# The foot long sub Subway commercial **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 10, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foot-long-sub-subway-commercial/444814 "2008-04-10T22:33:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foot-long-sub-subway-commercial/444814/1 "2008-04-10T22:33:18Z")
The one with Godzilla in. Is that a They Might Be Giants authored (and performed) jingle? My wife suggested that this is so, and it seemed to me she might be right. Googling seems to turn up nothing however. -FrL- ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foot-long-sub-subway-commercial/444814/2 "2008-04-11T01:05:37Z")
[QUOTE=Frylock] The one with Godzilla in. Is that a They Might Be Giants authored (and performed) jingle? My wife suggested that this is so, and it seemed to me she might be right. Googling seems to turn up nothing however. -FrL- [/QUOTE] Not TMBG, as there’s a female voice in there too. One band I am currently Googling like a mofo, who sounds a LOT like TMBG with a male and female vocalist, is the Salteens. Still can’t find anything on the commercial’s credits though. Gah, this is going to drive me crazy until it’s resolved!! ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foot-long-sub-subway-commercial/444814/3 "2008-04-11T20:14:55Z")
[QUOTE=freekalette] Not TMBG, as there’s a female voice in there too. One band I am currently Googling like a mofo, who sounds a LOT like TMBG with a male and female vocalist, is the Salteens. Still can’t find anything on the commercial’s credits though. Gah, this is going to drive me crazy until it’s resolved!! [/QUOTE] Hadn’t heard of the Salteens before. I just listened to three or four of their songs–I can definitely see a resemblance between them and the more Flansburgian modes of TMBG.\* Between the two bands, I’d bet on TMBG as the author of this jingle. But of course as far as we know the author of the jingle is an ad corporation. (The Salteens reminded me of another group I’ve heard recently–Mates of State.) -FrL- \*Having listened to the independent work of both Flansburg and Linell, I’ve discovered that I’m more of a John Linell fan than I am a TMBG fan. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foot-long-sub-subway-commercial/444814/4 "2008-04-12T01:27:04Z")
The Johns have solo work?! Oh lordy, I’m feeling a little faint. _fans self_ Holy balls do I love the Dope!! I learn something new from CS every single day. Oh, and PS- still looking, but no luck yet. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-foot-long-sub-subway-commercial/444814/5 "2008-04-12T01:36:12Z")
[QUOTE=freekalette] The Johns have solo work?! Oh lordy, I’m feeling a little faint. _fans self_ Holy balls do I love the Dope!! I learn something new from CS every single day. Oh, and PS- still looking, but no luck yet. 😉 [/QUOTE] Flansburg has (had?) a “side project” consisting of a band called Mono Puff. Linell has a side project that is not a band but an album called “State Songs.” Have fun with that! -FrL-