Track 01 - The Nice Channel
Since there's nothing new to say about the band, I decided to throw a song a week from Don't get up on this blog. One song at a time for a limited time. If you like what you hear and you want your own copy of the CD, go here.
First up, "The Nice Channel", written in March of 1987. The religious revival was already starting to take hold in Ron Reagan's America. I figured it was just a matter of time until they got their own TV station. Now they have many (Fox News, ABC Family, PAX). Back then, you didn't have the narrowcasting so prevalent today.
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Here are the lyrics:
We were worried 'bout the state of our country
Decline in morals, things turning for the worse
Crime and drugs and poverty among us
And no one's going to church
This is why we started The Nice Channel
We felt it best to cater to the bland
We hope you're watching The Nice Channel
Homogenization is going as planned
The object isn't to stimulate thought
Dirty feelings, don't want any of those
We deal in dreams to make you feel better
Pictures of children in funny home videos
We hope you're watching The Nice Channel
We felt it best to cater to the bland
24 hours of Nice Channel
Homogenization is going as planned
Why aren't you watching The Nice Channel?
You may find our little venture odd
It's for your own good, The Nice Channel
Why? Because we're sponsored by God!
Join us, won't you?
(oh, it's so niiiiice...)
Original lyric sheet below. "15" means this is the 15th song I wrote that was worth keeping. And yes, the chords to the song are G, C, and D. "Nice" is typical of songs from that period - straight through, no breaks. The original song was 90 seconds long. Ad added the opening montage and organ part later, as well as the coda.
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