Ana Ng

[tankeduptrouble]

they might be gods

[GP200Lambretta]

ana ng, I'm getting old and we still havent walked in the glow of each others magestic presence - what lyrics!

[BudMan3230]

Ween + They Might Be Giant's + a full bowl = Good Feeling's / Violent Femmes

[BirdofSaxony]

watch?v=SNYOEgMeSvM

[thedavecorp]

@BirdofSaxony Doesn't work.

[dragon4nowhere]

35 people voice is a backward record

[therealrustyspork]

This is the trippiest thing I've seen all day.

[SuperEmjo]

Ok everytime I watch this I notice how big John's feet are :P

[NegativeAge]

Star fucking hipsters brought be here love both versions :D

[EduBlum]

aqw.

[curtpollmann1]

I like the song because of its quirkiness and power chords.

As of 10/7/2011, 34 people should make a hole with the gun perpendicular.

[yowzephyr]

Or they might not be.

[themelonbread]

Danjo dan dan jo danjo!

Danjo dan dan jo danjo!

Danjo dan dan jo danjo!

Jodan jodan jo dan dan jo!

[shingaki777]

I was typing to fast. :)

[JonnehZ]

..So does anyone have any idea how exactly the name of Ana Ng is actually supposed to be pronounced? I can't understand it in the song. XD

[ThingxHulk]

ana eeng. like that.

[slashingraven]

"Ehng" or something like that.

[anitabb26]

This is awesome lol , a song with my same exact name =)

[slashingraven]

Are you getting old? Have you still not walked in the glow of Linnell's majestic presence, and vice versa?

[yowzephyr]

@anitabb26 It's a Vietnamese name, isn't it?

[AngelusDlion]

@yowzephyr I have heard that ti's the most common Chinese woman's name.

I don't know if that's TRUE mind you, that's just what I hear.

[shingaki777]

They are such complete smartasses. Just love TMGF. Been listening to them since college. :)

[slashingraven]

TMGF? Who are they?

[SSXtrikE]

I think it's TMBG

[mshiang]

They Might Be Giants proceeds their predecessors and succeeds their successors.

[starkandarcadia]

I love They Might Be Giants more than words can discribe, holy hell...

[viernoles1]

I saw Jim Carrey's "Yes Man" last night, and I heard a snippet of this song in it. I was transported to 1989 in an instant, I got flashbacks of being 13 years old. What a great song, they truly don't make'm like they use'to.

Thank you ixamaxi.

[Kino483]

kewl did it show in the credits to?

[viernoles1]

I didn't stick around for the credits. The movie was ok, but it really wasn't "creditworthy", if you know what I mean.

[hio590]

These videos are such mind trips

[valerie2776]

IlovethisIlovethisIlovethis.

[jonfinswife]

i dont want the world just your half

[GivenWillingly]

how can they be funny, smart and emotional at the same time? They are so amazing. Best Pop Band... Maybe Of Montreal can keep up but that's about it.

[buddy2000529]

tmbg is not a pop band!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GivenWillingly]

okay... if you think POP is some kind of insult I didn't mean it that way. For me POP is everything that's not classical music, extreme music (death metal, grindcore) or avant-garde.

To me they are as much pop as the beatles.

[dehen18]

Tmbg arent pop band;Their alternative.

[GivenWillingly]

okay if you want to have it that way but tbh why does it even matter? I didn't even talk bad about the band... shit, they're one of my favorites. To me pop is a hypernym that includes alternative, rock, mainstream pop (which they are definetly not)etc.

[piemaster64]

kick ass

[holtaprid]

"Everything sticks until it goes away, and the truth is we don't know anything"

I really love that line

[bandcouver]

The reason someone wouldn't like TMBG or their music is maybe because they weren't exposed to music like this. Mainstream and some so-called indie music has been so badly dummied down, it's no wonder some people have no clue about this or what's it's about. I love it! Have for years! It has something that's uniquely its own. That's what makes music exciting.

[buddy2000529]

i agree my friend carter thinks im crazy for lisitning! lol :P

[Reelbigearth]

I always personally think this song is about a time traveler who is looking for the woman he loves only to find out she hanged herself.

This song is what I call 'Abstract music' because it's what you want it to be!

GO TMBG!

[rverc]

Great Interpretation! YES! go tmbg!!!

[buddy2000529]

well its actully about a vietnames woman who he fell deeply in love.

[Vicious203]

Actually it's about a "hypothetical" relationship with a woman he never met and doesn't even know she exists AND she lives on the other side of the globe.

[euphanatic]

Yeah. What if everyone has their one "soulmate" and yours was on the other side of the world.

[SSXtrikE]

Overload. Logical abnormality. TMBG is weird. Shutting down.

[bubblesnbutterflys]

i have been seeing lots of bad comments on this video, and i am just gonna say IF U PPL HATE THIS SONG OR THE TMBG SO MUCH, WHY DID U LISTEN TO THIS SONG?!

[minchmad]

100% agree with you there man.

[rummiena]

Thanks to Sweetafton23 I liked your song and heard of your

[NodPilot42]

Marvelous song.

[thedavecorp]

I would like to walk in the glow of your majestic presence.

[schoolybear]

anybody who calls TMBG terrible does not deserve to be breathing... end of story

[lizafreak]

where was this filmed at?

some school? It's a very curious place.

[LeoFan93]

somewhere in New York

[availableusername93]

possibly the worst band ever

why do i love them so much?

[netjacklocke]

Worst band in the world? or maybe you just don't like them, douche bagging troll? So the question is, why are you such an asshole? Very odd you would come post on one of their videos for anything less but attention.

[availableusername93]

wow bud, go back and read my last comment again. very thoroughly now, you may have missed something. like the last seven words. you shouldnt be so quick to blurt, you may end up getting your ass beaten one day.

[netjacklocke]

opps, my mistake.

[obamamaniac42]

worst band ever.. and I love them?

Wait...

[availableusername93]

you ponder that for a while

[JimmyKayak]

I gotta say, man...I've pondered. And I still don't get your comment.

Do you love TMBG, but hate the way they play? Is this an ironic statement, that I'm failing to see the irony of? Is there a deeper musical meaning behind your words? Were you just drunk or high when you wrote this? Do you love TMBG as people, but hate them as a band? Did you deliberately write something nonsensical to confuse us?

Come on, man! Explain!

[availableusername93]

Friend, if i understood. Beleive me, You would be the first i told. Maybe its because most people dont like there sound, but i like them anyway? or maybe I dont like there sound, but they brainwashed me somehow to listen to there music constantly. As i said before, Id love to tell you, but i just cant. Thanks for putting all that thought into it though, makes me feel wanted ;)

[obamamaniac42]

you suck availableusername, at least explain.

And to confuse you all even more: if my statement in false, but I am a liar, is my statement true or false? First one to get it right gets a cookie.

[GoodMrDawes]

Yet Another cool band brought to us by JJJ Aus!

[somepartsareme]

Did you go #2 in the urinal again?

[heptarchia]

brilliant song.

[lotyboy]

So many of their videos look like short art films from foreign countries. Awesome.

[lizafreak]

they're truly beautiful

I love the dances they do!

[bsandtherest]

yeah, except they're not about gay cowboys eating pudding... how much you wanna bet nobody gets that

[bluebettle]

A reference to one of the most popular animated television shows ever?

Yeah, I don't think anyone will catch what you're talking about.

[bsandtherest]

you'd be suprised at how many times people miss those and just bitch for hours about it. so I thought, just to be safe, I would add in that little adendum

[mrotsdnal]

I don't. does that help?

and for Obam42, there are plenty of terrible bands that I like. Thats just the way it is, and I love it.

[Ranaldo20]

Love this song. Amazing lyrics. Dial-a-song ftw.

[georgemc25]

wow.

[dogchow11]

"I always wonder what color is the sky in their world" Synesthesia colored blue.

[dogchow11]

"yay. an annoying video to match the annoying song." Then why are you watching it? Wake up and smell your low SAT scores (like it matters anymore) Took mine in 87. Tell me what this video represents before you down it.

[pynal]

Yay, a negative comment from a negative dickhead!

[fordinator]

best mosh pit ive ever seen was at a tmbg concert to Ana ng, great song.

[Ulvishe]

this is my favorite song by them, i love this band so fucking much.

[zakkmiester]

I sure as hell hope your bleading ears are bleading liquid AWSOME!

[Galzara]

Me and my friend did that stomping dance ontop of a roof, it was funny but the cops didnt think so...

[mining4fish]

Dude you just gave me an idea... I'll post back in a sec.

[Sviolinist]

My favorite TMBG song pretty much... well, one of. There are so many good ones. Great video, great song.. makes me feel awesome.

[ciderale]

I always wonder what color is the sky in their world.

[mignonhenne]

do they party hard and paint the town beige ?

[CharisInWonderland]

i've listened to this at least once a day every day for about 2 weeks

[mexmaster001]

me too..

[zairecr]

this song makes me happy, weeeeeeee!!!!!

[ZombiePirateEddie]

The cards at 1:12 look like they are from the game Mille Bourne.

[cochranexyz]

LOL. I think you're right. An older version?

[jonh2o]

ahh, I can't stand the vocals..

[joerau]

TMBG Vocals are awesome. and it's just a good song, but then again i think i like all their shit

[noseknowsproductions]

its interesting becaue only about ten people in the world actually know what this song is REALLY about

[littlemanjake]

Yea what is this about? Sad I have little knowledge..

[Dinkhai]

The song is about loving someone on the other side of the world, that you may possibly never meet.

My guess is that 'Ana Ng' is a person one of the members have met before and fell in love with. 'Ng' is a popular cantonese second name, and 'Ana' could quite easily by a cantonese given name :)

A lady from China, perhaps?

[antiphonebill]

She's Vietnamese. He's Peruvian.

[jinngaru]

Dinkhai (in case this doesn't attach as a reply), They actualy have stated that they just picked the name because it was an extremely common name in a phonebook.

[MickVersusYou]

You're nearly dead on, from what I understand it's a lady from Vietnam. You're definitely right in that it's the last name "Ng" (pronounced almost like "ang") and not "N.G.".

I'm also not entirely sure if it's actually about one of the Johns or if they just made up the story or heard the story somewhere else.

[bubblesnbutterflys]

i always heard it was pronoucned "ing"

[Shran1970]

According to John Linnel:

" In Ana Ng, the person is located at exactly the opposite pole. That's all there is to it. Then there was this Pogo cartoon that I read when I was a kid. The characters are going to dig to China and one of them is wondering what's on the other side of the world and he actually pulls out a revolver -- it was weird to see a gun in one of these comics -- and he shoots through the globe."

[gmcg923]

My favorite band to do like 10 bong hits and then crank. Apollo 18 makes me question everything.

[krinkly]

one of the all time best.

[bubblesnbutterflys]

the TMBG are totally weird!! but they still rock!!

[zakkmiester]

Still cannot pronounce.

must work on.

[littlevolcano]

kjjklklb

[littlevolcano]

Sorry about that guys, I was letting my 5 yr old play with the 'audio preview' button and he hit post comment instead. On a side note, this is his favorite song! One of mine too!

[2TheDeath]

Where was this filmed?

[2TheDeath]

Great song, thank you.

[babymoondancer]

I don't want the world.

[HomeStarRunnerTron]

I only want your half.

[HomeStarRunnerTron]

... and I just ruined it!

[Oron999]

Hah. A friend of mine played the guitar part while I tried to whistle the vocals. I failed miserably. =D

[homestarfan2008]

October 11th is They Day. Write "THEY" on your forehead or arm to show your love for TMBG!

[zakkmiester]

I missed it!

[SmeeMan97]

same :(... I would have covered my entire arm XD

[CFFDan]

dude best coriography evar seriously

[calgflamez]

Dude. I love TMBG's bizzarre videos. *loves*

[Jimbeaux17]

Vida La Vi or whatever it's called has the same rhythm section, just listen, you'll see what I mean

[Shuda7]

I can't find any of their CDS!!! I only got the Else. if anyones curious the song is pernounce Ana Ang

[teamjoe3]

I have 2, just order them online.

[PoisonPeachPit]

I have three. Severe Tire Damage, Apollo 18 (which remains my favorite) and the two disc Dial-a-Song. If there's a Barnes and Noble near you, that's where I got them all.

[teamjoe3]

(its cheaper online) but how the hell did you get it at a bookstore?

[turnippooferman]

they sell CD's at Barnes And Nobel. I might get Apollo 18 or The Spine when they open up the new one near me!

[thecityburnsbright]

i've listened to this song thousands of times, and it never gets old. the music video just makes me love it even more.

[rus76]

drr.. never really gave this song a chance...but i think i love it now...im sure of it

[Deredeo]

i went to hs with a girl named ana ng. this song came out our senior year, around the time i had a crush on her to, but i was not into tmbg then. heard the song for the first time about a yr later and laughed myself silly at the irony.

[dietspritezero]

have you walk in each other's majestic presence yet?

[Dunklekuh81]

If they both graduated, then they walked the stage majestically.

[Jimbeaux17]

Oh look, Coldplay ripped somebody else off

[Booga2006]

Amen to that.

[BrigadierCalvet]

which Colplay song is ripped off from this?

[kkkaylar]

yeah which song?? haha i want to listen

[imtheslime2]

Made my life so much f...in better! I love TMBG!

[Takarafire]

they have the most unique and coolest music videos Ive ever seen. :3

[cwazyduck]

LOL

[ramtha9]

Wisdom in the most extreme psychotic ramblings. I love these guys. Thanks to ixamaxi for slobbering this onto you tube. Best Wishes!

[imperfecttt]

Nerdfighters FTW.

[zakkmiester]

dftba

[suchducks]

Haha, nerdfighter comments on TMBG videos. How jokes.

[antiphonebill]

Uhhhh...... Who?

[justinohooligan]

I want a desktop fan.

[suchducks]

I want a desktop globe.

[mrwiddim]

I want Ana Ng.

[chowderhead]

This was the first TMBG song I ever heard -- still one of my all time favorites. Great video!

[boywithcap]

Still a great song all these years later!

[fullsixx]

absolute musical genius meets emotional fluency

[TheNextIronChef]

Awsome song! I love this band! But can someone tell me the meanign of this song?

[Reife]

It's about loving someone, but the catch is they're stuck on the complete other side of the world from you.

[AlbinoFox]

This was the first band that I ever listened to and can remember, and by god I am glad that it was. From age 3-now I can still enjoy the songs, albeit with a different meaning. I love TMBG

[TMBGFlansburghTMBG]

I am honoured to know that you guys appreciate our work.

[justinisboss]

Here's a great thing about these guys.They can write songs practically meant for toddlers,and yet it still sounds awesome to people of any age.

[tallysongstress]

Great coreography ! &:-D

[fudgeyberry]

My music teacher in elementary introduced them to me and my classmates. we'de listen then figure out the meaning. My music teacher said he wants the song "Older" to become the official birthday song! ha!

[6XWX6]

ha ha ha yeah older would be an awesome B-day song! :D

[paulisdead147]

This is true art *claps* BRAVO!!!

[GENEsimmonsFORpope]

i have to say doctor worm is my favorite even though this is song is so awesome

[Xzeldafan92X]

These guys are pure genius!

[KingOfKatamari]

Make a hole with a gun perpendicular

To the name of this town in a desktop globe

[Queezbo]

I simply have no friends who hate TMBG. It makes life easier.

[xiptocreek]

I don't know anybody who hages TMBG but they think I'm weird because I like TMBG.

[Sharpevil]

Yeah, I don't think anyone hates them, it's just rarish to actively enjoy them.

Personally, I've been listening to them my whole life.

[lvfismf]

l hate/hages them.

[beatlesgirl95]

Ana ng and i are getting old

And we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence

Listen ana hear my words

They're the ones you would think i would say if there was a me for you

the chick's name is ana ng

[beatlesgirl95]

"i dont want the world i want ur half"

so deep

[KashikyoOokami]

Awe! he's looking for his woman and he cant find her. :'(

[patrujo]

this video and tony hawk influenced my Mcsqueeb circa 1989

[dasmikey1964]

Lincoln was obviously their best album, this song and Purple Toupee were the best tracks on that album.

[flyingzipper369]

no flood

[smartdrinks1]

yeah the album art is kick ass

[JuliusBonapart]

no Long Tall Weekend

[beatlesgirl95]

true

[Antipolicestate]

Every time i hear they might be giants, it feels like no matter how bad the day is going, their music always makes it better.

[dpbrannan]

Definitely their best video, and one of their best songs. Don't make me choose just one! They were just at Summerfest. Pure dead brilliant.