They Might be giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul (ORIGINAL VIDEO)

[Smartalek101]

if someone else will renact this music video in public, i will LOVE THEM FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!

[killboi207]

I think this is the only band that can get away with making a hit song about a blue canary nite lite. TMBG pwns face.

[JoePascoe]

2 ppl need to make a little bird house in their souls

[sevenwarlox]

Anyone know enough about guitars to say which of his guitars Flansburgh is playing here?

[nautilusswimmingless]

So, I am not the only one searching this song for years. Thank you for uploading the video.

[TayZer667]

I think maybe they were ahead of there time .

[legh101]

no dislikes yes

[theOUCHcollective]

we love this. great song. wonderful stuff.

[theOUCHcollective]

we love this. great song. wonderful stuff

[babymoondancer]

My favorite THEY song of all time!! I love how the two Johns' voices are practically identical.

[sekwah09]

A typical example of the orignal version being the best version

[ipt09]

brilliant song .

[brendy126]

Not to put a fine point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet

Make a little bridhouse in your soul

While you're at it keep the light night on inside the birdhouse in your soul.

Love this song

[SillyIrishPenguin]

I love this song, thanks for uploading.

[KoraktheMad]

I figured where they filmed this video the first time I saw it. It's Natural History Museum in New York. I figured it out due to the lampposts by the doorway. Last time I was there I was 5 years old.

[KoraktheMad]

I figured where they filmed this video the first time I saw it, Natural History Museum in New York. I figured it out due to the lampposts by the doorway. Last time I was there I was 5 years old.

[Blswa]

love this song, 33,493 views at this time and i claim 2000 of them.... :)

[RawRockR]

Catchy Catchy CATCHY - and I'm Hook Lined & Sinkered !

Pure Magik Guyz - YOU KNOW IT !!!

Keep it lit !!!

~XXX~ :o}}}

[nigelhorsl]

And this song is now being aired again in a commercial here in the uk for clarkes shoes.

[colemacey31]

i love this song its amazing 

[emmanbrian1]

classic tune

love it

[loudmouth5996]

2:00 is my favorite and makes me crack up every time. Linnell looks actually pretty evil in this, no?

[Bloodbabe2003]

Songs about Lamps. Whatever next?

I love this song to bits XD

[CathyCoconut]

This is one of my favourite songs ever to have graced the planet. But what the hell is it about?

[Bloodbabe2003]

@CathyCoconut A blue nightlight opposite a picture of a lighthouse.

Seriously.

[Zoidberg227]

I like how some of the extras appear to be having the time of their lives, while others wonder just what the hell they're doing there.

[smurf2106]

great song

[jkdcat]

This jumped out at me:

There's a picture opposite me/ of my primitive ancestry/who sat on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free/ although I respect that a lot/I'd be fired if that were my job/after killing off Jason and thousands of screaming arcanods.

[classic7890]

@jkdcat Jason and the Argonauts. Ray Harryhausen was known for his great use of models: /watch?v=5yYeZMx1Y7U

[jfulbright]

@jkdcat Aw, sweetie, you're so cool. It's "Argonauts." I'm glad you're so curious. This song is full of things people should look up. You are smart AND curious. And you have good taste.

[jfulbright]

@jkdcat Aw, sweetie, you're so cool. It's "Argonauts." I'm glad you're so curious. This song is full of things people should look up. You are smart AND curious. And you have good taste.

[Ace0fD1amonds]

@jkdcat

After killing Jason off and countless screaming argonauts.*

[adolfhitlerthe3rd]

@jkdcat

It was Argonauts, Jason was part of Greek mythology, who sailed on the Argo to collect golden fleece from some island...anyways his crew was called the Argonauts. Not being a jerk about it, just a little tid-bit of info for you and some clarification.

[Nanaquickscope]

FOOLS this song is about a night light

[chocolate11pie]

I think this is about a child's nightmare, from the POV of the nightmare.

[deadlinejon]

FINALLY FOUND THIS! man, this song is good.

[Shanavanlee1]

smile

[tecwolfen]

And while you're at it keep a the night light on inside the bird house in your soul... That just jumped out at me, Anyways Make a little birdhouse in your soul :)

[rclindy]

Filibuster vigilantly? Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet?

BRILLIANT! I wake up at night thinking about that blue canary in the outlet by the light switch! 'nuff said!

[animlnitr8]

this song just always makes me smile... =)

[kchauncey]

This is the best song ever written, bar none.

[stevepwood]

Best song about a nightlight I've ever heard!

[johkiri]

geniaalne

[Istvun]

Ok, confession time. I lied about my role!!!!!

I'm not actually bulletproof, I've instead got real copping action! Needing to post only in pictures and the from different forums thing are just mandatory "Do this or die" sorts of things and not a requirement to keep my abilities.

Night 1 I investigated Merk, (which you can tell from the way I revrsed on him) Night 2 LMIRL and last night Dhaes. Of course my night action also had to be in this format, so if you want I can link you to those.

[Obeseghandi]

I freaking love this song, I could listen to it all day

[AdmlAckbar]

if they sold a "blue canary in the outlet" I'd buy it.

[jetpiloteyes1]

I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff - I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be.

[thatcher81]

Fun fact: The first girl mimicking a lighthouse at 1:51 to 1:54 in this video is "Helen" from the sitcom "Wings." She is a huge TMBG fan and asked to be in a video (video was filmed when Wings was at its height of popularity).

This is from an interview she gave to Letterman.

Anyway, a useless, but perhaps, interesting nugget to one of the best music vids ever. Thanks for posting.

[i2ghost34]

@thatcher81 i realised you said it was a "fun fact", well, umm, which part was the "fun" part?

[blueberry72]

@thatcher81 That would be Crystal Bernard.

[thatcher81]

@blueberry72  Thanks, I forgot her name.

[MikkkkyB]

I don't like this song but I actually like this song but I don't but really I do....honestly, I think 'different' songs have greater longevity than 'the usual crap.'

[tony225]

This is a song about a night-light.

[CaminoCarpet]

I searched for a blue-canary night-lite online to buy once, couldn`t find one :-(

[Pladim64]

I love the guys hiar and the part about the Jason lol! 5 stars.

[daytonscott]

This song is a potato-chip... can't have/listen just one time!

[TVGuido]

I love Ana Ng too

[SIRLADYLOVER375]

why the f do i like this song

[frinkmhey]

How can you not?

[butcherjsy8]

@SIRLADYLOVER375

It's all about the melody, they literally could be singing about anything and it wouldn't change a thing as long as the lyrics weren't cliched which they currently are anything but.

[montypython1533]

just added this to stumble..itll probably get a few more views now,haha

[whaleofashrimp]

4,327 veiws

i bet it's the same 100 people watching it dozens of times...like me

[themcds7]

Thanks! I've been wanting to show my kids this for ages!

[EMC089]

thanks very much indeed for bringing back the video, it went for a while :)

[aduffield]

brings back great memories of listening to Nikki Campbell on Radio 1 while lying in bed, when I was supposed to be going asleep.

[megarhino100]

luv this song!

[Blswa]

This is the best song ever, i could listen to this 24/7, i have lost count how many times before i posted this.

Thanks to uploader....

[gingerpezdude]

Been looking for this for agessss. Mental song xD

[classic7890]

So have I. Search and search, tons of TMBG videos , mostly live but never any luck.

Only AFTER I uploaded did I finally stumble on someone who posted the original video before I did.

[jonnybabes1]

@classic7890 D'oh!

[ThisMightBeAndy09]

You know Flood was released in1990 right?