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What songs mention information? Mostly those written by intelligent songwriters, as we will discover:

  • Too Much Information, by The Police - Ghost in the Machine (1981)

    Too much information running through my brain
    Too much information driving me insane
    I've seen the whole world six times over
    Sea of Japan to the Cliffs of Dover

  • Information Overload, by Living Colour - Time's Up (1990)

    Sometimes I feel
    Like my mind will explode
    Sometimes I feel
    Like I've got no control
    Sometimes I wish
    I had a heart made of steel
    Sometimes I wish
    I couldn't feel

    Information overload
    Information overload
    Information overload
    Information overload

    They say the future...it's on a microchip
    Don't you know we're all on a sinking ship
    Only ten percent control all the rest
    Only ten percent decide what is best

  • Patterns, by Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966)

    From the moment of my birth
    To the instant of my death,
    There are patterns I must follow
    Just as I must breathe each breath

Can't Get Behind That - Shatner & Rollins

Rollins:Everybody knows everything about all of us!
Bill: That's too much knowledge!

Enjoy ;)

General consensus

It would seem there's a general consensus amongst musicians that "too much" information is not healthy... Well, that's surely not stopping us.