Songs About Media (TV, Radio, Publications, Internet) and Media Personalities

[MaVolta]

So, here's a new topic to try out . . . songs about the media, such as tv, radio, publications, the internet, and any media personalities you can think of. It can be song titles or part of the lyrics.

I'll start off with - - - 

Cover of the Rollin' Stone - Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

[Anonymous]

📻You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio - Joni Mitchell 1972.

[sweetjulieblueeyes52]

Life's Been Good- Joe Walsh

I'm making records, my fans they can't wait

They write me letters, tell me I'm great 

So l got me an office, gold records on the wall 

Just leave a message,  maybe I'll call 

[MaVolta]

Media Overkill  -  Scorpions

[sweetjulieblueeyes52]

Didnt see this but maybe it's already been posted 

MONEY FOR NOTHING DIRE STRAITS 

(I WANT MY MTV)

[ripvanwinkle96]

"I Am The Slime" * FZappa & the Mothers

Bad TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwR9pZ74j8Q&ab_channel=BrianPollard

[Anonymous]

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@sweetjulieblueeyes52 wrote:

Didnt see this but maybe it's already been posted 

MONEY FOR NOTHING DIRE STRAITS 

(I WANT MY MTV)

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💥Lol @sweetjulieblueeyes52 I have no idea or care if what I post is already posted on this thread! 🤣😂 Too old to care. 🙄 That is why I am sticking to <no stress threads>. 😁 Retired and want <relaxing and fun stuff in my life>. Thanks for playing with us! 😉 💥

[Anonymous]

📻AM Radio is a rock song by the band Everclear.

[DarcyFarrow]

Mexican Radio (Wall of Voodoo)

[BeatleloverKT]

Mr. Jones    Counting Crows:

Mentions Bob Dylan and Picasso

[DarcyFarrow]

Television Rules the Nation (Daft Punk)

[DarcyFarrow]

57 Channels (And Nothin' On) (Springsteen)

[DarcyFarrow]

Blow Up Your TV (Spanish Pipe Dream) (John Prine)

[DarcyFarrow]

Radio Free Moscow (Jethro Tull)

[DarcyFarrow]

No Particular Place to Go (Chuck Berry)

Crusin' and playin' the radio
With no particular place to go

[1968Hoya46]

My True Confession: Brook Benton (magazine).

[DarcyFarrow]

Late Night Radio (David Gray)--not to be confused with the John Denver song

"She don't mind the late night radio"

[EricC28201]

She Frickin' Blocked Me - Bob Ricci

[DarcyFarrow]

Hey Mr. DJ (Zhane)

[DarcyFarrow]

Algorhythm (Childish Gambino)

[DarcyFarrow]

Dream TV (Bjork)

[DarcyFarrow]

TV (Tubes)

[DarcyFarrow]

Telecide (Tubes)

[DarcyFarrow]

TV is King (Tubes)

[DarcyFarrow]

Angie Baby (Helen Reddy)

"You live your life in the songs you hear
On the rock and roll radio"

[1968Hoya46]

Front Page Story: Neil Diamond

[DarcyFarrow]

7 O'clock News (Simon & Garfunkel)

[1968Hoya46]

All The Young Dudes: Mott The Hoople (Television man is crazy saying we’re juvenile delinquent wrecks).

[DarcyFarrow]

The Sun Always Shines on TV (A-ha)

[DarcyFarrow]

Found a Job (Talking Heads):  

"D--- that television what a bad picture"!
"Don't get upset, it's not a major disaster".
"There's nothing on tonight", he said, "I don't know what's the matter"!
"Nothing's ever on", she said, "so I don't know why you bother."