TV Is King

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The Tubes

The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope". During its first fifteen years or so, the band's live performances combined quasi-pornography with wild satires of media, consumerism, and politics.[citation needed] They are perhaps best-remembered for their 1983 single "She's a Beauty", a top 10 U.S. hit with a frequently-played music video in the early days of MTV and in the 1980 film Xanadu singing the rock portion of the cross-genre song "Dancin'" opposite a big band. more »

Year:

1995

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I wish I was the man with the mechanical heart 
I'd conquer all my enemies alone 
I'd tear the guys apart 
Then scatter the pieces 

I wish I was the man in the soundproof booth 
I wish I had a chance to stump the band 
Or maybe tell truth 
And maybe I could win a color television 

I really love my--television 
I love to sit by--television 
Can't live without my--television 

TV is king 
You're my everything 

I wish I had the girl with the bouncy hair 
We'd ride off in a brand new car 
Or fly a plane somewhere 
Like probably Jamaica 

I brush my teeth, shampoo my hair, and shave my face 
Apply the necessary aerosol 
In the appropriate place 
And we'll spend the night together watching television 

I can't turn off my--television 
Don't really know why--television 
I understand my--television 

You got your works in a drawer and your color's on track 
You have to break away but you always come back 
You make a hundred changes but you're always the same 
You make me so excited and you make me so lame 
You're just a tube full of gas and a box full of tin 
But you show me your charms and I want to jump in 
Oh if only your chassis was covered with skin 
'Cause TV you're my everything 

I really love my--television 
I love to sit by--television 
Can't live without my--television 
I can't turn off my--television 
Don't really know why--television 
I understand my--television 
I really love my--television 

TV is king 
You're my everything 
TV is king

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