Eerily prescient Negativland lyrics from 1997!

[CanuckAmok]

If I got shot
I bet the press would pick it up
You'd like me all a lot
If I got beat

When camera's rolled you'd see me lying bloody in the street
If a crazy stalker stabbed me or if down the stairs I fell
My room would fill with flowers,
And with cards to wish me well.

And I'd be your happy hero 'cause you'd heard my catchy song
And after being ripped apart, I could do no harm.
I know that I've done nothing that a coward wouldn't do
But even I might see things different, after listening to you

I'd be so hot, yeah,
For the sale-price of a press release
Success can still be bought
I'd sit so tall
They'd pluck me in a wheelchair and they'd push me down the hall
I'd play a song for dying kids, your eyes would start to tear
That would be the ticket, to bolster my career

And I'd be your happy hero and I'd sell another song
And after viewing my big heart, you'd have me going strong
I'd play a gentle lover in a movie for T.V.
So I deserve your pity, when my wife divorces me

If someone told, no,
Accused of fucking teen-aged boys and beating others cold
You'd side with me!
And enough of your would doubt it, which would likely set me free
You'd say I didn't do it and that anyone could tell,
"'cause he's smooth and smart and pretty
And he reads his lines so well"

And to be your happy hero
I'd just sing another verse
The more I sing,
The more you would relieve me from my curse

Release me from your consciousness
As I bring down the floor
Selling Pepsi from the stage,
You yell and scream for more

More, more damnit! More!

[bbernardini]

1. Yay! Negativland!

I ran into a former student in the mall once, and he asked me who sang that "Four Fingers" song I had played for his class. One person at a time... <evil grin>

[CanuckAmok]

3. What's with "The Lone Gunmen"?

Tom Braidwood is my pal. He was in a great version of Don Quixote called "Tilt" a couple of years ago, produced by a friend of mine... get it if you can.

[bbernardini]

4. I was looking for copies of the episodes...I guess I should change it.

I found them all online, and they're all coming out on DVD next week. "Lone Gunmen" is yet another example of Fox keeping the crap and cancelling the good stuff.

[asthmaticeog]

2. That's a great album.