Sing-a-long

The night before the elections I was listening to radio station KCRW when they played one of my favorite songs from my past. In 1990 I was living in London and obsessed with the group World Party (an offshoot of the equally brilliant The Waterboys) They had come out with a new album that year and were touring a lot in Europe. I went to as many shows as possible, obsessed with lead singer Karl Wallinger and his excellent songs. When I heard the song the other night I realized how appropriate the lyrics were to the election, especially if Obama won. I decided I would post them if we were lucky enough to vote in Barack Obama. 

So here they are:

And if you listen now

You might hear

A new sound coming in

As an old one disappears

See the world in just one grain of sand

You better take a closer look

Don't let it slip right through your hand

Won't you please hear the call

The world says

Put the message in the box

Put the box into the car

Drive the car around the world

Until you get heard

Now is the moment

Please understand

The road is wide open

To the heart of every man

A few simple words

So a mute could understand

He don't want tomorrow

If it's just crumbling into sand

Won't you please hear the call

She says

Put the message in the box 

Put the box into the car

Drive the car around the world

Until you get heard

The world says

Give a little bit

Give a little bit of your love to me

'cause I'm waiting right here with my open arms

She says give a little bit

Give a little bit of your soul to me

'cause I'm waiting to behold your many charms

Is that love in the air

She says

Put the message in the box

Put the box into the car

Drive the car around the world

Until you get heard