Information in pop music
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 feelInformation overload
Information overload
Information overload
Information overloadThey 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.