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Reader's Digest (Roots Rock Remake)

from Only Visiting This Planet by Larry Norman

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​Alice is a drag queen
Bowie's somewhere in between
Other bands are looking mean
Me, I'm trying to stay clean
I don't dig the radio
I hate what the charts pick
Rock and roll may not be dead
But it's really sick

All over the world disc jockeys talk the same
And every town I play is like the town from where I came
Except for this town
I always say that

Rolling Stones are millionaires
Flower children pallbearers
Beatles said all you need is love
Then they broke up
Jimi took an overdose
Janis followed so close
The whole music scene
All the bands are pretty comatose

This time last year, people didn't wanna hear
They looked at Jesus from afar
Now they call him superstar

Dear John
Never mind
I've been listening t' some of Paul's new records
Never mind

It's 1973, I wonder who we're gonna see
Who's in power now
Think I'll turn on the TV
Man on the news said
China's gonna beat us
We shot all our dreamers
There's no one left to lead us
We need a solution, some kinda salvation
Let's send some people to the moon
And gather information

They brought back a big bag of rocks
Only cost two hundred forty seven billion
Must be nice rocks

You think it's such a sad thing
When you see a fallen king
Then you find out they're only princes to begin with
Everybody's got to choose
Whether they will win or lose
Follow God or sing the blues
And who they're gonna sin with
What a mess the world is in
I wonder who began it
Don't ask me, I'm only visiting this planet

I'm not home at last
I'm just passing through
​See ya

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from Only Visiting This Planet, released November 14, 1972

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Larry Norman Los Angeles, California

American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. Norman had a major influence on artists as diverse as The Pixies, Guns n' Roses, and U2. After his death in 2008 his most well-known album, 1972's Only Visiting This Planet, was selected for inclusion in The United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and impact on American culture. ... more

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