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SONG
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SIZE
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DATE
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VENUE
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PLACE
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COMMENTS
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32
Footsteps
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1314K
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06/20/88
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Tipitina's
|
New Orleans, LA
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32
Footsteps
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2111K
|
10/21/99
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Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
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Performed duo style with Flansburgh
on harmonica.
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4
of 2
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2065K
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05/04/00
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Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
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4
of 2
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2320K
|
11/09/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
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Absolutley
Bill's Mood
|
1628K
|
12/18/97
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Mercury Lounge
|
New York City
|
Performed during the Spy
improv.
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Alienation's
For the Rich
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2037K
|
06/20/88
|
Tipitina's
|
New Orleans, LA
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|
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Ana
Ng
|
2731K
|
09/19/92
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Valentine Hall
|
Amherst, MA
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Includes "It's a Small
Girl".
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Ana
Ng
|
3855K
|
11/22/96
|
El Rey Theater
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
|
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Ana
Ng
|
2546K
|
11/07/97
|
Carnagie Mellon University
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
|
|
Ana
Ng
|
2756K
|
12/11/97
|
Mercury Lounge
|
New York City
|
The "alternative rock" version.
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Ana
Ng
|
3917K
|
10/16/98
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Features an interesting vocoder
intro.
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Ana
Ng
|
2995K
|
06/11/99
|
Fairfax Fair
|
Fairfax, VA
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Features the Pencil Rain intro.
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Ana
Ng
|
2362K
|
10/21/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Performed duo style.
|
|
Ana
Ng
|
2856K
|
04/20/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
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Ant
|
1364K
|
03/15/95
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Coronet
|
Evanston, IL
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|
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A
Self Called Nowhere
|
2600K
|
10/29/94
|
Irving Plaza
|
New York City
|
|
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A
Self Called Nowhere
|
2663K
|
10/16/98 (instore)
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Tower Records
|
New York City
|
Flansburgh was absent from
this appearence.
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|
Auld
Lang Syne
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1751K
|
12/31/89
|
Quiet Life
|
New York City
|
Played at midnight, right after
the countdown to the 90's(below).
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|
Auld
Lang Syne
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2120K
|
12/31/98
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Tramps
|
New York City
|
|
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Battle
For the Planet of the Apes
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1527K
|
11/27/97
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Mercury Lounge
|
New York City
|
The audience is instructed
to chant the words "people" and "ape" while certain members of the band
are playing.
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Bewitched,
Bothered & Bewildered
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1124K
|
12/31/89
|
Quiet Life
|
New York City
|
I think this is from a play..
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|
Bill
Cosby Mystery Theme
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568K
|
03/24/95
|
Horizontal Boogie Bar
|
Rochester, NY
|
|
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Birdhouse
In Your Soul
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2756K
|
09/19/96
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House of Blues
|
Hollywood, CA
|
Sung by Mike Viola.
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Birdhouse
In Your Soul
|
2736K
|
03/21/97
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The Wireless
|
Melbourne, Australia
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|
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Birdhouse
In Your Soul
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2848K
|
10/16/98 (instore)
|
Tower Records
|
New York City
|
Flansburgh was absent from
this appearence.
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Birdhouse
In Your Soul
|
2527K
|
10/21/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
Birdhouse
In Your Soul
|
2550K
|
10/22/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
Birdhouse
In Your Soul
|
2499K
|
08/19/00
|
Prospect Park
|
Brooklyn, NY
|
Performed with an eight-piece
horn section.
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Boat
of Car
|
1023K
|
09/19/92
|
Valentine Hall
|
Amherst, MA
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|
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Boss
of Me
|
2381K
|
05/04/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
The debut of the full length
studio version.
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|
Bone
Chilling Message
|
897K
|
03/28/96
|
Mercury Lounge
|
New York City
|
An improved spin-the-dial performance.
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Cage
& Aquarium
|
987K
|
03/01/90
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Rote Fabrik
|
Zurich, Switzerland
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Cage
& Aquarium
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1002K
|
02/21/97
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Irving Plaza
|
New York City
|
|
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Cage
& Aquarium
|
1235K
|
10/21/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Performed duo style.
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|
Certain
People I Could Name
|
2663K
|
10/23/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
Chess
Piece Face
|
911K
|
03/01/90
|
Rote Fabrik
|
Zurich, Switzerland
|
|
|
Chess
Piece Face
|
1469K
|
10/22/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
Chess
Piece Face
|
1195K
|
05/04/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Performed with an eight piece
horn section.
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|
Countdown
|
1440K
|
06/20/88
|
Tipitina's
|
New Orleans, LA
|
The infamous countdown, very
funny!
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|
Countdown
to the 90's
|
2004K
|
12/31/89
|
Quiet Life
|
New York City
|
The countdown to midnight on
new years eve, 1989 with our favorite Johns!
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Counterfeit
Faker
|
1826K
|
11/22/96
|
El Rey Theater
|
Los Angeles, CA
|
|
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Cowtown
|
2002K
|
03/01/90
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Rote Fabrik
|
Zurich, Switzerland
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|
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Cowtown
|
2004K
|
09/19/92
|
Valentine Hall
|
Amherst, MA
|
|
|
Cowtown
|
2173K
|
09/12/97
|
WNRN radio show
|
Charlottesville, VA
|
A great duo performance!
|
|
Cowtown
|
2180K
|
10/21/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Performed duo style.
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|
Cowtown
|
2412K
|
04/20/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Featuring Jim O'Connor &
Dan Levine.
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Cowtown
|
1936K
|
11/09/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
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Cyclops
Rock
|
2567K
|
05/15/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
Dead
|
3337K
|
10/15/98
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Performed solo by John Linnell
after Flansburgh became sick and unable to finish the show.
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|
Destination
Moon
|
1964K
|
02/26/95
|
Mountain Stage
|
Charleston, WV
|
|
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Dig
My Grave
|
1247K
|
03/16/95
|
University of Iowa
|
Iowa City, IA
|
|
|
Dig
My Grave
|
1155K
|
10/23/97
|
Agora Ballroom
|
Cleveland, OH
|
|
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Dig
My Grave
|
1169K
|
11/07/97
|
Carnagie Mellon University
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
|
|
Dinner
Bell
|
1772K
|
10/05/92
|
Modjeska Theater
|
Milwaukee, WI
|
|
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Dirt
Bike
|
2411K
|
10/29/94
|
Irving Plaza
|
New York City
|
|
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Don't
Let's Start
|
2071K
|
09/19/92
|
Valentine Hall
|
Amherst, MA
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|
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Don't
Let's Start
|
2137K
|
12/31/92
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Theater of Living Arts
|
Philadelphia, PA
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|
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Don't
Let's Start
|
2292K
|
11/07/97
|
Carnagie Mellon University
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
|
|
Don't
Let's Start
|
2256K
|
10/21/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
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Don't
Let's Start
|
2256K
|
04/20/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Features the word, "abcdefghijklmn
opqrstuvwxyz".
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Don't
Let's Start
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2505K
|
11/09/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
With the 'Spy-hit' intro.
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|
Dr.
Evil
|
2432K
|
05/15/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Sung by Robin 'Goldie' Goldwasser,
features Theme to Rocky outro.
|
|
Dr.
Evil
|
2432K
|
05/15/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Sung by Robin 'Goldie' Goldwasser,
features Theme to Rocky outro.
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|
Dr.
Evil
|
1450K
|
10/23/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Sung by Robin 'Goldie' Goldwasser.
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|
Drink
|
1765K
|
11/09/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
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Drinkin'
|
943K
|
10/23/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
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Dr.
Worm
|
2612K
|
09/12/97
|
WNRN radio show
|
Charlottesville, VA
|
A duo performance.
|
|
Dr.
Worm
|
3610K
|
04/16/98
|
Toad's Place
|
New Haven, CT
|
|
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Dr.
Worm
|
2674K
|
10/21/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
Dr.
Worm
|
2707K
|
10/23/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
With I Enjoy Being A Boy
by The Banana Splits.
|
|
Dr.
Worm
|
2571K
|
05/04/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
Performed with an eight piece
horn section.
|
|
Dr.
Worm
|
2440K
|
08/19/00
|
Prospect Park
|
Brooklyn, NY
|
Performed with an eight piece
horn section.
|
|
Escape
From the Planet of the Apes
|
862K
|
10/23/97
|
Agora Ballroom
|
Cleveland, OH
|
Improv song.
|
|
Exquisite
Dead Guy
|
1668K
|
12/11/97
|
Mercuy Lounge
|
New York City
|
With pre-recorded vocals.
|
|
Extra
Savior-Faire
|
2239K
|
12/08/93
|
CBGB's
|
New York City
|
|
|
Extra
Savior-Faire
|
2196K
|
03/11/95
|
Barrymore Theater
|
Madison, WI
|
|
|
Fingertips
|
4994K
|
11/09/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
The second ever performance,
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|
Finished
With Lies
|
2579K
|
11/06/97
|
Mercury Lounge
|
New Yory City
|
I believe this is this song's
debut.
|
|
Finished
With Lies
|
2890K
|
12/31/98
|
Tramps
|
New York City
|
|
|
Finished
With Lies
|
3204K
|
10/21/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
Finished
With Lies
|
2747K
|
10/23/99
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
Finished
With Lies
|
2542K
|
04/20/00
|
Bowery Ballroom
|
New York City
|
|
|
First
Album Medley
|
5195K
|
02/02/97
|
Idiot's Delight radio show
|
New York City
|
An unrehearsed medley of all
the songs from TMBG's debut album.
|
|
First
Kiss
|
1381K
|
09/12/97
|
TRAX
|
Charlottesville, VA
|
|
|
First
four minutes
|
3370K
|
11/06/97
|
Mercury Lounge
|
New York City
|
Includes their funky intro,
Triboro (with me making a comment about pot) and Flans making some similar
comments.
|
|
Flansburgh
on Space Ghost
|
1436K
|
02/02/97
|
Idiot's Delight radio show
|
New York City
|
Flansburgh talks about his
experience on the Space Ghost: Coast to Coast set.
|
|
For
Science
|
905K
|
06/20/88
|
Tipitina's
|
New Orleans, LA
|
|
|
Frankenstein
|
3353K
|
12/08/93
|
CBGB's
|
New York City
|
|
|
Frankenstein
|
1866K
|
10/16/98 (instore)
|
Tower Records
|
New York City
|
Linnell substitutes his voice
for some instuments. Hilarious!
|