People movin' out People movin' in Why, because of the color of their skin Run, run, run, but you sho' can't hide An eye for an eye A tooth for a tooth Vote for me, and I'll set you free Rap on brother, rap on Well, the only person talkin' 'Bout love thy brother is the preacher And it seems, Nobody is interested in learnin' But the teacher Segregation, determination, demonstration, Integration, aggravation, Humiliation, obligation to our nation Ball of Confusion That's what the world is today The sale of pills are at an all time high Young folks walk around with Their heads in the sky Cities aflame in the summer time And, the beat goes on Air pollution, revolution, gun control, Sound of soul Shootin' rockets to the moon Kids growin' up too soon Politicians say more taxes will Solve everything And the band played on So round 'n' round 'n' round we go Where the world's headed, nobody knows Just a Ball of Confusion Oh yea, that's what the world is today Fear in the air, tension everywhere Unemployment rising fast, The Beatles' new record's a gas And the only safe place to live is On an indian reservation And the band played on Eve of destruction, tax deduction City inspectors, bill collectors Mod clothes in demand, Population out of hand Suicide, too many bills, hippies movin' To the hills People all over the world, are shoutin' End the war And the band played on.
And you think I love rap. Sadly you are mistaken. I think it pretty much sucks also. But you wrote that cuz I'm Black, right?! You fail.
I don't know why anyone else wrote it, but I wrote it because I knew it'd cause you to have a little tizzy.
No, I did not write it cuz you're black. I don't play that game. I wrote it because I did not recognize the song lyrics, and the way they were structured it seemed like a rap song. So even though I was mistaken on the origins of the song, my comment on rap sucking was still valid. Either way, it had nothing to do with you personally, nor the color of your skin.
HA! That made my day. I'm glad I'm in the "old man" category and grew up with The Temptations on the radio. My sister had this on a 45 single, but she might have had Papa Was A Rolling Stone - it was one of these, or maybe both. But I had no idea so many people covered Ball Of Confusion. It makes sense, it's universal theme - a fucked up world that could be better.
[blazing saddles] The new Lieutenant is a ni *RING* What he say? The Lieutenant is near! [/blazing saddles]
Hey Mewa, have you ever seen 'Fritz The Cat'? It was an animated film by Ralph Bakshi, released in in 1972.
No, no set up. I just saw it recently. And talking about the culture of the 70s made me think of it. Y'know, the scenes of Fritz going to Harlem and trying to be down with the brothas. I'm sure it was a controversial movie at the time. Since you're from NYC I was just wondering what you thought of all that. Some folks might not have appreciated the depictions in the movie.
