Supertramp's lyrics have always been a treat, no matter how devastatingly serious the message could be sometimes. They were philosophers with an incredible musical talent. Good old days of music. True words, convincing music.
A message that resonated with me as a teenager and helped determine that I would never fit in with the conventional, practical and responsible world. Those words still make my skin crawl. Great songwriting.
The message of this song certainly resonated with me aswell, although for me it had more to do with how society and specifically education during capitalist ideology is stripping away the soul of every kid to turn them into obedient, mindless workers and consumers.
I have a son who was in your boat with this track. When he first heard me play it he was like “this is a techno song”. He doesn’t listen to the techno version anymore but loves the original.
As the English say, I'm gobsmacked JP hasn't done this song years ago. Prog-pop classic. That guitar lick in the chorus always gave my 14-y.o. self the chills.
Man, this is the sound of my childhood. Breakfast in America and their Live in Paris double album were huge sellers here in France. For years on. Breakfast in America is still the fourth best selling album of all time in our country. Those sounds, those songs, they were ubiquitous, and The Logical Song most of all.
At 4:37, the sound is from Mattel Football, an old-school handheld electronic device. When I was in fourth grade, every boy was obsessed with the game and had one. The equivalent to your generation might be Gameboy.
I didn't know Roger wrote this about uncertainy in school - an interesting coincidence, because in '79 or '80, Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall" was also a single climbing the charts, and also expresses protest to the rigorous English boarding schools, and how thought control is stifling the student's individuality.
"Breakfast In America" is such a masterpiece album! I like how nuances in the sound quality just pop out at you throughout the playback. A great selection from 1979.
I am dating myself I know, but when I was getting into rock / pop music at 13 in 1982, this was a song I really identified with and had a huge connection to.
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Hi JP. DP from UK. One of my favourite Supertramp songs, and this is the side of the band I prefer - Pop, Pop, Pop Musik. Classy instrumentation, infectious melody, and Roger has one of the great voices. This was their biggest hit. P.S. my song ref Pop Musik is by M.
The songs of my youth felt so joyful and light. Maybe not the intent of their story, but man these tunes and ELO and Boston all around that time could really make you smile. Feeling for you JP - looking at that 103 degrees forecast on your screen for Saturday… ick.
This song was the soundtrack of me burning out at workplace, helped me try and keep things at bay (I'm much better now). So rich lyrically and musically... I never was too fond of prog rock but Supertramp always won me over!
"Breakfast in a America" is one of my favorite albums of all time. This is such a great song! Love the saxes on this tune. I went out bought their other albums after listening to this album sending me on the Supertramp highway journey.
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible Logical, oh responsible, practical And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical There are times when all the world's asleep The questions run too deep For such a simple man Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd Please tell me who I am I said, watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable Respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable! Oh take it, take it, take it, yeah But at night, when all the world's asleep The questions run so deep For such a simple man Won't you please (Oh won't you tell me) Please tell me what we've learned (Can you hear me) I know it sounds absurd (Oh won't you help me) Please tell me who I am Who I am Who I am Who I am 'Cause I was feeling so logical D-d-d-d-d-d-digital One, two, three, five Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah Ooh it's getting unbelievable, yeah
I've followed Supertramp from Crime of the Century all the way to Brother Where You Bound. All top albums. I remember working at a bakery for vacation work when Breakfast in America was released. There was a guy who had a 90 minute cassette filled with just this song and playing it on repeat for weeks! Still like the song a lot though. After the break with the band Hodgson released a couple of nice solo albums of which the first one (In the Eye of the Storm) was the best to my ears. Still play their albums every once in a while (there are so many choices available these days).
This song charted when I was 12, my sister 15. That summer, for whatever reason, it always seemed like we were eating tuna sandwiches when tbis came on the radio. Ever since, we have called this “The Tuna Fish Song”. Coincidentally, they had an album called “You can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish.”
Supertramp songs are just so amazingly and lovingly constructed no matter whether they were led by Rodger or Rick. If you do no more from this album though you have to do ‘Child of Vision’.
Love Supertramp! Unfortunately I'm at work but looking forward to listening to your reaction later. I agree that you should react to "Even In The Quietest Moments" which is a beautiful song with deep lyrics. I love Roger's composing.
a Gen X kids clarion call , a sound effect only boys born in the 70s can spot: the final bleeping sound effect in the song right after "dependable..." is from the 1977 Mattel electronic football toy. Light years before Gameboys.
You should try the first Supertramp album. The eponymous album with the flower head on the cover. It is so different that you could ask if it is the same band. Sounds more like Barclay James Harvest than to even their second album Indelibly Stamped (the one with the tits on the cover).
A big hit from a big, big album. Not my favourite from it, but still a goody. It was huuuge, and that work from Supertramp's not-so-secret weapon, John Helliwell's sax, was perfect. The lyrics follow on the theme from earlier Supertramp songs like "School" and "Bloody Well Right". BTW, you'll also probably know that album's title track, because it was used a few years back as the basis for a hip-hop hit by Gym Class Heroes.
One, a hundred, a thousand, "Even In the Quietest Moments", it's still a Bloody Marvelous time for me, now for breakfast in Connecticut!😊.🎷,🎹.🔔🎶,🔥.✌&❤.
It totally blows my mind that Scooter (from Germany like myself) are known in the US! Just like it blows my mind that it"s possible for someone to know _their_ version but not the original one of this song! 🤯 😅
Well, it's good to know that both JP and I another JP heard Scooter's sampling of this song first. I do not feel so alone anymore. :D Both versions are great. For the vocal vs sax in the coda, I think you are looking for the word chase. In jazz, you often have a chase between say a solo instrument and the drums. Could be that.
Right, next you need to do "From a logical point of view" by Robert Mitchum. Yes, that Robert Mitchum, and no, you will not believe your ears when you hear this work of genius.
I remember eagerly awaiting this album and playing it for the first time, l certainly wasn't disappointed! Crime of the Century is a 10/10 Breakfast is a 9.5/10. Many bands would have loved to have recorded two albums as good as those two.
lyrics today resonated deep as i've just returned from work~break in Hostile, no, Hostel Sterile City, where every thang was To The Second and when not Why Not!!? Good to be Back home in my Secret Garden of Childhood Security Reality Memory Chip
@@JustJP its ok, I have Lisinopril for my blood pressure. So after hearing it one way for 44 years then tossing it into the Machina de EDM I’d say I’m as disillusioned and confused as Hodgins at boarding school. 🫠😜
I don’t consider “respectable” a positive word. Respectable is not based on your own impulses and morals; it’s based on putting on a mask a suit, erasing your individuality in favour of what you think the group will like best. It’s the people who attack POC or queers for being loud when we protest. “You should be respectable and work within the system.” Nope, respectability politics will only get you so far. Throw it away; be outrageous and, above all, true to yourself.
There's a vocal style I don't listen to anymore. Queen, Styx, Supertramp for example. Used to like them. They just fell away. (gave this a view. it's been decades)
They were masters of song arrangement and orchestrating instrumental layers.
This song is pure perfection.
Supertramp's lyrics have always been a treat, no matter how devastatingly serious the message could be sometimes. They were philosophers with an incredible musical talent. Good old days of music. True words, convincing music.
A message that resonated with me as a teenager and helped determine that I would never fit in with the conventional, practical and responsible world. Those words still make my skin crawl. Great songwriting.
The message of this song certainly resonated with me aswell, although for me it had more to do with how society and specifically education during capitalist ideology is stripping away the soul of every kid to turn them into obedient, mindless workers and consumers.
@@DonHaka I think that is even more true now than it was when the song was written.
A pop Classic. SuperTramp have such a playful way in their music while singing about topics which can be serious or inspiring.
I have a son who was in your boat with this track. When he first heard me play it he was like “this is a techno song”. He doesn’t listen to the techno version anymore but loves the original.
As the English say, I'm gobsmacked JP hasn't done this song years ago. Prog-pop classic. That guitar lick in the chorus always gave my 14-y.o. self the chills.
Yes, that completely smacked my gob.
I agree
The song that made me a fan. The perfect pop song.
Man, this is the sound of my childhood. Breakfast in America and their Live in Paris double album were huge sellers here in France. For years on. Breakfast in America is still the fourth best selling album of all time in our country. Those sounds, those songs, they were ubiquitous, and The Logical Song most of all.
At 4:37, the sound is from Mattel Football, an old-school handheld electronic device. When I was in fourth grade, every boy was obsessed with the game and had one. The equivalent to your generation might be Gameboy.
Yes - the Electronic Quarterback, by Coleco (at least that is what is was called in Canada).
Supertramp's exclusion is the main proof you need to regard the RnRHoF as a joke.
There are a lot of things that can prove that the RnRHoF is a joke, not just Supertramp's exclusion.
I didn't know Roger wrote this about uncertainy in school - an interesting coincidence, because in '79 or '80, Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall" was also a single climbing the charts, and also expresses protest to the rigorous English boarding schools, and how thought control is stifling the student's individuality.
Roger's song "School" from Crime of the Century is based on the same experiences.
Great album . “Child of Vision” is awesome .
"Breakfast In America" is such a masterpiece album! I like how nuances in the sound quality just pop out at you throughout the playback. A great selection from 1979.
Greetings from Canada. "D- D- D- digital- one, two, three, five." Peace, love and bellbottoms
The lyrics hit home so much in this digital prison of a world
Amazing album. Pure nostalgia for me.
Who also smiled at the Mattel electronics football sound after the lyric "Digital"?
Ohhh, _that's_ what that noise is? 😀 I'd never known! Thank you for the info!
😊👍
Keep it up, you'll exhaust my childhood eventually.
Excellent appreciation, as always, much appreciated!
oh so good to listen to supertramp again ❤❤
Thank you Justin for continuing this, a classic, you won't regret this!
I am dating myself I know, but when I was getting into rock / pop music at 13 in 1982, this was a song I really identified with and had a huge connection to.
Happy to :) Ty Matt
Such a great album. The songwriting and musicality is top notch.
Looking forward to Goodbye Stranger.
Great reaction. It’s amazing how a pop/rock song can say so much in just a few minutes, and it’s timeless in its message.
(Even In The Quietest Moments) Is A Great Song from SuperTramp to Listen To and Do A Reaction/Review Of ASAP 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🎼(Don’t You Let The Sun Fade Away) 🎼(Don’t You Let The Sun Disappear)
Hi JP. DP from UK. One of my favourite Supertramp songs, and this is the side of the band I prefer - Pop, Pop, Pop Musik. Classy instrumentation, infectious melody, and Roger has one of the great voices. This was their biggest hit.
P.S. my song ref Pop Musik is by M.
The songs of my youth felt so joyful and light. Maybe not the intent of their story, but man these tunes and ELO and Boston all around that time could really make you smile.
Feeling for you JP - looking at that 103 degrees forecast on your screen for Saturday… ick.
This song was the soundtrack of me burning out at workplace, helped me try and keep things at bay (I'm much better now). So rich lyrically and musically... I never was too fond of prog rock but Supertramp always won me over!
"Breakfast in a America" is one of my favorite albums of all time. This is such a great song! Love the saxes on this tune. I went out bought their other albums after listening to this album sending me on the Supertramp highway journey.
What a great band . Went to Paris to see them live in 1979
Supertramp's music is always very satisfying.
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible
Logical, oh responsible, practical
And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable
Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical
There are times when all the world's asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
Please tell me who I am
I said, watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical
A liberal, oh fanatical, criminal
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're acceptable
Respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable!
Oh take it, take it, take it, yeah
But at night, when all the world's asleep
The questions run so deep
For such a simple man
Won't you please (Oh won't you tell me)
Please tell me what we've learned (Can you hear me)
I know it sounds absurd (Oh won't you help me)
Please tell me who I am
Who I am
Who I am
Who I am
'Cause I was feeling so logical
D-d-d-d-d-d-digital
One, two, three, five
Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah
Ooh it's getting unbelievable, yeah
I've followed Supertramp from Crime of the Century all the way to Brother Where You Bound. All top albums. I remember working at a bakery for vacation work when Breakfast in America was released. There was a guy who had a 90 minute cassette filled with just this song and playing it on repeat for weeks! Still like the song a lot though. After the break with the band Hodgson released a couple of nice solo albums of which the first one (In the Eye of the Storm) was the best to my ears. Still play their albums every once in a while (there are so many choices available these days).
When I was in high school in Toronto, Canada (I’m 61), the biggest acts were Supertramp and Bruce Springsteen.
Soundtrack to many a bottle of wine being opened on a Friday night!
First, for the first time in a while! Woo!
Listening to the Supertramp version is very... logical. 😊
"B-b-b-bloody marvelous." - how they typically end the song live.
"A completely sensational track" - bang on, JP!!
Roger just has so much soul, has to come out!
Terrific song from a terrific album. Check out the whole album!
This song charted when I was 12, my sister 15. That summer, for whatever reason, it always seemed like we were eating tuna sandwiches when tbis came on the radio. Ever since, we have called this “The Tuna Fish Song”. Coincidentally, they had an album called “You can Tune a Piano, but You Can’t Tuna Fish.”
That's an REO Speedwagon album. It is one of my all time favorite album names.
@@donnakubiski5572 thanks for setting me straight. Rookie mistake there!
Hugs from Brazil >>>
Somehow I always imagine a second voice harmonizing with the lead vocal all the way with some adjustments to fit the chords.
Supertramp songs are just so amazingly and lovingly constructed no matter whether they were led by Rodger or Rick. If you do no more from this album though you have to do ‘Child of Vision’.
Love Supertramp! Unfortunately I'm at work but looking forward to listening to your reaction later. I agree that you should react to "Even In The Quietest Moments" which is a beautiful song with deep lyrics. I love Roger's composing.
Hope that work flies by quickly!
Ahhh, takes me back to the summer of '79 and my freshman year in high school.
A brilliant song! So great to see you dig into it!
I will venture that any cover you heard wasn't nearly as good.
a Gen X kids clarion call , a sound effect only boys born in the 70s can spot: the final bleeping sound effect in the song right after "dependable..." is from the 1977 Mattel electronic football toy. Light years before Gameboys.
Always a happy day when dropping by Just JP :)
You should try the first Supertramp album. The eponymous album with the flower head on the cover. It is so different that you could ask if it is the same band. Sounds more like Barclay James Harvest than to even their second album Indelibly Stamped (the one with the tits on the cover).
A very different album to Breakfast no question but as good in it's own way, Words Unspoken probably my favourite track.
It's a fantastic track!! Great band!!
Totally agreed Deb!
Best album of 1979. I know it sounds absurd.
Surprised you have not done this song yet it is wonderful love you
Helliwell was on the whistle just before the first sax solo
This ear worm infected me for years in the 1980s, great song, but very infectious.
Not a fan of Dancing Queen, but that's an earworm as well.
One of my favorite reactors... One of my favorite songs... This is going to be great.
A big hit from a big, big album. Not my favourite from it, but still a goody. It was huuuge, and that work from Supertramp's not-so-secret weapon, John Helliwell's sax, was perfect. The lyrics follow on the theme from earlier Supertramp songs like "School" and "Bloody Well Right". BTW, you'll also probably know that album's title track, because it was used a few years back as the basis for a hip-hop hit by Gym Class Heroes.
One, a hundred, a thousand, "Even In the Quietest Moments", it's still a Bloody Marvelous time for me, now for breakfast in Connecticut!😊.🎷,🎹.🔔🎶,🔥.✌&❤.
One of my desert island bands. It is only logical.
It totally blows my mind that Scooter (from Germany like myself) are known in the US!
Just like it blows my mind that it"s possible for someone to know _their_ version but not the original one of this song!
🤯 😅
Well, it's good to know that both JP and I another JP heard Scooter's sampling of this song first. I do not feel so alone anymore. :D Both versions are great.
For the vocal vs sax in the coda, I think you are looking for the word chase. In jazz, you often have a chase between say a solo instrument and the drums. Could be that.
Conform...that is the word
It's NOT 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -5! It's 1 -2 -3 - 5. Makes great difference.
I've successfully karaoked this multiple times
A Supertramp song with no sax!
NICE!!
Right, next you need to do "From a logical point of view" by Robert Mitchum. Yes, that Robert Mitchum, and no, you will not believe your ears when you hear this work of genius.
I remember eagerly awaiting this album and playing it for the first time, l certainly wasn't disappointed! Crime of the Century is a 10/10 Breakfast is a 9.5/10. Many bands would have loved to have recorded two albums as good as those two.
This came out when I was in 7th grade. It was deeply uncool. I secretly liked it, even though we were into punk rock. Don't tell anyone!
I'll keep your secret ;)
lyrics today resonated deep as i've just returned from work~break in Hostile, no, Hostel Sterile City, where every thang was To The Second and when not
Why Not!!? Good to be Back home in my Secret Garden of Childhood Security Reality Memory Chip
The word you were searching for was "conform."
You're younger than I expected. Proof: you heard of the Scooter cover before the original. 😂😂😂
Dang it, now I can’t unhear the techno trance Scooter version I just looked up! May need some chamomile just to calm down my heart rate.
Its good isn't it? :)
@@JustJP its ok, I have Lisinopril for my blood pressure. So after hearing it one way for 44 years then tossing it into the Machina de EDM I’d say I’m as disillusioned and confused as Hodgins at boarding school. 🫠😜
But loved your take on it and can’t wait for you to get through Breakfast in America!
Prefab Sprout Jordan:the comeback album reaction pleaseee
The Meaning by Supertramp.
I was a bit surprised you hadn't heard this version.
Maybe Quantum Jump Neighbours? Rock on 🔊🎼🎵🎶🎸🎹
Do you live in a cave not having heard of half of these songs 😮
😂
Goodbye Stranger next!
I don’t consider “respectable” a positive word. Respectable is not based on your own impulses and morals; it’s based on putting on a mask a suit, erasing your individuality in favour of what you think the group will like best. It’s the people who attack POC or queers for being loud when we protest. “You should be respectable and work within the system.” Nope, respectability politics will only get you so far. Throw it away; be outrageous and, above all, true to yourself.
That was what I thought. Respectable can be positive - but often is it not.
@@TVolapast-iv9gycheck out XTC’s song “Respectable Street.”
1979
brilliant
There's a vocal style I don't listen to anymore. Queen, Styx, Supertramp for example. Used to like them. They just fell away. (gave this a view. it's been decades)
More horsie bell JP!!
☺️
Hola,,, Klem That Rocks... AdjØ
It's a decent pop song, but I don't need to hear it again.
Techno version 🤢
Toget is superb, lyrics are great - another track from my youth.