Pop Culture Song

It's hard to really explain how I hear this in my head, but I think it has its most potency if one envisions the following "ditty" behind a sort of Willy Wonkaesque type motif. Also, if you can imagine a chorus of children singing "da dum da dum da dum da dum" after each line in an overly cheery singsong manner, the effect is particularly chilling. One could also envision them acting out each line, but I'll spare you your sanity.


Big Brother bouncing around in my head...
I really ought to think about the bed
But Jon Stewart zings some real good jokes
And Colbert skewers lots of folks
It's easier to just watch TV instead.

You really should visit myspace, they said,
It's a happenin' place where things get read
About parties and people and fabulous places-
Human contact in empty faces!
It's the best way to feel alive when you're mostly dead.

America's got talent, Regis Philbin roars...
He makes his millions, the ratings soar
As far as situations go, it's a win
But David Hasselhoff, again?
I think a need a running start- and a sword.

Pop stars reinvent and make more cash
Sometimes the pan needs a bit more flash
Time's running short, better bank it in
Before the fans' patience runs too thin
Crap still sounds like crap, when it's been rehashed.

Hollywood seems to have it all-
Fancy cars and alcohol
But they can't buy a new movie plot
With Superman dying and James Bond shot
It looks likes sequels will sell a few more dolls.

So people watch the lights each night
Content to watch what feels most right
Entranced by the various stations'
Oppressive and one-sided imaginations-
Living, in entertained ignorance, of their plight.