Lyrics & Audio

1. Born That Way

2. Try Givin' Some Love

3. With My Luck

4. Let The Love Come

5. Tell Me Something I Don¹t Know

6. Funky Jungle Love

7. Flying Buttress

8. Don¹t You Want A Walrus?

9. My Chevy May Drive Slow But It Runs All Night

10. Power Of Love

11. MTV
MTV

OK we have a little story for you
Y’see, there was a time before MTV
A lonnnng time ago
I remember when it first began
I didn’t really understand
What was this doing on my TV?
And what was it supposed to be?
Rock and roll movies
Four minutes long
Cut to the subject
Of a popular song

Turn it on -
What IS this?
I want my MTV
So THAT’S what Bryan Adams looks like!
Put it on
Pretenders - I LOVE HER!
I want my MTV
I could watch this all night!

Channel surfing, I would stop for a look
And I soon realized I was hooked
How it got to me, I really don’t know
But I soon threw out my radio
All the new bands
Were on there to see
You know what it was
They called it MTV

Turn it on
Hey! There’s Blondie!
I want my MTV
I LOVE Debbie Harry!
Put it on
Hey is SHE Blondie?
I want my MTV
Whadya mean the whole BAND is BLONDIE?

So I called up my band,
I said, "Man this is IT!
Set the VCR up and let’s make a hit!"
We hooked up a camera we stood right in front
And we postured and posed
like we had bugs up our butts
We took it to the man who runs MTV
He said, "I can’t play this band
You guys are UUUGLY!"

Aw come on
Hey, there’s Bon Jovi!
Put us on MTV
Hey - I’VE got hair like that!
Put us on
Well sure he’s prettier than me - so what?
We want on MTV
Yeah and his cousin owns the studio

Now it’s been twenty years
and some things have changed
They still play the hits, they still have VJs
But some bands they play,
Well, they’re ugly as sin
They’re middle-aged and fat,
hell - we’ll fit right in
So I called up the guys
And we made a new jam
I took it to the station
And I gave it to the man

Put us on
Bored? Sure we can look bored
Put us on MTV
Bob, Ted, Bob - Hold still, dammit!
Put us on
C’mon we’re as weird as any-a-them bands!
Put us on MTV
Yeah we’re plain and shabby AND ugly!
Put us on
Ahh look at Al with his pants fallin’ down
flannel shirt all untucked!

As strange as Radiohead!
Yeah, we’re as weird as Marilyn Manson!
Hell, we’re almost as old as The Stones!
And we’re sure not pretty like Hanson!!!
Put us on - Put us on MTV
Put us on - We want on MTV
Aw come on

© 1999 by Al Hemberger, Bob Mayo, Ted Hemberger & Bob Rasero 914-793-8206
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