TV is the Thing This Year
Reeves Dianne Lyrics
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If you wanna have fun come home with me
You can stay all night and play with my TV
TV is the thing this year, this year
TV is the thing this year
Radio was great, now it's out of date
TV is the thing this year
My TV broke, I was in a fix
I Got on the phone, and called my man,
Said get here daddy as fast as you can
TV is the thing this year, oh
TV is the thing this year,
Radio was great, but now it's out of date
And TV is the thing this year
Now he turned my dial to channel one
I knew that this was gonna be fun
He turned my dial to channel two
That station thrilled me through and through
He moved one notch to channel three
I said oh how I love what you're doin' to me
He said, wait a minute, let's try channel four
Just about that time someone knocked on the door
TV is the thing this year, oh yes
TV is the thing this year,
Radio was great, now it's out of date
TV is the thing this year
The way he eased into channel five
That man musta had fluid drive
He moved once more to channel six
Then he opened up his bag of tricks
On channel seven the show was late
But we got our kicks on channel eight
He turned my dial to channel nine
Said Baby, your set is workin' fine
He moved on up to channel ten
Then we started all over again
He finally hit channel eleven
I cried mama, he treats your daughter so good!
TV is the thing this year, yes
TV is the thing this year
Yes radio was great, but now it's out of date
TV is the thing this year
Baby my set will need fixin' just about this time every night!
The lyrics of Reeves Dianne's song "TV is the Thing This Year" is a cover of the original song by Dinah Washington, that describes the shift from radio to television as the primary source of entertainment. The chorus deems TV as the essential entertainment object that everyone must have this year while preferring it over the traditional radio. The singer invites the listener to her home to have fun, stay all night and play with her TV, emphasizing its importance. The song goes on to describe how the singer's TV broke down while watching it, so she called her man to come and fix it. As they fixed it together and tuned through various channels, their intimate moments are interwoven with the mentions of different channels like "channel one," "channel two," "channel three." The song is a playful depiction of how TV has taken over the role of radio in people's daily entertainment.
The song's lyrics suggest the cultural shift that television brought in the 1950s, with the advent of TV networks and subsequent rapid growth, ultimately changing the way people consumed entertainment. It represents the cultural moment when television became essential to people, replacing radio as the primary source of entertainment. The lyrics also emphasize the idea of television as a tool for connectivity and social interaction, for example, when the singer calls her man to fix her broken TV. The song captures the spirit of the time, the excitement surrounding the new medium that promised to revolutionize entertainment culture, and how it began to shift interpersonal dynamics, bringing people together around TV screens.
Line by Line Meaning
If you wanna have fun come home with me
Come to my house if you want to have fun
You can stay all night and play with my TV
You can stay all night and watch TV
TV is the thing this year, this year
Television is popular this year
TV is the thing this year
Television is popular this year
Radio was great, now it's out of date
Radio used to be good, but now it's not popular
Last night I was watching old Tom Nix
Last night I watched Tom Nix
My TV broke, I was in a fix
My television broke and I was upset
I Got on the phone, and called my man,
I called my boyfriend on the phone
Said get here daddy as fast as you can
I asked him to come over quickly
TV is the thing this year, oh
Television is popular this year
TV is the thing this year,
Television is popular this year
Radio was great, but now it's out of date
Radio used to be good, but now it's not popular
And TV is the thing this year
Television is popular this year
Now he turned my dial to channel one
He changed the TV channel to one
I knew that this was gonna be fun
I knew it was going to be fun
He turned my dial to channel two
He changed the TV channel to two
That station thrilled me through and through
I was very excited by that show
He moved one notch to channel three
He changed the TV channel to three
I said oh how I love what you're doin' to me
I enjoyed what he was doing
He said, wait a minute, let's try channel four
He suggested changing to channel four
Just about that time someone knocked on the door
Someone knocked on the door at that moment
TV is the thing this year, oh yes
Television is popular this year
TV is the thing this year,
Television is popular this year
Yes radio was great, but now it's out of date
Radio used to be good, but now it's not popular
TV is the thing this year
Television is popular this year
The way he eased into channel five
He changed the TV channel to five in a smooth way
That man musta had fluid drive
He changed channels quickly and smoothly
He moved once more to channel six
He changed the TV channel to six again
Then he opened up his bag of tricks
He did something clever or surprising
On channel seven the show was late
The show on channel seven was running behind schedule
But we got our kicks on channel eight
We enjoyed the show on channel eight
He turned my dial to channel nine
He changed the TV channel to nine
Said Baby, your set is workin' fine
He said that the TV was working well
He moved on up to channel ten
He changed the TV channel to ten
Then we started all over again
We started watching TV from the beginning again
He finally hit channel eleven
He changed the TV channel to eleven
I cried mama, he treats your daughter so good!
I exclaimed that he was treating me well
TV is the thing this year, yes
Television is popular this year
TV is the thing this year
Television is popular this year
Yes radio was great, but now it's out of date
Radio used to be good, but now it's not popular
TV is the thing this year
Television is popular this year
Baby my set will need fixin' just about this time every night!
My television will need fixing around this time every night
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: PHIL MEDLEY, WILLIAM SANFORD
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