They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse/Istanbul (Jay Leno - HQ 60fps)

April 3, 1990. Performing Birdhouse (as seen on the DVD extras for Gigantic) and Istanbul. Encoded in HD to retain frame rate.

[@eblackadder3]

This was my introduction to TMBG, I saw this when it originally aired in 1990 and I bought "Flood" the next day. I've been a huge fan ever since.

[@robinsymonds5353]

This band rocks

[@stanley-allen]

Still amazing after all these years. The boys are in fine form, not lacking an ounce of confidence - as while goofing about with Constantinople. Ed Shaughnessy gets the beat wrong at the beginning but whatever, he kills it on the finale. Flans grins at Doc after the high note of the trumpet solo. That's entertainment!

[@evegasse6999]

What a fun performance of this song!

[@randyisnot]

I don't know what I feel about the clowning Leno did at the end.

[@ArcMedicalResearch]

wow nobody told me Dennis Reynolds had a music career before opening Paddy's Pub

[@peters-other-stuff]

mr. bovine jony himself

[@TheDas9582]

This must've been Carson. You know, when Leno filled in.

[@mateostenberg]

damn flansy looks hot here

[@treeguyfly]

They both do. Men who look like butch lesbians > all other men

[@sweetjimmyt]

jay leno isn't in any way qualified to do this job.