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Talk Shows on Mute
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Wikipedia article
'"Talk Shows on Mute"' is a song by the American alternative rock band Incubus. It was released as the second single from the band's 2004 album, 'A Crow Left of the Murder...', and peaked at #3 on the 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and also peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
Background
The song has a mellow and stripped-down sound, with lyrics containing references to George Orwell's novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' and Philip K. Dick's novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'. Lead singer Brandon Boyd says the inspiration for the song came to him while watching a talk show on an airplane.
'"I was on an airplane when a talk show began playing on the TVs. I decided to start narrating for the people, which is a really great game if you're ever bored enough. I realized a time will probably come when television will watch us if we're watching it, if that hasn't already happened, figuratively or literally. It sounded like some sort of pseudo-Big Brother nightmare, so I wrote it down."'
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Floria Sigismondi, who also directed the band's "Megalomaniac" video. The video alludes to another George Orwell novel, 'Animal Farm'. It depicts a world where animals have taken over, and the members of Incubus are shown on a talk show demonstrating "stupid human trix".
Track listing
'US/EU CD Single'
# Talk Shows On Mute
# Wish You Were Here (Live In Osaka, Japan)
# Talk Shows On Mute (Live In Osaka, Japan)
# Hello - BBC Radio 1 Version
'Yellow 7"'
*Side A
# Talk Shows On Mute
# Here In My Room - BBC Radio 1 Version
*Side B
# Vitamin - Live "Bootleg" Version - Osaka, Japan
# Hello - Live "Bootleg" Version - Osaka, Japan
Charts
References
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Category:2004 singles
Category:Incubus (band) songs
Category:Music videos directed by Floria Sigismondi
Category:Music based on Nineteen Eighty-Four
Category:Song recordings produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)
Category:Rock ballads
Category:2004 songs
Category:Immortal Records singles
Category:Songs written by Brandon Boyd
Category:Songs written by Mike Einziger
Category:Songs written by Ben Kenney
Category:Songs written by Chris Kilmore
Category:Songs written by Jos Pasillas
Category:Songs about television
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