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Encyclopedia > Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)
Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)
Image:Cover
EP by They Might Be Giants
Released 1993
Genre Alternative, Indie rock
Length 9:50
Label Bar/None
Producer(s) They Might Be Giants
Professional reviews
They Might Be Giants chronology
Apollo 18
(1992)		 Why Does The Sun Shine?
(1988)		 John Henry
(1994)

Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) is an EP by They Might Be Giants. The recordings are all covers, excluding "Spy" which later featured on the album John Henry. The Kinks: vinyl EP, 1965 An example of an EP, Soft Science from Canadas Sproll released in 2006. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bar/None Records is a independent record label based out of Hoboken, New Jersey. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... Apollo 18 is They Might Be Giants fourth studio album, although it is the fifth disc in their discography. ... John Henry is the name of They Might Be Giants fifth original album, although it is the sixth disc in their discography. ... The Kinks: vinyl EP, 1965 An example of an EP, Soft Science from Canadas Sproll released in 2006. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American pop/rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh, collectively known as the two Johns or John and John. Known for their experimental pop music, they have been popular on college campuses and earned a reputation for intellectual... In popular music a cover version is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... John Henry is the name of They Might Be Giants fifth original album, although it is the sixth disc in their discography. ...


Track listing

  1. "Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)"
    • A remake of the song by Tom Glazer from the album Space Songs
  2. "Jessica"
  3. "Whirlpool"
  4. "Spy (Original Version)"

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External links

  • Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) page on This Might Be A Wiki
They Might Be Giants
John Flansburgh | John Linnell | Dan Miller | Danny Weinkauf | Marty Beller
Brian Doherty | Dan Hickey | Graham Maby | Tony Maimone | Eric Schermerhorn
Discography
Albums (canonical): They Might Be Giants | Lincoln | Flood | Apollo 18 | John Henry | Factory Showroom | Long Tall Weekend | Mink Car | No! | The Spine | Here Come the ABCs
EPs: Wiggle Diskette | 1985 Demo Tape | Don't Let's Start | (She Was A) Hotel Detective | They'll Need a Crane | Ana Ng (Single) | Purple Toupee | Birdhouse In Your Soul | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | The Statue Got Me High | The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) | I Palindrome I | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) | O Tannenbaum | Back To Skull | S-E-X-X-Y | Doctor Worm (Single) | What We Did This Summer | I'm Sick (Of This American Life) (Single) | Working Undercover for the Man | Boss of Me (EP) | Man, It's So Loud in Here | They Might Be Giants in Holidayland | Bed, Bed, Bed | Indestructible Object | The Spine Surfs Alone | T-Shirt (Single)
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 | Severe Tire Damage | Live | The Spine Hits the Road | Almanac | Venue Songs
Compilations: Miscellaneous T | Then: The Earlier Years | Best Of The Early Years | They Got Lost | Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants
Songs
"Don't Let's Start" | "Birdhouse In Your Soul" | "Particle Man" | "Boss of Me"| "Experimental Film"
Films
Direct From Brooklyn | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD | Venue Songs DVD/CD


 

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