Songs that have TV networks in the lyrics

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I’m creating an audio for a trivia game, and am looking for songs that have names of TV networks somewhere in the lyrics.

Examples: “I want my MTV” - Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
“Once In a Lifetime” - Once In A Lifetime (duh), Talking Heads

I’m seeking as large of a variety as possible. Rap, R+B, punk, 60’s, etc. Parts that just sound like the network name are acceptable (e.g. “effects” for F/X) as long as it sounds recognizable.

My personal favorite (and the one that inspired this idea) is the mention of 'TV Land" in the lyrics of “The Magnificent Seven” by The Clash.

Thanks to anyone who can help!

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Bloodhound Gang’s “The Bad Touch”:

You and me baby ain’t nothin’ but mammals
So lets do it like they do on the Discovery Channel
*

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Sweet - “Love is Like Oxygen”
Jackson 5 - “ABC”

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This may be completely cheating, but “Couch Potato” by “Weird Al” Yankovic (parody of “Lose Yourself” by Eminem) has over a dozen.

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[QUOTE=ErinPuff]
This may be completely cheating, but “Couch Potato” by “Weird Al” Yankovic (parody of “Lose Yourself” by Eminem) has over a dozen.
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It’s not cheating. At one time I had planned to use that song, but forgot about it. I’ve had this idea in the works for about a year.

I’ll probably see what hasn’t already been used, and grab it from “Couch Potato” when I’m done.

Oh yeah, I don’t want to repeat artists. So, I can’t use “I want my MTV” AND “On ITB and BBC they talk about the curse” from “Industrial Disease”, also by Dire Straits.

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The Beatles “Dig It” -

A like a rolling stone
Like the FBI and the CIA
And the BBC–BB King

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Reunion’s “Life is a Rock, but the Radio Rolled Me”

CBS and Warner Brothers

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“Nickelodeon” in Music, Music, Music by Theresa Brewer.

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I’m pretty sure Gil Scott Heron’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” includes a network name. Also “TV Party” by Black Flag includes a bunch of names of shows; I don’t know if it includes a network.

Those may not be the right atmosphere for a fun TV-oriented party game, though.

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The Smiths - Paint A Vulgar Picture
“BPI, MTV, BCC, please them, please them, sadly, this was your life.”

And although it’s a British channel, The Streets - Could Well Be In
“I saw this thing on ITV the other week…”

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[QUOTE=Quercus]
Also “TV Party” by Black Flag includes a bunch of names of shows; I don’t know if it includes a network.
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At least one version includes MTV.

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“Foxy Lady” - Hendrix

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[QUOTE=ErinPuff]
This may be completely cheating, but “Couch Potato” by “Weird Al” Yankovic (parody of “Lose Yourself” by Eminem) has over a dozen.
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Another “Weird Al” song is “I Can’t Watch This” (parody of “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer).

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“Twentieth Century Fox” by the Doors

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Fox on the Run by Sweet.

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Spike is an album by Elvis Costello, though includes no song called that.

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Styx’s The Best of Times begins with “Tonight’s the night, we’ll make history.”

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[QUOTE=It’s Not Rocket Surgery!]
My personal favorite (and the one that inspired this idea) is the mention of 'TV Land" in the lyrics of “The Magnificent Seven” by The Clash.
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Speaking of The Clash, how about this line:

“Do you wanna make tea at the BBC?”

from the song Career Opportunities.

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Richard Thompson’s Dad’s Gonna Kill Me.

Dad’s in a bad mood, Dad’s got the blues
It’s someone else’s mess that I didn’t choose
At least we’re winning on the Fox Evening News
Nobody loves me here

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It’s Raining Men alludes twice to weather. Plus, of course, it’s sung by The Weather Girls.