Songs where the lyrics deal with the Net in one way or another

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Which ones are there. Britney Spears "Email My Heart" was mentioned in another thread, although "Horny" by Mousse T. Which other ones are there?

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 18 October 2004 22:57 (twenty-one years ago)

warm jets "future signs"

the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

denim "internet curtains"

the surface noise (slight return) (electricsound), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:05 (twenty-one years ago)

"Survivor" by Destiny's Child....and yes, it sucks a big condom fulla cum.

Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:12 (twenty-one years ago)

"Aint gonna diss you on the internet,cos my mama taught me better that that"- survivor by Destiny's child

A pair of brown eyes, Monday, 18 October 2004 23:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Some girl band whose name escapes me recently had a UK sorta hit with a song called "Download It".

Wooden (Wooden), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:17 (twenty-one years ago)

"and yes, it sucks a big condom fulla cum."

Ew.

Taxi Dancing in the Soft Prison (Ben Boyer), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Wierd Al Yankovic's 'All about the Pentiums'.

"I bet you still live in your parent's cellar
Downloading pictures of Sarah Michelled Gellar"

I saw this video precisely once, but the lyrics are seared into my memory, for some reason.

Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:22 (twenty-one years ago)

"mario puzo said that i'm the don
W W i'm the shit dot com"
Prince Paul

also that moldy peaches song about downloading porn

zappi (joni), Monday, 18 October 2004 23:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Hot Computer (Summa Laptop remix) by Gerling
E-Mail by the Pet Shop Boys

kit brash (kit brash), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 00:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Momus - "Finnegan The Folk Hero"

Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 00:38 (twenty-one years ago)

figurine 'electronic address', 'IMpossible'

keith m (keithmcl), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 00:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Prince - "My Computer"

Jedmond (Jedmond), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 05:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Heaps of New Waver songs.

Sasha (sgh), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 05:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I am sure that prozac mentioned computers/email/internet...

knit, Tuesday, 19 October 2004 05:59 (twenty-one years ago)

just about everything from sigue sigue sputniks piratespace/unltra real albums

mark e (mark e), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 06:50 (twenty-one years ago)

New Fatboy Slim choon 'Slash Dot Slash' or whatever it's called.

Goldie & KRS-One 'Digital' - "Representing like the internet
All the way from New York City down to your motherfucking set"

Rakim - 'It's Been A Long Time' - " Vivid like CD Rom
Info kept like internet dot com
my note pads my bond like the holy Koran"

...doubtless countless others.

slim_cop, Tuesday, 19 October 2004 07:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Deltron 3030 - Virus.

Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:35 (twenty-one years ago)

denim "internet curtains"

Classic!!!!!!! Tho, tho be precise, it's not a song about the internet, it's a song about a song called "Internet Curtains"

Serghei Daduismus (Dada), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 09:47 (twenty-one years ago)

muse did a track called pink ego box about falling in love with a bird over t'internet

secondhandnews, Tuesday, 19 October 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Alan Jackson - "www.memory"

Bran Van 3000 with Momus - "Shopping" (at least, I assume the "obscure protocol" refers to such)

Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 14:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll battle you on the net
I'll battle you in the flesh
I'll battle you over the phone, you can call me collect
-Canibus, "Second Round Knockout"

sleep (sleep), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

George Michael - "Freeek!"

frankE (frankE), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

"You got yourself some action
Said you got your sexy Java
You got your speed connection
Free chat, fuck that, get a little harder"

frankE (frankE), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

le tigre, "get off the internet"

fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Weird Al Yankovic: "eBay".

Bran Van 3000 with Momus - "Shopping" (at least, I assume the "obscure protocol" refers to such)

"It was sent by Internet, by obscure protocol" -- yeah, it does. :)

OleM (OleM), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

"They took our ideas to their marketing stars now I'm spending all my days at girlpower.com" -- #1 Must Have by Sleater-Kinney

Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

"Virtuality" by Rush is hugely embarrassing :

Net boy, net girl
Send your impulse 'round the world
Put your message in a modem
And throw it in the Cyber Sea

udu wudu (udu wudu), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

No more embarrassing than George Michael's "re-booty" in "Freeek!"

Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 20:40 (twenty-one years ago)

The Fall - "Dr. Buck's Letter"
3. Palm Pilot - it’s my lifeline. I think it’s my P.A.’s computer, she rules my diary and I download it

Loose Translation: Sexy Dancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Neil Young - "Leave the Driving"
meanwhile across the ocean
living in the internet
is the cause of an explosion
no one has heard yet

Loose Translation: Sexy Dancer (sexyDancer), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 21:09 (twenty-one years ago)

"E-mail to Berlin" - Double Date
"Emale" - Prince

mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Tuesday, 19 October 2004 21:45 (twenty-one years ago)

that track by Poe, with the timeless simile "like a disconnnected modem"...

chr1sb0y (chr1sb0y), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Barenaked Ladies - "Never Do Anything"

My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Pipas' latest has a song about waiting for an email.

mike a, Wednesday, 20 October 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Ready For The World - "Digital Display" (it predicted virtual sex)

Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 20 October 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)


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