Man this song is slick. Its not rock but it still rocks! It has more brains than some of the so called punk rock these days..and I'm a punk rocker! LMFAO.
Revisiting an old friend here in this song, though I'd never seen the video. Particularly enjoyed the Clockwork Orange reference/homage near the very end at 3:50, and forgotten how great the observation of the "oxymoronic language" in terms such as "military intelligence".
Nearly 20 years on and nothing seems to have changed, lest we forget.
this song says it all... tv is the fast food of the soul. books are the best and right nutricion for the soul but we just keep feeding radiation to the brain.
This is what hip-hop should be all about but some "stars" with the greatest influence has turned their back on the importance of delivering a message. Instead they use the attention given to them to adveritse a lifestyle of bling-bling, shallowness and an unintellectual obsession with luxury consumtion, Moulding an opinion and forming a generation of truly lost values and the nonchalance of ignorance.
@luke21505 back then television was the best medium to tell people the problem with television
his issue isn't with television itself but how it's being used. like how it deeply etches consumerism, brand loyalty, ignorance, violence and a conflation between expensive objects and sexuality into our psyches.
nowadays it's far worse, the internet has taken it to the next level
This joint is the sure shot- take a sip and turn off your television!!
Media ='s Medium ='s Hypnotizing Minds
TV Programs ='s programming
Television ='s Tell Lies By Vision
The prince of the power of the air (satan, lucifer, devil)- tv signals travel through the air. Ex Fresh Prince of Bel (Questions of Bartholomew) - Air.
Television helps to create idols, icons, celebrities, stars, role models, heroes- do the math.
@KozmoJ68 Only because it is ALL been stealthily and deceivingly orchestrated to be this way by a group of parasitic individuals who WILL destroy America as we know it! "Everyone" should read: wake-upbeforeitstoolate(dot)com and see just how and why these parasites have taken total control of our Media and Governments! This is ALL factual and NOT some crazy notion into Who owns What, and when you realise the Facts... I guarantee, you wont believe it! Michael Franti knows Who they are!
"Television is nothing but a drug that corrupts minds and distorts perception, hence why we made this music video for the folks at MTV to air in-between commercials for Pepsi and acne medication."
Still one of my all time fav political rap songs/artists. 20 years on and it's still right on the money. Despite what 434Noise says, Mike Franti has a unique style and a powerful message. Music & Poltics...what better way to express your feelings and big ups to YouTube to allow us all to do so. Check out my rap "Trick with your Life" if your interested in this sort of message.
I know it's a bunch of preachy leftist stuff, but it gave me comfort as kid that others were aware of what I felt about the TV. For that I will always respect this tune. Back in the 80's early 90's people didn't discuss this sort of thing, this song helped keep me sane. We didn't have internet back then; if we did I'm sure I could have found others to discuss the insanity that comes from the idiot box. I've always had an un-comfotable time with TV I solved it by getting rid of it in 2005.
i agree with what you're saying... but do you realize the hypocracy of wishing the internet was around then? seems like its just the new drug of the nation
Loved this track as teenager then I grew up. This is preachy garbage that only appeals to radical leftists. A video about how television is shit? I mean come on. Plus Mike Franti is a piss poor MC and the album shows it
Great stuff! Those who enjoy this should also google Frank Zappa's 1974 song "I'm the Slime [oozin' out from your tv set]. It is spoken word from the '70's.
D.H.O.H.H. (M.Franti & Co. ) were definitely on-point...I truly miss music w/ RELEVANT meaning , unlike so much of the hogwash being spoonfed to us nowadays...*sigh*
And by that I mean the American media has turned the American populace against the things their nation is supposed to stand for, all men are created equal
How can you accept capitalism while talking of freedom and equality, how are you free if you cannot afford to be free in an economic system based unfair competition?
@Cab00se90, some people are in a situation where an "equal distribution" would be unfair. I need the flexibility capitalism gives me so I can accomplish what I would have if the 20 years most productive years of my life weren't stolen from me. No, I was not in jail although it felt like it.
BTW: don't confuse corporate America with capitalism.
Was relevant then just as much as it is NOW or even more so!! He was a Genius, him and KRS-One were the real Pioneers of Hip- Hop with Original Music and Relevant ,Intelligent Lyrics. Where are they NOW??!!
@RAK11 Darkness Bright (Unplug from the Signal) by Twisted Imagery Song about Unplugging from TV. Very powerful tune! I'll try and send it again for you to approve.
Not listened to this for a good decade until a week or two back - absolutely SPOT ON..highly intelligent and feels ahead of its time in that it to me really sums now up even more than when it was written - love the COLA line :)
People don't get it they have mind controlled us for years through tv . Example my teenage year old son was terrified of Osama bin laden & al CIA-da .... until i told him he was dead & that had been for ages .......... They brainwash us all...through the media .... they are evil bastards !
I find it weird that this video, of a classic song, doesn't have A MILLION hits. Then again, the independent acts are usually not mainstream but often the most interesting art a society produces! Back to your irregularly programmed schedule...!
It's not hypocrisy to make a video intended for television. The song criticizes the false messages churned out on television. A good example nowadays would be the difference between what people believe who watch CNN and the falsehoods people who watch FOX 'NEWS' believe.
The first relevent thing I've heard in a long time. The sad part is that nobody will hear this cuz radio only plays T-Pain and Justin Bieber. The subject matter and even his voice remind me of when Chuck D and Public Enemy were villified for having an actual message.
Think was early-90s actually just after Gulf War one. Collateral damage, "lit up Baghdad like a Christmas tree", friendly fire were all terminologies that came up during that war and all are now included in the diplomatic lexicon.
i had this album and i really wanted to like it. a couple of great tracks this included but in the main it was a hard listen much like silver bullet. intelligent rap is great and i am all for it but there has to be a balance between intelligence and entertainment...i remember at the time i was listening to NWA's Efil4zaggin which was great entertainment even though not always intelligent but it sold by the bucketloads...
It aint rap, and it aint hip-hop. It's funk, and it's funkin majeck! I'd associate this style of sounds more with George Clinton than I would Run DMC. Still da bomb though, and those lyrics! Almost 20 years on and we're all still none the wiser that these guys were way ahead of themselves. Release it again now though, and maybe they'll get the kudos they truly deserve. Love it. And not a single unimaginative mention of 'hos' and 'pimps'. Although like I said, it aint rap/hip-hop anyway. lol
You guys are dorks who like listening to yourselves "write" - cause ain't no one listenin' ta ya speak. Franti opened it up. WXRT in Chicago ("Chicago's Finest Rock") was playin' thing alongside U2. Back in the day.
Even though this is an old video, it's even more relevant than it was in it's day. Listen to it's meaning and consider what's going on around the world today.
isnt it ironic that rap and hip hop were so anti establishment and pretty much a voice for the dissaffected and now it is the music of choice of the establishment!!
@tobiasaurusrex correct classic miss direction ie engage the populace in other activites such as tv , reality shows and such to take the eyes of the real issues!
@tobiasaurusrex correct classic miss direction ie engage the populace in other activites such as tv , reality shows and such to take the eyes of the real issues!
@modz74 exactly... that's why dont watch tv or listen to the radio... i'd rather read a book and bump some old school hip hop. hit up my page to take a trip back and reminisce about the time when everything was simple and smooth. #RealHipHop
A GROUP WITH A MESSAGE WORTH LISTENING TO & I GOT LAUGHT AT BY MY FRIENDS....LISTENING AGAIN TO THIS SONG STILL HOLD UP & PIT IT AGAINST LIL WAYNE,,,,KAYNE,,,,EVEN JAY-Z THEY WILL MOP THE FLOOR WITH ANY TOP !0 RAPPER NOW ADAYS
Bless to all those deep intelligent US and UK poets. PE, Rage Against The Machine, Immortal Tech, Cage, Eyedea, B.Dolan, Brother Ali, Slug, Root Manuva, Sage Francis, EL-P, Aesop Rock, Saul Williams, Scroobius Pip, Jehst, AllFlaws
Bless to all those deep intelligent US and UK poets. PE, Rage Against The Machine, Immortal Tech, Cage, Eyedea, B.Dolan, Brother Ali, Slug, Root Manuva, Sage Francis, EL-P, Aesop Rock, Saul Williams, Scroobius Pip, Jehst, AllFlaws
Bless to all those deep intelligent US and UK poets. PE, Rage Against The Machine, Immortal Tech, Cage, Eyedea, B.Dolan, Brother Ali, Slug, Root Manuva, Sage Francis, EL-P, Aesop Rock, Saul Williams, Scroobius Pip, Jehst, AllFlaws
Brilliant! Back to a time when rap/hip-hop actually meant someting instead of the homophobic, sexist, cowardly, generic shit which is produced today by the corporate suckers of satan's cock. The cunts are a disgrace to their predecessors.
@wackallen Is that a Bill Hicks reference you've snuck into this excellent comment? If so I highly approve, and if not, if it's just a coincidence, then I highly approve anyway because you've made a great point.
@wackallen Amen, brother! We actually were inspired to think back then, not to gawk at and idolize idiots wearing bling, driving expensive, showy cars rappin' about murdering people, demeaning women and smoking dope.
@wackallen Yeah this good but your opinions on new era rap are missguided as they are expressing the troubles of their own world this is about television ohhh touchy subject haha
I disagree that current rap artists speak about the troubles of their world. I find the majority denegrate, insult and belittle those who are different from their own image eg gays and women. They don't touch on current problems 'cos that would be truly controversial and they are terrfied this would hurt sales..They stick to the same old tired topics, play to their uneducated moronic, audience and count their money. Fine if you like it but personally it makes me puke.
Man this song is slick. Its not rock but it still rocks! It has more brains than some of the so called punk rock these days..and I'm a punk rocker! LMFAO.
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botaflo 1 week ago
we need a sequel ... "internet the drug of the nation"
TheKnolopox 1 week ago
usedby u2 great track
havanakim 1 week ago
Revisiting an old friend here in this song, though I'd never seen the video. Particularly enjoyed the Clockwork Orange reference/homage near the very end at 3:50, and forgotten how great the observation of the "oxymoronic language" in terms such as "military intelligence".
Nearly 20 years on and nothing seems to have changed, lest we forget.
APublicDomain 1 week ago
thtat was high speed&WONDERFULL MEMORIZE!1
overheatify 2 weeks ago
what a fucking delivery. brilliant song
dermotoblong 2 weeks ago
hell yeah!! using the medium to critique the medium.. aint no better
kybazion 3 weeks ago
SO ahead of their time! "The drug of the nation" - this is what those who know that 9/11 was an inside job steadily claim today!
Thetan1974 1 month ago
I'm addicted to this video..oh wait! Oh well... *D
DonnaSunAgain 1 month ago in playlist More videos from neksus6
this song says it all... tv is the fast food of the soul. books are the best and right nutricion for the soul but we just keep feeding radiation to the brain.
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This is what hip-hop should be all about but some "stars" with the greatest influence has turned their back on the importance of delivering a message. Instead they use the attention given to them to adveritse a lifestyle of bling-bling, shallowness and an unintellectual obsession with luxury consumtion, Moulding an opinion and forming a generation of truly lost values and the nonchalance of ignorance.
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chrophe 1 month ago
sweet song!!
MrLexani420 1 month ago
Zoo TV brought me here.
DonnerParty1000 2 months ago 2
We..will, we..will.... rock you
BirdmanMattyAdam 3 months ago
Let's get rid of the american government.
SmokettyJ 3 months ago 4
I LIKE THE SONG BUT I HEARED IT ON TV SO IT LOSES ITS MEANING IF THEY PUT IT ON TELEVISION
luke21505 3 months ago
@luke21505 back then television was the best medium to tell people the problem with television
his issue isn't with television itself but how it's being used. like how it deeply etches consumerism, brand loyalty, ignorance, violence and a conflation between expensive objects and sexuality into our psyches.
nowadays it's far worse, the internet has taken it to the next level
Bonzibuddy4ever2 2 months ago 3
irony
gtmchaffie 4 months ago
Conscious lyrics never get old!!!
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This joint is the sure shot- take a sip and turn off your television!!
Media ='s Medium ='s Hypnotizing Minds
TV Programs ='s programming
Television ='s Tell Lies By Vision
The prince of the power of the air (satan, lucifer, devil)- tv signals travel through the air. Ex Fresh Prince of Bel (Questions of Bartholomew) - Air.
Television helps to create idols, icons, celebrities, stars, role models, heroes- do the math.
IceManLikeGervin 4 months ago
@IceManLikeGervin Satan is good
MayhemOnMars 3 weeks ago
SMASH THE TV
foreverflavorful 4 months ago
FRANTI was the best purveyor of AWARENESS and used the power of rap CLEARLY and cleverly. And the music was perfect!
andreaprodan 4 months ago
Got to say, as a non-hip-hop fan, a stonkingly good track and the message is spot on!
iamthequinn 4 months ago
We are the United States of Unconsciousness!!!!!!!
KozmoJ68 5 months ago
@KozmoJ68 Only because it is ALL been stealthily and deceivingly orchestrated to be this way by a group of parasitic individuals who WILL destroy America as we know it! "Everyone" should read: wake-upbeforeitstoolate(dot)com and see just how and why these parasites have taken total control of our Media and Governments! This is ALL factual and NOT some crazy notion into Who owns What, and when you realise the Facts... I guarantee, you wont believe it! Michael Franti knows Who they are!
einrib4truth 4 months ago
more relavant than ever
trannyache 5 months ago
Gil Scott Herron
lesleyblood1 5 months ago
Is that a Pandemonium sample (Killing Joke) I hear?
cofpaddy 6 months ago
"Television is nothing but a drug that corrupts minds and distorts perception, hence why we made this music video for the folks at MTV to air in-between commercials for Pepsi and acne medication."
Hip-hopcricy is right.
SpamNapkin 6 months ago
As of 2010 television viewing is at an all time high in the United States of Unconsciousness. AMERICANS NOW WATCH 5 HOURS OF TELEVISION A DAY.
wildabeast11235 6 months ago
DAMN ! I just disliked by accident apologies please
109ecroyd 6 months ago
Still one of my all time fav political rap songs/artists. 20 years on and it's still right on the money. Despite what 434Noise says, Mike Franti has a unique style and a powerful message. Music & Poltics...what better way to express your feelings and big ups to YouTube to allow us all to do so. Check out my rap "Trick with your Life" if your interested in this sort of message.
68SaruG 6 months ago
down with MURDOCH AND HIS DRUG PEDDLING .
thebeingherenow 6 months ago
No matter what's on, the lesson at the end of TV is YOU against THEM.
TV divides and conquers better than any Caesar or modern day banker.
Insomnigamer 6 months ago
Lyrics at 0:40 were Stolen from The Simpsons.
200 Channels, nothing but cats. -MC Jasper
lewko1 6 months ago
@lewko1
This song came out years before that episode aired.
Mark73 6 months ago
Amazing tune with a great message. Bless to them and all conscious artists.
Chuck D, Krs One, Sage Francis, Immortal Tech, Slug, B. Dolan, Eyedea RIP, Saul Williams, EL-P, Jehst, Lowkey, AllFlaws
wonnatryit 6 months ago 19
I know it's a bunch of preachy leftist stuff, but it gave me comfort as kid that others were aware of what I felt about the TV. For that I will always respect this tune. Back in the 80's early 90's people didn't discuss this sort of thing, this song helped keep me sane. We didn't have internet back then; if we did I'm sure I could have found others to discuss the insanity that comes from the idiot box. I've always had an un-comfotable time with TV I solved it by getting rid of it in 2005.
1concentric 6 months ago
@1concentric
i agree with what you're saying... but do you realize the hypocracy of wishing the internet was around then? seems like its just the new drug of the nation
Drewdawggystyle 6 months ago 3
They say, " Television, The Drug of the Nation
Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation
One Television. . . "
and their video is on... television. They speak for themselves.They are rebels without a cause. It must say something.
olivierd11 6 months ago
Loved this track as teenager then I grew up. This is preachy garbage that only appeals to radical leftists. A video about how television is shit? I mean come on. Plus Mike Franti is a piss poor MC and the album shows it
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Mrjordichops 7 months ago
Great stuff! Those who enjoy this should also google Frank Zappa's 1974 song "I'm the Slime [oozin' out from your tv set]. It is spoken word from the '70's.
mattability 7 months ago
Wow, this is atrocious. A lecture with a drum track in the background. Where's the music?
Pizuzuzimmer 7 months ago
@Pizuzuzimmer
It isn't about the music it is about the pathos. Look the word up.
yootubevitriol 7 months ago
@yootubevitriol
Look this word up: vapidity.
And look this up too: Tu te prends pour un connaisseur, mais tu n'es qu'un pauvre con.
Pizuzuzimmer 7 months ago
@Pizuzuzimmer never heard about radio drama?
riccardowanderlingh 6 months ago
such true words
thierry2pac 7 months ago
Down with Sun News Network.
Singingjacobus 7 months ago
23 people like their cathode ray nipple
daynjaaa 7 months ago
If you want to control what the World thinks... take control of its MEDIA!!
wake-upbeforeitstolate(dot)com
einrib4truth 7 months ago
Amazing lyrics!!
If you want to brainwash the World: take control of its "MEDIA!"
wake-upbeforeitstoolate(dot)com and see who really is "controlling the World!"
einrib4truth 7 months ago
And sadly Gil Scott-Heron died today. The inspiration for this song.
liamevans 8 months ago 26
@liamevans i was thinking the same thing . i heard his track the revolution will not be televised and this song came into my head .
irishmanufan 7 months ago
D.H.O.H.H. (M.Franti & Co. ) were definitely on-point...I truly miss music w/ RELEVANT meaning , unlike so much of the hogwash being spoonfed to us nowadays...*sigh*
frankkubb 8 months ago
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still one of the best tracks of all time..!
SovereignBeing 8 months ago
I agree but wasn't friendly fire an old term
acidophilus88 8 months ago
And by that I mean the American media has turned the American populace against the things their nation is supposed to stand for, all men are created equal
How can you accept capitalism while talking of freedom and equality, how are you free if you cannot afford to be free in an economic system based unfair competition?
Cab00se90 8 months ago
@Cab00se90, some people are in a situation where an "equal distribution" would be unfair. I need the flexibility capitalism gives me so I can accomplish what I would have if the 20 years most productive years of my life weren't stolen from me. No, I was not in jail although it felt like it.
BTW: don't confuse corporate America with capitalism.
davekeays 8 months ago
"Socialism means un-American"
Too true
Cab00se90 8 months ago
this is comin back.
omegawicked1 8 months ago
Was relevant then just as much as it is NOW or even more so!! He was a Genius, him and KRS-One were the real Pioneers of Hip- Hop with Original Music and Relevant ,Intelligent Lyrics. Where are they NOW??!!
garster61 8 months ago
One of the most relevant songs of our time,and possibly our future.
Not to mention intelligent.Damn.
iwanttocrashmybike 8 months ago
Great message! True hip hop! Spread it my friends! Destroy the television!
mexicanmusicfreak 9 months ago
Isn't it ironic how this song has a video for TV
FtaCapoeiraWoot 9 months ago 3
I see youtube is blocking my video response to you. Look they removed it from your account. Yeah we live in a free society without censorship
PUPAGANDA 9 months ago
@PUPAGANDA what responce did you post
RAK11 9 months ago
@RAK11 Darkness Bright (Unplug from the Signal) by Twisted Imagery Song about Unplugging from TV. Very powerful tune! I'll try and send it again for you to approve.
PUPAGANDA 9 months ago
@PUPAGANDA Cool looks like you got my response I sent again. Thanks!
PUPAGANDA 9 months ago
What a tune.
878commando 9 months ago
relevant then, relevant now
goducks20101 10 months ago
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23 people don't like it when they're told they're sitting too close to the television.
i'm lame.
Swarmbat 10 months ago
23 people don't like it when they're told they're sitting too close to the television.
Swarmbat 10 months ago
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Everyone should see this.
ChuckyBlackheart 10 months ago
Turn off your televisions. Never has this been more vital.
sugarcanegray 10 months ago
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ChuckyBlackheart 10 months ago
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ChuckyBlackheart 10 months ago
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ChuckyBlackheart 10 months ago
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ChuckyBlackheart 10 months ago
A child watch 15000 murders before it is 12!!!!!
scalothis 10 months ago
@judyroodi Probably healthier too, lol.
animerawxer12 10 months ago
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iamafreeman666 10 months ago
"being killed by your own army is now called friendly fire"
Those kinds of mistakes on the battlefield are nothing new. The wikipedia page on it goes back to the War of the Roses (15th century).
Some countries call it "blue on blue" or fratricide (killing your brother).
davekeays 10 months ago
Saw this on MTV..... one night way back in 92 or 93..... loved it from the first time I saw it.......
rantSorde 10 months ago
Brilliant comment wackallen !! Couldn't have put it better myself.
rantSorde 10 months ago
I remember this on Zoo TV :))
rainbowdragon131065 11 months ago
... and Gil Scott-Heron, Stevie Wonder, Senser, Atari Teenage Riot should be played in primary schools.
Peace.
chucku00 11 months ago
DHOH and Consolidated should be played on every kindergarten of the world instead of silly stupid "kids tune" !
chucku00 11 months ago
Not listened to this for a good decade until a week or two back - absolutely SPOT ON..highly intelligent and feels ahead of its time in that it to me really sums now up even more than when it was written - love the COLA line :)
funkyflautist 11 months ago
Mike the mike !
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criseldaprangehkg 11 months ago
N O W T H A T I S H I P H O P
rendubot 11 months ago
Brilliant!! I agree with the other commenter, re: why doesn't this video have more hits?
redpoinsettia77 11 months ago
@ IrishRetroGamer...no, the best lyric is:
Where imagination is sucked out of children by a cathode ray nipple
TV is the only wetnurse that would create a cripple.
Sadly, this lyric is not in the music video version.
Perversion12 11 months ago
did he say bad ACTORtaste? hahahahaha
mindsearrecords 11 months ago
an absolutely brilliant song
dermotoblong 11 months ago
People don't get it they have mind controlled us for years through tv . Example my teenage year old son was terrified of Osama bin laden & al CIA-da .... until i told him he was dead & that had been for ages .......... They brainwash us all...through the media .... they are evil bastards !
MissSkya1 1 year ago
prophetic, profound, brilliantly produced genius.
gasgas270 1 year ago
Brilliant song... learned about it thanks to U2's ZooTV
Ramontique 1 year ago
Good song, good vid!
Themadbomber187 1 year ago
I find it weird that this video, of a classic song, doesn't have A MILLION hits. Then again, the independent acts are usually not mainstream but often the most interesting art a society produces! Back to your irregularly programmed schedule...!
LanaMuckraker 1 year ago
"Methadone Metronome" --That is TV alright.
MrOoooooo74 1 year ago
20 people are unwilling to admit that he's dead right.
jffournier 1 year ago
Internet..the drug of the nation.
SuperLollylegs 1 year ago
.how else will i learn how to kill?.
planetoperator 1 year ago
@planetoperator .....grab a copy of grand theft auto
knutz7 1 year ago
empv you trollin
eargoggle 1 year ago
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empv2 1 year ago
2:07
among the words is BREASTS
Commonwealth96 1 year ago
It's not hypocrisy to make a video intended for television. The song criticizes the false messages churned out on television. A good example nowadays would be the difference between what people believe who watch CNN and the falsehoods people who watch FOX 'NEWS' believe.
TeteromPRS 1 year ago 2
@TeteromPRS honestly i can't tell the difference between cnn and fox.
platypusrex256 1 year ago
The first relevent thing I've heard in a long time. The sad part is that nobody will hear this cuz radio only plays T-Pain and Justin Bieber. The subject matter and even his voice remind me of when Chuck D and Public Enemy were villified for having an actual message.
bootsie418 1 year ago
@bootsie418 actually i heard this on the radio today. no joke. support your independent radio station!
platypusrex256 1 year ago
Think was early-90s actually just after Gulf War one. Collateral damage, "lit up Baghdad like a Christmas tree", friendly fire were all terminologies that came up during that war and all are now included in the diplomatic lexicon.
This song has massive relevance right now.
mmdub1111 1 year ago
This was based on late '80s TV so God knows what excent tunes could arise with all the ever present reality TV bullshit
HouseOfProPain 1 year ago
TV ...and its only gotten worse
midnightaria 1 year ago
Amen!
midnightaria 1 year ago
I LoVE this guy.....can't he be a write-in candidate for the 2012 election?
kaotcgd 1 year ago
Haven't heard this in ages. Thought provoking
NasaXnieru 1 year ago
i have a tv still, i use it as a second monitor on my other computer
diogeneslaertius666 1 year ago
are you americans finally getting this?
2ndSystem 1 year ago
@2ndSystem - i think you will find people watch tv in most 'developed' nations..
not just in america...
sugoo2 1 year ago
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2ndSystem 1 year ago
Awesome! :D
hpsapphire915 1 year ago
i had this album and i really wanted to like it. a couple of great tracks this included but in the main it was a hard listen much like silver bullet. intelligent rap is great and i am all for it but there has to be a balance between intelligence and entertainment...i remember at the time i was listening to NWA's Efil4zaggin which was great entertainment even though not always intelligent but it sold by the bucketloads...
mousehead2000 1 year ago
I wish more music of any genre was this intelligent. Or that more people cared about intelligent music.
Devorum 1 year ago
It aint rap, and it aint hip-hop. It's funk, and it's funkin majeck! I'd associate this style of sounds more with George Clinton than I would Run DMC. Still da bomb though, and those lyrics! Almost 20 years on and we're all still none the wiser that these guys were way ahead of themselves. Release it again now though, and maybe they'll get the kudos they truly deserve. Love it. And not a single unimaginative mention of 'hos' and 'pimps'. Although like I said, it aint rap/hip-hop anyway. lol
trikespotter 1 year ago
television is the most powerful public propaganda tool ever, besides cinema
Quex01 1 year ago
And they go and make an MTV video....
bumsnogger31 1 year ago
You guys are dorks who like listening to yourselves "write" - cause ain't no one listenin' ta ya speak. Franti opened it up. WXRT in Chicago ("Chicago's Finest Rock") was playin' thing alongside U2. Back in the day.
culazul 1 year ago
I agree Phil it's definitely more relevant today, kinda scary, Michael Franti is a genius
cambell1308 1 year ago
Even though this is an old video, it's even more relevant than it was in it's day. Listen to it's meaning and consider what's going on around the world today.
1PHILLWHITE 1 year ago
It certainly is a Bill Hicks reference. I thought it summed up my rant perfectly! Thanks for the compliment.
wackallen 1 year ago
isnt it ironic that rap and hip hop were so anti establishment and pretty much a voice for the dissaffected and now it is the music of choice of the establishment!!
modz74 1 year ago 21
@modz74 Definitely. I refer you to "When the Smoke Clearz" by Taalam Acey.
Thunderwolf666 10 months ago
@modz74 All threats to the status quo that can't be stamped out directly get their power diffused by being co-opted.
tobiasaurusrex 9 months ago 2
@tobiasaurusrex correct classic miss direction ie engage the populace in other activites such as tv , reality shows and such to take the eyes of the real issues!
modz74 9 months ago
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@tobiasaurusrex correct classic miss direction ie engage the populace in other activites such as tv , reality shows and such to take the eyes of the real issues!
modz74 9 months ago
@modz74 exactly... that's why dont watch tv or listen to the radio... i'd rather read a book and bump some old school hip hop. hit up my page to take a trip back and reminisce about the time when everything was simple and smooth. #RealHipHop
DLcKxFTR 8 months ago
@modz74 Yeah, but its not hip hop. It's pop rap and they call it hip hop.
XXGDUBSXX 8 months ago
TWENTY ( 20 ) YRS AGO I SAID THIS GROUP WAS
A GROUP WITH A MESSAGE WORTH LISTENING TO & I GOT LAUGHT AT BY MY FRIENDS....LISTENING AGAIN TO THIS SONG STILL HOLD UP & PIT IT AGAINST LIL WAYNE,,,,KAYNE,,,,EVEN JAY-Z THEY WILL MOP THE FLOOR WITH ANY TOP !0 RAPPER NOW ADAYS
marc08110 1 year ago
The first time i heard this song was in a U2's ZOOTV concert, simply awesome, great lyrics
javiercristian006 1 year ago
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YEAH BOY conscious lyrics.
Bless to all those deep intelligent US and UK poets. PE, Rage Against The Machine, Immortal Tech, Cage, Eyedea, B.Dolan, Brother Ali, Slug, Root Manuva, Sage Francis, EL-P, Aesop Rock, Saul Williams, Scroobius Pip, Jehst, AllFlaws
mindcellest 1 year ago
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YEAH BOY conscious lyrics.
Bless to all those deep intelligent US and UK poets. PE, Rage Against The Machine, Immortal Tech, Cage, Eyedea, B.Dolan, Brother Ali, Slug, Root Manuva, Sage Francis, EL-P, Aesop Rock, Saul Williams, Scroobius Pip, Jehst, AllFlaws
mindcellest 1 year ago
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YEAH BOY conscious lyrics.
Bless to all those deep intelligent US and UK poets. PE, Rage Against The Machine, Immortal Tech, Cage, Eyedea, B.Dolan, Brother Ali, Slug, Root Manuva, Sage Francis, EL-P, Aesop Rock, Saul Williams, Scroobius Pip, Jehst, AllFlaws
mindcellest 1 year ago
"But mostly BS".
Love that line.
musidiablo 1 year ago
Love these guys...
Ironic I am listening to them on youtube with ADS on it though!
VIVA LE REVOLUTION!
enemyandempire 1 year ago
gry nig an ers
007bondspy 1 year ago
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Etherwar 1 year ago
This is simply fantastic! :-))
Mostly B.S. - oh yes!
Gotta love them lyrics, way to go bro. COOL! :-)))
gugfuf 1 year ago
Would it be ironic if I saw this music video on TV?
imdaman0000 1 year ago
@imdaman0000 my brother did
rayflynn178 1 year ago
Thank you Mr Franti.
I only have the Beatnigs version of this on CD, hadn't heard this one in years.
You and Adam Sherberne should do an album and tour together.
The two of you going back and forth with some amazing beats to keep it catchy for the kiddies could spark something...
herdpoisoning 1 year ago
ZOO STATION
ireland474 1 year ago
I have been looking for this for years great to see it here thanks for uploading :)
DerVampyrEngel 1 year ago
"And being killed by your army
Is now called
Friendly Fire"
Best lyric ever.
IrishRetroGamer 1 year ago 13
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IrishRetroGamer 1 year ago
@rddcproductions I avoid it as much as possible. 250 channels and still nothing worth watching.
jimmyco1 1 year ago
Brilliant! Back to a time when rap/hip-hop actually meant someting instead of the homophobic, sexist, cowardly, generic shit which is produced today by the corporate suckers of satan's cock. The cunts are a disgrace to their predecessors.
wackallen 1 year ago 109
@wackallen lmao brilliant comment..a bit angry but nevertheless accurate
ShitJitsu 1 year ago
@wackallen haha!!! hilarious
coleulm 1 year ago
@wackallen What a poetic rant man, right on! I miss Run DMC, Public Enemy and all that good shit that was funky AND intelligent.
groverjuicy 1 year ago
@wackallen MAN YOU SAID A MOUTH FULL MY FRIEND
marc08110 1 year ago
@wackallen Is that a Bill Hicks reference you've snuck into this excellent comment? If so I highly approve, and if not, if it's just a coincidence, then I highly approve anyway because you've made a great point.
D119heavy 1 year ago
@D119heavy ...and here's Madonna with TWO heads!
Thunderspuds91 1 year ago
@wackallen Amen, brother! We actually were inspired to think back then, not to gawk at and idolize idiots wearing bling, driving expensive, showy cars rappin' about murdering people, demeaning women and smoking dope.
To whoever posted this: THANK YOU!
lsnows 1 year ago
@wackallen Yeah this good but your opinions on new era rap are missguided as they are expressing the troubles of their own world this is about television ohhh touchy subject haha
irideafitbikeyo92 1 year ago
@irideafitbikeyo92
I disagree that current rap artists speak about the troubles of their world. I find the majority denegrate, insult and belittle those who are different from their own image eg gays and women. They don't touch on current problems 'cos that would be truly controversial and they are terrfied this would hurt sales..They stick to the same old tired topics, play to their uneducated moronic, audience and count their money. Fine if you like it but personally it makes me puke.
wackallen 1 year ago
@wackallen Your just not peepin the right shit!!
astumpe80 1 year ago
@wackallen Top comment!!!
EyeSpyHiFi 11 months ago
@wackallen i love when I see fellow bill hicks followers :)
AnimalOrder 11 months ago
@wackallen you got my vote!
blakeyonthebuses 11 months ago
@blakeyonthebuses That's made my day, that 'as
wackallen 11 months ago
@wackallen Oh, how f**king true dude!!! G. ;)
taffyspark 10 months ago
Yay, I found them! Best hiphop/rap EVER!
1Natasya 1 year ago