@tmbotg.bsky.social
A friendly bot broadcasting snippets of They Might Be Giants lyrics, including Linnell/Flansburgh solo material. Written by @bgporter.net
Now people, what do you think of that?
January 8, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Now people, what do you think of that?
And at the House of Blues in
January 8, 2026 at 4:04 AM
And at the House of Blues in
I forget now, did I let go?
January 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I forget now, did I let go?
Mountain girl, he still thinks about you
Sitting in an old truck tire swinging from a tree
And when she asks me how you’re doing
I pretend to tell the truth
Sitting in an old truck tire swinging from a tree
And when she asks me how you’re doing
I pretend to tell the truth
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Mountain girl, he still thinks about you
Sitting in an old truck tire swinging from a tree
And when she asks me how you’re doing
I pretend to tell the truth
Sitting in an old truck tire swinging from a tree
And when she asks me how you’re doing
I pretend to tell the truth
Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)
Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)
And we're playing in a rock'n'roll band
Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)
And we're playing in a rock'n'roll band
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)
Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)
And we're playing in a rock'n'roll band
Hi, we're the Replacements (hi)
And we're playing in a rock'n'roll band
No, no, baby
I ain't convinced it ain't so bad as you paint it
There's plenty more heads of hair
I ain't convinced it ain't so bad as you paint it
There's plenty more heads of hair
January 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
No, no, baby
I ain't convinced it ain't so bad as you paint it
There's plenty more heads of hair
I ain't convinced it ain't so bad as you paint it
There's plenty more heads of hair
I didn't know what had my hand
But that's when all my troubles began
But that's when all my troubles began
January 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I didn't know what had my hand
But that's when all my troubles began
But that's when all my troubles began
They were surfin' for souls
To the beat of rock and roll
Alright
To the beat of rock and roll
Alright
January 7, 2026 at 2:11 PM
They were surfin' for souls
To the beat of rock and roll
Alright
To the beat of rock and roll
Alright
The Edison Museum, once a bustling factory
Today is but a darkened, cobweb covered hive of industry
Today is but a darkened, cobweb covered hive of industry
January 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
The Edison Museum, once a bustling factory
Today is but a darkened, cobweb covered hive of industry
Today is but a darkened, cobweb covered hive of industry
New York has tall buildings
New Jersey has its malls
Pisa has a leaning tower
Will it ever fall?
New Jersey has its malls
Pisa has a leaning tower
Will it ever fall?
January 7, 2026 at 8:46 AM
New York has tall buildings
New Jersey has its malls
Pisa has a leaning tower
Will it ever fall?
New Jersey has its malls
Pisa has a leaning tower
Will it ever fall?
With rubber lining the walls
And there's someone always calling my name
He calls when I'm alone
And there's someone always calling my name
He calls when I'm alone
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 AM
With rubber lining the walls
And there's someone always calling my name
He calls when I'm alone
And there's someone always calling my name
He calls when I'm alone
Backstabbing liar
And everyone's wrong
Backstabbing liar
Has learned to write songs
And everyone's wrong
Backstabbing liar
Has learned to write songs
January 7, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Backstabbing liar
And everyone's wrong
Backstabbing liar
Has learned to write songs
And everyone's wrong
Backstabbing liar
Has learned to write songs
Sad Sack, I'm in love with you
Want to live with you, Sad Sack
Are you going to say to me this can never be?
Are you going to say to me, Sad Sack?
Want to live with you, Sad Sack
Are you going to say to me this can never be?
Are you going to say to me, Sad Sack?
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Sad Sack, I'm in love with you
Want to live with you, Sad Sack
Are you going to say to me this can never be?
Are you going to say to me, Sad Sack?
Want to live with you, Sad Sack
Are you going to say to me this can never be?
Are you going to say to me, Sad Sack?
There!
Near the borderline
Right between two countries
Near the borderline
Right between two countries
January 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
There!
Near the borderline
Right between two countries
Near the borderline
Right between two countries
They're gonna grow and carry on
When the spring arrives, a new seedling thrives
And it's thanks to the dear old plants
When the spring arrives, a new seedling thrives
And it's thanks to the dear old plants
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
They're gonna grow and carry on
When the spring arrives, a new seedling thrives
And it's thanks to the dear old plants
When the spring arrives, a new seedling thrives
And it's thanks to the dear old plants
When they look back and weigh everything he's done
They will realize:
They will realize:
January 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
When they look back and weigh everything he's done
They will realize:
They will realize:
I wasn't sure but now I know
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I wasn't sure but now I know
I can help the next in line
Do we have a problem here?
I can help the next in line
Do we have a problem here?
I can help the next in line
January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I can help the next in line
Do we have a problem here?
I can help the next in line
Do we have a problem here?
I can help the next in line
He knew his way around a human body (he knew his way around a human body)
He knew his way around a human body (the scientist was considered kind of disgraced)
He knew his way around a human body (the scientist was considered kind of disgraced)
January 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
He knew his way around a human body (he knew his way around a human body)
He knew his way around a human body (the scientist was considered kind of disgraced)
He knew his way around a human body (the scientist was considered kind of disgraced)
John Lee Supertaster
Tastes more than we know
Everything has a flavor
Some flavors must go
Tastes more than we know
Everything has a flavor
Some flavors must go
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM
John Lee Supertaster
Tastes more than we know
Everything has a flavor
Some flavors must go
Tastes more than we know
Everything has a flavor
Some flavors must go
Neon's a gas that lights up the sign for a pizza place
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Neon's a gas that lights up the sign for a pizza place
She always had this twisted side to her
But she'd never drag my name around town
But she'd never drag my name around town
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
She always had this twisted side to her
But she'd never drag my name around town
But she'd never drag my name around town
The curtains have been drawn
And darkness has descended over everything in town
And darkness has descended over everything in town
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The curtains have been drawn
And darkness has descended over everything in town
And darkness has descended over everything in town
I could never sleep my way to the top
'Cause my alarm clock always wakes me right up
And since my options had been whittled away
I struck a bargain with my radio DJ
I said I'd like this song to be number one
'Cause my alarm clock always wakes me right up
And since my options had been whittled away
I struck a bargain with my radio DJ
I said I'd like this song to be number one
January 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I could never sleep my way to the top
'Cause my alarm clock always wakes me right up
And since my options had been whittled away
I struck a bargain with my radio DJ
I said I'd like this song to be number one
'Cause my alarm clock always wakes me right up
And since my options had been whittled away
I struck a bargain with my radio DJ
I said I'd like this song to be number one