Television - Marquee Moon

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Published by Packeranatic at 07/22/2011 17:56 Like

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Television - Marquee Moon
1977 Marquee Moon

Synopsis:

Somewhere the line was inscribed in asphalt between punk and jam bands, and Television crossed it valiantly. At the forefront of this is their track Marquee Moon from the album of the same name. With the twin attack of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd on guitar comes a rhythmical assault of punk that all gets turned on its head at the epic climax of this song. In concert, the band has sometimes extended the song to as long as fifteen minutes.

Lyrics:

I remember
how the darkness doubled
I recall
lightning struck itself.
I was listening
listening to the rain
I was hearing
hearing something else.

Life in the hive puckered up my night,
the kiss of death, the embrace of life.
There I stand neath the Marquee Moon
Just waiting,
Hesitating...
I ain't waiting

I spoke to a man
down at the tracks.
I asked him
how he don't go mad.
He said "Look here junior, don't you be so happy.
And for Heaven's sake, don't you be so sad."

Well a Cadillac
it pulled out of the graveyard.
Pulled up to me
all they said get in.
Then the Cadillac
it puttered back into the graveyard.
And me,
I got out again.

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Latest comments

Calvin W Boaz, at 06/13/2013 00:10, says:
This IS punk music!
123456TheDan, at 05/26/2013 22:54, says:
Magic stuff.
PyroSky00, at 05/24/2013 17:17, says:
I play this song every time I change the marquee at the bar I work at.
Packeranatic, at 05/23/2013 13:45, says:
Thanks for giving it a chance and a listen though. Most who don't appreciate another genre of music are quick to criticize or leave outright. Protopunk is definitely a niche genre, but to those who listen to it, Television were one of the best bands from the genre even with their one-hit wonder status, their band breaking up and reuniting in the 90's and subsequent sub-par albums (opinion). Sorry for the history lesson, but thanks for giving the music a chance as not too many people do nowadays.
12inchvertical, at 05/23/2013 12:13, says:
it's certainly not bad... but it's not really for me
Sleeves04, at 05/12/2013 06:48, says:
you're goddamn right...
David Richman, at 04/26/2013 07:02, says:
Anyone else ever notice that this is the best rock song ever written?
Gary Poole, at 04/14/2013 15:22, says:
I've been listen to them since the late 70's. true Verlaine has a quirky voice, but the makes it for me. The Clash didn't sing all that great.
lucas07700, at 04/10/2013 17:06, says:
Rest in Peace Andy Johns
Kye Merkett, at 04/09/2013 18:42, says:
RIP Andy Johns, this is possibly one of the greatest songs ever to exist.
Randall Thais, at 04/09/2013 17:14, says:
RIP Andy Johns
snowbelle74, at 04/05/2013 09:11, says:
This is first time I heard this, I love it. Can't believe how much Razorlight ripped this off.
Miki Kurosawa, at 04/03/2013 04:49, says:
one of the best songs I've ever heard
Miki Kurosawa, at 04/03/2013 04:34, says:
What a narrow mind, If you think Television is not punk, you are clearly lost in this topic
feedkillchain, at 04/01/2013 23:48, says:
Actually, this IS punk music. Punk began as more of an ethic or an attitude towards music and as a musical community. It wasn't originally a "sound." Early on this band featured Richard Hell of the Heartbreakers & Voidoids. They're also the first rock band to start playing CBGB and were responsible for people like the Ramones and Blondie being allowed to play there.
silentDD, at 03/31/2013 11:34, says:
this is art punk, and if you knew anything about punk music, you would know television are a punk band
901deano, at 03/29/2013 23:20, says:
Ok can I get this straight this is NOT punk music, at all. Thanks.
Jupiteriananff, at 03/28/2013 19:13, says:
Televisionlove♥
autodidactbreather, at 03/15/2013 20:23, says:
...and that is why you have no friends.
lostcauseforkl, at 03/14/2013 18:46, says:
i remember not anything like this ever damn
GigiKong7, at 03/14/2013 02:58, says:
well, they're avant punk, which is somehow punk
Piet van Zutphen, at 03/08/2013 15:12, says:
Wouldn't call this punk, unless you call Velvet Underground also punk...
HarveyMushman888, at 02/27/2013 20:17, says:
Uh....no.....
Montez Bush, at 02/27/2013 19:28, says:
relaaaxxx, i wasn't trying to be patronizing. I've no doubt your a fan of both singers. I'm a Bob Dylan fanatic and yet I still thought All Along the Watchtower was a Jimi Hendrix cover. I was merely loling at the fact that I was imagining Morrison saying something like that.