There is certainly no shortage of angsty songs about television. This was a fun concept to chase down in my collection which stemmed from hearing Ned's Atomic Dustbin on the radio. Took me a while to track down the Depeche Mode rarity.
00:00 Iggy & The Stooges - T.V. Eye
04:15 Le Shok - TV In My Eye
06:03 The Misfits - TV Casualty
08:16 The Cramps - TV Set
11:26 The Victims - Television Addict
14:19 Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Kill Your Television
17:08 Talking Heads - Found A Job
21:59 Violent Femmes - I Hate The TV
23:59 Black Flag - TV Party
27:44 Depeche Mode - Television Set
30:58 Butthole Surfers - TV Star
33:57 Bruce Springsteen - 57 Channels (And Nothin' On)
36:12 The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television, the Drug of the Nation
42:40 David Bowie - TVC15
48:00 Frank Zappa - I'm The Slime
51:20 Dead Kennedys - MTV Get Off The Air
54:56 Nadja - The Sun Always Shines on TV (A-Ha)
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Man, nobody ever references Ned's Atomic Dustbin. Top bongo, as a friend sez.
ReplyDeleteThey are great, and while not underrated I think more underappreciated. I felt they got lumped it with all the other early 90's alternative bands, though they had to much to offer. I love any chance to sneak them into a mix.
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