John Linnell

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member of:Mundanes
They Might Be Giants (from 1982 to present)
performs as:Jared (Member of the Sapphire Bullets)
children:Henry Linnell
has personal publisher:Colyer Brothers Music
founded:Collyer Brothers Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
part of:Paste: 100 Best Living Songwriters (number: 84) (order: 117)
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513057/ [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/artist/543875 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/john_linnell [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000198124 [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/4563 [info]
VIAF ID:36105720 [info]
Wikidata:Q707352 [info]
Last.fm:https://www.last.fm/music/John Linnell [info]

Appearances

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1988-03 – 1988-06Ana NgaccordionThey Might Be Giants3:23
1988-03 – 1988-06Ana NgautoharpThey Might Be Giants3:23
1992Cabbagetownbass clarinetThey Might Be Giants2:54
1992CabbagetownaccordionThey Might Be Giants2:54
1993-11 – 1994-06AKA DriverHammond organ [rock organ]They Might Be Giants3:14
1993-11 – 1994-06The End of the TourHammond organ [drawbar organ]They Might Be Giants3:19
1993-11 – 1994-06The End of the TourpianoThey Might Be Giants3:19
1993-11 – 1994-06The End of the TourHammond organThey Might Be Giants3:19
1993-11 – 1994-06The End of the Toursynthesizer [synth choir]They Might Be Giants3:19
2082keyboardThey Might Be Giants1:55
Bee (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants3:39
Birdhouse in Your SoulkeyboardThey Might Be Giants3:18
Boss of Mekeyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants2:58
Can’t Keep Johnny DownkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:20
CanajohariekeyboardThey Might Be Giants3:39
CelebrationkeyboardThey Might Be Giants3:48
CloisonnékeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:38
Damn Good Times (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants3:36
Dog WalkerkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:32
Dr. Worm (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants3:17
Everything Right Is Wrong AgainkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:20
Everything Right Is Wrong AgainpianoThey Might Be Giants2:20
Experimental Film (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants3:51
Fingertips (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants6:12
Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a DealThey Might Be Giants3:48
I’m DefkeyboardThey Might Be Giants1:08
In FactkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:20
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants4:31
James K. Polk (Original Version)keyboardThey Might Be Giants3:15
James K. PolkaccordionThey Might Be Giants3:05
James K. Polk (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants3:08
Jessicabass clarinetThey Might Be Giants2:25
Jessicabass saxophoneThey Might Be Giants2:25
JessicaaccordionThey Might Be Giants2:25
JessicapianoThey Might Be Giants2:25
Judy Is Your Viet NamkeyboardThey Might Be Giants1:26
Let Your Hair Hang DownkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:31
Los Angeles House of Blues (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants1:50
Meet James Ensor (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants1:47
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ThemeaccordionThey Might be Giants1:00
Never Knew LovekeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:54
Old Pine BoxkeyboardThey Might Be Giants1:51
Olderkeyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants1:57
Older (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants2:07
Particle Man (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants2:48
ProtagonistkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:49
Snail Shellkeyboard [rock organ]They Might Be Giants3:21
Snail ShellpianoThey Might Be Giants3:21
Spoiler AlertkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:39
Spytenor saxophoneThey Might Be Giants3:06
Spy (new live version)saxophoneThey Might Be Giants2:31
SubliminalaccordionThey Might Be Giants2:46
The Alphabet of Nations (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants2:22
The Lady and the TigerkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:55
Three Might Be DuendekeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:25
Tired of SleepingaccordionSuzanne Vega4:23
We Live in a Dump (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants1:37
When Will You DiekeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:32
Whirlpoolbaritone saxophoneThey Might Be Giants2:11
Why Did You Grow a Beard? (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants1:04
Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (EP version)accordionThey Might Be Giants2:54
Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)accordion, keyboard and other instrumentsThey Might Be Giants2:48
You Don’t Like MekeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:57
You Probably Get That a LotkeyboardThey Might Be Giants2:57
performed
(She Was a) Hotel Detective (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:09
32 Footsteps (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants1:36
Absolutely Bill’s Mood (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:52
Alienation’s for the Rich (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:21
Boat of Car (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants1:27
Chess Piece Face (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants1:13
Don’t Let’s Start (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:27
Everything Right Is Wrong Again (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:18
Hide Away Folk Family (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants3:27
I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants1:40
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Clothes (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:07
Number Three (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants1:32
Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:17
Rabid Child (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:52
Rhythm Section Want Ad (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:50
She’s an Angel (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:27
The Day (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants1:44
Toddler Hiway (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants6:57
Youth Culture Killed My Dog (live, 2013: They Might Be Giants’ world tour)They Might Be Giants2:30
programming
James K. Polk (Original Version)keyboardThey Might Be Giants3:15
Lady Is a TrampThey Might Be Giants1:21
vocals
1988-03 – 1988-06Ana Nglead vocalsThey Might Be Giants3:23
1988-03 – 1988-06Ana Ngbackground vocalsThey Might Be Giants3:23
1988-03 – 1988-06Cowtownlead vocalsThey Might Be Giants2:21
1988-03 – 1988-06I’ve Got a Matchlead vocalsThey Might Be Giants2:37
1988-03 – 1988-06Kiss Me, Son of Godlead vocalsThey Might Be Giants1:53
1988-03 – 1988-06Mr. Melead vocalsThey Might Be Giants1:52
1988-03 – 1988-06Pencil Rainlead vocalsThey Might Be Giants2:42
1988-03 – 1988-06Purple Toupeelead vocalsThey Might Be Giants2:40
1988-03 – 1988-06Shoehorn With Teethlead vocalsThey Might Be Giants1:13
1988-03 – 1988-06Stand on Your Own Headlead vocalsThey Might Be Giants1:16
1988-03 – 1988-06They’ll Need a Cranelead vocalsThey Might Be Giants2:33
1988-03 – 1988-06Where Your Eyes Don’t Golead vocalsThey Might Be Giants3:06
1993-11 – 1994-06AKA Driverbackground vocalsThey Might Be Giants3:14
2001Tender Is the Mindlead vocalsThey Might Be Giants1:15
[interview with Helen Leicht] (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)other vocalsThey Might Be Giants4:20
2082They Might Be Giants1:55
Bee (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants3:39
Birdhouse in Your Soullead vocalsThey Might Be Giants3:18
Birdhouse in Your Soulbackground vocalsThey Might Be Giants3:18
Boss of MeThey Might Be Giants2:58
Can’t Keep Johnny DownThey Might Be Giants2:20
CanajoharieThey Might Be Giants3:39
CelebrationThey Might Be Giants3:48
CloisonnéThey Might Be Giants2:38
Damn Good Times (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants3:36
Dog WalkerThey Might Be Giants2:32
Dr. Worm (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants3:17
Everything Right Is Wrong Againlead vocalsThey Might Be Giants2:20
Experimental Film (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants3:51
Fingertips (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants6:12
Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deallead vocalsThey Might Be Giants3:48
In FactThey Might Be Giants2:20
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants4:31
James K. Polk (Original Version)They Might Be Giants3:15
James K. Polk (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants3:08
James K. PolkThey Might Be Giants3:05
Judy Is Your Viet NamThey Might Be Giants1:26
Let Your Hair Hang DownThey Might Be Giants2:31
Los Angeles House of Blues (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants1:50
Meet James Ensor (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants1:47
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Themebackground vocalsThey Might be Giants1:00
Museum of Idiots (live, 5 Piece TMBG)They Might Be Giants3:03
Never Knew LoveThey Might Be Giants2:54
North to Alaska (live)lead vocalsJohn Linnell and the Statesmen2:54
Old Pine BoxThey Might Be Giants1:51
OlderThey Might Be Giants1:57
Older (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants2:07
Particle Man (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants2:48
ProtagonistThey Might Be Giants2:49
Snail Shelllead vocalsThey Might Be Giants3:21
Spoiler AlertThey Might Be Giants2:39
Subliminallead vocalsThey Might Be Giants2:46
The Alphabet of Nations (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants2:22
The Lady and the TigerThey Might Be Giants2:55
Three Might Be DuendeThey Might Be Giants2:25
We Live in a Dump (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants1:37
When Will You DieThey Might Be Giants2:32
Which Describes How You're Feeling (demo version)lead vocalsThey Might Be Giants1:24
Whirlpoollead vocalsThey Might Be Giants2:11
Why Did You Grow a Beard? (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants1:04
Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (live, 2006-06-30: WXPN "Free at Noon" Concert, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA)They Might Be Giants2:48
Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (EP version)They Might Be Giants2:54
You Don’t Like MeThey Might Be Giants2:57
You Probably Get That a LotThey Might Be Giants2:57
instruments
Frank BlacksaxophoneFrank Black
Frank BlacksaxophoneFrank Black
Frank BlacksaxophoneFrank Black
Frank BlacksaxophoneFrank Black
Gleanwoodwind [woodwinds]They Might Be Giants
Gleankeyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants
Here Come the 123s (Amazon version)keyboard and saxophoneThey Might Be Giants
Here Comes Sciencekeyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants
I Like Funkeyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants
I Like Funwoodwind [woodwinds]They Might Be Giants
I Like Funother instruments [etc.]They Might Be Giants
Long Tall Weekendbaritone saxophoneThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall Weekendbass saxophoneThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendfiddleThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendbanjoThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendhornThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendaccordionThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendorganThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendclarinetThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendkeyboardThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendbassThey Might Be Giants
Nanobotsclarinet [contra-alto clarinet]They Might Be Giants
Nanobotsbass clarinetThey Might Be Giants
NanobotsaccordionThey Might Be Giants
NanobotskeyboardThey Might Be Giants
NanobotssaxophoneThey Might Be Giants
No!keyboardThey Might Be Giants
Phone Powerwoodwind [woodwinds]They Might Be Giants
Phone Powerkeyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants
Severe Tire DamageaccordionThey Might Be Giants
Severe Tire Damagebaritone saxophone [baritone sax]They Might Be Giants
Severe Tire Damagekeyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants
The Elsekeyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants
Why?woodwind [woodwinds]They Might Be Giants
Why?keyboard [keyboards]They Might Be Giants
Why?brassThey Might Be Giants
photography
Secret Music, Vol. 1They Might Be Giants
produced
Roman SongsJohn Linnell
programming
Long Tall WeekendThey Might Be Giants
NanobotsThey Might Be Giants
vocals
GleanThey Might Be Giants
Here Come the 123s (Amazon version)They Might Be Giants
Here Comes ScienceThey Might Be Giants
I Like FunThey Might Be Giants
Long Tall WeekendThey Might Be Giants
NanobotsThey Might Be Giants
No!They Might Be Giants
Phone PowerThey Might Be Giants
Severe Tire DamageThey Might Be Giants
The ElseThey Might Be Giants
Why?They Might Be Giants
wrote
Roman SongsJohn Linnell
composed
All Alone All Alone
Come On and Wreck My Car
Dead
Everything’s Catching on Fire
Fingertips (Banjo)
Fingertips (Whispered)
Hearing Aid
Hey Now Everybody Now
Hot Cha
Hot Dog (From “The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”)
I Don’t Understand You
I Found a New Friend Underneath My Pillow
I Hear the Wind Blow
I Heard a Sound
I Walk Along Darkened Corridors
I’m Having a Heart Attack
I’m Not a Loser
Leave Me Alone
Letterbox
Lucky Ball & Chain
Minimum Wage
Mysterious Whisper
Now that You're One of Us
Particle Man
Please Pass the Milk, Please
Road Movie to Berlin
Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
Severe Tire Damage Theme
So to Be One of Us
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
Something Grabbed Ahold of My Hand
South Carolina
Spy
The Day That Love Came to Play
Theme From Flood
Theme From Volume 1
They Might Be Giants
Twisting
We Want a Rock
What’s That Blue Thing Doing Here?
Whistling in the Dark (They Might Be Giants)
Who’s Knocking on the Wall?
Who’s That Standing Out My Window?
Women & Men
lyrics
All Alone All Alone
Come On and Wreck My Car
Dead
Everything’s Catching on Fire
Fingertips (Banjo)
Fingertips (Whispered)
Hearing Aid
Hey Now Everybody Now
Hot Cha
I Don’t Understand You
I Found a New Friend Underneath My Pillow
I Hear the Wind Blow
I Heard a Sound
I Walk Along Darkened Corridors
I’m Having a Heart Attack
Leave Me Alone
Letterbox
Lucky Ball & Chain
Minimum Wage
Mysterious Whisper
Now that You're One of Us
Particle Man
Please Pass the Milk, Please
Road Movie to Berlin
Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
So to Be One of Us
Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
Something Grabbed Ahold of My Hand
South Carolina
Spy
The Day That Love Came to Play
Theme From Flood
Theme From Volume 1
They Might Be Giants
Twisting
We Want a Rock
What’s That Blue Thing Doing Here?
Whistling in the Dark (They Might Be Giants)
Who’s Knocking on the Wall?
Who’s That Standing Out My Window?
Women & Men
Yellow Submarine
wrote
1982Cowtown
(She Thinks She’s) Edith Head
(She Was a) Hotel Detective
(She Was a) Hotel Detective in the Future
32 Footsteps
A Self Called Nowhere
About Me
Absolutely Bill’s Mood
AKA Driver
Alienation’s for the Rich
All Time What
Alphabet of Nations
Ana Ng
Another First Kiss
Answer
Ant
Applause Applause Applause
Aren’t You the Guy?
Bangs
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Bed Bed Bed
Bee of the Bird of the Moth
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Biggest One
Birdhouse in Your Soul
Birds Fly
Boat of Car
Boss of Me (Malcolm in the Middle, theme)
Brain Problem Situation
Cabbagetown
Cage & Aquarium
Can't Keep Johnny Down
Cast Your Pod to the Wind
Certain People I Could Name
Chess Piece Face
Clap Your Hands
Conquest of the Apes
Counterfeit Faker
Cyclops Rock
Damn Good Times
Dark and Metric
Das Ist Das Micky Maus Wunderhaus
Das Ist Das Micky Maus Wunderhaus - Donalds Wunderhaus
Destination Moon
Dig My Grave
Dinner Bell
Dirt Bike
Doctor Worm
Don’t Let’s Start
Dr. Evil (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
Drinkin’
Employee of the Month
Escape From the Planet of the Apes
Everything Right Is Wrong Again
Experimental Film
Exquisite Dead Guy
Extra Savoir‐Faire
Famous Polka
Fibber Island
Fingertips
First Kiss
For Science
Four of Two
Greasy Kid Stuff
Haunted Floating Eye
Hello Radio
Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
Hide Away Folk Family
Homunculus
Hovering Sombrero
How Can I Sing Like a Girl?
I Am a Grocery Bag
I Am Not Your Broom
I Blame You
I Can Hear You
I Hear a New World
I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
I Like Fun
I Palindrome I
I Should Be Allowed to Think
I'm Def
I’ll Sink Manhattan
I’m Impressed
I’m Your Boyfriend Now
I’ve Got a Match
It’s Not My Birthday
James K. Polk
John Lee Supertaster
Kendra McCormick
Kiss Me, Son of God
Lazyhead and Sleepybones
Lie Still, Little Bottle
Madam, I Challenge You to a Duel
Mammal
Man, It’s So Loud in Here
Mausketanz
Meet James Ensor
Metal Detector
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Main
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Theme (new opening theme to Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on Disney Channel, circa 2006)
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