My Grey World

What’s it gonna be?

Zager and Evans said..

In the year 2525
If man is still alive.
If woman can survive, they may find.

In the year 3535
Ain’t gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies.
Everything you think, do and say, is in the pill you took today.

In the year 4545
Ain’t gonna need your teeth, won’t need your eyes.
You won’t find a thing to chew.
Nobody’s gonna look at you.

In the year 5555
Your arms hanging limp at your sides.
Your legs got nothing to do.
Some machine doing that for you.

In the year 6565
Ain’t gonna need no husband, won’t need no wife.
You’ll pick your son, pick your daughter too.
From the bottom of a long glass tube. Whoa-oh

In the year 7510
If God’s a-comin, he oughta make it by then.
Maybe he’ll look around himself and say.

Guess it’s time for the judgment day.

In the year 8510
God is gonna shake his mighty head.
He’ll either say.I’m pleased where man has been.
Or tear it down and start again. Whoa-oh

In the year 9595
I’m kinda wonderin if man is gonna be alive.
He’s taken everything this old Earth can give.
And he ain’t put back nothing. Whoa-oh

Now it’s been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears.
For what he never knew,
now man’s reign is through.

But through eternal night.
The twinkling of starlight.
So very far away.
Maybe it’s only yesterday.

Lyrics copyright of Zager and Evans

Cool, huh? And it’s kinda creepy that it is somehow kinda accurate for the terms these days..

I first heard this song several years ago as a part of my listening exercise in my English course. Well my English wasn’t that good then, so I didn’t really think of the meaning of this song

Several hours ago the melody of the song suddenly striked me and so I googled for it and so.. here it is.

By the way, guess what year was this song made in? (That is, the year when it topped the Billboard charts)

It was…

1969!

Amazing huh? There are references to choosing the gender of baby, robots, and many other technology… And it was a 1969 song!

And if you’re curious about how it sounds like.. Here’s the youtube video..

Youtube Text Link

Sounds depressing?

Well, I guess it’s time for us to contemplate in peace.

New year is not all about the celebrations and stuff. Fireworks, trumpets, shoutings?

New year is coming. But is it really gonna be a good year?

Btw, if you want a more modern version of the song.. here’s a cover from Visage.

Sadly I haven’t found the version I actually heard at my listening exercise. Still googling around to find it

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