Look What I Did are a self-described info punk band formed in 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee by singer, Barry Donegan and guitarist, Colby Shea. Miles McPherson (drums, currently playing with Kelly Clarkson) and Chris Bradley (bass) were added before the bands first public live performance in January 2002. The band live performances during that era often ended in animal thongs, a fistfight between members, and in some cases, a hospital trip for its vocalist.
In 2003, the band added a second guitar player, Aaron "Skeet" Childress, formerly of National Green, and relocated to Los Angeles, California. At this time they also released their first recording, an independently recorded, financed, and released LP, My First Time, on their own Clockrock Recordings. Despite its limited pressing, the record received many features from ezines such as theprp.com, loudside.com, Opuszine.com. Miles McPherson was not able to join the band in L.A., and Eli Green, now of HORSE the band filled in for some time. McPherson returned to the group in 2004.
In 2005, newly reformed Combat Records and producer, Brian Virtue (Jane's Addiction, theSTART) worked with the band to release Minuteman for the Moment on October 4, 2005. The band then relocated to Nashville, TN, and began heavy national touring with bands such as Ion Dissonance, Animosity, At All Cost, Dog Fashion Disco, Tub Ring and The Classic Struggle, Drop Dead, Gorgeous, Folly, and The Human Abstract.
In October of 2006, Jake Omen(drums, ex Year of Desolation) and Ty Coughlin(bass) joined the band, replacing McPherson and Shea. Chris Bradley took over the duties on guitar.
In early 2008 the band signed a deal with new label Modernist Movement. The album Atlas Drugged was released on February 9, 2010 via Modernist Movement Recordings. Atlas Drugged was also produced by Brian Virtue.
The band released Zanzibar III: Analog Prison in 2014 and Sympathy Porn in 2019 on So Say We All Records.
The FOX Eats TV Ishmael
Look What I Did Lyrics
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The land you've tilled by hand
Is meant to be mine
Goodbye
Put this in your show and watch it
Islam don't teach suicide
Or killing innocent people
You need another target
Your show's a porno that Cain wouldn't jerk to
Ishmael must be villainized
So we can be proven right
Despite
Your show's a porno that Cain wouldn't jerk to
The type of garbage that no man would find mildly erotic
It's become a snuff film now, man, give us a break
It's filthy
Disgusting
Foul swill that Cain wouldn't jerk to
The FOX eats TV Ishmeal
The lyrics to Look What I Did's song The FOX Eats TV Ishmael are a critique of the media and how it manipulates and distorts reality. The first verse is spoken from the perspective of someone who has inherited land that the singer has tilled and worked on by hand. The next line, "is meant to be mine," suggests that the singer has no claim to the land and is merely taking it as their own because of their societal standing, possibly due to inheritance or privilege. The use of the phrase "Goodbye" implies that the singer is being evicted from the land that they have worked so hard on, which is a theme of dispossession and displacement.
The second verse references Islam and connects it with the idea of suicide bombings and killing innocent people. The lyrics are a critique of the portrayal of Muslims in mainstream media as terrorists and extremists. The phrase "You need another target" seems to be directed at the media, suggesting that they are unfairly demonizing Muslims and need to find a new focus. The following line suggests that the media is using graphic and disturbing images in their broadcasts, which is compared to pornography. The reference to Cain, a biblical figure who killed his brother, suggests that the media's focus on violence and gore is dangerous and corrupt.
Overall, the song is a scathing critique of the media's portrayal of reality, and how it manipulates images and messages to control people's perceptions. The title, "The FOX Eats TV Ishmael," refers to the biblical story of Cain and Abel, where Cain kills his brother Abel out of jealousy. Ishmael is another biblical figure, the son of Abraham and Hagar, and is often portrayed as an outcast and marginalized in mainstream biblical stories. By connecting these two figures, the song suggests a link between violence, marginalization, and the media's distortion of reality.
Line by Line Meaning
Grandma says
An elder person has mentioned
The land you've tilled by hand
The property that you have worked hard to cultivate
Is meant to be mine
Belongs to me and not to you
Goodbye
I am leaving
Put this in your show and watch it
Include this in your production and witness the effect
Islam don't teach suicide
The Islamic religion does not endorse suicide
Or killing innocent people
Neither does it advocate for the killing of innocent individuals
You need another target
You require a different focus for your project
Your show's a porno that Cain wouldn't jerk to
Your production is vulgar and offensive that even Cain, a biblical figure who committed murder, would not indulge in
Ishmael must be villainized
Ishmael must be portrayed as a villain
So we can be proven right
This validates our argument and justifies us
Despite
Notwithstanding the fact that
It's filthy
It's revolting and unclean
Disgusting
It's sickening and repulsive
Foul swill that Cain wouldn't jerk to
It's indecent and disgusting that not even Cain, someone who committed a heinous crime, would participate in
The FOX eats TV Ishmael
An allusion to Rupert Murdoch's Fox News consuming any entity that does not fit their narrative or agenda
Contributed by Taylor V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@harrygray999
Hanna-Barbera franchises not shown in Harvey Birdman:
- Josie and the Pussycats
- Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone
- The Pirates of Dark Water
- Rock Odyssey
- Devlin
- Gravedale High
and Wildfire.
I Wish They Were Shown, though.
@EpicAMV911
In all seriousness Harvey birdman was actually a pretty good attorney.
@duckypuckluck
SSJ Carl That overnight law school degree paid off. 😂
@mckenzie.latham91
That's one reason of what makes the show so good.
@aawallace98
he did loose a lot but most of them were un winnable
@qualivia
Um..... Have you seen the cases he screwed up?
Though considering how his clients are usually insane then I guess those cases were doomed to fail anyway.
@tntbandit5
Word. He was just a victim to dumb juries and foolish judges! 😂😂
@VikingFyre
When you love Law and Order but wish it was produced by Hanna Barbara
@SometimesCreator
DUN-DON
@Tayvin4042
I don't know why anyone would wish that in the first place, but hey! I ain't complaining, it works!
@TiberianFiend
I wish it was still produced by anyone.