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Alice's Resistor

By: Paul S Cilwa Posted: 8/14/2026 Page Views: 25
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He cannot compete with her television.
Estimated reading time: 2 minute(s) (369 words)

I wrote this back in 1972, when I worked at the radio station. James Taylor was very popular at the time, and I always got a kick out of writing style parodies. So I wrote this song about a girl who's so into watching TV that her boyfriend can't get her attention.

Alice's Resistor

By Paul S Cilwa

Time was when my Alice and I would talk to the break of dawn
But lately when I see her, she's always got the TV on
And whenever I try to kiss her, it's time to change to another show

Alice, Alice, ain't no way for love to grow
Alice baby, one of these days I'll turn your TV off for good
I'll remove the resistors from all the transistors,
turn you on like I know I should
And turn you on like I know I should

Time was when I would say to her, how much do you love me tell me
But now every evening I can't interrupt her viewing of Marcus Welby
I can't deny she always welcomes me and is hospitable
But loving her has gotten rough, it's now mission impossitable

Alice baby, one of these days I'll turn your TV off for good
I'll remove the resistors from all the transistors,
turn you on like I know I should
And turn you on like I know I should

Time was when my Alice and I did enjoy a moonlight walk
But now I'm forced to sit while we listen to Johnny Carson talk
Time was when my Alice and I had a love so real
But I'd give a lot, yeah all I've got, if she'd once say let's make a deal

Alice baby, one of these days I'll turn your TV off for good
I'll remove the resistors from all the transistors,
turn you on like I know I should
And turn you on like I know I should

Alice baby, one of these days I'll turn your TV off for good
I'll remove the resistors from all the transistors,
turn you on like I know I should
And turn you on like I know I should