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TV on the Radio — Happy Idiot
Album: Seeds
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Released: 2014
Length: 2:55
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Stuck in the shade
Where there's no sunshine
I don't wanna play
With them other kids in the sun.

Since you left me, babe,
It's been a long way down
Yeah, you left me, babe
It's been a long way down.

What you don't know won't hurt you, yeah
Ignorance is bliss
I'm a happy idiot
Waving at cars.
I'm gonna bang my head to the wall
'Till I feel like nothing at all
I'm a happy idiot
To keep my mind off you.
Stuck in a daze and I've lost my mind
I don't wanna stay
Where the blame's all mine.

Since you left me, babe,
It's been a long way down
Yeah, you left me, babe
It's been a long way down.

So, I shut it off.
So, I shut it all off.
So, I shut it off.
So, I shut it all off.

It's been a long way down.
It's been a long way down.

What you don't know won't hurt you, yeah
Ignorance is bliss
I'm a happy idiot
Waving at cars.
I'm gonna bang my head to the wall
'Till I feel like nothing at all
I'm a happy idiot
To keep my mind off you.
To keep my mind off you.
To keep my mind off you.
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 hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man


is he there also now?


Posted 1 month ago by JohnPL    [ Reply ]
Witten and released during the Obama years: sounds logical.
Posted 6 months ago by erwinphoto    [ Reply ]

Musically grand. Lyrically bland. But I haven’t gotten sick of this song yet. 8->9 for now
Posted 7 months ago by VBR96    [ Reply ]
 tripp1 wrote:

They started out in the NYC  around 2000 with the likes of The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol to name a few. Read a great memoir book "Meet ME in the Bathroom" and saw the Documentary from 2002.  Read it. Very entertaining. 



Thank You for the info!
Posted 10 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 tripp1 wrote:

They started out in the NYC  around 2000 with the likes of The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol to name a few. Read a great memoir book "Meet ME in the Bathroom" and saw the Documentary from 2002.  Read it. Very entertaining. 



thank you for the heads up. sounds interesting. looks like the film came out 1/22 or something. i'll read before watching!
Posted 11 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
They started out in the NYC  around 2000 with the likes of The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol to name a few. Read a great memoir book "Meet ME in the Bathroom" and saw the Documentary from 2002.  Read it. Very entertaining. 
Posted 11 months ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
TV on the Radio is one of many excellent bands I would never have heard of if it wasn't for RP. Thanks!!  
Posted 1 year ago by libertinesupreme    [ Reply ]
 szasz wrote:
TV on the Radio, another great bank discovered on Radio Paradise - thanks! 



Same Here! That is why we come here. Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
TV on the Radio, another great bank discovered on Radio Paradise - thanks! 
Posted 1 year ago by szasz    [ Reply ]
 bluematrix wrote:

Nice pic of our next president, thanks!


this man is beyond idiot.   awaken people, we have been led down a path of destruction..the eve of destruction
Posted 1 year ago by carmelmik    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:

Don't worry, we'll fix it.


Well that did not work out so well now did it!
Posted 1 year ago by JDwrap    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 jacopo777 wrote:


I see we have an abundant supply of lefty soy tards among us.


Note: clicking on the OP's handle results in an empty profile. Actions have consequences... 
Posted 2 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 ImaOldman wrote:

Bill, can we have a rule about posting photos of politicians? Having to look at some of these assholes for a whole song is too much to bare.



Easy fix for that.  Switch your screen to the fabulous images on the slideshow.

Bill and Rebecca thought of everything that can make your listening / viewing experience that much better. (Well, most things - I'm still waiting for the "repeat" button.)
Posted 2 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:

Don't worry, we'll fix it.


thank you for your sympathy
Posted 2 years ago by rbrise    [ Reply ]
Their best song son far
Posted 2 years ago by mathieu.robert2990    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man




MAGA!
Posted 2 years ago by HowieRoll    [ Reply ]
 jacopo777 wrote:


I see we have an abundant supply of lefty soy tards among us.


Or I see a deluded Trumpite that should not be amongst us! 
Posted 2 years ago by Chongo1959    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man




I see we have an abundant supply of lefty soy tards among us.
Posted 2 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
3fb5203f-73a5-4c60-bdb6-c7e236d39c36-text
Posted 2 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
super funky cool song, RP the ultimate radio station,  Bill the best dj ever !
Posted 2 years ago by Lowdown    [ Reply ]
Good tune!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Bill, can we have a rule about posting photos of politicians? Having to look at some of these assholes for a whole song is too much to bare.
Posted 3 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT TUNE! I had never heard of them, prior to RP. ...Thank You RP!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote: 96 to 36 in the RP voting lol love it!
Happy Con Man




Posted 3 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by (former member)    [ Reply ]
 bluematrix wrote:

Nice pic of our next president, thanks!



The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr. Brain has long since departed, hasn't he, Percy?

-Edmond, Lord Blackadder
Posted 3 years ago by dmiley    [ Reply ]
Decent Tune                                                                                                                      Really want to insert Biden
(or *any politician*)                                                                                                    picture here but I won't.                                                   Your welcome
Posted 3 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
 itsme_bygolly wrote:

GOP Grifter


really don't need disgusting  pictures on my monitorđź‘ż
Posted 3 years ago by john_m_hopkins    [ Reply ]
 wjratzloff wrote:
 
 Keep your comments to an appropriate chat



Thank you comrade!  These hippies are destroying the US of A with their opinions.
Posted 3 years ago by LuvsMusic    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man



Happy idiot!
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man


 Keep your comments to an appropriate chat

Posted 3 years ago by wjratzloff    [ Reply ]
 bluematrix wrote:

Nice pic of our next president, thanks!
 
jahgirl8 has a point, he hasn't passed the Person/Woman/Man/Camera/TV test that we know of yet. I hear that is a real hard one.
Posted 3 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Lack philosophy good modern times but loses
Posted 3 years ago by taklalaratar    [ Reply ]
 itsme_bygolly wrote:

GOP Grifter
 

this is where many of us go to avoid those images
Posted 4 years ago by BSartiste    [ Reply ]
My glass is half full!  oops      oh wait     anyone gotta paper towel?
Posted 4 years ago by grhorn    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man


 
GOP Grifter
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
admission is the first step toward change, but there are so many unhappy idiots out there, perhaps this is progress as well...
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good
 
What the DEVO reference?
Posted 4 years ago by Dundas1965    [ Reply ]
love this guy's voice, wish I would have known about them sooner!
Posted 4 years ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
 bigbull224 wrote:
Can't even lose political propaganda by coming to RP.  Oh well, back to MP4's on shuffle all.
 
I've noticed that one particular side always starts this crap on the RP board.  And it ain't righties.
Posted 4 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
 jahgirl8 wrote:
Biden-Big-Smile
 
Nice pic of our next president, thanks!
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Biden-Big-Smile
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Could you please take your political drivel somewhere else? Some of us—quite a few, I bet—don’t give a fuck. This place is about music
Posted 4 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
Don't feel sorry for us, the U.S., we're doing better than we ever have. Numbers don't lie. God Bless. Radio Paradise rules
Posted 4 years ago by furniturecare    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man


 

Posted 4 years ago by Randy1cleo    [ Reply ]
This song reminds me of when I was a child racing up and down my grammas driveway on my Big Wheel..all her neighbors would say.."Lookit that stupid kid"..Thank You gramma and TV on the radio too i guess.
Posted 4 years ago by ChuckDaring    [ Reply ]
 SmackDaddy wrote:

Don't worry, we'll fix it.
 And he will.

Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 edoardo wrote:
You're so right man, I'm sorry for you  US citizens and for the rest of the World.

hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man



 


 
Don't worry, we'll fix it.
Posted 5 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man


 Hayduke lives!

Posted 5 years ago by walkstx    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good
 
Do you give this response to all tracks that have a distinc 4x4 beat/kick signature.
Posted 5 years ago by t0m5k1    [ Reply ]
Nice song and nice music video !!!

                                          
Posted 5 years ago by Michael_in_Paradise    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good
 

Well yes, it is the Devo beat. Freedom of Choice, Whip It etc...
Posted 5 years ago by skuzzfud    [ Reply ]
Love this song!  The whole album is terrific.
Posted 6 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
unique sound
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Can't even lose political propaganda by coming to RP.  Oh well, back to MP4's on shuffle all.
Posted 7 years ago by bigbull224    [ Reply ]
You're so right man, I'm sorry for you  US citizens and for the rest of the World.

hayduke2 wrote:
Happy Con Man



 


Posted 7 years ago by edoardo    [ Reply ]
Sounds too much like a Beck tune that I can't remember the name of.  Is this supposed to be a cover?  If not, its too, too close to be considered an original.
Posted 7 years ago by JeriF    [ Reply ]
Happy Con Man


Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
whip it 

like its a good thing?

it is 

like it
 
Posted 8 years ago by Markcaudill    [ Reply ]
Now whip it
Into shape
Shape it up
Get straight
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late
To whip it
Whip it good
Posted 8 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 daniel_rusk wrote:

Down graded from a 1 to a 0.
 

 
It could still just be you.  In fact since you've introduced imaginary ratings, it's definitely just you.
Posted 8 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 daniel_rusk wrote:

Down graded from a 1 to a 0.
 

 
Tell us how you really feel about this song...
Posted 8 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:

Or it could just be you.

 
Down graded from a 1 to a 0.
 
Posted 8 years ago by daniel_rusk    [ Reply ]
 daniel_rusk wrote:
Sucks ass. Seriously bad. Ediots? Absolutely no doubt.

 
Or it could just be you.
Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
Sucks ass. Seriously bad. Ediots? Absolutely no doubt.
Posted 9 years ago by daniel_rusk    [ Reply ]
up graded one notch to a 9.
Posted 9 years ago by Oldfastbowler    [ Reply ]
Nice song. Got it on my walkman, but I like DLZ much more. Deep sense, deep filling... Complicated lyrics. DLZ is really interesting... curious...
Posted 9 years ago by Splinter    [ Reply ]

Don't look at me like I am a monster

Frown out your one face, but with the other (you)

Stare like a junkie into the TV

Stare like a zombie while the mother holds her child,

Watches him die,

Hands to the sky cryin "why, oh why?"

 


Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
Aaaaaah my theme song.
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{#Bananasplit} 

.
{#Roflol} 
Posted 9 years ago by GeneP59    [ Reply ]
I could like this if the sound quality didn't really suc.
Posted 9 years ago by dlirious    [ Reply ]
"You, change your mind, like a girl, changes clothes..."
Posted 9 years ago by Ag3nt0rang3    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
THE ROCK INDEED!

(compare to Floyd, Grand-Daddy!) 

 
This doesn't sound anything like Dwayne Johnson.
Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

I like these guys. Unlike, say Green Day, they declare I'M A HAPPY IDIOT. Whereas Green Day tries to say the REST OF US are idiots.

F*&K GREEN DAY!



 
Then why are you trying to prove Green Day correct?
Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 Lindo525 wrote:
Doing Jackson Brown a solid??

 
{#High-five}
Posted 9 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Doing Jackson Brown a solid??
Posted 9 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
That was pretty good. Could hear it multiple times more. Starts at a 7. 
 

 
Same here.  Good find, RP.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
THE ROCK INDEED!

(compare to Floyd, Grand-Daddy!) 
Posted 9 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

I like these guys. Unlike, say Green Day, they declare I'M A HAPPY IDIOT. Whereas Green Day tries to say the REST OF US are idiots.

F*&K GREEN DAY!



 
Pointless comparison. Green Day is a great band. TVOTR is also a great band. I for one would love to see them on the same bill.
Posted 9 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
8>>9
{#Motor}
Posted 10 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:

I like these guys. Unlike, say Green Day, they declare I'M A HAPPY IDIOT. Whereas Green Day tries to say the REST OF US are idiots.

F*&K GREEN DAY!



 

Why do you assume the songwriter is writing about himself?
I'll not champion Green Day - but I believe American Idiot is referring to a specific type of American - not all Americans.
Oh - and this song is pretty damn good on first listen.   
Posted 10 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]

I like these guys. Unlike, say Green Day, they declare I'M A HAPPY IDIOT. Whereas Green Day tries to say the REST OF US are idiots.

F*&K GREEN DAY!


Posted 10 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
{#Cool}
Posted 10 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
That was pretty good. Could hear it multiple times more. Starts at a 7. 
 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Greatest band of the Millennium! 
Posted 10 years ago by drfeeleygood    [ Reply ]