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Rigged On A Fix

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Charles van Doren never seemed to want it 64,000 dollar question It was rigged on
a fix End of innocence The original TV scandal
It's true, you're through, fuck you A unique one triggered implosion Outrage,
disgrace, condemnation Nine hundred channels one billion scandals I've been
hypnotized by all of you It's true, you're through, fuck you I've been hypnotized
by all of you I've been hypnotized by all of you

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rjbucs28 On Jul 14, 2003

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by UnionBlood

21y ago

Charles Van Doren was a contestant on a game show who was allowed to cheat by the game show hosts to improve ratings, and was eventually exposed. Rancid use him as a fitting metaphor for urban alieantion and media mendacity in this excellent song that makes good use of Matt's growling voice.

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by peace.love.ska.punk

19y ago

tv makes your mind dull, lulls you, and then brainwashes you with advertisements. and then will sell anything on thier channel to get more money. van doren was one specific example of useless bs on tv to hook veiwers and create a vicious cycle

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