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Direct from Brooklyn

Direct from Brooklyn is a compilation of music videos by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants. It was released on VHS in 1999 and DVD in 2003. The title refers to the home of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, founding members of the band. Many of the music videos were filmed in Brooklyn and other parts of New York City.

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Direct from Brooklyn
Directed byAdam Bernstein
John Flansburgh
Nico Beyer
Produced byAdam Bernstein
They Might Be Giants
Music byThey Might Be Giants
Distributed byRestless Records
Release dates
  • April 27, 1999 (1999-04-27) (VHS)
  • February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18) (DVD)
Running time
39 minutes (VHS)
44 minutes (DVD)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Direct from Brooklyn is a compilation of music videos by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants. It was released on VHS in 1999 and DVD in 2003. The title refers to the home of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, founding members of the band. Many of the music videos were filmed in Brooklyn and other parts of New York City.12

Video listing

The music videos run in reverse chronological order, from "Doctor Worm" (1999) to "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" (1986) with the exception of the last two videos, which are from 1991.

  1. "Doctor Worm"
  2. "Snail Shell"a
  3. "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)"
  4. "The Statue Got Me High"
  5. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"b
  6. "Birdhouse In Your Soul"
  7. "They'll Need A Crane"
  8. "Purple Toupee"
  9. "Ana Ng"
  10. "(She Was A) Hotel Detective"
  11. "Don't Let's Start"c
  12. "Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head"
  13. "Particle Man"d
  14. "Istanbul (Not Constantinople; Reprise)"e

DVD bonus tracks

Video

  1. Why Does The Sun Shine? (live from the 2002 tour)

Audio tracks

  1. All MacGyver On It f
  2. Your Mom's Alright g
  3. Man, It's So Loud in Here (Hot 2002 Remix)
Notes

Notes

  1. The DVD includes commentary for each video, with the exception of "Snail Shell". The commentary track of "Snail Shell" is a recording of "Complete Paranoia", a song they wrote around 1983 and 2 decades later had decided to do an improvised version of.
  2. The official animated video commissioned by Elektra Records.
  3. The version of "Don't Let's Start" heard in the music video is the mix from the "Don't Let's Start" single.
  4. An animated music video with partnership with Looney Tunes spin-off Tiny Toon Adventures.
  5. An animated music video with partnership with Looney Tunes spin-off Tiny Toon Adventures.
  6. "All MacGyver On It" was previously only available on foreign copies of Mink Car.3
  7. "Your Mom's Alright" was previously only available on foreign copies of Mink Car.4
References

References

  1. Gigantic (A Tale Of Two Johns), dir. AJ Schnack. 2003.
  2. Direct From Brooklyn DVD commentary.
  3. They Might Be Giants 23 April 2003 electronic newsletter. Archived here. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  4. They Might Be Giants 23 April 2003 electronic newsletter. Archived here. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
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