The Logical Song (3:56)
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“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. [1] The song includes a section of Hodgson “reeling off three- and four-syllable assonances” with a “schoolboy’s tongue in cheek”.[2] Among the contemporary sound effects in this song are the ‘tackled’ sound from a Mattel digital football game[3], 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”[1] with Hodgson condemning an education system not focused on knowledge and sensitivity.[2]
This simple song makes use of keyboards, castanets, and a guitar break with a strong Beatles influence. [1] The song includes a section of Hodgson “reeling off three- and four-syllable assonances” with a “schoolboy’s tongue in cheek”.[2] Among the contemporary sound effects in this song are the ‘tackled’ sound from a Mattel digital football game[3], 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”[1] with Hodgson condemning an education system not focused on knowledge and sensitivity.[2]
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cherokeejoe wrote:
a great song with great memories chj
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kevogerbil wrote:
nice song
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Mah-ree-sah wrote:
when i was a sophmore, i will never forget how on the first day of school my english teacher handed us out the lyrics to this song and told us to annotate them, then ponder the messages that were being sent and apply them to our own lives.....but most of all, the number of students who sat at their desks, blankly staring at the lyrics, saying "what's supertramp?"....a piece of my soul died!
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steviep1970 wrote:
Love it. Very logical......
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ScarletHawks wrote:
This song has brought me through alot....
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ABM1708 wrote:
Will we ever have another Supertramp?
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WiltshireBull wrote:
Takes me back!...still as good now!
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MarcoDeFilippis wrote:
demais
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Bodacioustchr wrote:
I loved this song wayyyyyyyyy back
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budak6 wrote:
Yes.. I like this piece..
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fariborz69 wrote:
love it- perfect
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TrueBlood4ever wrote:
I agree with you, LostChord_Mark :-)))))
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Dora117 wrote:
Wish I was young again...... well can't be all your life but as long as the heart is young you are young ;)
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TuneBlendR wrote:
Going to see Roger Hodgson with Orchestra tonight and tomorrow night! You realize what a contribution he made when you see him Live.
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LostChord_Mark wrote:
poppy and irrisistable - as good pop should be - BIA was more poppy than earlier Supertramp - must listen to that - Crime of the Century Comes to Mind - nothing wrong with this though!
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traubster wrote:
Supertramp is just great.
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reyesrocks wrote:
GOSH THIS BRINGS BACK SUCH WONDERFUL MEMORIES !!
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Arthur-Engler wrote:
Outstanding...
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Giusychevola wrote:
Beautiful song!!!
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DrKeys522 wrote:
Excellent album, good song but a little too poppy.
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