Enjoying my vinyl, I found this treasure I had not heard in a while, Steppenwolf, Second and followed by Monster.
Anyway, as I was sitting out on my back deck (yep I have a secondary turntable in the garage piped out to my massive PA system that stands as my summer time backyard stereo, holding the reins tight, since it was not yet six AM) puffing my pipe, sipping my coffee and affirming my existentialist skepticism I came across this song (once again) and arrived almost instantly at the notion that this song is just as important as it was almost fifty years ago when I first heard it.
So I went to find it on youtube so I could share it with all my "friends" here.
Nice bluesy thing but I am also posting the lyrics in case you get lost in the music. Not to get too hissy pissy here but why the fuck is Steppenwolf NOT in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame or at the very least John Kay who wrote most of the songs, like "Born To Be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride"
and a great number of other great songs?
Anyway, enjoy!
Starin' at the boob tube, turnin' on the big knob
Tryin' to find some life in the waste land
Fin'ly found a program, gonna deal with Mary Jane
Ready for a trip into hate land
Obnoxious Joe comes on the screen
Along with his guest self-righteous Sam
And one more guy who doesn't count
His hair and clothes are too far out
While pushin' back his glasses Sam is sayin' casually
"I was elected by the masses"
And with that in mind he starts to unwind
A vicious attack on the finest of grasses
Well it's evil, wicked, mean and nasty
(Don't step on the grass, Sam)
And it will ruin our fair country
(Don't be such an ass, Sam)
Well, it will hook your Sue and Johnny
(You're so full of bull, Sam)
All will pay that disagree with me
(Please give up you already lost the fight, alright)
Misinformation Sam and Joe
Are feeding to the nation
But the one who didn't count counted them out
By exposing all their false quotations
Faced by a very awkward situation
This is all he'd say to save the day
Well it's evil, wicked, mean and nasty
(Don't step on the grass, Sam)
And it will ruin our fair country
(Don't be such an ass, Sam)
Well, it will hook your Sue and Johnny
(You're so full of bull, Sam)
All will pay that disagree with me
(Please give up you already lost the fight alright)
You waste my coin Sam, all you can
To jail my fellow man
For smoking all the noble weed
You need much more than him
You've been telling lies so long
Some believe they're true
So they close their eyes to things
You have no right to do
Just as soon as you are gone
Hope will start to climb
Please don't stay around too long
You're wasting precious time
Starin' at the boob tube, turnin' on the big knob
Tryin' to find some life in the waste land
Fin'ly found a program, gonna deal with Mary Jane
Ready for a trip into hate land
Obnoxious Joe comes on the screen
Along with his guest self-righteous Sam
And one more guy who doesn't count
His hair and clothes are too far out
While pushin' back his glasses Sam is sayin' casually
"I was elected by the masses"