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Entertainment Lyrics by The Kinks

UK Jive

1989

There's been another assassination
T.V. cameras moving in
To shoot the bloodstains on the pavement
And get them on the News at Ten
Will he live or will he die, before we go on the air?
Yes, the networks are all there, in the name of
Entertainment

Superstar psycho, from a killer to a hero
An overnight sensation on the lips of all the nation
Is he mad or is he sane? It makes for good conversation
I call it suffering and pain, but they call it entertainment

Sex violence murder and rape. (Entertainment Entertainment)
That's what you came for, that's what you pay for

Entertainment, Entertainment

They call it Entertainment
Inform us, educate us with your media machine
(Call it Entertainment)
Tell me what to dream
(Call it Entertainment)
You pay your money, what do you get?
Entertainment

Real life for Entertainment
Cheapens my reality
So that Hollywood can make it into another "B" movie
The vultures get the rating and the people get the thrills
But the victims always pay, I guess they always will

Sex violence murder and rape (Entertainment Entertainment)
That's what you want, that's what they need
That's what you came for, that's what your paying for

They call it Entertainment (Call it Entertainment)
Inform us, educate us with your media machine
(Call it Entertainment)
Tell me what to dream
(Call it Entertainment)
You pay your money, what do you get?

Entertainment, Entertainment
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About “Entertainment” by The Kinks

Read the complete lyrics to "Entertainment" by The Kinks from the album "UK Jive" in 1989. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock.

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"Entertainment" appears on "UK Jive" in 1989.

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