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They Might Be Giants – Corner Lounge 1-17-18
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John & John from They Might Be Giants returned to the Corner Lounge to preview their new album I Like Fun before the Corner Welcomes show at The Jefferson!

They also stuck around & chose 10 songs for a special My Corner Playlist Guest DJ Takeover!  Playlist below:

John F’s songs:

Lizzo – Good As Hell

Shelby Lynne – Your Lies

Magnetic Fields – ’71: I Think I’ll Make Another World

The Bangles – Going Down To Liverpool

Nick Lowe – I Love My Label

John L’s songs:

Neil Cicierega – AC/VC

Tegan & Sara – Walking With A Ghost

Oscar Isaac – The Death of Queen Jane (from Llewyn Davis soundtrack)

The Gregory Brothers & Daym Drops – Oh My Dayum

Richard & Linda Thompson – Wall of Death

And the guys were kind enough to take part in our very 1st 106-Second Corner Lounge interview via Facebook Live!

 

 

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