They Might Be Giants at New York's Performance Space 122 - February 6, 1988

[@Eyepocampix]

Love how recent so many of these comments are! TMBG fans still going strong ❤

[@kat_draws__]

flansy shaking his legs at the " twisting" part in lie still little bottle is literally the best part of the performance. Go white boy go 😭😭🧡💜

[@benonaru]

hwhore

[@cyanthe100]

8:05

[@Eyepocampix]

@@benonaru 🤣

[@cassylk22]

*cries* *bangs fist against wall* why are they so adorable why

[@jessss27]

same. i have passed away

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Because they’re talented and not jerks? 😉

[@rattyeely]

That opening number was so chill and normal; Flansburgh sang so sweetly you could almost imagine TMBG as a normal jazz ballad band, luckily right after that they brought out THE STICK!

[@MitchMoyers]

These guys could read and sing the ingredients list of shaving cream and it’d be a great song. So much talent.

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

Basically just “Money for Dope”

[@KillaB777]

The thing is, They would definitely do this

[@carmenshepard8916]

JOHN LINNEL ATE. KING IS THERE AN INSTRUMENT U CANNOT PLAY

[@TakenTook]

I know, right? Decades later, and I'm just now finding out banjo is also on that list.

[@jaredgraywest]

Linnell can play every instrument.

[@sheekaloca]

I made that conclusion when he played a carousel.

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

@@sheekaloca I assume you’re referring to the Illinois state song. Nice

[@sheekaloca]

I was referring to New Hampshire. He literally plays a carousel. Illinois is pretty rocking too. He is also credited for playing a dustbuster on the album.

[@SageGrim]

i am so in love with john flansburgh. now and then.

[@TheZomboy1]

ME WITH BOTH

[@cacophonousBystander]

Same, he’s so cute

[@spectscrawlz_]

Coming back to watch this after watching a recording of one of the latest concerts (like literally one month ago) is both such a change of pace yet so similar, and in both the Johns are awesome

[@RAATlol]

This performance of lie still little bottle makes me absolutely lose my mind every time I love flans so much

[@refleck3821]

they did a great job of preserving this video holy crap this is amazing quality!

[@deanevangelista6359]

I started listening to these maniacs over 30 years ago. Whenever I go to one of their live shows, I look around and realize that I’m one of the oldest people there. The John’s have gotten old, as have I, but their music has not.

[@sarahbreisch4750]

I've seen them three times, 2004, 2022 and 2023. I got take my two oldest kids in 2023, what a joy. The crowd ranged from 16 to 70 I'd say!

[@plainiack_arts4076]

5:15 T H E S T I I I I C K !!!!!!

[@teahdraper]

Stick ... stick ... stick ... stick ...

[@jedidiahmartin1472]

God that makes me laugh

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4867]

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[@helix2331]

it's the foaming mouth guy from avatar but it's a tmbg fan when flans pulls out the stick

[@silly_billy_puppet]

this performance makes me so happy!!! I love Linnell's rundown of the sun at 13:26!! the stick also makes me smile :]] ( also the noise that occurs when flans bumps his guitar against the microphone )

[@miabullafaloni1312]

Kiss me son of god will forever be my favorite closing song. It's so hauntingly beautiful

[@justdancefan-pv6lb]

Right? I think the general themed order of Lincoln as an album should be used as a template by other bands because it is structured so well

[@eltedioso]

Damn, that "Nice 'n' Easy" cover is damn good

[@CapitalQ]

Due to a copyright claim, a clip of Frank Sinatra's "Theme from New York, New York" during Dancenoise's choreographed intro in the first 70 seconds had to be muted to keep the video up. TMBG's set is unaffected.

[@daveidmarx8296]

Glad I grabbed it when the audio was intact! ;-)

[@Vileplume87]

YOO CAGE AND AQUARIUM IS SOO UNDERRATED

[@Tomapella]

Don't think I've ever seen JL play the banjo!

[@marysilvergirl6025]

They are so compelling as a duo.

[@meowzamusic]

The little jump in Nice N Easy is the best part

[@Colty]

They've overcome their shyness and now they're calling me your highness!

[@hauntednokia]

It's music like this that makes my life worth living.

[@fluxie31_old]

5:15 THE STICK!

[@funnyusername8635]

This is probably my favorite video on KZbin.

[@puppetloser]

Nice and easy.. every time.. Thanks. THEEEE STTTICCCKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!🗣💥💥

[@ThreadBomb]

The video quality is surprisingly good, but I feel like my ears have been blasted.

[@goldenhog]

we need more artsy intros to TMBG

[@ivanterrible7362]

Oh, the delightful weirdness of the early days of TMBG. May they never end.

[@Aurora.exists]

5:16 THE STICKKKKK ‼️‼️‼️‼️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@mctrmt]

Linnell on banjo- that's the stuff.

[@danny3xeer]

The compression/poor audio quality ages this like a fine wine

[@SleuthySocks]

Gotta love 80s tmbg. The quality is incredible!

[@MisterAppleEsq]

Wow, this is great. The crowd, Flans's moves, the banjo. Love it.

[@evegasse6999]

My three main instruments are accordion, banjo and piano. So basically I'm like a way way way way less talented Linnell. :)

[@helix2331]

flans' shaky leg is great

[@camgood9562]

I was only 11 days old when this was filmed. Little did I know that I would become obsessed with their songs on Tiny Tunes 5 years later..and with everything they've written since then lol. Thanks guys!

[@bradwakey90]

Wonderful! And playing Why Does The Sun Shine in 1988 too! Not recorded/released til 1995!

[@daveidmarx8296]

1993 ;-)

[@tgore276]

but it's a cover of a 1950s educational song

[@averyrizzolo9082]

It’s Weird that there was no tape machine that day! No tape machine, no complete show

[@GoodniteMush]

"The stick, ladies and gentlemen"

[@anthonyjs8048]

My one regret quitting facebook is no longer being able to check the Misc. T group hahaha. thanks Jon for this upload!!!

[@CapitalQ]

Aw, shucks! Some people make accounts just for groups! ;)

[@mr.drearygiraffe6005]

i love the Nice n Easy cover! nice job guys lmao

[@aquasomethingyouknowwhatever]

*THE STICK!!!!!!!!!!!*

[@helix2331]

these are all very nice song selections actually

[@SethOpitz]

I had no idea they were playing why does the sun shine so early,

[@monkeyman2590]

Kiss me Son of God was pretty incredible.

[@theflumponator7719]

God i wish Flansy would sing me to sleep, kind of hoping they'd make a crooner covers album XD

[@teahdraper]

lol "snap louder"

[@Nik_agate_]

If I could go to any concert of theirs, it would be this one.

[@aquasomethingyouknowwhatever]

god tier video thank you for uploading this jon

[@YOURTECHFRIEND]

This must be around the Ana Ng record - Love these songs ❤

[@itsrainingben8440]

Amazing footage, thanks so much for sharing it.

[@anthonythompson9741]

At first, I though this was recorded 2/6/20. But John F. looked a bit younger than expected so...

[@stevebadachmusic]

thanks for this

[@blueprintsymphonic]

this is so cool

[@geeko55]

Absolutely incredible, thanks so much for the upload!

[@mattgelfer]

This is a treasure, thank you so much for uploading 🙏

[@NMAfreak]

Wow, thanks for this!

[@mariasergunina]

What a treasure! A million thanks, Jon!!!

[@josukefrthistime]

5:14 THE SCREAM

[@CrapMyDadMakesMeWatch]

An absolute gem! Thank you!

[@F5ss]

2:35 Nice n Easy

[@charlottewesterhoff6433]

LINNELL'S SCREAM AT 8:34 LMAO

[@mercurysable9921]

8:35 linnell

[@amandaharris726]

💕.

[@abbiec2.089]

why do they look so short

[@abbiec2.089]

@Richard Sullivan I'm talking about the angle of this video lol. I know they're both somewhat tall, that's why this video is confusing. To be fair, I'm not short myself (I'm 5'10) 😅

[@wrenchesinthegears]

STICK

[@mobius273]

Stïïk

[@goldenhog]

john F is ready to F

[@amandaharris726]

😊

[@Luke-ep7zk]

8:06

[@amandaharris726]

Righto.

[@therezistor]

and….wheat.

[@AilenePalomar]

flans look difrent when he take off his glasses

[@amandaharris726]

Dios non proteja.😊

[@amandaharris726]

Nin~os non proteja😊

[@amandaharris726]

X=a.

[@amandaharris726]

Stella adler school of psychoanalysis.

[@josephkanowitz6875]

ב''ה, don't reference these guys in Chicago

[@amandaharris726]

Imagine not being here because of Dahmer.

[@Thignot]

what

[@spectscrawlz_]

KZbin commenter amandaharris726 please enlighten those of us who are clueless with context

[@Funknutz420024]

I would do everything in my power to disrupt this performance. I'd run up, push the John's n do acapella Ravid Child, because I'm the man forever

[@TheZomboy1]

Bro 😭

[@TatePeterson]

[@sparkliecharlie]

STICK

[@amandaharris726]

😊