They Might Be Giants' name is derived from a movie from 1971 starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward, but according to the group, the name is of no greater significance.
The "two Johns" as they are often called, met in high school in Lincoln, Massachusetts, where they worked together in the school's newspaper, but didn't form the band until after they went to (different) college.
Early in the band's career there was a point when they couldn't perform live because Flansburgh had equipment stolen and Linnell broke his wrist. To compensate, they played tapes with various home recorded songs on their answering machine and promoted it as "Dial-A-Song." This service can still be reached today at (718) 387-6962.
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