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TV on the Radio — Things You Can Do
Album: Return To Cookie Mountain
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Released: 2006
Length: 5:13
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Prettiest world I know
Stole away all the show
You are so easy to love
You are so hard to let go

Prettiest world I know
Loveliest one I know
You were the first to come
We were the last to go

Prettiest world I know
You are so hard to let go
You were the dream of my heart
We were the last ones to know

We were the last ones to know
We were the last ones to know
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I give it a 10 for being so freaking original.
Posted 8 months ago by deedubya    [ Reply ]
 kayumann wrote:


Piss off with your stunted political comments, we come here to escape that nonsense and enjoy what Bill has crafted for us...


Yes, it should only be those of a certain political bent who can make their random political comments on (occasionally political) songs.
Posted 1 year ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:


"Never underestimate Joe's ability to F#$k things up"  - Barak
[paraphrase] "Hold foreign policy positions 180 degrees from Joe and you can't go wrong." - some other Dem from the 80's


Piss off with your stunted political comments, we come here to escape that nonsense and enjoy what Bill has crafted for us...
Posted 1 year ago by kayumann    [ Reply ]
oh damn here we go with the political bullshit in here, SPARE ME your koolade.
Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
and TVOTR is brilliant
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Fuck off ya Trump loving culty fascists.. This is an excellent tune.
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 itsme_bygolly wrote:



Don't believe in leaders. Watch your parking meters. Trump is just an exaggerated version of most politicians. Biden is a known quantity. That's his problem. I chiefly remember his votes for almost 50 years. Consistently wrong on every major issue.


"Never underestimate Joe's ability to F#$k things up"  - Barak
[paraphrase] "Hold foreign policy positions 180 degrees from Joe and you can't go wrong." - some other Dem from the 80's
Posted 1 year ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 jelgator wrote:



So glad he's gone, things are waaaaaaaay better now, eh?



Don't believe in leaders. Watch your parking meters. Trump is just an exaggerated version of most politicians. Biden is a known quantity. That's his problem. I chiefly remember his votes for almost 50 years. Consistently wrong on every major issue.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
yes they are better - you idiot jelgator… Great tune by TV on the Radio
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
 bluematrix wrote:

 
Sure didn't, we got 4 years of the Trumpster fire instead.



So glad he's gone, things are waaaaaaaay better now, eh?
Posted 2 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
I hear a Fela Kuti vibe going on in here.
Posted 3 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
How is this not Peter Gabriel?
Posted 4 years ago by njswede    [ Reply ]



Here's a thing you can do
Vote for Bernie!
(TVOTR played the Brooklyn Rally)



Jelani wrote:
That didn't work out too well, did it?
 
Sure didn't, we got 4 years of the Trumpster fire instead.
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Amazon has this track as being on 'Wolf Like Me', just thought you would all love to know.
Posted 4 years ago by lyteroptes    [ Reply ]
This moment is absurd.
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
Here's a thing you can do
Vote for Bernie!
(TVOTR played the Brooklyn Rally) 
 
That didn't work out too well, did it?
Posted 5 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 number7 wrote:
Makes me think of Gentle Giant.
I like it.
 
Number7, sorry to hear that Patrick (Number 6) passed away 10 years ago peacefully at home in Portmeiron but I hope that you are still with us?

You reminded me about the band Gentle Giant and I used to really like them back in the 1970's - maybe that is why I really like this song too!



Posted 5 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
download chache keeps this song on repeatedly every time i skip song it starts again :( has happen to multiple downloads shucks on road trips
Posted 5 years ago by robert.koval.43    [ Reply ]
Bump from 7 to 8, because I'm sure everyone cares.
Posted 5 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
This band is fascinating.
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
PSD, sorry fans.
 
I don't think anyone's so concerned about this that it warrants an apology.
Posted 6 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
As has been said before, Peter Gabriel inflected, fine drums, btw.
Posted 7 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Perfectly written on iTunes: Return to Cookie Mountain was the Brooklyn indie band's breakthrough—a powerful statement of doom and gloom, dissonance and detachment, general malaise and great anxiety—and it's beautiful because it so accurately set those emotions to song. Kyp Malone's falsetto and Tunde Adebimpe's deep bellows serve as centered voices of reason in the midst of chaos: They're the eye of a storm of swirling guitars, triumphant horns, orchestral swells, and even a tender howl from the one and only David Bowie.
Posted 7 years ago by greenbuilding    [ Reply ]
Too stressful for me, this one.  I like some of their material, but not this.  PSD, sorry fans.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 WOW yes!

Dave_Mack wrote:
I really like this. Especially the moving sax lines in the background.

 


Posted 8 years ago by snoozie    [ Reply ]
Here's a thing you can do
Vote for Bernie!
(TVOTR played the Brooklyn Rally) 
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I really like this. Especially the moving sax lines in the background.
Posted 8 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
I got blue, red and black, and I've already pictured
     How to make snow out of these colors.
   

Good Artist is likely to be good at copying
 As for now great one steals the show.
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
Quite possibly the worst song I've ever heard on RP. 
Big band meets 60's jazz meets Peter Gabriel meets YES meets ...oh God, Stop it!!!!! 
Posted 9 years ago by daveinnj    [ Reply ]
Thought this was some obscure Peter Gabriel track I hadn't heard before looking to see who it was. Sounds like him and the brass is reminiscent of several PG tunes.
Posted 10 years ago by PeterMC3    [ Reply ]
 Rofi wrote:
I hear a lot of Fela Kuti in this song, 
 

 

Yup.  I came here thinking it had to be either Femi or Fela Kuti, and to find out which one.
Posted 10 years ago by hschlossberg    [ Reply ]
All kinds of good stuff mixed into this one.{#Bananajumprope}
Posted 10 years ago by cementfloor    [ Reply ]
I hear Weather Report ... And it's good!
Posted 10 years ago by quietman    [ Reply ]
I hear a lot of Fela Kuti in this song, 
 
Posted 10 years ago by Rofi    [ Reply ]
 I agree Bocephus wrote:
Sounds like Peter Gabriel.

 


Posted 11 years ago by xnavy    [ Reply ]
Makes me think of Gentle Giant.
I like it.
Posted 11 years ago by number7    [ Reply ]
I don't know why, but this guy's voice makes me hot.
Posted 11 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
 captanne wrote:
Some think of Peter Gabriel (I can see that) and some think of Greg Laswell (okay) but, for some reason, the opening minutes of this song made me think of a really experimental Elbow tune.  

ETA (edited to add):  I really like PG, GL and Elbow so it's all good as far as I'm concerned.
 
"ETA (edited to add)" — an acronym and a spelled-out translation together?  Cool, but  "P.S." probably could've worked also.  Pretty good tune.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
PSD button—thanks RP
Posted 12 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
I think it needs pictures
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
I still get blown away that this is NOT PG?!!...It sure sounds like anything he's done, and the vocals may as well be his....
Posted 12 years ago by linzie    [ Reply ]
Just don't get what all the hype is for... decidedly uninspiring....
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
"TV on the Radio is an American experimental rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and soul music. "

according to the last Wiki editor 

I swear I heard them on another radio station performing some type of rap.  I was puzzled over whether I had the right name of the band, and whether it was the very same band we hear on RP.
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Or a less funky Fela.

 captanne wrote:
Some think of Peter Gabriel (I can see that) and some think of Greg Laswell (okay) but, for some reason, the opening minutes of this song made me think of a really experimental Elbow tune.  

ETA (edited to add):  I really like PG, GL and Elbow so it's all good as far as I'm concerned.
 

Posted 12 years ago by dharmabumrap    [ Reply ]
Some think of Peter Gabriel (I can see that) and some think of Greg Laswell (okay) but, for some reason, the opening minutes of this song made me think of a really experimental Elbow tune.  

ETA (edited to add):  I really like PG, GL and Elbow so it's all good as far as I'm concerned.
Posted 12 years ago by captanne    [ Reply ]
RP has introduced me to some awesome music, but these guys and Porcupine Tree have to top that list. I thank you over and over.
Posted 12 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
New to me and very enjoyable.... thanks again RP for expanding my horizons !!!
Posted 13 years ago by kayumann    [ Reply ]
I am hearing Oingo Boingo's Dead Man's Party
Posted 13 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 StoneyG wrote:

Good stuff.


 
Yeah. Better with headphones rather than room monitors too. Much more going on there with the rhythm than I was picking up on speakers.

Posted 13 years ago by donnyballgame    [ Reply ]

Good stuff.


Posted 13 years ago by StoneyG    [ Reply ]
 akheise wrote:
Sounds like Peter Gabriel singing over Fela Kuti.
 

I totaly agree
Posted 13 years ago by skybreakers    [ Reply ]
{#Whistle}Sweet honey in the ears
Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Peter Gabriel.
Posted 13 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
Excellent album. Favorite of many polls in 2006.
Posted 13 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Don't like the band name much, but da musik iz kewl...kind of a Peter Gabriel vibe in the mix...
Posted 13 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
 lsfeder wrote:
I also totally thought this was Peter Gabriel and had to double check.
 
ditto

I think I like the song. I'll need to hear it and the singer some more before I can tell since I'm *so* mixing him up with PG.

Posted 13 years ago by Pilgrim301    [ Reply ]
This is very tasty.  I learnt my "something new" for today!

Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 alvarorb wrote:
Their singer , Tunde Adebimpe collaborated in Massive Attack's "Pray for Rain". 
 

I'll have to play that track when I get in front of my iTunes again; that must have been an interesting sound if he and Daddy G were both singing...
Posted 13 years ago by forge    [ Reply ]
dis ain't no jelly...it be all jam...
Posted 13 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
Most Excellent {#Clap}
Posted 13 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
how could this NOT be PG?
Posted 14 years ago by linzie    [ Reply ]
THUMBS UPPP!!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
I also totally thought this was Peter Gabriel and had to double check.
Posted 14 years ago by lsfeder    [ Reply ]

Very nice!!


Posted 14 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Their singer , Tunde Adebimpe collaborated in Massive Attack's "Pray for Rain". 
Posted 14 years ago by alvarorb    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Peter Gabriel singing over Fela Kuti.
Posted 14 years ago by akheise    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
"TV on the Radio is an American experimental rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and soul music. "

according to the last Wiki editor



 
Thanx a lot!


Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
What genre is this?

  "TV on the Radio is an American experimental rock band formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, New York, whose music spans numerous diverse genres, from post-punk to electro and soul music. "

according to the last Wiki editor



Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
What genre is this?

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Terrific track!
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Will the real Peter Gabriel please stand up.
Posted 14 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
OK, you think about Peter Gabriel. But I think about Bill Laswell!
Posted 14 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
These guys couldn't have sucked any harder on SNL.
 
Then along came Taylor Swift to show us that yes, it was indeed possible to suck harder on SNL.

Posted 14 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]
Love these guys!
Posted 14 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Peter Gabriel - and that's a good thing.  Solid 8. 
Posted 14 years ago by Nerubo    [ Reply ]
Because its so Peter Gabriel it doesn't get my vote. Bleech!
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:


Wow. I definitely thought it was Peter Gabriel.
 

I thought it was the vocalist from this song https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=39994 (Willy Mason).

It's not though. {#Ask}
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
kristinedahms wrote:
Great stuff; thought it was Peter Gabriel, too.
 
 scrubbrush wrote:


Wow. I definitely thought it was Peter Gabriel.
 
hahahaha!  so did I

I'm not too keen on other songs by TV On The Radio, but this I do like.  Gets an 8 from me

Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
I like TV On The Radio, this one is just meh though.{#Rolleyes}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Heavy rhythm ... love it! {#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 kristinedahms wrote:
Great stuff; thought it was Peter Gabriel, too.
 

Wow. I definitely thought it was Peter Gabriel.
Posted 14 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
Great stuff; thought it was Peter Gabriel, too.
Posted 14 years ago by kristinedahms    [ Reply ]

Saw TVotR live at Sasquatch a couple of years ago and they rocked.  I don't watch a lot of live acts on TV as it skews the experience.


Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
Truly inspired stuff! Need more of this and less (way less) of the insipid quasi country crap!
Posted 14 years ago by ricmo    [ Reply ]
 Lizard62 wrote:
{#Yawn}

 

Yes...like Peter Gabriel
Posted 14 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
Didn't catch that particular SNL, and you might be spot on; however, I find SNL to be a venue where many musicians (whom I know to be superb) don't sound so great.  I used to blame it on sound engineering meets tv, but after decades of SNL and the advent of more sophisticated speaker systems in the home, I'm at a loss for an updated explanation.

 scraig wrote:
These guys couldn't have sucked any harder on SNL.
 


Posted 14 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
would love to hear their °dirty whirl° and °wear you out° on RP...
Posted 14 years ago by Nadine    [ Reply ]
{#Yawn}

Posted 14 years ago by Lizard62    [ Reply ]
Still very cool.  {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
the cookie is usually south of the mountains, no?

Posted 14 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]

First listening, great voice and good music {#Music}


Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
Didn't they get some airtime in clubs back in the early 90's with a single? I never did find that song. :(
Posted 15 years ago by bkrontz    [ Reply ]
Morphine and Peter is correct, but I don't get this song at all...
Posted 15 years ago by eltom    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:
Sounds like these guys were listening to a lot of Peter Gabriel and Morphine. Cool.
 
Couldn't have characterized the vibe any better...spot on!  Great band, IMHO.

Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]
B r o o k l y n   B o r n
tv_on_the_radio


Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
 Pyro wrote:

That's IT!  I was trying to figure out who they reminded me of....(Thanks!)

  I'd love to hear some Weather Report......
This band is hideous -


Posted 15 years ago by glydev    [ Reply ]
Sounds like these guys were listening to a lot of Peter Gabriel and Morphine. Cool.
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
These guys couldn't have sucked any harder on SNL.
 
I didn't see them on SNL, but I did see them at Coachella. They ruled. They played, then M.I.A. Unbelievably good shows. {#Clap}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
 quietman wrote:
I am definitely hearing Weather Report... which in my mind is a good thing. Don't hear a lot of Weather Report on RP.

 
That's IT!  I was trying to figure out who they reminded me of....(Thanks!)

Posted 15 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:
These guys couldn't have sucked any harder on SNL.
 
Subtlety is often difficult to perform...

Posted 15 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
I am definitely hearing Weather Report... which in my mind is a good thing. Don't hear a lot of Weather Report on RP.

Posted 15 years ago by quietman    [ Reply ]
 newwavegurly wrote:



But also the song "El Matador" by Los Fabulosos Cadilacs/Flavio Cianciarulo
Which was played during the reunion scene in "Grosse Pointe Blank" at one point. 
 
I hear that.

Posted 15 years ago by vivakitty    [ Reply ]
These guys couldn't have sucked any harder on SNL.
Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Horn and guitar repetitive riffs... ok, everything... owes big debt to Jah Wobble.

Posted 15 years ago by quesarah    [ Reply ]
Great tune... hard to believe these same blokes are responsible for that insipid Love Dog track!
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 punkbot wrote:


They were AWFUL.{#Grumpy}
 

They weren't all that good, I will grant you that...but this CD and the one that just came out are pretty amazing...
Posted 15 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
 voytek wrote:
TV On the Radio going back on "TV" as a musical guest on SNL this weekend...{#Bananapiano}
 

They were AWFUL.{#Grumpy}
Posted 15 years ago by punkbot    [ Reply ]
TV On the Radio going back on "TV" as a musical guest on SNL this weekend...{#Bananapiano}


Posted 15 years ago by voytek    [ Reply ]
Please play New Health Rock by these gents.  All their stuff is fantastic I think — quite avant garde really — but New Health Rock was singularly unique.
Posted 15 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
Wow, really digging this tune. 
Posted 15 years ago by twalker    [ Reply ]
They are on the lineup for Bonnaroo 2009!  https://www.bonnaroo.com/artists.aspx

Posted 15 years ago by jbtidwell    [ Reply ]
why isn't Golden Age on RP? i love that song.
Posted 15 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
More TV on the Radio on the Computer, please!{#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by xc_para_puravida    [ Reply ]
 DoctorHooey wrote:
I know it's really nothing like it but somehow the horns in this tune remoind me of the song in Ferris Bueller's Day Off when he's running through houses and yards trying to beat his parents home.
 


But also the song "El Matador" by Los Fabulosos Cadilacs/Flavio Cianciarulo
Which was played during the reunion scene in "Grosse Pointe Blank" at one point. 
Posted 16 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Everything I've heard by these guys is good. Me likey. {#Yes}

Posted 16 years ago by miamizsun    [ Reply ]
 skdenfeld wrote:

This is an album for which 30 second samples simply can't do justice. There is an element of spontaneity and comradery that can't be caught in short segments. Yes, the album is unconventional, and even a bit strange, but I really get a sense of friends in this music, like these guys have all known each other for years, and have all gotten together to lay down some seriously good music with the kind of inspired energy that can only come from those loving bonds of friends who like to have fun.
 

Couldn't have said it better myself.  Saw them live - fabulous chemistry and camaraderie..
Posted 16 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 garthwb wrote:


Who remind me of Fela Kuti... Antibalas' bass player plays for TV On The Radio sometimes, btw... According to him, anyway... Six degrees of separation.
 

I definitely hear Feli Kuti in this.....
Posted 16 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
lee_sf wrote:
The song was interesting enough to make me look to see what it was (again), but just clicked through the other songs on this album in iTunes, and... yeah, it sounds like an anomaly. Cool song otherwise.
This is an album for which 30 second samples simply can't do justice. There is an element of spontaneity and comradery that can't be caught in short segments. Yes, the album is unconventional, and even a bit strange, but I really get a sense of friends in this music, like these guys have all known each other for years, and have all gotten together to lay down some seriously good music with the kind of inspired energy that can only come from those loving bonds of friends who like to have fun.
Posted 16 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
bizon wrote:
This reminds me of Antibalas.
Who remind me of Fela Kuti... Antibalas' bass player plays for TV On The Radio sometimes, btw... According to him, anyway... Six degrees of separation.
Posted 16 years ago by garthwb    [ Reply ]