Here Come the 123's (2008)

About this title: Here Come the 123's, the numerically inclined sequel to They Might Be Giants' winning CD/DVD set Here Come the ABC's, presents more fun and unexpected ways to learn from John Flansburgh and John Linnell. The album begins in mathematically precise fashion, starting with the bouncy bossa nova of "Zeroes" before hitting one through ten and then onto fancier numbers like 12 and infinity. "One Everything"'s funky rock is one of TMBG's typical brain-twisters, a little bit zen ("there's only one everything") and a little bit urgent ("please clean your room/we share the same omniverse"). Many of the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Here Come the 123s [They Might Be Giant]
2. Zeroes [They Might Be Giant]
3. One Everything [They Might Be Giant]
4. Number Two [Weinkauf]
5. Triops Has Three Eyes [They Might Be Giant]
6. Apartment Four [They Might Be Giant]
7. High Five! [They Might Be Giant]
8. The Secret Life of Six [They Might Be Giant]
9. Seven [They Might Be Giant]
10. Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work) [They Might Be Giant]
11. Figure Eight [They Might Be Giant]
12. Pirate Girls Nine [They Might Be Giant]
13. Nine Bowls of Soup [They Might Be Giant]
14. Ten Mississippi [They Might Be Giant]
15. One Dozen Monkeys [They Might Be Giant]
16. Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Car Trip [They Might Be Giant]
17. Infinity [Miller/Sharenow]
18. I Can Add [They Might Be Giant]
19. Nonagon [They Might Be Giant]
20. Even Numbers [They Might Be Giant]
21. Ooh La! Ooh La! [They Might Be Giant]
22. Heart of the Band [They Might Be Giant]
23. Hot Dog! [They Might Be Giant]
24. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme [They Might Be Giant]
25. [CD-Rom Track]
26. Here Come the 123s [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
27. Zeroes [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
28. One Everything [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
29. Number Two [DVD] [Weinkauf]
30. Triops Has Three Eyes [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
31. Apartment Four [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
32. High Five! [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
33. The Secret Life of Six [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
34. Seven [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
35. Seven Days of the Week (I Never Go to Work) [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
36. Figure Eight [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
37. Pirate Girls Nine [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
38. Nine Bowls of Soup [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
39. Ten Mississippi [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
40. One Dozen Monkeys [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
41. Eight Hundred and Thirteen Mile Cap Trip [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
42. I Can Add [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
43. Nonagon [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
44. Even Numbers [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
45. Ooh La! Ooh La! [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
46. Heart of the Band [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
47. Hot Dog! [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]
48. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme [DVD] [They Might Be Giant]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.