I am trying to find the artist and title of a song that I think dates
from the late 70's or ealy 80's at most. It's bugged me for years.

I heard it in Britain, and it's in a "punk" kind of musical style, but
with a bit of pop sensibility thrown in a la the Buzzcocks.

The most useful pieces of information I can provide are lyrics.

In the main chorus it goes "T-T-T Television G-G-G Generation".

Another couple of lines I remember are "Only seventeen and glued to
the screen, Television Generation queen"

All help appreciated!

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Clarification of Question by spitfire-ga on 06 May 2003 06:54 PDT

Bobbie-7 

Thanks for a great answer. The name of the band was what I needed
most. I am happy to pay on the basis of the info already provided!

Hello Spitfire, 
 
Thank you for accepting my comment as the official answer.

 
It appears that the song you’re referring to is Television Generation
a 1977 single by the Kursaal Flyers. You can read more about them
here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22Television+Generation%22+Kursaals&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=8426%40emory.mathcs.emory.edu&rnum=1
 
 
The  Kursaal Flyers, a British band started in mid 1975 and broke up
in 1977. Out of the members, only Will Birch and John Wicks stayed
active and they formed the Records.
 
 
Here are a couple of references to the song “Television Generation”: 
 
"Television Generation," by the Kursaal Flyers, a precursor of the
Records: "T-t-t-television, G-g-g-generation......."
http://www.mail-archive.com/audities@binhost.com/1998-month-04/msg00627.html
 
 
Back in 1978, well before MTV, a British pub-rock band called Kursaal
Flyers lamented a "television generation ... raised on Bugs Bunny and
double your money,"
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=66291 
 
 
The Kursaal Flyers Biography 
http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d=product&id=1927015000&clink=dmmu.artist&a=b
 
 
Kursaal Flyers Discography 
http://www.kursaalflyers.net/discography.htm 
 
 
The song Television Generation is included on the albums listed here:
http://entertainment.msn.com/search/?tp=3&ss=television+generation 


Search Criteria:
"television generation"
 
 
Best wishes
Bobbie7-ga

Hello Spitfire,

I am posting this as a comment for now as I was not able to locate the
lyrics in order to confirm the following information.


It appears that the song you’re referring to is Television Generation
a 1977 single by the Kursaal Flyers. You can read more about them
here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22Television+Generation%22+Kursaals&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=8426%40emory.mathcs.emory.edu&rnum=1


The  Kursaal Flyers, a British band started in mid 1975 and broke up
in 1977. Out of the members, only Will Birch and John Wicks stayed
active and they formed the Records.


Here are a couple of references to the song “Television Generation”:

"Television Generation," by the Kursaal Flyers, a precursor of the
Records: "T-t-t-television, G-g-g-generation......."
http://www.mail-archive.com/audities@binhost.com/1998-month-04/msg00627.html


Back in 1978, well before MTV, a British pub-rock band called Kursaal
Flyers lamented a "television generation ... raised on Bugs Bunny and
double your money,"
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=66291


The Kursaal Flyers Biography
http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d=product&id=1927015000&clink=dmmu.artist&a=b


Kursaal Flyers Discography
http://www.kursaalflyers.net/discography.htm


The song Television Generation is included on the albums listed here:
http://entertainment.msn.com/search/?tp=3&ss=television+generation


If this answer is acceptable, please let me know, and I will
gladly post it.


Thanks
-Bobbie7-ga

I was waiting for bobbie7-ga to release this question, hoping that I
had found an answer that she had not.  But she has found the same
answer that I have.  Even though I can't find the additional lyrics
either, I feel quite sure that bobbie7-ga has located the song you
want.

5-1-2003

If you're looking for lyrics, just for your information the official
site, kursaalflyers.net has an e-mail contact and a message
board--perhaps sending an e-mail message or posting your lyrics
request on the message board might garner a response from a group
member or from a fan who has the album.

RESPECTFULLY,
4keith-ga