The song Television Man was released the the band The Talking Heads some time ago. I heard it for the first time in years recently. The song is about the life of a man who watches television for most of his life. He watches so much he does not know if he is in the television or outside the television. But it really does not matter at this point.
The man says TV has made him who he is; and he welcomes the world that comes crashing into his life. He says that people knock the TV. But he lets us know that he and the TV are simply good friends.
But he assures us that he and the television are merely good friends. He walks in a beautiful garden where everyone would like to say hello but it does not matter what people say they are waiting for the TV to come and take them away. The television man watches everything on his good friend the TV. The television has everything he needs and that is how the story ends.
This is an old song given it was from the'80's. When I first heard it I related it to my TV habits. I thought back then I was watching too much TV. Now more than 20 years later I realize I am still watching too much television. The song reminded me again to take a look at how much I live for TV.
As the lyrics say I hate to admit my love for TV so I call it simply my good friend. I know like so many others I start believing all I see on the television is real. The films with all their special effects is there any wonder why we allow ourselves to believe it is real?
But we do not stop with films. We believe all the news commentators we watch and listen to on the TV. Of course we all have our own political and social belief. But we can find the person on TV who we agree with us and then believe everything that person says. We want to be friends with those we watch on TV. If only we can talk to them.
They would even like to say hello to them to talk with them. But we cannot talk to the people on TV. But we would rather talk to them than people who live next door to us. The song ends by saying television has everything the television man needs. Scary words even now. - 30542
The man says TV has made him who he is; and he welcomes the world that comes crashing into his life. He says that people knock the TV. But he lets us know that he and the TV are simply good friends.
But he assures us that he and the television are merely good friends. He walks in a beautiful garden where everyone would like to say hello but it does not matter what people say they are waiting for the TV to come and take them away. The television man watches everything on his good friend the TV. The television has everything he needs and that is how the story ends.
This is an old song given it was from the'80's. When I first heard it I related it to my TV habits. I thought back then I was watching too much TV. Now more than 20 years later I realize I am still watching too much television. The song reminded me again to take a look at how much I live for TV.
As the lyrics say I hate to admit my love for TV so I call it simply my good friend. I know like so many others I start believing all I see on the television is real. The films with all their special effects is there any wonder why we allow ourselves to believe it is real?
But we do not stop with films. We believe all the news commentators we watch and listen to on the TV. Of course we all have our own political and social belief. But we can find the person on TV who we agree with us and then believe everything that person says. We want to be friends with those we watch on TV. If only we can talk to them.
They would even like to say hello to them to talk with them. But we cannot talk to the people on TV. But we would rather talk to them than people who live next door to us. The song ends by saying television has everything the television man needs. Scary words even now. - 30542
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