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Dirt Bike: Trumpets, Cults, and Broken Vows
“All hail the dirt bike.” A They Might Be Giants song about cults and devotion reframed my own story of marriage and personal identity.
Sep 2
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Chase Roper
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No One Knows My Plan: Brass, Smugness, and Secret Smiles
The horns are shouting, Linnell is smirking, and my recent sad days are all behind me (ok, a little in front of me still but mostly behind me. Let's…
Aug 25
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Chase Roper
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O' Do Not Forsake Me: Fear of Death, Relief in Song
They Might Be Giants pause the horns for pure voices in “O, Do Not Forsake Me.” Where humor, and timelessness collide.
Aug 17
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Chase Roper
6
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Spy: A Final Transmission
A spy novel in declassified files: love, betrayal, and the chaotic horns of 'Spy' by They Might Be Giants.
Aug 10
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Chase Roper
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Why Must I Be Sad?
This They Might Be Giants song wasn't meant to make me cry, but it did. Twice. Here's how “Why Must I Be Sad?” became my grief anthem.
Aug 1
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Chase Roper
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Extra Savior-Faire: I Don’t Know How to Write This One
Flansburgh wrote it on a ukulele. I wrote this in emotional shambles. TMBG’s “Extra Savoir-Faire,” false confidence, and the mess of showing up anyway.
Jul 26
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Chase Roper
9
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I Should Be Allowed To Think: How one TMBG lyric nailed what it felt like growing up gaslit.
I broke down a TMBG song about performative rebellion and accidentally used it to unpack my childhood with a BPD parent.
Jul 12
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Chase Roper
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AKA Driver: The Long, Dangerous Road to Understanding One Song
For years I misunderstood AKA Driver. Turns out, the answer was painfully simple. A They Might Be Giants song breakdown you didn’t know you needed.
Jul 5
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Chase Roper
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Unrelated Thing: Please Focus, For Just One Second
Never have I understood this slow They Might Be Giants song more than after I married my wife with ADHD.
Jun 28
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Chase Roper
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Sleeping In The Flowers: Crushes, Horns, and Passing Notes
They Might Be Giants’ “Sleeping in the Flowers” stirs a flood of ninth-grade crushes, awkward moments, and one daydream that finally came true.
Jun 21
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Chase Roper
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Snail Shell: The Art of Emotional Retreat
A raw look at love, pain, and They Might Be Giants’ “Snail Shell." An anthem for the days when hiding feels like self-care.
Jun 14
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Chase Roper
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Subliminal: The Message Was There the Whole Time
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Jun 6
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Chase Roper
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