lonelyday Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Heya, I'm looking for songs about the news or media, pretty much anything about or with lyrics about news, headlines etc You guys are awesome so i know you can help me! Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Not For You ~ Pearl Jam Restless soul, enjoy your youth Like Muhammad, hits the truth Can't escape from the common rule If you hate something, don't you do it too...too... Small my table, sits just two Got so crowded, I can't make room Oh, where did they come from? Stormed my room! And you dare say it belongs to you...to you... This is not for you This is not for you This is not for you Oh, not for you...ah, you... ...Scream...my friends...don't call me... ...Friends, no they don't scream... ...My friends don't call...my friends don't... All that's sacred, comes from youth Dedication, naive and true With no power, and f*ckin' nothing to do I still remember, why don't you...don't you... This is not for you This is not for you This is not for you Oh, never was for you...f*ck you... This is not for you... Oh, this is not for you...yeah, you... This is not for you... Oh, not for you... Oh, you... songfacts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 "News Of The World" - The Jam (not one of their best, but it fits the theme pretty well) Read about the things that happen throughout the world Don't be believe in everything you see or hear The neighbours talk day in day out about the goings on They tell us what they want - they don't give an inch Look at the pictures taken by the cameras they cannot lie The truth is in what you see - not what you read Little men tapping things out - points of view Remember their views are not the gospel truth Don't believe it all Find out for yourself Check before you spread News of the world Never doubt Never ask Never moan Never search Never find Never know Each morning our key to the world comes through the door More than often its just a comic, not much more Don't take it too serious - not many do Read between the lines and you'll find the truth Read all about it, read all about it - news of the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 A Day In The Life -- The Beatles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 or What's the Frequency, Kenneth? ~ R.E.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clara Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Horror Movie - The Skyhooks Watch a horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Shockin' me right out of my brain Shockin' me right out of my brain Watch horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Shockin' me right out of my brain Shockin' me right out of my brain It's bound to get ya in, get ya under your skin Hit you right on the chin, oh yeah It's bound to be a thriller, it's bound to be a chiller It's bound to be a killer, oh yeah Watch a horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Shockin' me right out of my brain Shockin' me right out of my brain The planes are a-crashin', the cars are a-smashin' They come for a-bashin', oh yeah The kids are a-fightin', the fires are a-lightin' The dogs are a-bitin', oh yeah Watch a horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Shockin' me right out of my brain Shockin' me right out of my brain You think it's just a movie on a silver screen And they're all actors and fake each scene Maybe you dont care whose gonna lose or win Listen to this and I'll tell you somethin' It's a horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie right there on my TV Horror movie and there's known abuse Horror movie, it's the six-thirty news Horror movie, it's the six-thirty news The public's waitin' for the killin' and the hatin' Switch on the station, oh yeah They do a lot a-sellin' between the firin' and the yellin'-a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 "5.45" - Gang of Four (Well worth checking out: I can even help you to source it, if you 're interested.) How can I sit and eat my tea, with all that blood flowing from the television. At a quarter to six, I watch the news, Eating, eating all my food As I sit watching the red spot In the egg which looks like All the blood you don't see on the television. Still body now, no movement yet Five men lie dead, flat on their backs Were they born to lie in state, Defend the ever stagnant great? Down on the street, assassinate All of them look so desperate Declared blood war on the bourgeois state Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen The corpse is a new personality Ionic charge gives immortality The corpse is a new personality Down on the street assassinate All of them look so desperate Declared blood war on the bourgeois state Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen The corpse is a new personality Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen The corpse is a new personality Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen The corpse is a new personality Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen The corpse is a new personality Watch new blood on the 18 inch screen The corpse is a new personality Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment Guerilla war struggle is a new entertainment Down on the street assassinate All of them look so desperate Declared blood war on the bourgeois state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 "The Sun Says" - Cock Sparrer We got Reds under the bed, We got lovelies nude and tanned, We got the wife of a mass murderer, And we only paid her ten grand. We got Samantha Fox, we got lots of sport, We got scroungers full of greed. "You Scum" is the headline For you and your kids to read The Sun says, The Sun says "We're gonna look after you" The Sun says, The Sun says So it must be true. We got talk, we got Lady Di, We got rapists in the dock. And best of all we got John Blake, Who knows everything about Rock. So if you wanna know what's going on, And who's kissing who, It don't cost much for a jolly good read And lots of pictures too. Gotcha! Stick it up yer Junta! Bingo! Win a Metro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Don Henley Dirty Laundry I make my living off the evening news Just give me something-something I can use People love it when you lose, They love dirty laundry Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here I just have to look good, I dont have to be clear Come and whisper in my ear Give us dirty laundry Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre up Kick em all around We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who Comes on at five She can tell you bout the plane crash with a gleam In her eye Its interesting when people die- Give us dirty laundry Can we film the operation? Is the head dead yet? You know, the boys in the newsroom got a Running bet Get the widow on the set! We need dirty laundry You dont really need to find out whats going on You dont really want to know just how far its gone Just leave well enough alone Eat your dirty laundry Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre up Kick em when theyre down Kick em when theyre stiff Kick em all around Dirty little secrets Dirty little lies We got our dirty little fingers in everybodys pie We love to cut you down to size We love dirty laundry We can do the innuendo We can dance and sing When its said and done we havent told you a thing We all know that crap is king Give us dirty laundry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Cover Of The Rolling Stone Well we're big rock singers we got golden fingers And we're loved everywhere we go We sing about beauty and we sing about truth At ten thousand dollars a show We take all kinda pills that give us all kinda thrills But the thrill we never know Is the thrill that'll gitcha when ya get your picture On the cover of the Rolling Stone Chorus: Gonna see my picture on the cover Gonna buy five copies for my mother Gonna see my smilin' face On the cover of the Rolling Stone I got a freaky ol' lady name of Cocaine Katy Who embroideries on my jeans I got my poor ol' grey haired daddy Drivin' my limousine Now it's all designed to blow our minds But our minds won't never be blown Like the blow that'll gitcha when ya get your picture On the cover of the Rolling Stone (Chorus) We got a lotta little teen-age blue-eyed groupies Who'll do anything we say We got a genuine Indian guru He's teachin' us a better way We got all the friends that money can buy So we never have to be alone And we keep gettin' richer but we can't get our picture On the cover of the Rolling Stone (Chorus - Ad libs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jk Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 INXS' "Listen Like Thieves" makes references to radio news, so does Jason's Mraz's "The Remedy". Some songs I can think of that are about the media, from a celebrity's point of view are "Piece Of Me" by Britney Spears and "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" by the Beatles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 "Idiot Wind" - Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 The Ballad Of John and Yoko (Much of it anyway) Standing in the dock at Southampton, Trying to get to Holland or France. The man in the mac said, "You've got to go back". You know they didn't even give us a chance. Christ you know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going They're gonna crucify me. Finally made the plane into Paris, Honey mooning down by the Seine. Peter Brown called to say, "You can make it O.K., You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain". Christ you know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going They're gonna crucify me. Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton, Talking in our beds for a week. The newspaper said, "Say what you doing in bed?"I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace". Christ you know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going They're gonna crucify me. Saving up your money for a rainy day, Giving all your clothes to charity. Last night the wife said, "Oh boy, when you're dead You don't take nothing with you But your soul - think!" Made a lightning trip to Vienna, eating chocolate cake in a bag. The newspaper said, "She's gone to his head, They look just like two gurus in drag". Christ you know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going They're gonna crucify me. Caught the early plane back to London. Fifty acorns tied in a sack. The men from the press said, "We wish you success, It's good to have the both of you back". Christ you know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going They're gonna crucify me.The way things are going They're gonna crucify me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 not really about the media, but about people in the media who think they have to be famous at all costs Teddy Picker ~ Arctic Monkeys Despair up to the point where they provoke The punchline before they have told the joke, Can see your desperation to be seen, Staring at the television screen. Despair up to the point where they provoke You to tell the f*cking punchline before you have told the joke. Sorry sunshine, it doesn't exist, It wasn't in the top 100 list. And it's the thousandth time and it's even bolder, Don't be surprised when you get bent over, They told ya, but you were dying for it. She saw it and she grabbed it and it wasn't what it seemed, The kids all dream of "making it", whatever that means. Another variation on a theme, A tangle on the television and the magazine. D'you reckon that they do it for a joke? D'you reckon that they make 'em take an oath? That says "We are defenders Of any poseur or professional pretender around." When did your list replace the twist and turn? And the fist, replace the kiss? Don't concern us with your bollocks, I don't want your prayers, Save it for the morning after. And it's the thousandth time and it's even bolder, Don't be surprised when you get bent over, He told ya, that you were gagging for it. Let's have a game on the Teddy Picker, Not quick enough, can I have it quicker? Already thick and you're getting thicker. Let's have a game on the Teddy Picker, Not quick enough, can I have it quicker? Already thick and you're getting thicker. Presuming that all things are equal, Who'd want to be men of the people When there's people like you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Haha, Ken beat me to it. Dirty Laundry was the first song that came to my mind as soon as i saw this. Plus is was on the radio this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonelyday Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 yay thanks for all the suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udo Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 (edited) The headline read 'These are the Worst of Times;' I do believe it's true. The Best of Times by Styx Edited March 22, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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