Birdhouse In Your Soul

Released in late 1989 as the lead single from the album Flood, "Birdhouse in Your Soul" became They Might Be Giants' highest-charting single in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Written by John Flansburgh and John Linnell, the song's lyrics are narrated from the perspective of a nightlight in the shape of a blue canary and feature an atypical snare drum pattern with modulation among four keys.