Spy
From This Might Be A Wiki
| song name | Spy |
| artist | They Might Be Giants |
| releases | John Henry, Stumpbox, John Henry + Factory Showroom |
| year | 1994 |
| first played | April 21, 1993 (662 known performances) |
| run time | 3:06 |
| sung by | John Flansburgh, Robin Goldwasser screams |
Trivia/Info
- John Flansburgh: "The song doesn't have the classic crunchy spy chords of Bond music but the biting guitar is a hat tip to that famous intro. If there was any specific piece of music that it jumps off of I'd guess I'd point to Peter Gunn."[1] The Johns have covered the "Peter Gunn" theme song before.
- Features Steven Bernstein on trumpet.
- Live performances often wildly alter the ending jam session of this song, which is improvised by the band led by a "conductor" of either or both Johns. Spy jams sometimes incorporate the following:
- Some performances use looping samples from other songs such as:
- The band also occasionally segues into other songs, such as:
- ”Kumbaya”, a traditional campfire song.
- ”I Am Not Your Broom”
- ”Mr. Tambourine Man” by The Byrds, originally by Bob Dylan
- "The Swing Era," a Time magazine promotional flexi disc advertising a series of remastered 78 rpm classic big band recordings (with the recordings themselves replaced by random outbursts from the horn section)
Song Themes
Different When Played Live, Eyes, Intelligence, Espionage, Non-John Vocals, Occupations, Screaming, The Senses, Transportation
Videos
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