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The Guy On TV Is Not Happy

from Goldmark After Dark by Tony Goldmark

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This was the #6 most-requested song on The Dr. Demento Show in 2010, and was played on his 40th anniversary show. It also was nominated for a Logan Award that year for Best Original Song.

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The guy on TV's not happy! (Not happy?!)
The guy on TV's not happy! (Not happy?!)
Makes no sense to me
I mean, he's on TV
But he doesn't seem to be very happy!
(a well-a well-a well-a)

The guy on TV is yelling (AAAAGH!)
The guy on TV is yelling (AAAAGH!)
I guess it's up to me
To make the guy on TV
Feel happy so he stops yelling

So I picked up a sign
And a marker and a blind
Disdain for the thing he was yellin' about
I drove to the city
And I felt pretty giddy
As I picked up a bullhorn to shout (HEY!)

The citizens are not happy! (NO!)
We the people are just not happy! (UH-UH!)
We're here to protest
And we will not rest
Until the guy on TV's more happy!

Everybody say
NO! STOP IT! WRONG WRONG WRONG!
NO! STOP IT! WRONG WRONG WRONG!
When I say No, you say Stop It!
Wrong! Wrong!
When I say Wrong, you say No!
Stop it! Stop i—NO! (Stop it!)
No, you’re doing it wrong! (No!)
Oh, forget it.

When I watch TV (When I watch TV)
I don’t wanna see yelling (I don’t wanna see yelling)
And I know the TV (I know the TV)
Doesn’t wanna yell (doesn’t wanna yell)
You don’t know the TV like I do
It wouldn’t yell at me unless it had to
It yells because it cares
I got this bruise when I fell down the stairs
And SMASHED MY HEAD INTO THE TV!

Well, I didn’t know
‘Til I watched that show
That I live in a totalitarian regime
But I see the light
Rectangular and bright
Comin’ from my TV scream! (AAAAAGH!)

‘Cause the guy on TV’s not happy! (Not happy?!)
The guy on TV’s still not happy! (Not happy?!)
I better keep watchin’
For detailed instructions
On how to make TV more happy (happy, happy happy)

credits

from Goldmark After Dark, released April 15, 2014
Lead Vocals: Tony Goldmark
Guitar: Hank Maninger
Bass: Paul Olguin
Keyboards: Henry Salvia
Drums: Paul Revelli
Gang Background Vocals: Sam Barry, Joe Goldmark, Hank Maninger, Joshua Langland, Gary Potterton, Henry Salvia, Jack Shen and Garth Webber

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