They Might Be Giants - Flood EPK promo

[@grugspro]

I: "Of course you come from America so do you have an American Dream?" JL: "Every night"

[@mintakamothkind]

This humor was ahead of its time

[@HeyPuppetHead]

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[@Adrian-fd4wf]

This was from a time before they sold out to solicitation of racial profiling and child abuse. I imagine there was probably actually something humorous about this back then. It's a bummer, really.

[@mintakamothkind]

@@Adrian-fd4wf Uhh what the hell are you on about there buddy? You sure you got the right band?

[@joshuamasonseight-bitbasta2451]

@@Adrian-fd4wf you must be thinking of some other band.

[@steelingcable6350]

@@Adrian-fd4wf what?

[@shyvixen1313]

Independent, sex symbol, superstars. Every word true. The smiles on their faces as he says that are so cute.

[@CaptHayfever]

You only played the title of most of the songs, but you played the entire lyrics of "Minimum Wage".

[@Voetistasneua]

I consider "Heyah!" a lyric as well. But I'm strange.

[@snakes7303]

What about “HEYAH!” ??

[@jaxjax960]

@@snakes7303 it plays

[@snakes7303]

@@jaxjax960 oh it does omg

[@warrenschwartz5653]

Stop watching KZbin everyone and get back to work.

[@the_budde]

The bit where they list off songs is great, especially Istanbul.

[@locho41]

I dont get it, why is it silence?

[@QuillPGall]

ColdFire 41 yep!

[@locho41]

@@QuillPGall please explain

[@Zeif17]

It's a public song

[@CaptHayfever]

@@locho41: It's a cover; they don't own the copyright to it.

[@snakes7303]

“John Flasburgh- Flansburgh.” “Wait-“

[@dreary_giraffe]

the whiplash literally has me dying also "DEAD!" "Dead!"

[@sirdzl7105]

"Do you have an American dream?" "Every night..."

[@zzRider]

3:24 interviewer "You come from America so do you have an American dream Johns response "Ugh, every night." Little did they realize this album is now a classic.

[@Jllyrol311]

I did purchase Flood between 1992 and 2020, and I can confirm that all of those songs do appear on the album.

[@JasonBarrettePiano]

Linnell: Some records that come out today only have 10 songs or less Flansburgh: *THIS MAKES US ANGRY* The sudden escalation killed me🤣

[@ronan-outoftime]

but instead of cursing the darkness, john & i have decided to do something about it.

[@Bippysnip]

How do they both have the coolest haircuts I’ve ever seen

[@ScottSimpson]

I remember stumbling on this promo video on MuchMusic as a teenager, and thinking it must've been some kind of joke. Like a very funny joke that spoke to my sense of humour. Very soon afterward I became a fan for life.

[@LubaFan]

Exactly the same thing happened to me. City Limits on MuchMusic was amazing...so much cool, non-mainstream music: TMBG, Nina Hagen, Lene Lovich... A solid chunk of my record collection sprung out of that show.

[@caissiemania]

@@LubaFan @ScottSimpson I came here to say this exact thing.

[@kevinmyles6369]

The sheer level of musicianship of these 2 guys is crazy and could easily go next to Squeeze, XTC, 10CC!!!!

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

Yes! Linnell and Flansburgh are the Partridge and Moulding of Brooklyn.

[@Adamisbored494]

This is exactly why they are the best band

[@Chikin1ninjas]

This is absolutely precious.

[@onett64]

i watch this once a day

[@AisforArtemis]

Same 🤝

[@skibidifortnite100]

i think ive seen u on pinterest b4

[@NewWaveEnthusiast]

The humor has aged so well, I couldn't stop chuckling. Love these two

[@lukeismyname9098]

I love that the samples are less than a second long

[@CaptHayfever]

And only the parts where they sing the titles.

[@Tronter]

This is legitimately the greatest video ever.

[@LukeHennisch]

I’ve watched this so many times and I finally just noticed the way Linnell looks at Flans and laughs at 0:41

[@SleuthySocks]

This video made to sell albums never fails to bring me joy every second of it

[@kylebulger4240]

0:46 Some albums released today have only 10 songs or less in them We are upset about this So instead of cursing tthe darkness We decided to do something about this We put out a album this has 19 songs on it And thats why our album is better

[@jackmerlotdoesntliveherean9652]

Nineteen was such a clumsily sexy time in my life.

[@robotwrench]

@@jackmerlotdoesntliveherean9652 good to know

[@royalninja2823]

I like how Istanbul was muted as if this wasn't the official channel uploading it

[@thatcookiecat]

royalninja pretty sure that was part of the original promo

[@nixonbubble]

Actually it was because in Gigantic it wasnt let in

[@OilyBastard]

i think it was already muted because it’s a cover

[@sheekaloca]

This video made my day. And the Flood album made my last 3 decades.

[@LemonCircuits]

MINNIMUM WAAAAAAAAGE HE-YEEAH [whip crack]

[@aquasomethingyouknowwhatever]

this is literally the cutest thing i’ve ever seen

[@Treyworld]

Blast from the past! I absolutely love this record! Flansburgh and Linnel are geniuses!

[@charlescharliecharlotte]

Ugh i love them so much 😭

[@UTubeIsStillEvil]

It took me 30 years to learn this promo exists.

[@olivernt2667]

It took me 14. You suck

[@whackmeyer]

33 years here. :(

[@claret.8733]

35 years for me! :O

[@flos.mp3]

Their humour is brilliant! Top class humans right there🙌🏻

[@cosmicsins6226]

THEY ARE SO CUTE OMG

[@AdrianMartinez-qg8kj]

Linnell’s face at 0:42 is the mood

[@SmokinFoolz]

I want the title quote "minimum wage" as a ringtone.

[@JungleThunda]

I can't believe this doesn't have any comments yet! When I first saw this, I thought it was the most hilarious thing in the world. Hell, it's still the most hilarious thing ever.

[@adventuretimeness222]

I am always so impressed at the accordion parts

[@QuinnF97]

This is undoubtedly the best album put out by TMBG.

[@calposa]

i’ve watched my fair share of john interviews but hearing their regular speaking voices still gives me such whiplash. they sound JARRINGLY normal

[@ConnieSmith]

This made me feel better about the world.

[@DashSpaceski]

Agree. We all need this more than ever.

[@hailpablo9571]

1:16 DEAD my favorite song on the album

[@Jakesoul12]

1:15 "DEAD!" "♪Dead♪"

[@felixengel9570]

Mr. Metronome, you're so cool.

[@x.x.7646]

This is probably the most beautiful and charming and humorous invitation for a record I´ve ever seen. I haven´t seen much though. Just one to be precise. Thank you.

[@rattyeely]

I love how they wear contrasting white and black for the interview

[@Rich_G]

Happy Birthday to Flood. It was released 35 years ago today. 15th Jan 1990 X

[@kat_draws__]

They are too silly they MUST be contained!

[@johnbidochka2795]

MuchMusic aired this in 1990, the memory stayed with me all these years, so well done. Thanks for uploading!

[@snerp9699]

5:33 That's how I act when i'm listening to their music in public. Trying desperately not to dance or sing

[@jadsi]

True 🥲

[@thirteen2k]

Flood was released 30 years ago today!

[@wallyscreenshots]

Watch for the subtle pants at 5:39

[@420JRMan]

You can't drive out the way you'd drove in;so, whip out this glass of bourbon, and we'll go.

[@JillKnapp]

I could watch this all day.

[@throwawaygoober1120]

Same here...

[@markmallard3268]

Brilliant Duo!

[@GentleGiantJason]

This album was so good!! Every track is a banger!

[@goodmorningbrainrot]

0:27 this is the best "hi" i have ever heard.

[@goodmorningbrainrot]

5:35 did gou think this was a good profile picture

[@goodmorningbrainrot]

yeah

[@goodmorningbrainrot]

bruh 😂❤❤🎉😅😅😮😢

[@goodmorningbrainrot]

it's not it anymore.. 😢

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

Linnell with the long wavy hair and black turtleneck

[@SugarSnapDragon]

[@mikeswatches2480]

. . . "Yeah, But thats like being the World's tallest Midget" . . . Great Answer

[@danieldaniels7571]

I love the intro to Flood

[@jakdaboi]

This is waaay ahead of it’s time. It’s so good!

[@SpyderWeiss]

You guys crack me up. Also, MINIMUM WAGE!!!!!!!

[@heather19515]

SpyderWeiss hYAAAAA

[@phlog_dog7336]

**whipping sound*

[@Voetistasneua]

Yes.....Minimum Wage......I love it! When I finally got around to hearing Frank Sinatra's cover of "Downtown" on an old record a few years after hearing and knowing all of FLOOD by heart, I had several happy moments during it(and many more after from it as well). Then, I heard part of the Petula Clark version of "Downtown" in the news on Christmas, 2020. Even though I had heard Clark's version at least 100 times, mostly on oldies stations before 1990, I cried. Now sometimes my mind turns, like The Rolling O, to Neil Young's own original "Downtown" from the mid 1990's.

[@James-if3kc]

This is awesome. Never saw this before.

[@ThreadBomb]

I haven't seen this for 30 years, but it's imprinted on my brain. One question: Why was Istanbul (not Constantinople) silenced out? Could they not get the rights to use their own recording?

[@carmenshepard8916]

Thread Bomb i think its something like that

[@dylannoah123]

it’s cause it’s a cover

[@rogerwilco1777]

OG song by the 'four lads' 1953 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nICnZGR8n7Onqtk

[@iraqitolkien]

Because the song is a cover to another song!

[@cheetoshane1378]

Does this diner still exist? And more importantly, do you visit and reminisce of a much better time when albums had a promotional video? Flood is still winning.

[@0okamino]

+Shane Heule A promotional video _and_ 19 songs. 26 years ago. Those were the days.

[@daveidmarx8296]

0okamino Too many numbers...

[@valerie2776]

I went to the diner a couple years ago and it was still there, and the tile was still there, but the rest of the decor was different.

[@daveidmarx8296]

valerie2776 Which diner is it?

[@valerie2776]

dave idmarx De Robertis caffe (176 First Ave, New York, NY), but it looks like it got sold in 2014 :(

[@danielcropp8553]

Quoting Eleanor Roosevelt, writing kickass songs, being funny! Is there anything these guys can't do??

[@DashSpaceski]

We all need a dose of this right now. Laughing boosts ya immune system aswell. I always knew the John's would somehow save the planet. -Peace , much love y'all. Btw I used dial a song so much in the early 90s. Lots of pocket money used. Kept me sane.

[@KFCJones]

Towards the end of the video if you look carefully you can see the Stunt Linnel off to the right.

[@jamesure2426]

Fan here! This is gold. Never seen b4.

[@marracinoxaveria]

Lmao i love this...this band and album is by far one of my favourites of theirs.

[@Leon-yo3qv]

I love these guys!

[@Webofspidey2099]

"But instead of cursing the darkness" lol

[@SpyderWeiss]

You guys crack me up.

[@brijahn]

Why do I still know every word of every song 30 years later??!!

[@Cantkeepjohnnydown]

WAIT THE ACOUSTIC PARTICLE MAN WAS REALLY GOOD ⁉️⁉️⁉️

[@oprin10]

omg this is so awesome

[@joshuamasonseight-bitbasta2451]

Happy 31st Birthday Floooooooood

[@GRAMMARFTW]

This is awesome.

[@marshallbrooksmusic]

I'm curious about what cafe/diner they're in.

[@jhjenn]

Oh ya, I used to call that number sometimes!!! ☎️

[@carmenshepard8916]

i love it thank you

[@tristanxu1823]

1:02 FLOOOD!

[@sakurachannel9624]

0:59 what is John Linnell holding?

[@thebrutusmars]

Cheeseburger?

[@InsaneCarville]

More like some scrumptious treat to accompany his coffee

[@Cammibird1]

I think it's an eclair?

[@LukeHennisch]

I need to recreate this......

[@judel7887]

Luke Hennisch i don’t think you do

[@LukeHennisch]

jude l what are you talking about?!

[@imrustyokay]

Do it

[@LukeHennisch]

Rusty Ralston definitely

[@daveidmarx8296]

Don't do it. It's already been done perfectly right here. Come up with something new. It's what John & John would've wanted.

[@floridaflamingogirl3119]

0:42 *Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme intensifies*

[@TMBDucks]

Still the best video ever.

[@pandanurse]

So where would people see this promo before the internet proliferated? Would it just be on its own VHS tape and distrobuted in record stores or what?

[@BrickTsar]

We want a rock

[@cacophonousBystander]

Damn, they were both cute as hell when they were young👀

[@rattyeely]

They're still cute

[@meowzamusic]

Why is the world in love again?

[@petridishproductions]

Why are we marching hand-in-hand?

[@hzrnvm]

why are the ocean levels rising up?

[@laylaccrowell13]

it's a brand new record for 1990

[@Unknown-do3oi]

This is so funny:)

[@lefkytheshin]

National treasures 🇺🇸

[@TheHutchy01]

This is my favourite Whose Line segment.

[@thelump8519]

1:15

[@dylaninpieces2]

TMBG are NOT prejudiced. Seriously.

[@hzrnvm]

why do you mention it?

[@rattyeely]

2:13 Flansburgh is doing that thing were he covers his face with his arm while sleeping again

[@Warios4Christians]

32 fn years guys. 32 fn years

[@kylebulger4240]

Great promotion

[@grugspro]

30 years...

[@dreary_giraffe]

jeez, Flans, get some sleep, tall child!

[@jackmerlotdoesntliveherean9652]

yes thank you for using Sleep Inspector

[@MobiusBandwidth]

they could have done the whole video for birdhouse, just sitting there in a diner chatting over coffee. ignoring the camera.