Why Does the Sun Shine?
by They Might Be Giants
Setlists featuring Why Does the Sun Shine?, page 31
17 Oct 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Main: Meet James Ensor, They'll Need a Crane, Mammal, Number Three, The Famous Polka, Particle Man, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Don't Let's Start, AKA Driver, The End of the Tour, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Destination Moon, The Statue Got Me High, Whistling in the Dark, Your Racist Friend, A Self Called Nowhere, Extra Savoir-Faire, She's an Angel, Out of Jail, Ana Ng, Stomp Box, Dirt Bike, Sleeping in the Flowers, I Palindrome I, The Guitar, Birdhouse in Your Soul
Encore 1: Snail Shell, Twisting, The Joker by Steve Miller Band, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Spy
14 Oct 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA
Main: O, Do Not Forsake Me, Don't Let's Start, AKA Driver, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Purple Toupee, Sleeping in the Flowers, Chess Piece Face, Particle Man, She's an Angel, The Statue Got Me High, Whistling in the Dark, Ana Ng, Turn Around, I Palindrome I, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Snail Shell, Twisting, Dig My Grave
30 Sep 1994 - They Might Be Giants at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland
Main: O, Do Not Forsake Me, Don't Let's Start, AKA Driver, The End of the Tour, Why Does the Sun Shine?, The Statue Got Me High, Chess Piece Face, Shoehorn With Teeth, Particle Man, She's an Angel, Your Racist Friend, Out of Jail, Whistling in the Dark, She's Actual Size, Ana Ng, Stomp Box, Piece of Dirt, Sleeping in the Flowers, I Palindrome I, The Guitar, Birdhouse in Your Soul
Encore 1: Snail Shell, Twisting, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Frankenstein by Edgar Winter, Spy
17 Sep 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Live Station, Dortmund, Germany
Main: Dirt Bike, The Guitar, Don't Let's Start, AKA Driver, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Unrelated Thing, Whistling in the Dark, The Statue Got Me High, Your Racist Friend, The End of the Tour, Purple Toupee, Chess Piece Face, She's Actual Size, Sleeping in the Flowers, Stomp Box, Extra Savoir-Faire, Particle Man, She's an Angel, Turn Around, I Palindrome I, Twisting, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Dig My Grave
Encore 1: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Snail Shell, Spy
Encore 2: The Famous Polka, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group
20 Jun 1994 - They Might Be Giants at The Lansdowne, Boston, MA, USA
Preset: Why Does the Sun Shine?, The Guitar, Snail Shell, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Purple Toupee, The Famous Polka, Extra Savoir-Faire, I Palindrome I, Twisting, The Joker by Steve Miller Band, Out of Jail, Turn Around, Destination Moon, Your Racist Friend, The Statue Got Me High, Unrelated Thing, Don't Let's Start, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Dig My Grave
Encore: Particle Man, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Spy
18 Jun 1994 - They Might Be Giants at The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, The Guitar, Snail Shell, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Extra Savoir-Faire, Why Must I Be Sad?, Whistling in the Dark, Purple Toupee, The Famous Polka, Sleeping in the Flowers, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, I Palindrome I, Your Racist Friend, I Should Be Allowed to Think, She's Actual Size, Turn Around, The Statue Got Me High, Twisting, The Joker by Steve Miller Band, Don't Let's Start, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Dig My Grave, Spy
19 May 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, Particle Man, I Palindrome I, Your Racist Friend, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, She's Actual Size, Chess Piece Face, Sleeping in the Flowers, Whistling in the Dark, Why Must I Be Sad?, The Statue Got Me High, Unrelated Thing, Out of Jail, Purple Toupee, The Famous Polka, Extra Savoir-Faire, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Don't Let's Start, Twisting, Frankenstein by Edgar Winter, Dig My Grave
Encore: The Guitar, No One Knows My Plan, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
15 May 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Frost Amphitheater, Stanford, CA, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, Particle Man, I Palindrome I, Your Racist Friend, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, She's Actual Size, Sleeping in the Flowers, Whistling in the Dark, Why Must I Be Sad?, The Statue Got Me High, Unrelated Thing, Out of Jail, The Famous Polka, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Don't Let's Start, Twisting, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Dig My Grave
Encore: Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
11 May 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, The Guitar, I Palindrome I, Your Racist Friend, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, She's Actual Size, Sleeping in the Flowers, Whistling in the Dark, Why Must I Be Sad?, The Statue Got Me High, Out of Jail, Unrelated Thing, Lucky Ball & Chain, Purple Toupee, The Famous Polka, Extra Savoir-Faire, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Don't Let's Start, Twisting, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Dig My Grave
Encore: No One Knows My Plan, Particle Man, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
4 May 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Pearl Street, Northampton, MA, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, I Palindrome I, Your Racist Friend, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, She's Actual Size, Sleeping in the Flowers, Whistling in the Dark, Why Must I Be Sad?, The Statue Got Me High, Out of Jail, Unrelated Thing, Lucky Ball & Chain, Purple Toupee, The Famous Polka, Extra Savoir-Faire, The Guitar, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Don't Let's Start, Twisting, Frankenstein by Edgar Winter, Dig My Grave
Encore: Particle Man, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
28 Apr 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, The Guitar, Don't Let's Start, Snail Shell, Why Does the Sun Shine?, I Palindrome I, Whistling in the Dark, Your Racist Friend, Chess Piece Face, Sleeping in the Flowers, She's Actual Size, Unrelated Thing, Lucky Ball & Chain, Extra Savoir-Faire, The Statue Got Me High, The Famous Polka, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Purple Toupee, Twisting, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Dig My Grave
Encore: Particle Man, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
24 Apr 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse, Peoria, IL, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, The Guitar, Don't Let's Start, Snail Shell, Why Does the Sun Shine?, I Palindrome I, Whistling in the Dark, Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond, Your Racist Friend, Chess Piece Face, Sleeping in the Flowers, She's Actual Size, Unrelated Thing, Lucky Ball & Chain, Extra Savoir-Faire, The Statue Got Me High, The Famous Polka, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Purple Toupee, Twisting, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Dig My Grave
Encore: Particle Man, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
20 Apr 1994 - They Might Be Giants at Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, The Guitar, Don't Let's Start, Snail Shell, Why Does the Sun Shine?, I Palindrome I, Whistling in the Dark, Your Racist Friend, Chess Piece Face, Sleeping in the Flowers, Extra Savoir-Faire, She's Actual Size, Unrelated Thing, Where Your Eyes Don't Go, The Statue Got Me High, The Famous Polka, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Purple Toupee, Twisting, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Dig My Grave
Encore: Dominique by Sœur Sourire, Particle Man, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
8 Dec 1993 - They Might Be Giants at CBGB, New York, NY, USA
Main: Snail Shell, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Why Must I Be Sad?, Meet James Ensor, I Palindrome I, Lucky Ball & Chain, Turn Around, I Should Be Allowed to Think, Sleeping in the Flowers, The Statue Got Me High, Whistling in the Dark, Extra Savoir-Faire, She's Actual Size, Particle Man, Don't Let's Start, The Famous Polka, Mammal, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Ana Ng, Twisting, Frankenstein by Edgar Winter, Dig My Grave
Encore: No One Knows My Plan, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
6 Dec 1993 - They Might Be Giants at University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Main: O, Do Not Forsake Me, Don't Let's Start, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Snail Shell, I Should Be Allowed to Think, Lucky Ball & Chain, Turn Around, Sleeping in the Flowers, The Statue Got Me High, Whistling in the Dark, Why Must I Be Sad?, Narrow Your Eyes, She's Actual Size, Particle Man, I Palindrome I, The Famous Polka, Mammal, Extra Savoir-Faire, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Ana Ng, Twisting, Frankenstein by Edgar Winter, Dig My Grave
Encore: No One Knows My Plan, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
3 Dec 1993 - They Might Be Giants at East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, USA
Main: Dirt Bike, The Guitar, Sleeping in the Flowers, Snail Shell, I Palindrome I, Lucky Ball & Chain, Turn Around, The Statue Got Me High, Whistling in the Dark, I Should Be Allowed to Think, Narrow Your Eyes, Why Must I Be Sad?, Extra Savoir-Faire, She's Actual Size, Particle Man, Don't Let's Start, The Famous Polka, Mammal, Why Does the Sun Shine?, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Ana Ng, Twisting, Frankenstein by Edgar Winter, Dig My Grave, No One Knows My Plan, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy
2 Oct 1993 - They Might Be Giants at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI, USA
Main: O, Do Not Forsake Me, Don't Let's Start, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, No One Knows My Plan, Lucky Ball & Chain, Turn Around, Sleeping in the Flowers, The Statue Got Me High, Whistling in the Dark, Why Must I Be Sad?, Narrow Your Eyes, She's Actual Size, Particle Man, Ondine, I Palindrome I, Mammal, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Ana Ng, Twisting, Frankenstein by Edgar Winter
Encore 1: Dirt Bike, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: The Famous Polka, Spy
29 Sep 1993 - They Might Be Giants at Stone Ballroom, Newark, DE, USA
Main: O, Do Not Forsake Me, Don't Let's Start, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, No One Knows My Plan, Lucky Ball & Chain, Turn Around, Sleeping in the Flowers, The Statue Got Me High, Whistling in the Dark, Why Must I Be Sad?, Narrow Your Eyes, She's Actual Size, Particle Man, Ondine, I Palindrome I, Mammal, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Ana Ng, Twisting, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group
Encore 1: Dirt Bike, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Dig My Grave
Encore 2: The Famous Polka, Spy
22 Sep 1993 - They Might Be Giants at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Main: O, Do Not Forsake Me, Don't Let's Start, The Guitar, Why Does the Sun Shine?, (unknown) by [unknown], Why Must I Be Sad?, Whistling in the Dark, Sleeping in the Flowers, I Palindrome I, Your Racist Friend, Ondine, Particle Man, The Statue Got Me High, A Self Called Nowhere, The Famous Polka, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads, Ana Ng, Twisting, Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group, Dig My Grave
Encore: She's Actual Size, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Spy