Birdhouse in Your Soul

Infobox Single |
Name = Birdhouse in Your Soul


Artist = They Might Be Giants
from Album = Flood
Released = USA: 1989; UK: 1990
Format = 7", Cassette, CD
Recorded = 1989
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 3:19
Label = Elektra
Producer = Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
Reviews =

• "All Music Guide" "(Extremely favorable)" [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:5kq3g4sftv5z link]

Last single = "Purple Toupee" (1989)
This single = "Birdhouse in Your Soul" (1989)
Next single = "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" (1990):"For the EP by this name, see Birdhouse in Your Soul (EP)."

"Birdhouse in Your Soul" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in March of 1990 as a single from the album "Flood". It reached #3 on the United States Modern Rock Tracks chart and #6 on the UK Singles Chart and remains their highest-charting single in both countries. The song is sung from the point of view of a nightlight.

Track listing

# Birdhouse In Your Soul
# Hot Cha

The track later appeared on many other They Might Be Giants releases, including:
* "Birdhouse in Your Soul (EP)"
* "Direct from Brooklyn"
* "Severe Tire Damage"
* ""
* ""

Notes

The song's lyrics mention Jason and "countless screaming Argonauts", the lightbulb's primitive ancestry (depicted in a picture of a lighthouse on the opposite wall), filibustering, infinity, a Longines Symphonette radio, and guardian angels.

The song's video was filmed inside the New York County's Surrogate's Court and Hall of Records building located at 31 Chambers Street in Manhattan.

Mark Feldman contributes some violin, while the trumpet sample was played by Frank London.

Notable performances

The band once performed the song on the "Tonight Show" with Doc Severinsen's orchestra. A recording of this performance appears as a bonus feature on the "Gigantic" DVD.

This song was covered by Lemon Demon on his second Album, "Live From The Haunted Candle Shop", released on July 23, 2003. He also cites They Might Be Giants as a major influence in his music.

The television series Pushing Daisies featured a performance of the song by Kristin Chenoweth with Ellen Greene in the episode "Pigeon".

External links

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