Kiss Me, Son of Blog

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A weekly essay about every They Might Be Giants song in order. And the life that happened while I was listening.

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  • A new personal essay about a They Might Be Giants song, delivered to your inbox every Saturday โ€” free, forever.

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  • Full access to the complete archive โ€” over 167+ personal essays, one for every TMBG song covered so far.
  • Early access to every Saturday essay (Friday delivery), plus the Wednesday Extras posts covering TMBG B-sides and rarities.
  • Two bonus posts per month โ€” behind-the-scenes process writing, cut paragraphs, and the unfiltered thoughts and access to the author.

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About Chase Roper

Expert Overthinker. The only author on Substack writing about every song by They Might Be Giants | He/Him

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