Genius Lyrics
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Television – Marquee Moon
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“Marquee Moon” is the title track off Television’s debut album of the same name. In a 1977 interview with Caroline Coon for Melody Maker, lyricist and guitarist Tom Verlaine stated
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Television – Venus
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The character in Venus – possibly Tom Verlaine himself – is hanging out with a friend through the streets of NYC.
Verlaine’s vivid and surrealistic imagery suggests both an acid
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Television – Elevation
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[Verse 1] / The last word / Is the lost word / Why don't you say so? / Say so / [Pre-Chorus] / I sleep light on these shores tonight / I live light on these shores / [Chorus
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Television – Friction
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Featuring a more sensible punk beat, but beginning in a minor key that includes an opening guitar solo going down a scale, “Friction” proves itself an inspiration for John McGeoff’
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Television – Marquee Moon Samples
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See all of “Marquee Moon” by Television’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band – Marquee Moon (Television)
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[Verse 1] / I remember how the darkness doubled / I recall lightnin' struck itself / I was listening, listening to the rain / I was hearing, hearing something else / [Chorus
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Bryan Waterman – Television's "Marquee Moon" (33 1/3 excerpt)
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An excerpt from Bryan Waterman’s book Marquee Moon on Television’s seminal album, part of Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series.
You can buy the book here!
Read and annotate Marquee Moon
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Television – See No Evil
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“See No Evil” is the first song of off Television’s debut album Marquee Moon. It features impressionistic lyrics and a focus on guitar arpeggios to create melody in the guitar part
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Television – Prove It
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[Verse 1] / The docks / The clock / A whisper woke him up / The smell of water would resume / The cave / The waves / Of light, the unreal night / The flat curving of a room / Get
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Television – Torn Curtain
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Final track from the album Marquee Moon. Recorded versions of this song go back as far as 1975. It is thought this song was written and first performed after Richard Hell left the
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Television – See No Evil (Alternate Version)
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What I want / I want now / And it's a whole lot more / Than anyhow / I want to fly / Fly a fountain / I want to jump, jump, jump / Jump a mountain / I understand all / (I see no
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Television – Guiding Light
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[Verse 1] / Do I, do I / Belong to the night? / Only, only / Only tonight / All the ladies / Stay inside / Time may freeze / A world could cry / All this night / Running loud / I
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Television – Untitled
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[Instrumental]
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EPIC // 555 – Springtime Punk Samples
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See all of “Springtime Punk” by EPIC // 555’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Television – Little Johnny Jewel
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[Verse 1] / Now Little Johnny Jewel / Oh, he's so cool / He had no decision / He's just trying to tell a vision / But some thought that this was sad / And others thought it mad
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Songs with dope guitar solo's/breakdown?
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I was just listening to MMJ-Lay Low and the last 3 minutes of the song blew me away. Is there other good song that have epic solos that you guys can recommend? Im mostly a hip hop/rnb head and just starting to really get into rock and other genres.
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One Night Only – I'm the Sun
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I'm staying up making use / Of the hours that you use / Sleep is just for friends I knew / I've been running out of room / Busy spending afternoons / At the television / Just talk
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The Hood Internet – 1977 Samples
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The Hood Internet – 1977
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Doo-doo-doo-doo, da-doo-doo / (Everybody dance) / Doo-doo-doo-doo, da-doo-doo / Dance / (Doo-doo-doo-doo, da-doo-doo) / Dance, dance, dance / Doo-doo-doo-doo, da-doo-doo / Ooooh-
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Television – The Fire
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A poetic song about the rising and falling temperatures or seasons in a relationship. This one in particular ends in a divorce that burns and beckons old, but better memories.
Its
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The Damned – Idiot Box
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Appearing on The Damned’s second album, Music For Pleasure (1977), Captain Sensible wrote Idiot Box about New York Punk band, Television. The Damned were supposed to support them
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R.E.M. – See No Evil
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What I want, I want now / And it's a whole lot more, anyhow / I wanna climb a mountain / I wanna jump, jump, jump, jump a mountain / I understand all destructive urges / It's seems
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