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Bozo's in song

Post 1

Call me Harry

Okay I know Firesign Theater's albums well but I don't recall a musical version of We're All Bozos on This Bus.
UhClem for President.


Bozo's in song

Post 2

Phil

The line was taken from the song "Bozos" by the band the Levellers.
A sort of folk-punk outfit here in the UK. I've got a version of it on their best of album, One Way Of Life.


Bozo's in song

Post 3

Call me Harry

Ah I see. Have you heard the Firesign Theater comedy album? They are a U.S. troop and it is interesting that they ended up referenced by a UK group.


Bozo's in song

Post 4

Call me Harry

Oh. The Firesign album is from the early 70's when was the Levellers song recorded?


Bozo's in song

Post 5

Phil

Ah the levellers did their song in the 90's (or early this century). I've not heard of the firesign theater.

The lyrics for the first verse are:

smiley - musicalnoteDon't move too fast you might end up in the gutter
Your feet are steel but your footprints are butter
Well I swore from the day that I was twenty two
That I'd never drink another can of special brewsmiley - musicalnote

And the chorus goes:
smiley - musicalnote Well there's really no need to make a fuss
There's really no need cos we're all Bozos on this bussmiley - musicalnote

I just chose the bozo's line as it seemed appropriate when other lyrics had been referencing bus transport smiley - smiley


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