Saturday, December 29, 2012

And The Band Played On...



Sale of pills at an all time high
Who put the filling in pie in the sky?
The city's aflame in the summertime
And the beat goes on...

Economics, reaganomics, birth control, the sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
The politicians say
And the band plays on...

Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast
Rocket's new record a gas
And the band played on...

Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, tax collectors
Solid gold in demand, population out of hand
Suicide, too many bills
Everyone moving to the hills
People all over the world are dying in the wars
And the band played on...

3 comments:

Mary Johnson said...

This could have been written this year, no?

At Xavier's piano recital, a 14 year old sang and played on the piano "Mad World." That was a blast from the past.

After then concert when I asked the kid how he had discovered Tears for Fears he gave me a blank stare. I guess some new guy has done a cover of it in the last few years reviving the song.

Aaron E. Steele said...

Too true. Thought the song was appropriate, considering how much better 2013 promises to be ... and the band plays on ...

mntnjeff said...

LOVED these guys...

Saw them play w/ Depeche Mode at Red Rocks way back in the day.

Ditto Mary Johnson. These lyrics are as apropos today as they were then.

Thanks for posting!