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Brought to You in Living Color

from Live at Ken's Steak House by Proprietary Pty.

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“Brought to You in Living Color” was written for the aborted Alexandria Palace sessions, which were later folded into the massive Day of Truth (year of lies) album. However, it was never recorded due to problems with my laptop microphone at the time, which meant that any songs I would record would have really annoying background noise and most likely my roommates watching college football. Also, I could never get a break – my roommate Ryan was at the dorm all the time, so the only times I could record were in between classes and weekends that he went to Athens. As for the content of the song, it’s me exploring the constructs of NBC from its codifying in the ‘50s to the Brandon Tartikoff era of the ‘80s. A general stream-of-consciousness song.

lyrics

I think there’s a problem
Can’t seem to pinpoint it
Could be coming from this house
The peacock molts on TV
Darling, can’t you see it
It dies and becomes the network ID
Brought to you in living color
Fuck you, the color’s long gone
Talk about defeating the purpose.


I think it was a pleasure
Not to see young Darren on TV
Because of the shitstorm
Surrounding his fandom

Darling, turn off the TV
The peacock represents all malevolence
Wants to fatten the audience
With Swanson TV dinners
And TV shows based off on movies
Try to adapt Dom Cobb for your cable
The Fab Four killed all the color
Motherfuckers took over the station
Made them prouder than the kids on the Imus Ranch

They made a new variety show
Jeff Altman and some hot ladies
Can’t speak a damn word of English
Chicago lost their heroes
One by gun and one by ego
With Woof Dachshund on TV
CBS is still on TV
They haven’t got a new hit
Since Freddie Prinze ate the gun
Tartikoff on the TV
Making it enjoyable and “artistic”
Fred fucked up, Brandon saved the day

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from Live at Ken's Steak House, released June 6, 2013

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