Baroque Hoedown - They Might Be Giants

It's sad that children these days don't get to experience the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland. Yes, there are other variations of the Parade at in the other parks but none of them are the same. The Main Street Electrical Parade, and it's soundtrack, were a part of summer evenings at Disneyland for three decades and it is on this day in 1996 that it did it's last route on Main Street.

The soundtrack, which was created by cutting edge synthesizers, was written in 1967 and was synchronized to the thousands of blinking lights and animatronic characters. The main theme was the Baroque Hoedown, which was heard during the Blue Fairy float, but the soundtrack incorporated many Disney songs that went with the floats of the same movie.

This version of Baroque Hoedown is by quirky rock duo THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS. This pairing is perfect; the song is quite weird and the Giants use of electronica in their music works to modernize this tune using the same elements that made it famous in the first place. You will also hear a bit of the Unbirthday Song which was played during the Alice in Wonderland float in the parade.

I should note, in case you are unfamiliar with the band, that They Might Be Giants is not an electronica group. They are alternative rock that draw on many other styles of music to make up their sound. Check back in a few week and you'll hear another Disney cover from TMBG!

Baroque Hoedown They Might Be Giants 2004