Historical music archive
2040 — Raymond Jones song notes
2040 by Raymond Jones: track 1 on Hillside Stories, with sourced recording notes, performer information and links to the original document and listening catalog.
Album: 2007 · song document captured 3 December 2008 · Song and document reference
Independently compiled by the current site operator on 28 September 2026 from the earlier music website. This is not a republication of the original text or an endorsement of today’s product by the artists or their estates.
The work and its original document
The opening song looks ahead to later generations encountering their grandparents’ televised behaviour. Jones’s accompanying note warns about the long afterlife of today’s television appearances.
[1]Reading the artist’s note
A lyric document and a short artist note appear together in the original page.
[1]Recording and document details
This record identifies the song and its source material. The original lyric text is available through the archive citation.
| Field | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Album | Hillside Stories | [2][1][3] |
| Sequence | 1 of 13 | [2][1][3] |
| Catalog duration | 2:33 | [2][1][3] |
| Songwriter | Raymond Jones; No More Crappy Deals Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP), according to the album notes | [2][1][3] |
| Track-specific credits | Guitar: Tariq Akoni. | [2][1][3] |
| Listening | Open 2040 on Apple Music | [2][1][3] |
Sources & original documents
- 2040 — original song document
Capture: 3 December 2008. Original lyrics and artist commentary remain at the source; no lyrics are republished here.
- Hillside Stories album notes, 15 October 2007
Original sequence, credits and links to the thirteen individual song documents.
- Hillside Stories on Apple Music
Catalog checked 28 September 2026: 27 September 2007, 13 tracks, approximately 52 minutes, phonogram line Uegmusic.com. Access varies by region and subscription.