When songwriters take on TV, they tend to cast it in negative and neurotic roles. But I won’t hold it against these musicians; few people understand the downside of TV more intimately than a TV critic. I love songs that take to task both TV and the people who surrender too easily to it. We need to be kept on track. Some of the lyrics to these songs are among my slogans, including these by Frank Zappa: “I am the slime from the video / Oozin’ along on your living room floor.” Here are a few of my favorite songs about TV. -- Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff
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What are your favorite songs about TV?
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What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/6/2012 5:49 PM EDT
- BDCFeaturesEditor
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Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 6:03 AM EDT
- Slack
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I Am The Slime is the best evah!!! -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 6:27 AM EDT
- me@jeffreymayes.com
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HELLO!!!!"Video Killed the Radio Star"How in the hell could you leave that off the list!!! Very disapointed that whomever put this list together is not smart enough to include this song! -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 6:43 AM EDT
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T.V.O.D. by The Normal -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 6:47 AM EDT
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In Response to What are your favorite songs about TV?:What are your favorite songs about TV? Share here.
Posted by BDCFeaturesEditorgood list, but you really should be using the official video for 'Coffee & TV'love that little milk carton! -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 6:57 AM EDT
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TV Party by Black Flag! -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 7:26 AM EDT
- TheKidsRAllRight
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"I Saw It On TV" by John Fogarty -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 7:40 AM EDT
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Hey, How bout " T.V Party" by Black Flag ? -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 7:52 AM EDT
- mmcb24
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What Do You Want From Life by the Tubes. "What do you want from life, 2 TV set ,2 Cadillac cars"?
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Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 8:43 AM EDT
- cubedoggy
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"Everything is on TV" by the Hellecopters. A great song that really should have been on this list. -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/7/2012 8:53 AM EDT
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posted at 8/7/2012 11:30 AM EDT
- O-Spud
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How do you not have Black Flag's "TV Party"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loHP2O8mb7Q Inexcusable omission.The comments section list is vastly superior to the Globe list. -
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posted at 8/7/2012 12:57 PM EDT
- marvin
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"American Idiot" by Green Day
Don't want to be an American Idiot
One nation controlled by the media
Information age of hysteria
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Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/8/2012 3:01 PM EDT
- wmasschilly
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"oh man I need TV
when I got T-Rex" -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/9/2012 9:34 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?:Jammin' Me - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The best song (a great one) of arguably their worst album. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCFAzPl1QmE PS Yogie, notice the comment from Larry Rickenbacker. Keith influence! Open G, baby!
Posted by CliffordWasHereGot it. (Keith is the man) :) Nice vintage Tom Petty; great track, never heard it before.Here's another TV song:Talk Show Host - Radiohead -
Re: What are your favorite songs about TV?
posted at 8/10/2012 8:34 AM EDT
- mrchuckhall
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A list without Steve Goodman's classic, "Vegematic?"