My sister and I are big fans of They Might Be Giants. I`ve been a fan since I was probably 12 or 13 years old, which is a long, long time. When I asked her if she fancied the “Here Come…” CDs for Christmas, she said they`d be too childish. I`d heard a few of the songs online, and thought they were damn fine, so went ahead and found Here Come The 123s, Here Come The ABCs, and Here Comes Science in the dual CD / DVD combo and packed them neatly away. When I say “neat”, I mean “wrapped up like a fish supper”.
On Christmas day, she put on the 123s DVD for the kids, and they were mesmerised. So was I. So I had to go and get them for myself. Wonderful music, wonderful videos, and a little bit of education for the younger viewers.
On Tuesday night, I put on Here Come The 123s whilst the better half did a crossword. “Oh, I`ll not be listening, I`ll be doing the crossword”, said she. 5 minutes in and she was glued to the screen.
Long may TMBG reign supreme in their very odd, colourful side of music.
HAVE ROY G. BIV. courtesy of YouTube.
