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Watch They Might Be Giants Play “Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love” Backwards

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BIRMINGHAM, AL – JANUARY 30: John Flansburgh, Dan Miller, and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants perform at Iron City on January 30, 2018 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by David A. Smith/Getty Images)

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They Might Be Giants' breakout album Flood turned 30 last month, and to celebrate the anniversary, they're currently playing the LP in its entirety every night on tour -- with a few tweaks here and there. Last night in New Haven, for example, they performed the track "Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love" entirely backwards, sounding for all the world like the hottest new band in The Sims. Watch them debut "Stilloob" and see the footage reversed to become the "Sapphire Bullets Of Pure Love" you know and love below.

Thanks to reader Chad Marine for the tip!

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