Name: Here Come The ABCs
Brand: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
SKU: 247112
Price: 11.27 USD
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Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)

Here Come The ABCs

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Album: Here Come The ABCs
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Here Come the ABCs	More Info...	0:11
2)	Alphabet of Nations	More Info...	1:27
3)	E Eats Everything	More Info...	2:43
4)	Flying V	More Info...	1:34
5)	Q U Album Version	More Info...	1:09
6)	Go for G!	More Info...	1:14
7)	Pictures of Pandas Painting	More Info...	2:08
8)	D & W	More Info...	1:37
9)	Fake-Believe	More Info...	1:52
10)	Can You Find It?	More Info...	2:56
11)	The Vowel Family	More Info...	2:00
12)	Letter / Not a Letter	More Info...	1:08
13)	Alphabet Lost and Found	More Info...	2:50
14)	I C U	More Info...	1:49
15)	Letter Shapes	More Info...	1:23
16)	Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?	More Info...	1:46
17)	Rolling O	More Info...	1:27
18)	L M N O	More Info...	1:43
19)	C Is for Conifers	More Info...	2:38
20)	Fake-Believe (Type B)	More Info...	1:57
21)	D Is for Drums	More Info...	2:22
22)	Z Y X	More Info...	1:21
23)	Goodnight My Friends	More Info...	0:25
24)	Clap Your Hands	More Info...	1:21
25)	Higglytown Heroes Theme Album Version	More Info...	0:59

Album: Here Come The ABCs
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Here Come the ABCs	More Info...	0:11
2)	Alphabet of Nations	More Info...	1:27
3)	E Eats Everything	More Info...	2:43
4)	Flying V	More Info...	1:34
5)	Q U Album Version	More Info...	1:09
6)	Go for G!	More Info...	1:14
7)	Pictures of Pandas Painting	More Info...	2:08
8)	D & W	More Info...	1:37
9)	Fake-Believe	More Info...	1:52
10)	Can You Find It?	More Info...	2:56
11)	The Vowel Family	More Info...	2:00
12)	Letter / Not a Letter	More Info...	1:08
13)	Alphabet Lost and Found	More Info...	2:50
14)	I C U	More Info...	1:49
15)	Letter Shapes	More Info...	1:23
16)	Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?	More Info...	1:46
17)	Rolling O	More Info...	1:27
18)	L M N O	More Info...	1:43
19)	C Is for Conifers	More Info...	2:38
20)	Fake-Believe (Type B)	More Info...	1:57
21)	D Is for Drums	More Info...	2:22
22)	Z Y X	More Info...	1:21
23)	Goodnight My Friends	More Info...	0:25
24)	Clap Your Hands	More Info...	1:21
25)	Higglytown Heroes Theme Album Version	More Info...	0:59

Performer Notes

They Might Be Giants: John Flansburgh, John Linnell.
Additional personnel: Marty Beller (vocals, drums); Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser, Henry Linelli, Desi Tomaselli (vocals); Dan Miller (guitar); Mark "Loveman" Pender (trumpet); Dan Levine (trombone, tuba); Patrick Dillett (keyboards); Danny Weinkauf (bass guitar).
Critics may laud They Might Be Giants' knack for ingenious pop hooks and nimble, brainy wordplay (and those things are certainly true), but another aspect of their appeal is that their music is so fun and goofy it can make the listener feel like a kid. It is no surprise then that Giants John Flansburgh and John Linnell are naturals at making recordings for children (see their excellent release NO!). HERE COME THE ABCS, released on Disney's label, bears all the giddy hallmarks of TMBG's best work.
As the title intimates, HERE COME THE ABCS is about the alphabet. The album-length conceit spins the 26 letters through the Johns' wacky imagination, anthropomorphizing them ("E Eats Everything"), using them to illustrate geography ("Alphabet of Nations"), and even pitting them against each other ("D & W"). As usual with the Giants, there are games galore ("Can You Find It?"), interesting philosophical questions ("Who Put the Alphabet in Alphabetical Order?"), and a kaleidoscope of musical styles, including Beatlesque psych-pop ("Pictures of Pandas Painting"), twangy country ("Fake-Believe"), and funky indie-rock (the aforementioned "E Eats Everything"). HERE COME THE ABCS is ingenious, weird, silly, and great fun for playful kids and adults.