Venue Songs


Venue Songs is a 2004 album by the group They Might Be Giants. Although technically it is a live album, as all the tracks were performed live, it is different from a standard live album in that, instead of live versions of the band's popular songs, it is composed of all new songs. At each stop of their 2004 tour, They Might Be Giants wrote, arranged and performed a new song dedicated to that venue. Each song came together in one day as a surprise to the audience.
Initially, the album was only released in MP3 format from They Might Be Giants' online music store with the purchase of $9.99 or more during the 2004 holiday season. It is now available on They Might Be Giants' online music store in MP3 or FLAC format for purchase by itself.
In 2005, Venue Songs was re-released as a CD/DVD combo. It included studio versions of some of the venue songs, and other non-album tracks. The DVD includes music videos for some of the venue songs as well as other bonus videos.

Track listing

  1. "Celebrate Brooklyn" – 1:30
  2. "Starr Hill Music Hall" – 1:55
  3. "Sokol Auditorium" – 1:13
  4. "Houston-Meridian Theme" – 1:35
  5. "T-H-E-G-A-R-A-G-E" – 1:11
  6. "Richard's On Richards" – 2:00
  7. "The Stone Pony" – 1:05
  8. "The Egg" – 1:21
  9. "Leeds Irish Center" – 2:01
  10. "Anaheim House of Blues" – 1:04
  11. "House of Blues" – 2:09
  12. "The Blue Note" – 1:35
  13. "The Catalyst" – 2:03
  14. "First Avenue Stage" – 0:51
  15. "Mr. Small's Theatre" – 1:22
  16. "City Limits" – 1:55
  17. "Fillmore" – 1:01
  18. "Gibson Lounge" – 1:13
  19. "Music Farm" – 1:06
  20. "Trees" – 0:44
  21. "West Hollywood House of Blues" – 1:41
  22. "Variety Playhouse" – 2:04
  23. "The Downtown" – 1:04
  24. "Toad's Place" – 1:41
  25. "At The As-tore-eye-yea" – 1:19
  26. "Lincoln Theater" – 1:41
  27. "Recher Theatre" – 2:52
  28. "Mississippi Nights" – 1:16
  29. "T.L.A." – 1:33
  30. "Stubbs" – 2:45
  31. "The Orange Peel" – 1:30
;Notes
Venue Songs DVD/CD is a compilation album released in 2005 by They Might Be Giants on their own label, Idlewild Records. The bulk of the material comes from 2004's Venue Songs, which is included in here in its entirety, although its order has been rearranged. Venue Songs was composed of original live songs about the venue they were playing in at the time. They wrote a song for each of the venues in about a day. This album includes new studio recorded versions of 11 of the venue songs, as well as other non-album songs recorded in the past year. The DVD contains a storyline about Venue Songs which integrates videos for some of the venue songs, and includes other bonus videos as well.

Story

A Deranged Millionaire approaches They Might Be Giants and challenges them to write a new song every day on their current tour, celebrating the unique characteristics of every venue in which they perform. If they do not accomplish this goal, they will forever lose the talisman that grants them their magical musical abilities.

Song notes

CD

  1. "Dallas" – 0:42
  2. "Albany" – 1:27
  3. "Los Angeles" – 1:42
  4. "Anaheim" – 1:04
  5. "Vancouver" – 1:44
  6. "Pittsburgh" – 1:21
  7. "Asheville" – 1:29
  8. "Glasgow" – 1:06
  9. "Charlottesville" – 1:50
  10. "Asbury Park" – 0:50
  11. "Brooklyn" – 1:15
  12. "Love Is Eternity" – 2:05
  13. "Renew My Subscription" – 2:18
  14. "Taste the Fame" – 0:59
  15. "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" – 1:38
  16. "Bloodmobile" – 2:22
  17. "Omaha" – 1:12
  18. "Houston" – 1:32
  19. "Leeds" – 1:58
  20. "New Orleans" – 2:06
  21. "Colombia" – 1:35
  22. "Santa Cruz" – 2:01
  23. "Minneapolis" – 0:49
  24. "Tucson" – 1:54
  25. "San Francisco" – 0:59
  26. "Memphis" – 1:10
  27. "Charleston" – 1:04
  28. "Atlanta" – 2:02
  29. "Farmingdale" – 1:02
  30. "New Haven" – 1:40
  31. "London" – 1:16
  32. "Raleigh" – 1:40
  33. "Towson" – 2:43
  34. "St. Louis" – 1:13
  35. "Philadelphia" – 1:31
  36. "Austin" – 2:43
  37. "Dallas" – 0:42
  38. "Albany" – 1:19
  39. "Los Angeles" – 1:40
  40. "Anaheim" – 1:03
  41. "Vancouver" – 1:59
  42. "Pittsburgh" – 1:20
  43. "Glasgow" – 1:07
  44. "Charlottesville" – 1:53
  45. "Asbury Park" – 0:59
  46. "Brooklyn" – 1:29

    DVD

  47. Greeting from the Deranged Millionaire
  48. The experiment begins
  49. "Dallas"
  50. A concrete shrine
  51. "Albany"
  52. Paradoxically
  53. "Los Angeles"
  54. An oasis of hooch
  55. "Anaheim"
  56. The great walled city
  57. "Vancouver"
  58. Monongahela
  59. "Pittsburgh"
  60. You can’t go home again
  61. "Asheville"
  62. and so
  63. "Glasgow"
  64. Returning to the U.S.
  65. "Charlottesville"
  66. Skee-ball and saltwater taffy
  67. "Asbury Park"
  68. The tour nearly over
  69. "Brooklyn"
  70. Goodbye from the Deranged Millionaire
  71. "Damn Good Times"
  72. "Experimental Film"
  73. "Bastard Wants to Hit Me"
  74. "I'm All You Can Think About"