THIS IS NOT A SONG IT'S AN OUTBURST

[lame54]

RODRIGUEZ
from the album Cold Fact 1970
THIS IS NOT A SONG IT'S AN OUTBURST: OR THE ESTABLISHMENT BLUES

The mayor hides the crime rate
council woman hesitates
Public gets irate but forget the vote date
Weatherman complaining, predicted sun, it's raining
Everyone's protesting, boyfriend keeps suggesting
you're not like all of the rest

Garbage ain't collected, women ain't protected
Politicians using, people they're abusing
The mafia's getting bigger, like pollution in the river
And you tell me that this is where it's at

Woke up this morning with an ache in my head
I splashed on my clothes as I spilled out of bed
I opened the window to listen to the news
But all I heard was the Establishment's Blues.

Gun sales are soaring, housewives find life boring
Divorce the only answer smoking causes cancer
This system's gonna fall soon, to an angry young tune
And that's a concrete cold fact

The pope digs population, freedom from taxation
Teeny Bops are uptight, drinking at a stoplight
Miniskirt is flirting I can't stop so I'm hurting
Spinster sells her hopeless chest

Adultery plays the kitchen, bigot cops non-fiction
The little man gets shafted, sons and monies drafted
Living by a time piece, new war in the Far East
Can you pass the Rorschach test?

It's a hassle it's an educated guess.
Well, frankly I couldn't care less.

[Autumn Colors]

1. K&R and adding trailer.....

What a wonderful discovery this movie was for me. Such great music from an artist I'd never heard of before. The last segment brought me to tears.

[lame54]

2. Then check this out...

It's a scheme
Theres a fiend
Why is my head spinning round in my dreams?
It's a time and a place
Why are all these lights popping up in my face?

Or am I
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out

There's a sign on the wall
There's a witch with a big crystal ball
There's an eye
There's a heart that's pumpin faster as we run through the park

Or am I
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out

Everyone looks very strange today
All of their faces seem to be washed away

Everyones talking i cant hear a thing
Im on the moon why is the sky so green?

I think im walking up the stairs
While im sitting right down in my chair
I feel so light but im not
Everything's turning cold but it's hot.

Or am I
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out

(Or are you freakin out?)
(Or are you freakin out?)
(Or are you freakin out?)
(Or are you freakin out?)
(Or are you freakin out?)
(Or are you freakin out?)
(Or are you freakin out?)

Or am I
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out Freakin out
Freakin out Freakin out

[blackspade]

4. I love Death!

They are awesome.

[Autumn Colors]

5. must. see. this. movie.

Wow....

[riverwalker]

3. one of my top 10 movies EVAH

("Searching for Sugarman&quot

the story is so freaking unbelievable, yet true. How his music influenced the anti-apartheid movement was so unexpected and amazing.

[Blus4u]

6. I don't buy much music anymore.....

But I bought both of Rodriguez' re-issues after hearing about and then seeing the documentary.

Cold Fact and Coming from Reality.
He had stuff to say in '70 and '71 which was relevant then and is even more relevant today.
It was truly rewarding to see him recognized for his literary and musical genius.

Still living in the same broke down house in Detroit....a true class act.


Peace