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Minimum Wage – A Battle Cry in 46 Seconds

Aug 25, 2024 • Chase Roper

Why Must I Be Sad?

Aug 1, 2025 • Chase Roper

🎂Happy 35th Birthday to They Might Be Giants' Brand New Album for 1990 - 'FLOOD'!🎂

Jan 15, 2025 • Chase Roper

a brief personal update.

Jul 21, 2025 • Chase Roper

Just a guy writing about every song by They Might Be Giants.

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Kiss Me Son of Extras: Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)

The extras, the rarities, the B-sides. Let me share my favorite songs with you. LET ME.

11 hrs ago • Chase Roper

Cyclops Rock: Spite Punk for the Brokenhearted

Heartbreak, grocery stores, and the Son of Poseidon.

Mar 7 • Chase Roper

Kiss Me Son of Extras: The Guitar (Outer Planet Mix)

Moon landings. Space walks. Space phone calls?

Mar 4 • Chase Roper

Bangs: Blow My Mind, Your Royal Flyness

A personal reflection on “Bangs” by They Might Be Giants, the bright and obsessive opener to Mink Car, and the strange power of aesthetic fixation.

Feb 28 • Chase Roper

Lincoln

Kiss Me, Son of God: Religion and Music Collide in TMBG’s Masterpiece

I have asked that this song be played at my funeral (which will hopefully be 100 years from now.)

Jun 2, 2024 • Chase Roper

Snowball in Hell

If it wasn't for unsubscribers, I wouldn't have any subscribers. ( I have subscribers this is just a lyric reference. You aren't the only subscriber…

May 27, 2024 • Chase Roper

Stand on Your Own Head

My young understanding of generational gripes and demands via this TMBG banger.

May 20, 2024 • Chase Roper

Shoehorn with Teeth

Dive into the whimsical absurdity of "Shoehorn with Teeth" from They Might Be Giants' album "Lincoln" – where nostalgia meets quirky humor.

May 13, 2024 • Chase Roper

They'll Need a Crane

How this TMBG song related to my life at a time when I desperately needed to know that anyone else knew what I was experiencing.

May 6, 2024 • Chase Roper

Miscellaneous T

When It Rains It Snows: Finding Harmony in Chaos

Sometimes the words don’t come easy. Writing about ‘When It Rains, It Snows’ wasn’t effortless, but through pauses and reflection, the story…

Jan 18, 2025 • Chase Roper

The Famous Polka: Everyone Has a Phone Inside Their Rib Cage

Explore the surreal heartbreak of They Might Be Giants’ ‘The Famous Polka’—a wild, almost one-minute odyssey of rib cage phones, unrequited love, and…

Jan 12, 2025 • Chase Roper

Untitled Track 13: Gloria Leaves a Message

Discover the mystery behind Gloria's voicemail in Untitled Track 13 on Miscellaneous T by They Might Be Giants. A deep dive into Dial-A-Song lore.

Jan 4, 2025 • Chase Roper

For Science: I wrote a Short Screenplay for This One

Explore a thrilling sci-fi screenplay inspired by TMBG’s ‘For Science’—alien encounters, bold sacrifices, and unexpected heroes. Download now!

Dec 30, 2024 • Chase Roper

We’re the Replacements: An Ode to Rock ‘n’ Roll Surrogacy

How a tongue-in-cheek B-side became a reflection on the grind of being a band.

Jan 26, 2025 • Chase Roper

Flood

Road Movie to Berlin: One Last Stop on the Road from 'Flood'

Reflecting on emotional walls and endings, as I conclude my journey through They Might Be Giants' 3rd album 'Flood'.

Oct 13, 2024 • Chase Roper

They Might Be Giants: the Chaos and Genius of Their Self Titled Anthem

TMBG gave themselves a theme song. What more could you want?

Oct 5, 2024 • Chase Roper

Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love: a Journey Into the Uncanny Valley

Testing the limits of what can be considered creative, good and/or enjoyable. Try not to be consumed by madness.

Sep 27, 2024 • Chase Roper

Women & Men: Exploring the Sarcastic Folk Ballad of Procreation

What happens when They Might Be Giants sing about the women and the men who cross the oceans.

Sep 22, 2024 • Chase Roper

the Eclectic Percussions Plus Possible Personal Ties to this TMBG Flood classic.

Sep 15, 2024 • Chase Roper

Apollo 18

Fingertips: Twenty-one Little Voices in My Head

Every line of “Fingertips” by They Might Be Giants lives rent-free in my brain. Here’s a breakdown of what each one means to me.

May 24, 2025 • Chase Roper

Hypnotist of Ladies: You Won’t Remember Why You Liked Him

When I snap my fingers, you’ll crave a post about They Might Be Giants, teenage heartbreak, and hypnotic riffs. -Snap- You're already reading.

May 16, 2025 • Chase Roper

Turn Around: A Jaunty Tune for the Recently Deceased

An exploration of a morbid TMBG song that gave words to how I experienced life and also taught me the word 'Obsequious.'

May 10, 2025 • Chase Roper

If I Wasn’t Shy: a Clarinet-Fueled Rebellion

What would you do if you weren’t shy? A look at They Might Be Giants’ “If I Wasn’t Shy” from Apollo 18, where rebellion meets tenderness.

May 2, 2025 • Chase Roper

Space Suit: A Musical Liftoff in 96 Seconds

A Quiet Goodbye from Apollo 18

May 31, 2025 • Chase Roper

John Henry

End Of The Tour: The John Henry End Credits

From Walkman tears to vinyl healing, They Might Be Giants’ “End of the Tour” is my soundtrack for surviving the endings of things.

Nov 1, 2025 • Chase Roper

Stomp Box: A distorted hymn for my grief and catharsis.

“Stomp Box” by They Might Be Giants is both a song and an exorcism. Screaming through distortion to find catharsis.

Oct 25, 2025 • Chase Roper

Out Of Jail: A Breakup Story in 4/4 Time

How a They Might Be Giants breakup song taught me about loss, projection, and letting go.

Oct 16, 2025 • Chase Roper

Window: My Longest Running Distraction

A one-minute song for a lifetime of staring out the glass.

Oct 4, 2025 • Chase Roper

Thermostat: When Brains and Machines Misfire

A parable of mood swings, grief, and brokenness.

Sep 27, 2025 • Chase Roper

Factory Showroom

I Can Hear You: A Time Capsule About a Time Capsule

Exploring “I Can Hear You” by They Might Be Giants. An antique recording commenting on 1996 technology that has since become history.

Feb 13 • Chase Roper

Pet Name: Almost Figured Out

A reflective essay on “Pet Name” by They Might Be Giants. About delayed clarity, emotional mismatch, and finally understanding a song after a…

Feb 8 • Chase Roper

James K. Polk: The 11th President of the United States of America

Basically, A Real Bastard.

Jan 30 • Chase Roper

Spiraling Shape: Writing This From Inside the Fall

On falling in love, warning signs, and doing it anyway

Jan 25 • Chase Roper

The Bells Are Ringing: The Seduction of Order

They Might Be Giants’ The Bells Are Ringing explores propaganda, musical rounds, hive minds, and the intoxicating pull of social order.

Feb 21 • Chase Roper

Mink Car

Cyclops Rock: Spite Punk for the Brokenhearted

Heartbreak, grocery stores, and the Son of Poseidon.

Mar 7 • Chase Roper

Bangs: Blow My Mind, Your Royal Flyness

A personal reflection on “Bangs” by They Might Be Giants, the bright and obsessive opener to Mink Car, and the strange power of aesthetic fixation.

Feb 28 • Chase Roper

Kiss Me, Son Of Extras: The Rarities, The EPs, and the B-Sides

Kiss Me Son of Extras: Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)

The extras, the rarities, the B-sides. Let me share my favorite songs with you. LET ME.

11 hrs ago • Chase Roper

Kiss Me Son of Extras: The Guitar (Outer Planet Mix)

Moon landings. Space walks. Space phone calls?

Mar 4 • Chase Roper

Kiss Me, Son of Extras: Stormy Pinkness

A short, personal reflection on “Stormy Pinkness,” a They Might Be Giants EP track about heartbreak and quiet grief.

Feb 24 • Chase Roper

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