{"id":304,"date":"2011-04-08T12:43:09","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T20:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/texastortillafactory.com\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2013-04-16T08:52:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T16:52:48","slug":"logical-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texastortillafactory.com\/blog\/logical-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Logical Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Logical Song <\/span>“story of… idealism los<\/a>t”<\/span><\/h2>\n

Steve B.<\/p>\n

Now, I do not think of you every day, but every now and again. Especially when “The Logical Song” comes ’round in iTunes, then my gray matter erupts with its somewhat shaky synapses, forming the memory traces which links this song to memories bringing them to my consciousness.<\/p>\n

We are riding along, somewhere along a road between the base and “Specchiollaville”. You pop in the cassette of “Breakfast in America”, and I hear the “Logical Song” for the first time again and all the memories that come along with it.<\/p>\n

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So, I am sharing these lyrics (below), as they remind me of those illogical, and somewhat tremulous times, we had and shared, while we were stationed at\u00c2\u00a0San Vito dei Normanni Air Station, Italy.<\/a> For those interested it was located in the southern part of the region of Apulia, and its province of Brindisi, Italy. I believe it is inactive now, the Elephant Cage torn down, and what is left of the base is only in caretaker status.<\/p>\n

Hope others can relate to the song, in one way or another, and enjoy their thoughts.<\/p>\n

Steve, where ever you are, I Hope you are doing well.
\nWondering if you got hitched to that English Girl?<\/p>\n

Your Pal,
\nThen and Now,<\/p>\n

Mike<\/p>\n

_____________<\/p>\n

“The Logical Song”<\/a>
\nwritten by Songwriters: Davies, R; Hodgson, R.
\nfrom Supertramp’s “Breakfast in America” Album,<\/p>\n

When I was young
\nIt seemed that life was so wonderful
\nA miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
\nAnd all the birds in the trees
\nWell they’d be singing so happily
\nJoyfully, playfully watching me<\/p>\n

But then they send me away
\nTo teach me how to be sensible
\nLogical, responsible, practical
\nAnd then they showed me a world
\nWhere I could be so dependable
\nClinical, intellectual, cynical<\/p>\n

There are times when all the world’s asleep
\nThe questions run too deep for such a simple man
\nWon’t you please, please tell me what we’ve learned?
\nI know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am<\/p>\n

I say, “Now what would you say for they calling you a radical
\nLiberal, fanatical, criminal?”
\nWon’t you sign up your name? We’d like to feel you’re
\nAcceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable
\nOh, ch-ch-check it out yeah<\/p>\n

At night when all the world’s asleep
\nThe questions run so deep for such a simple man
\nWon’t you please, please tell me what we’ve learned?
\nI know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am
\nWho I am, who I am, who I am<\/p>\n

‘Coz I’m feeling so illogical
\nD-d-digital
\nOh, oh, oh, oh
\nUnbelievable
\nB-b-bloody marvelous<\/p>\n

_____________<\/p>\n

Links:<\/p>\n

Breakfast in America with The Logical Song (iTunes Preview)<\/a><\/p>\n

The Logical Song (Wiki Ref)<\/a><\/p>\n

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__________<\/p>\n

The Poppadillo Blog, is the blog page for the\u00a0Texas Tortilla Factory website<\/a>, and its stories have been written by Mike Vauthier, and Administratively Approved Authors.<\/p>\n

\"Creative<\/a><\/center>This work is licensed under a\u00a0Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License<\/a>.<\/p>\n

__________<\/p>\n

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