How a 1 MINUTE Underground Song SPARKED an Indie Band to Sell a Million Records | Professor of Rock

Coming up a conversation with the hilarious duo They Might Be Giants who helped originate geek rock from with alternative vibe. Diving into their double platinum record Flood from 1990 including an in depth discussion on their modern rock hits Birdhouse in Your Soul.. early on, the two Johns… John Flansburgh and John Linnell found that Writing one minute songs was their forte and then they sprung up from the underground and sold a million records with one of the most explosive ear catching songs of the time along with other great songs from the album including Particle Man and Istanbul (not Constantinople) and Minimum Wage... both members of the duo tell us how being the album of the month for Columbia House’s famous 8 albums for a penny offer helped them break through next on professor of rock.

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They Might Be Giants, the hilarious duo go behind their classic feel good indie son from 1990, Birdhouse in your Soul . The song is a total jolt to the system. An absolute bad mood killer. You can't listen to this classic without a huge smile on you face. From the outstanding album Flood, which was the soundtrack to many of our lives and a must for every music nerds vinyl collection. Here is John Linnel and John Flansburgh with the story. Hey music junkies Professor of Rock always her to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time. We invite you to join our community of music celebration by subscribing below for our daily episodes . Also support our mission of curating the history of the rock era by becoming a patron.,

Today we go behind one of the great feel good indie songs of the 1990s. Birdhouse in your Soul by the inimitable duo They Might Be Giants. It's a song that just it a jolt to the system. It's total bad mood killer. You can't listen to this classic without a huge smile on you face. From the outstanding album Flood, which was the soundtrack to many of our lives. Here is John Linnel and John Flansburgh with the story:

Thanks for watching, Leave us a comment about Birdhouse in Your Soul, Flood and They Might Be Giants below . Tell us your memories about TMBG. Celebrate this brilliant band the right way by getting Flood on vinyl. Flood is one of those classics you have to have in your collection. If you like our content join our community by subscribing to this channel below. Become a patron to help us keep the music alive. Until next time three chords and the truth my friends.