Number Three: They Might Be Giants’ Meta-Masterpiece

Breaking down TMBG’s "Number Three": from sax samples to denim pants, here’s why this quirky track hold a place in my heart.

Who let the country in here, brother?

There’s something delightfully offbeat about the way "Number Three" blends twangy, country-folk acoustic guitar with what can only be described as a polka-esque honking from a low, deep horn. This kind of genre-mashing is peak They Might Be Giants: a song that sounds like it’s coming from a whimsical, alternate dimen…