Particle Man - They Might Be Giants Song Analysis (Pt. 1)

Support us!: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...

We are Don't Let's Start: A Podcast About They Might Be Giants! Your hosts are Jordan Cooper and Dave Fox. This clip is from episode 22: FLOOD - Part 3: Nobody Knows, Particle Man, and a small segment from episode 32 as well.

This is part 1 of a lengthy discussion about They Might Be Giants' most well-known song, Particle Man.

In this clip we discuss the various and surprising pop culture origins of the song, the musical arrangement, the endlessly spinning kaleidoscope of interpretations from fans, and we make an attempt to analyze the lyrics in a way that hopefully aligns with John Linnell's view of the song that "what you hear is what you get."

Featuring archival interviews with John Linnell and John Flansburgh of TMBG, live concert footage, and more!

Please visit all the fun things:

Twitter:   / dontletspod  

Jordan's personal youtube page:    / jordancooperlalala  

PLEASE subscribe and

00:00 Particle Man intro
01:45 Heard too many times
02:20 Most interpreted song
04:50 Spider-Man and Pop-Eye
08:56 Triangle Man inspired by Robert Mitchum
18:33 The arrangement
21:12 Fans interpreting the song
26:50 Linnell on Particle Man
27:36 The Why of Particle Man
30:27 Is he a dot?
33:00 Why a triangle?
34:28 Universe Man
37:02 Person Man
40:00 Lives his life in a garbage can
41:55 Synth saxophone