The Consumers Union has developed what they call an “animated music video” railing against media ownership. (You can find the video here — but be forewarned that the site will pop open a screen asking you to sign a petition for the FCC to hold hearings before it changes media ownership rules. You don’t have to sign the petition to watch the video.) Called “The Tower,” the video features a funny little man seeking music and television programs.
But this man’s monotonous and offensive entertainment fare is under the control of “The Tower,” a seemingly evil transmitter operated by ugly fat-cat conglomerate executives. Hmmm…not subtle and we therefore wonder how effective the video is. Here’s a sample of the lyrics written by a group called the Austin Lounge Lizards:
Verse 1
I was rolling down the highway trying to find a decent station
Scanning up and down through all the format variations
AnguishedArtist103 was sensitive and bland
WrinkledHippie96 was playing “Cowgirl in the Sand”
The Bridge, The Edge, The Hat sounded all the same, of course
‘Cause they were emanating from one giant central source
Chorus It was the Tower, Big Media Power
Beaming down from heaven every minute, every hour
Pervasive and insistent,
Abandon your resistance to the Tower
Verse 2
I got back home, sat in my chair and turned on my TV
Two suits reviewed a movie from the parent company
The woman said she loved it; the man thought it was great
The DVD would come out soon and they could hardly wait
They kindly thanked each other for this frank exchange of views
Then it was back to fake reality and infotainment news
Chorus
It was the Tower, Big Media Power
Beaming down from heaven every minute, every hour
Invasive and persistent,
Abandon your resistance to the Tower
Bridge The Tower is a trademark of the Babel Corporation
Which acquired Hubris Publishing for market integration
Owned by Infowebnet Systems, a Foodco Company
A member of the Alphamega Corporate family
Cynthia Brumfield at 9:04 PM|Comments(1)
Hmmm...not subtle and we therefore wonder how effective the video is.
The kind of comment you might expect at a website with ads up and down the sidebar.
Posted by: Sheryl Zettner at October 20, 2005 8:10 PM
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