3/16/23
Mouth off
Mouth off
As Allen Ginsburg famously said, “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical”. To which They Might Be Giants replied, “I should be allowed to shoot my mouth off” and “I should have a call-in show.”
The lyrics are here.
They released the song in 1994. Sometimes I think their lyrics are surprisingly timely, even if they were written years ago. It’s as if they had an inkling about the level of political discussion well in advance. Or has it always seemed so deranged?
At any rate, if you are going to lose your marbles, maybe it’s best just to surrender to it and be jaunty. For which there can also be some chipper musical accompaniment. Why should hatching a criminally insane plot leave you gloomy?
They called the police and testified
But they’re like the people chained up in the cave
In the allegory of the people in the cave by the Greek guy
Indeed.
Good morning. It is cold again here. I think my electric blanket is failing.
Excellent songs.