Too Much TV

Monkaton

Genre: Rock

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Description

This is an oldie from around 1990. I wrote this after realizing I had watched too much tv and my brain was more mush than usual.

I've always liked the words to this song. Must have been on a Twinkie high.

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Lyrics

Too Much TV

I’ve got the sight and sound you’d like to flash and be
A mind becomes a bullseye arrows pierce so secretly
My words work on your mind like ocean waves upon the shore
Cancelling all your memory of pain and what is sore.

You don’t know why you can’t believe that you would want me here
Electrons shooting through your brain exploiting all your dreams and fears.

Your eyes are dulled while dialing thourgh my hyper super marts
Bouncing from love to hate from war and peace to animated hearts.

I beam your dreams and nightmare screams inside a tube of chroma keys
Electrons shooting through your brain exploiting all your dreams and fears.

Transisted Parliment, voting with a cyclops eye
Castrated electorate, whining for their pie in the sky

yie, yie, yie ,yie, yie yie (repeat)

Song Stats

Hits: 646
Comments: 16
Fans: 7
Plays: 39
Downloads: 36
Votes: 3
Uploaded: May 01, 2008 - 12:44:36 AM
Last Updated: May 01, 2008 - 12:44:36 AM Last Played: Jul 31, 2009 - 08:38:39 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

Pie (7), Sky (42), TV (27), Transisted (1), Parliment (1), Cyclops Chroma (1), Keys (28), Electrons (4)

Hardware:

Fostex 4 Track Cassette Recorder
Tascam 788 Digital Portastudio
Roland TR-626 Rhythm Composer
G&L Asat Electric Guitar
Fender Statocaster
Fender Jazz Bass
Digital Delay

Software:

None

Comments

lengold	lengold said 570 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	Great song Really like this song Tim, great lyrics, vocals and very tight playing. What really amazes me though is the production. I don't remember those tape machines sounding anywhere as good as this. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

woofer3

woofer3 said 570 days ago (May 1st, 2008)

Len has beaten me
to the mark, - this reminds me of the Undertones - ....it's very seventies I think. Zappa did a song on this subject called - I am the Slime, about 1972ish.

Yeh , good track Tim and a nice clean and crisp sound, I have lots of old recordings I did on portastudio and none of them sound this good. Ten out of ten all 'round as far as I'm concerned. A Jiffytown Gem no less.

John.

Check out my latest song called coalhouse blues

Monkaton

Monkaton said 570 days ago (May 1st, 2008)

Gentlemen. . .
Thanks so much len and woofer for your comments.

The Fostex was a beast of a machine that never did as well as it should have, but it did record ok, when I wasn't cursing at it and pounding on it. What I did was played the original four track tape through a newer Tascam Portastudio into the Tascam 788 Digital Portastudio. This allowed me to EQ it a bit and also add the harmonic guitar part. Anyway, it came out the way it sounds and I'm glad you guys like it.

I remember Zappa's "I am the Slime." The Undertones, not so much. This was written as an '80's style "New Wavish" song.

Thanks again for stopping by and listening, and giving your comments. It's always good to hear from you.

Your friend in Jiffytown.

Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

Feter	Feter said 570 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	Too Much TV Nice rockin song my freind ..ye the sound and the arrangment all into the 80s or early 90s ! cool singin there nice live feel to it ..thnx alot for sharin it !!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Monkaton	Monkaton said 570 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	Feter Thanks, Feter, for your nice comments. It's always nice to hear from you. Glad you liked the song. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

vbluesky	vbluesky said 570 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	rockin song it has that analog sound and a timeless driving groov,good remix/production...are you using a snowball mic? if yes, it sounds good....BlueSky Check out my latest song called SMILE ( onesweetworld Remix )

Monkaton	Monkaton said 569 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	No Snowball The mic was an old Peavy that I used for years before I upgraded. I do have a Snowball and also an AT 3035 which I use now. Thanks for listening and commenting. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

DWL	DWL said 570 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	That bass is very 80s! Drives along nicely and surprisingly good production from a 4 track Fostex. Mine never sounded that clean. Cheers Dick Check out my latest song called A Good Night's Sleep with Macferret, Sir Dennis Crowther and Pete Young

Monkaton

Monkaton said 569 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)

Fender Jazz Bass
The song was written in 1990 so it is an old bass.

I can't account for the sound on this particular track since I have others from my Fostex days which are very noisy. I think what helped this was to play it off a new Portastudio into a Digital Portastudio, but hey, I really have not idea.

Thanks for stopping by, it's always good to hear from you.

Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

Monkaton

Monkaton said 569 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)

Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 569 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	cylcops eye nice clean beat and the whole thing is quite tight. really a cool tune. now we return you to your regularly scheduled program. Check out my latest song called November

Monkaton	Monkaton said 569 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Vic the Cyclops Good to hear from you again, Vic. Thanks for listening and commenting, it's always good to hear from you. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

	said 506 days ago (July 4th, 2008)
	Brilliant I love this Some great guitar, singing. Love the driving beat too. Excellent. Peace Dee.

Monkaton	Monkaton said 505 days ago (July 5th, 2008)
	Thanks Dee Hey there Dee, thanks for coming by listening and commenting. Your comments are always appreciated. Take care and have a good weekend. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

kingbee	kingbee said 300 days ago (January 26th, 2009)
	TV eye Your vocals are a cross between Gruff of the Super Furry Animals..and Ozzy but maybe that's because of the double tracking. The cut up vocals loop effect is very cool. Sort of modern retro feel to this and cool sound you got from a 4 track Nice one Check out my latest song called Dr.Thunderball-Bond theme challenge

Monkaton	Monkaton said 299 days ago (January 26th, 2009)
	King Bee Buzz Thanks King, for stopping by. The vocal loop was actually done with a repeated echo of my voice during the song. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night