Thursday, June 25, 2015

"Cars And Girls"

Even while trying to become a pop star, I thought the whole business of pop music was stupid. I have long felt at odds with myself regarding the entertainment business.

Cars and Girls

© Brian Hutzell 1984

The lines were tasteful
Elegant poetry
Lyrically flowing from metaphor to simile
Exquisite symbolism
Meshed with psychological probings
Enough to tantalize the mind
Without demeaning the listener.
I played it for the man behind the desk
And he heard graceful melodies
Tinged with jazz
And clever quotes from classics
He heard wonderful music, imaginative thinking
My heart and my life, my deepest convictions
Were there on the tape
And the man with the desk said:

Cars and girls
That's what they want to hear
Cars and girls
Am I perfectly clear?
Cars and girls
Nothing hard to understand
Cars and girls
No sleight of hand

He was right of course; he'd been through it before
As my fame increased so did my bank account
And the songs I thought were gross were the ones that sold the most
People love it if it sounds good turned up loud

Cars and girls
That's what they want to hear
Cars and girls
Am I perfectly clear?
Cars and girls
Nothing hard to understand
Cars and girls
No sleight of hand

From the rise of Henry Ford, people never got bored
Of hearing 'bout a screaming machine
And silly love songs have been sellin' since the very first musician
Sang his courtship to the daughter of a queen

Cars and girls
That's what they want to hear
Cars and girls
Am I perfectly clear?
Cars and girls
Nothing hard to understand
Cars and girls
No sleight of hand


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