Sensurround
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| song name | Sensurround |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | S-E-X-X-Y (EP), Factory Showroom [Japanese Release], The Complete Factory Showroom Sessions, TMBG Clock Radio (as "Sensurround (alternate version)"), John Henry + Factory Showroom |
| year | 1996 |
| first played | March 30, 1995 (27 known performances) |
| run time | 3:02 |
| sung by | John Linnell |
Trivia/Info
- John Linnell described the song in a 1995 interview:
Remember the movie 'Earthquake'? It had a special effect called "Sensurround" − a big speaker in the front made the whole room shake. The main thrust of the song is that the person singing it was in utero when his mother went to see 'Earthquake,' and it had a permanent effect on the development of the embryo.
- As discussed in the quote above, Sensurround was a movie theater speaker system that produced low frequency sounds which were intended to be felt more than heard. It was used in several movies in the 1970s, specifically developed for the film Earthquake.
- An earlier version of this song was released on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers soundtrack. The band recorded this new version of the song because exclusive rights to the original recording belonged to the film.[1]
- This re-recording features a different arrangement and bridge to the original. It was recorded in 1996 during the recording sessions for the Factory Showroom album, about a year after the original version was recorded. The band almost exclusively played the original version of the song live.
- According to live show banter by John Flansburgh months before Factory Showroom was released, this song was originally intended for the album. In an October 1996 interview with LAUNCHonline, Flansburgh explained why the song did not appear on the album:
In a lot of cases, whenever we make those kinds of choices [to leave off a song], it's usually because it's most like some other song. I think [a song like] "Spiraling Shape" seemed like a more successful recording, and there are more songs like "Sensurround" on the record.
Song Themes
Accidents, Animals, Body Parts, Bones, Heads, Lies And Deception, Memory, Movies, Personification, Puns, Relatives, Science, Sea, The Senses, Super-Human Qualities, Trade Names, Water
Videos
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– Recorded live on July 9, 1995 - First live performance (poor video quality)
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