brad roberts
In 1993, the Canadian folk-rock band "Crash Test Dummies" released their second album "God Shuffled His Feet", their most successful up to date. Most likely, it's going to stay that way: Roberts has said that albums only result in a loss since streaming became common. It's a pity, but a fact.
This ridiculous song, released as a single - with a meaning hopefully deeper than the crazy surface - captured the world. The kids caught that I had a voice as dark and dry as Robert's, and went mmmmmming around me all the time to annoy me ... Jeez! I just *had* to adopt it.
Roberts can seemingly write songs about anything or nothing. Now living in New York, he started up a school for aspiring songwriters. And nowadays, he prefers collaborating with other musicians, and going on stage. And the Dummies also still do so, every now and then ... now, writing 2024.
once there was this kid who
got into an accident and couldn't come to school but
when he finally came back
his hair had turned from black into bright white
he said that it was from when the cars had smashed so hard
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once there was this girl who
wouldn't go and change with the girls in the change room
and when they finally made her
they saw birthmarks all over her body
she couldn't quite explain it : they'd always just been there
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but both girl and boy were glad
that one kid had it worse than that
once there was this boy whose
parents made him come directly home right after school
and when they went to their church
they shook and lurched all over the church floor
he couldn't quite explain it : they'd always just gone there
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C F C once there was this kid who F C Cmaj7 C got into an accident and couldn't come to school but F G C when he finally came back G C F C G11 ... G ... G11 ... G his hair had turned from black into bright white Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G Csus4 he said that it was from when the cars had smashed so hard Em Bm Em Bm Csus4 ... G ... Csus4 ... G mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm C Am F G but both girl and boy were glad C Am F G11 ... G ... G11 ... G that one kid had it worse than that
