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Post by Hervard on Feb 4, 2013 11:07:03 GMT -5
The ones I can think of from off the top of my head:
"Pressure" by Billy Joel
("All your life is Channel 13/"Sesame Street"/What does it mean?
"One Week" by Barenaked Ladies
("Watchin' X-Files with no lights on")
"Lawyers In Love" by Jackson Browne
("Eating from TV trays/Tuned into "Happy Days")
And, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Michael Jackson (After the instrumental bridge, he yells, "HEE HAW!!", - obviously not about the TV show, but worth mentioning).
Any others?
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Post by mkarns on Feb 4, 2013 13:59:54 GMT -5
"Disco Lady", by Johnnie Taylor ("You should be on 'Soul Train'")
"Kiss" by Prince, and later Tom Jones and the Art of Noise ("You don't have to watch 'Dynasty' to have an attitude")
"General Hospi-tale" by the Afternoon Delights (obvious)
And while neither has anything to do with the show, it's interesting that Sly & the Family Stone and Mary J. Blige both had #1 hits called "Family Affair".
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Post by cpokilroy on Feb 4, 2013 14:00:22 GMT -5
"Funky Cold Medina" by Tone-Loc
("I took a shot as a contestant on the Love Connection")
"We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel (two-for-one)
("Princess Grace, Peyton Place, trouble in the Suez")
("Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, heavy metal, suicide")
And another one that has nothing to do with the show, "Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band (although it did inspire the Weird Al parody, "I Lost On Jeopardy").
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Post by johnnywest on Feb 4, 2013 14:39:37 GMT -5
"Wonder Woman" is mentioned in "Nothin' On You" by B.o.B. f/Bruno Mars.
Almost:
"Bedrock" by Young Money f/Lloyd mentions Fred Flintstone and "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" mentions George and Weezy.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Feb 4, 2013 14:54:23 GMT -5
"Bad Girls" by Donna Summer and "Fantasy" by Aldo Nova both mention The Price is Right in the lyrics.
"Fantasy" by Aldo Nova also references another game show, Fantasy, a short-lived game show hosted by Peter Marshall and Leslie Uggams.
"Hey Soul Sister" by Train also references Love Connection in the lyrics.
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Post by seminolefan on Feb 4, 2013 17:25:00 GMT -5
"Rocket 2 U" by The Jets mentions All My Children.
"What Have You Done For Me Lately" by Janet Jackson mentions One Life To Live.
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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 4, 2013 22:20:58 GMT -5
"Whodunit" by Tavares mentioned Baretta, McCloud, Kojak, Ironside and Ellery Queen.
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Feb 4, 2013 22:36:26 GMT -5
Greg Kihn: "Our love's in Jeopardy, baby!" ;D
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Post by mstgator on Feb 4, 2013 22:53:04 GMT -5
"The Bad Touch" by The Bloodhound Gang: "Then we'll do it doggy style so we can both watch X-Files." The same song also mentions Tool Time, the show-within-a-show on Home Improvement.
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Post by jlthorpe on Feb 5, 2013 20:35:35 GMT -5
Not a TV show, but "Key Largo" mentions the "Late, Late Show", referring to late-night TV movies.
Did "Saturday Morning Confusion" mention any TV cartoons in the lyrics?
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Post by vto66 on Feb 5, 2013 21:48:46 GMT -5
Not a TV show, but "Key Largo" mentions the "Late, Late Show", referring to late-night TV movies. Did "Saturday Morning Confusion" mention any TV cartoons in the lyrics? Yes. "Popeye" and "Batman" both got a nod. |
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Post by mrjukebox on Feb 5, 2013 22:02:37 GMT -5
This one was a hit five years before "AT40" was launched but it's worth a mention:"Flowers On The Wall" by The Statler Brothers:"Smokin cigarettes & watchin Captain Kangaroo-Now don't tell me I've nothin to do".
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Post by mrjukebox on Feb 5, 2013 22:03:37 GMT -5
"Howdy Doody" gets a passing mention in Chicago's 1975 hit "Old Days".
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Post by woolebull on Feb 5, 2013 23:22:44 GMT -5
"Pretty Fly For A White Guy" by The Offspring mentions, "The Ricki Lake Show".
"Walk The Dinosaur" by Was (not Was) mentions, "Miami Vice".
LFO mentions a tv character, Alex P. Keaton in ,"Summer Girls".
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Post by at40petebattistini on Feb 6, 2013 0:47:17 GMT -5
Not a TV show, but "Key Largo" mentions the "Late, Late Show", referring to late-night TV movies. Did "Saturday Morning Confusion" mention any TV cartoons in the lyrics? Yes. "Popeye" and "Batman" both got a nod. "...Popeye and Pluto, Batman and Bozo..." "...if I had the TV, it's gonna be tuned to the Game of the Week..." good catch...love that song! |
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