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This is a song by The Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy who have now split up, and one of them has gone on to form Spearhead, who I also recommend for their tunes, as well as their lyrics.
first some vocabulary: Match the following words with their definitions:
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Before you listen to the song, choose / give an answer to the following questions (if you don’t know, guess; a lot of the answers are in the song):
A) TV corrupts language C) Politicians love TV
B) TV makes people stupid D) Do we control TV or does it control us?
Television - the Drug of the Nation-The Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy
One Nation, under God, has turned into one Nation under the influence of one drug:
Television, the drug of the Nation, breeding ignorance and feeding radiation.
verse 1:
T.V.- it satellite a)________ our United States of unconsciousness;
apathetic, therapeutic and extremely addictive;
The methadone metronome pumping out (1)_______ channels (2)_______ hours a day;
You can flip through all of them, and still there’s nothing worth watching.
T.V. is the reason why less than (3)______% of our nation reads books daily,
Why most people think Central America means (4)________,
Socialism means unAmerican, and (5)_____________ is a new headache remedy.
Absorbed in its world it’s so hard to find us; it shapes our mind the most.
Maybe the mother of our Nation should remind us that we’re sitting too close to (the)
[CHORUS]
Television, the drug of the Nation: breeding ignorance and feeding radiation.
Television, the drug of the Nation: breeding ignorance and feeding radiation.
Verse 2:
T.V. is the stomping ground for political b)__________________.
Where bears in the woods are chased by Grecian Formula’ed c)________________.
T.V. is mechanized politics remote control over the masses.
Co-sponsored by environmentally safe gasses- Watch for the P.B.S. special.!
It’s the perpetuation of the two-party system
where image d)___________________ over wisdom,
Where sound-bite politics are served to the fastfood culture.
Where straight teeth in your mouth are more important than the words that come out of it.
Race-baiting is the way to get elected; Willie Horton or will he not get elected?
[CHORUS]
Verse 3:
T.V. - is it the reflector or the director?
Does it e)__________ us, or do we e)___________ it?
-because a child watches (6)___________ murders before he’s 12 years old.
And we wonder how we’ve created a ‘Jason’ generation that learns to laugh,
rather than f)___________ the horror.
T.V. is the place where armchair generals and g)__________
can experience first hand the excitement of video warfare,
as the theme song is sung in the background.
Sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with a bad ‘actor’-taste
while pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars.
You saw the video; you heard the h)_______________; now go buy the soft drink.
Well the only cola that I support would be a Union C.O.L.A. (cost of living allowance)
[CHORUS]
Verse 4:
Back again, ‘New and Improved’, we return to our irregularly programmed schedule,
Hidden cleverly between heavy-breasted beer and car commercials.
CNN ESPN ABC TNT but mostly B.S., where i)_________________ language like:
‘virtually spotless’, ‘fresh frozen’, ‘light yet filling’ and ‘military intelligence’ have become standard.
T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined
Like ‘j)_______________’ to ‘necessary downturn’; ‘crude oil’ on a beach to ‘mousse’
‘civilian death’ to ‘collateral damage’;and being killed by your own army is now called ‘friendly fire’.
T.V. is the place where the pursuit of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia.
Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects.
Where imagination is sucked out of children by a cathode ray nipple
T.V. is the only k) _________________ that would create a cripple.
[CHORUS]
glossary:
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methadone - a addictive drug used as a substitute for heroin metronome - a device used to keep time when you play e.g. the piano theme song - the music at the beginning of a TV programme stomping ground – the place where you typically find someone trivia - unimportant facts |
therapeutic - good for your (mental) health apathetic - without energy or willpower to do anything perpetuation - making something continue without change cripple - someone with a physical disability (can't walk, can't use an arm, etc.) first hand – directly without an intermediary (e.g. live, not on TV) wisdom - knowledge and experience |
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - from "Hipocrisy is the Greatest Luxury"
One Nation, under God has turned into
One Nation under the influenceof one drug
Television, the drug of the Nation,breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V., it satellite links our United States of unconciousness
Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive: the methadone metronome pumping out150 channels 24 hours a day
You can flip through all of them and still there's nothing worth watching
T.V. is the reason why less than ten percent of our nation reads books daily
Why most people think Central America means Kansas,socialism means unAmerican
And Apartheid is a new headache remedy
Absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us
It shapes our minds the most - maybe the mother of our Nation should remind us that we're sitting to close to. . .
Television, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V. is the stomping ground for political candidates
Where bears in the woodsare chased by Grecian Formula'd bald eagles
T.V. is mechanized politics' remote control over the masses,
Co-sponsered by environmentally safe gases - watch for the PBS special
It's the perpetuation of the two party system; where image takes precedence over wisdom
Where sound bite politics are served tothe fastfood culture
Where straight teeth in your mouthare more important than the words that come out of it
Race baiting is the way to get selected - Willie Horton orWill he not get elected on . . .
Television, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiation
T.V. is it the reflector or the director?
Does it imitate us or do we imitate it?
Because a child watches 1500 murders before he's twelve years old and we wonder how we've created a Jason generation
That learns to laugh rather than abhor the horror
T.V. is the place wherearmchair generals and quarterbacks can experience first handthe excitement of video warfare
As the theme song is sung in the background
Sugar sweet sitcomsthat leave us with a bad actor taste
Whilepop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars
You saw the videoYou heard the soundtrack; well now go buy the soft drink
Well, the only cola that I support would be a union C.O.L.A. (Cost of Living Allowance) on .....
Television, the drug of the NationBreeding ignorance and feeding radiation
Back again, "New and Improved",we return to our irregularly programmed schedule
Hidden cleverly between heavy breasted beer and car commericals
CNNESPNABCTNT but mostly B.S.
Where oxymoronic language like"virtually spotless" "fresh frozen""light yet filling" and "military intelligence"have become standard
T.V. is the place where phrases are redefinedlike "recession" to "necessary downturn""crude oil" on a beach to "mousse""
Civilian death" to "collateral damages"and being killed by your own Armyis now called "friendly fire"
T.V. is the place where the pursuit of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia
Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects
Where imagination is sucked out of children by a cathode ray nipple
T.V. is the only wet nurse that would create a cripple
Television, the drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
On Television . . .