They Might Be Giants Album: “S-E-X-X-Y”

This is the best They Might Be Giants CD I have ever heard! S-E-X-X-Y and the remix on it are fantastic. SenSurround is their best song ever written, in my opinion. Unforgotten is a little depressing but it's still good. We've Got A World That Swings is a remarkable remake of the song from the Nutty Professer and it is great. If you're going to buy a TMBG CD buy this one.

This single includes both the original version of "Sexxy" and a crappy remix. But don't let the teenage bib-bop rubbish of a remix turn you off. Three great B-Sides reside here: "Sensurround" is a nice rock song reflecting on the horrors of being a zygote turned fetus in a mother's womb. "Unforgotten" is either an original song from Flansburgh or a remake, but either way it is a good song. "We've Got A World That Swings" is my favorite song, even though it is a remake. It was an early-on favorite because it was included on an old tape my sister made for me that introduced me to TMBG. It has a nice, childish style to it. These B-Sides should have been added to "Factory Showroom" but I guess that was up to them.

This is the best They Might Be Giants CD I have ever heard! S-E-X-X-Y and the remix on it are fantastic. SenSurround is their best song ever written, in my opinion. Unforgotten is a little depressing but it's still good. We've Got A World That Swings is a remarkable remake of the song from the Nutty Professer and it is great. If you're going to buy a TMBG CD buy this one.

The title track here is, of course, "S-E-X-X-Y," the lead song on Factory Showroom. While a good song, this would not have been my choice for a single, and the techno remix that made it onto the EP is long and tedious. As is usual with TMBG EP's, though, the B-sides are the highlights here. It is hard to say anything against the rocking "SenSurround" or the bubbly cover of "We've Got A World That Swings." "Unforgotten" occasionally ventures into cheesy lyric territory ("I know your new boyfriend, and you belong with him"), but it is still a decent song. Overall, this is definitely a wise buy for TMBG fans.

This CD in it's entirity is very cool. S~E~X~X~Y in it's original mix is on the CD, plus a very cool techno remix that deserves to be on the repeat once or twice. Sensurround is great sounding guitar rock, and We've Got a World that Swings could be an easy song to romance someone with. :-) Some of the best stuff I've heard from the best band out there!