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About This Track
“The Logical Song” is a hit single on Supertramp’s 1979 album Breakfast in America and written and sung by band member Roger Hodgson. It is one of the band’s most recognized songs.
This simple song makes use of keyboards, castanets, and a guitar break with a strong Beatles influence. The song includes a section of Hodgson “reeling off three- and four-syllable assonances” with a “schoolboy’s tongue in cheek”. Among the contemporary sound effects in this song are the ‘tackled’ sound from a Mattel digital football game, as well as the Trouble “Pop-o-matic” bubble - both popular at the time this song was released.
The lyrics are a “story of innocence and idealism lost” with Hodgson condemning an education system not focused on knowledge and sensitivity.
This simple song makes use of keyboards, castanets, and a guitar break with a strong Beatles influence. The song includes a section of Hodgson “reeling off three- and four-syllable assonances” with a “schoolboy’s tongue in cheek”. Among the contemporary sound effects in this song are the ‘tackled’ sound from a Mattel digital football game, as well as the Trouble “Pop-o-matic” bubble - both popular at the time this song was released.
The lyrics are a “story of innocence and idealism lost” with Hodgson condemning an education system not focused on knowledge and sensitivity.
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escarabat94 wrote:
(:-))
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engrgrad wrote:
my favorite album
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junkal28 wrote:
Eterno
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
sax licks still sound good
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kujo839 wrote:
crazy !!!
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ROCKPOPCLASSIC wrote:
G****
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barbudean wrote:
01 das melhores músicas do universo.
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
good times aplenty <3<3<3
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DeniseDesjardin wrote:
The good old Days
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MarcoDeFilippis wrote:
sempre é bom curtir
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NeilW3 wrote:
One of the all-time greats, a group that makes music at its best & not just pump it out for the dosh!
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fcomcas wrote:
beautifull sond and great group i enjoy this song
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mellocone wrote:
did anyone hear a phone at 47" before the end?
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theblablablas wrote:
classic rock <3
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Dora117 wrote:
Just listen..... ;-)
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Dora117 wrote:
Listen ......:-)
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BlueOclock wrote:
Great song! Also like Take the Long Way Home, both great sing-a-long songs.
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demetrius1965 wrote:
One of my favourite songs!
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demetrius1965 wrote:
Super!!!!!!!!
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rudy_waltz wrote:
Best pop LP ever.
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