looking for Song -Life sucks & then you die
Marty Lick
James Lynch <KMG...@prodigy.com> wrote:
:>I recall a song back around 1985 with a title like "life sucks and then
:>you die". I believe that the song was sung by the Fools in Boston. This
:>song has a line about a meteor crashing through a farmer's barn. I am
:>looking to get a copy of this song. Please email any information on where
I've cross-posted this to rec.music.dementia which may get you a better
response. I don't know where you can get it, but I do know that Dr.
Demento has played it on his nationally syndicated radio show. If you
can find the show in your area, you can probably get a decent recording
off the radio. According to the playlists, it's been played 18 times
on the show since 1985. For more information about the show, including
where you can hear it in your area, visit Jeff's WONDERFUL Dr. Demento
page at: http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~jbmorris
The lyrics posted here come from that page:
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"Life Sucks, Then You Die" - The Fools
transcriber unknown
[bracketed lyrics are from a different version]
This is a song about life as a spiraling force moving through the
universe, enencumbered by modular time concepts. It's called "Life
Sucks, Then You Die".
My house burned down in a flash of thunder.
My wife ran off with a one-legged plumber.
My crops fell dead when the riverbed went dry.
My dog got squashed by a pickup truck.
My son ran away and got hooked on drugs.
My daughter's knocked up by the class of '85.
People say that life is good;
It don't seem good to me.
I'm lost without a paddle,
And I'm headed up shit creek.
People say that life is fun,
But I don't know why.
As far as I can tell,
LIFE SUCKS then you die.
The government dumps its toxic waste
Right on top of my mother's grave.
A team of experts say it won't do her no harm.
But my sheep went crazy and killed my mule.
I cut off my dick with a power tool
Fixin' the hole where the meteor hit the barn.
(And it hurt, too!)
[People say that life is fair,
But I can't take no more.]
People say that life is good,
But I just piss and moan.
I got one foot on a banana peel,
The other in the Twilight Zone.
People say that life is fun,
But I don't know why.
As far as I can tell,
LIFE SUCKS then you die.
Let me hear some "yee-hah"s out there!
I went to the store to buy some shells.
My gun went off and blew the owner to hell.
Now I'm sittin' here in jail, singin' this song.
And one guy wants to cut me with a knife.
Another guy wants me to be his wife.
Hey, I wish they'd hang me before somethin' really goes wrong!
People say that life is good,
Give thanks for what you have.
When all you have is nothin',
Nothin' makes you glad.
People say that life is fun,
But I don't know why.
As far as I can tell,
LIFE SUCKS, then you die.
I said, people say that life is fun,
But I don't know why.
As far as I can tell,
LIFE SUCKS,
LIFE SUCKS,
LIFE SUCKS, then you die.
Let me hear some "yee-hah"s out there!
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Amanda Cohen
James Lynch <KMG...@prodigy.com> wrote:
> :>I recall a song back around 1985 with a title like "life sucks and then
> :>you die". I believe that the song was sung by the Fools in Boston. This
> :>song has a line about a meteor crashing through a farmer's barn. I am
> :>looking to get a copy of this song.
I saw the Fools in concert a couple of times back in Massachusetts. They were
brilliant! They're not a country band, though "Life Sucks" would make ya
think so. The Fools were also responsible for another Dr. Demento classic,
"Psycho Chicken" (What the BAWK?)
I also bought their latest (last??) release in 1992, "Show 'Em You're Nuts,"
featuring "Plumbing on my Mind" and a liner note that says "Please ignore any
hissing sounds as these are due to the use of steam-powered instruments."
Sorry to say, as I'm looking at the cassette right now, there's no address to
contact the band...the label is "Ouch Records," but they don't seem to have
an address either. Same for "Sloof Publishing."
If you find 'em anywhere, let me know. They were an awesome band (in the
totally '80s sense of the word) and the lead singer, Mike Girard, looked
pretty nifty when he'd get mostly naked during concerts...
-Amanda
> This is a song about life as a spiraling force moving through the
> universe, unencumbered by modular time concepts. It's called "Life
Chris Lang
I saw the Fools in concert a couple of times back in Massachusetts. They
were
>brilliant! They're not a country band, though "Life Sucks" would make ya
>think so. The Fools were also responsible for another Dr. Demento
classic,
>"Psycho Chicken" (What the BAWK?)
The Fools also did 'I Shot Santa In My Underwear', about one of the
risks that come with being Santa Claus. Though the songs of those that
get the most airtime are 'Life Sucks Then You Die' and 'Psycho Chicken'
(which is a parody of the Talking Heads' 'Psycho Killer').
Chris Lang