Long Tall Weekend

by They Might Be Giants

Long Tall Weekend cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 July 1999
  • Label: eMusic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:59
  • Community rating: 2.75/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Graham Maby, Yuval Gabay, Brian Doherty, Danny Weinkauf, John Flansburgh, Frank London, Tony Maimone, Dan Hickey, Jay Sherman-Godfrey, John Linnell, Eric Schermerhorn, Kurt Hoffman

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Making industry history, 'Long Tall Weekend' became the first full-length album by a major artist to be released exclusively in a digital, downloadable format[cite: 1]. The tracklist remains fiercely loyal to the band's signature geek rock sound, featuring incredibly quirky, eclectic pop arrangements built entirely around their famously surreal wordplay[cite: 1].

Genres

Descriptors: wordplay

Tracklist

  1. Drinkin' (1:34)
  2. (She Thinks She's) Edith Head (2:33)
  3. Maybe I Know (2:05)
  4. Rat Patrol (2:05)
  5. Token Back To Brooklyn (1:02)
  6. Older (1:57)
  7. Operators Are Standing By (1:26)
  8. Dark And Metric (1:42)
  9. Reprehensible (3:18)
  10. Certain People I Could Name (3:31)
  11. Counterfeit Faker (2:13)
  12. They Got Lost (4:40)
  13. Lullabye To Nightmares (2:29)
  14. On Earth My Nina (1:26)
  15. The Edison Museum (1:58)

Credits

  • Michael Kupperman - illustration [illustrations by]
  • Brian Dewan - written-by
  • Ellie Greenwich - written-by
  • Jeff Barry - written-by
  • John Flansburgh - baritone guitar, vocals [vocal], acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals [vocal], vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Graham Maby - bass
  • John Linnell - bass saxophone, piano, organ, harmony vocals [harmony vocal], vocals [vocal], organ, vocals [vocal], keyboards, clarinet, horns, bass, banjo, fiddle, baritone saxophone
  • Brian Doherty - drums

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