""Skee-ball And Saltwater Taffy"" lyrics - THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
[From the Venue Songs DVD:]
Home is on They Might Be Giants' minds, and now in their sights. But as they head north, they cannot pass up a stop in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where they play skee-ball, and eat saltwater taffy that was made in 1996. And of course, they check in with their old friends at the legendary Stone Pony. It was here at this landmark musicial dungeon by the sea where public radio's Garrison Keillor first somberly rocked America with songs like, "Factory's A'Closin' In The Quaint Fictional Lutheran Town", and traded white hot rock guitar licks with Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora. It is this legacy that inspires yet another venue song. One that shall be played.
[Alternate version:]
Home is on They Might Be Giants' minds and in their sights. As they head north, they are forced to stop in Asbury Park, NJ at the legendary [http://www.stoneponyonline.com/ Stone Pony]. Though time has slowly healed southern Jersey of the dark reign of the dark overlord Bon Jovi, and elves once again frolic on the Dance Dance Revolution Machines of the boardwalk arcades, the Giants still cannot hear their muse until a lingering malcontent attacks the band backstage. Now, They Might Be Giants has all the inspiration they need.
Venue Songs (2005)
- Greeting From The Deranged Millionaire
- "The Experiment Begins"
- Dallas (Studio) (Trees)
- "A Concrete Shrine"
- Albany (Studio) (The Egg)
- "Paradoxically"
- Los Angeles (Studio) (West Hollywood House of Blues, or Hollywood)
- "An Oasis Of Hooch"
- Anaheim (Studio) (Anaheim House of Blues)
- "The Great Walled City"
- Vancouver (Studio) (Richard's on Richards)
- "Monongahela"
- Pittsburgh (Studio) (Mr. Small's)
- "You Can't Go Home Again"
- Asheville (The Orange Peel)
- "And So"
- Glasgow (T-H-E-G-A-R-A-G-E, or The Garage)
- "Returning To The U.S."
- Charlottesville (Studio) (Starr Hill Music Hall)
- "Skee-ball And Saltwater Taffy"
- Asbury Park (Studio) (Stone Pony)
- "The Tour Nearly Over"
- Brooklyn (Studio) (Celebrate Brooklyn)
- Goodbye From The Deranged Millionaire
- Damn Good Times
- Experimental Film
- Bastard Wants To Hit Me
- I'm All You Can Think About
- Dallas (Studio) (Trees)
- Albany (Studio) (The Egg)
- Los Angeles (Studio) (West Hollywood House of Blues, or Hollywood)
- Anaheim (Studio) (Anaheim House of Blues)
- Vancouver (Studio) (Richard's on Richards)
- Pittsburgh (Studio) (Mr. Small's)
- Asheville (The Orange Peel)
- Glasgow (Studio) (T-H-E-G-A-R-A-G-E, or The Garage)
- Charlottesville (Studio) (Starr Hill Music Hall)
- Asbury Park (Studio) (Stone Pony)
- Brooklyn (Studio) (Celebrate Brooklyn)
- Love Is Eternity
- Renew My Subscription
- Taste The Fame
- Tippecanoe And Tyler Too
- The Bloodmobile
- Omaha (Sokol Auditorium)
- Houston (Meridian)
- Leeds (Leeds Irish Center)
- New Orleans (New Orleans House of Blues)
- Columbia (The Blue Note)
- Santa Cruz (The Catalyst)
- Minneapolis (First Avenue Stage)
- Tucson (City Limits)
- San Francisco (Fillmore)
- Memphis (Gibson Lounge, or Gibson Beale Theme)
- Charleston (The Music Farm)
- Atlanta (Variety Playhouse, or Variety Playhouse Freak-In)
- Farmingdale (The Downtown)
- New Haven (Toad's Place, a.k.a. Toad's Place (A-))
- London (The Astoria, or At The As-tore-eye-yea)
- Raleigh (Lincoln Theatre)
- Towson (Recher Theatre)
- St. Louis (Mississippi Nights)
- Philadelphia (T.L.A.)
- Austin (Stubbs, or Stubb's)
- Dallas (Trees)
- Albany (The Egg)
- Los Angeles (West Hollywood House of Blues)
- Anaheim (Anaheim House of Blues)
- Vancouver (Richard's on Richards)
- Pittsburgh (Mr. Small's)
- Glasgow (T-H-E-G-A-R-A-G-E, or The Garage)
- Charlottesville (Starr Hill Music Hall)
- Asbury Park (Stone Pony)
- Brooklyn (Celebrate Brooklyn)