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Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)

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Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)

EP by They Might Be Giants

Released

September 14 1993

Genre

Alternative, Indie rock

Length

9:50

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link

They Might Be Giants chronology

The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
(1992)

Why Does The Sun Shine?
(1993)

O Tannenbaum
(1993)

They Might Be Giants EP chronology

The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
(1992)

Why Does The Sun Shine?
(1993)

O Tannenbaum
(1993)

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 is later featured on the album John Henry. It is also included in the CD Carmen Sandiego: Out of This World.

Track listing

"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
"Jessica"
- Written by The Allman Brothers Band
"Whirlpool"
- Written by Meat Puppets
"Spy (Original Version)"

External links

Why Does The Sun Shine? EP on This Might Be A Wiki
"Why Does The Sun Shine?" (song) on This Might Be A Wiki
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/whysunshine.htm

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Discography
Albums: They Might Be Giants (1986) \| Lincoln (1988) \| Flood (1990) \| Apollo 18 (1992) \| John Henry (1994) \| Factory Showroom (1996) \| Long Tall Weekend (1999) \| Mink Car (2001) \| No! (2002) \| The Spine (2004) \| Here Come the ABCs (2005) \| The Else (2007) \| Here Come the 123s (2008)
EPs: Wiggle Diskette \| 1985 Demo Tape \| Don't Let's Start \| (She Was A) Hotel Detective \| They'll Need a Crane \| 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 \| Working Undercover for the Man \| Boss of Me \| Man, It's So Loud in Here \| They Might Be Giants in Holidayland \| Bed, Bed, Bed \| Indestructible Object \| The Spine Surfs Alone
Live albums: Live!! New York City 10/14/94 \| Severe Tire Damage \| Live \| The Spine Hits the Road \| Almanac \| Venue Songs
Compilations: Don't Let's Start \| 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 \| Venue Songs DVD/CD
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"Don't Let's Start" \| "Ana Ng" \| "Birdhouse in Your Soul" \| "Particle Man" \| "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" \| "Doctor Worm" \| "Experimental Film"
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Direct from Brooklyn \| Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) \| Here Come the ABCs DVD/CD \| Venue Songs DVD/CD
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