What was the countdown that TMBG used during the They Might Be Giants tour?
This was previously listed as the John Henry countdown; it was actually used to introduce the show during the tour to support TMBG’s debut album, They Might Be Giants. You can hear a recording of it from the 6/20/88 show @ Tipitina’s in New Orleans, LA here. The text in parentheses is read by John Flansburgh, the rest is John Linnell. Sarlakk2 writes: Here it is, typed for your reading enjoyment. Note: The text in parentheses is not part of the countdown itself, but rather another thing in the same song. And now, without further ado, here is the countdown. Countdown to the program! Checklist: 10! Your ten fingers reach into the air. 9! You wiggle your nine toes in anticipation. (Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention. They Might Be Giants have just crash-landed their glass bottom car into the control tower at Jim Baker International Airport.) 8! Already you’ve forgotten what you ate for dinner. A creeping numbness consumes you. (This just in, the human egg has been sighted plu
