BREAKING NEWS-24/7

Hey there,

Yesterday I got really upset and angry after watching a report on TV. I wrote an email and spoke my mind but somehow it wasn't enough for me to do, and so I came up with this little thing today.

Feel free to give polite feedback and ideas.

TY RK


Breaking News-24/7


It had been us, it had been us! ( A')

We surly spoke first with the dead

And all covers full of photos

We show all that those stars got fat

We knew that he had been guilty

Before he comitted this crime

We don't need a crystal ball, but

For good news we don't have the time


Cameras are rollin' ( pre B)

Flashlights without thunder

All the mics are open

Our ethic makes you wonder


Breaking news ( B)

We are live, 24/7

Breaking news

We always give you OUR brand new truth

Breaking news

We are live, 24/7

Don't judge us by how we do our jobs

If the story is hot we do interviews in heaven

And are live still- 24/7


Following around our target (A+)

And snapshots taken on the 'loo

So easy to destroy a life

We'll know you better than you do

Fake news belong to our buisness

So sometimes we tell „little lies“

And if we don't win an Emmy

We long for the Pulitzer Prize


pre B

B


We interrupt our program (C)

To bury dignity

We interrupt our program

In the name of humanity

We interrupt our program

To bury dignity

So be sure that we won't stop

And if there's not enough gossip

We certainly make some stories up


pre B

B (fade)


©® by Ian P. Words by Ian P. 27.04.2023 for: VB.

Comments

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited April 2023

    Alot of country songs have touched on the BS on CNN ect in lyrics . But never heard a song on the broadcasters point of view , good job

  • Anger and distress coming through loud and clear, along with a good dose of cynicism. A modern protest song.

    I don't fall into a rhythm reading it, but it might work very well in a half spoken / half sung style.

  • Hey Owen, thanx for your feedback.
    I had a very clear and fast rhythm in mind when I wrote A‘ preB and B. Fast and like „on a hunt“ broken off by B. I’ll have a look if the rest fits in. Thank you for pointing that out.
    Ian
  • MoraAmaroLaLoba
    MoraAmaroLaLoba Madrid (Spain)

    Hola @RainbowKeeper

    The songs that protest... That's what the minstrels were like, they went from town to town singing the bad acts of the despicable, mocking them, ridiculing them was the way the people had to save their humble dignity!

    I was surprised by this topic and I liked reading it.

    I no longer ask myself questions, I simply accept the fact that they give us everything that poisons us, everything that separates us and makes us enemies of each other for stupid reasons... The division is assured, there will always be 2 sides, so least, that's their target.

    I don't watch or listen to the news, they are of no use to me because everything is a repetition as if life, the universe, the world, water... were a closed circuit like that of ornamental fountains. I limit myself to living, for that I was born, to enjoy all the good that exists despite them and to create, because I make my world, not them

  • A 95 year old man called a IRS agent and his lawyer 

    When they arrived they asked why he wanted them by his beside

    He said I want be like Jesus and die with two thieves around me 

  • I get the sentiment, and don't disagree. Overall, I like the lyric. However, it doesn't really grab me, maybe because it's so general. If you focused on a particular incident and how they cover it, I think it would have more impact. You could do that in the verses and then zoom out to your general complaint in the chorus. Or you could make each verse about a different specific incident.

  • Thank you all!
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