBunski Penny used to be my favorite warioware character but now when Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series was announced on the recent Nintendo Direct, Pokemon Legends Arceus was released, and WarioWare fans don't listen to They Might Be Giants. i think that Penny is no longer my favorite warioware character thanks to both Klonoa and Arezu.