musicology #412

Terry Callier #4

(Terry Callier – Fool em I Fool R U)

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Slipping out of Mr Callier’s first cut in 1963 into today’s piece of MAJESTY from his current 2009 set ‘Hidden Conversations‘. TOP ranking piece of 21st century ‘Steppers’ from the Man. A message of genuine authenticity from a man who walks it like he talks it…and let’s be honest, they don’tgrow on trees..

Oh yeah…I’m experimenting with a new piece of interactivity on themusicologist today..it’s a ‘Ratings’ thing just to get a better idea of what the community are in to. Not sure whether It will be a permanent fixture yet…just testing it to see if it has any value.

Well….? Huh, Is this a game we play, Just a phase we go through, Is this the price we pay, Will there be reperations too, If we’re not careful what we say, If we ain’t careful what we do, What kind of fool am I, What kind of fool are you,

You can read it on the printed page, It’s a fender bender…and road rage, One for all and all for one, Until some asshole pulls a gun, Somebody’s hurt and somebody cries, And somebody lives…somebody dies, And we hear pleas of innocence.. Mental impairment and self defense, Hey what can the matter be, What’s happening with society, And what’s the ransom and the cost, To save a generation lost, Who’s able to complete the task, Solve the riddle and lift the mask, Yeah pardon me but I just got to ask

This a game we play, Just a phase we going through, Is this the price we pay, Will there be reparations too, If we’re not careful what we say, We ain’t careful what we do, What kind of fool am I, What kind of fool are you,

And so we catch the evening news, With all of these conflicting views, Plague and famine..third world plights, Poverty and womens rights, Yea bishop when does life begin, And what’s a crime and what’s a sin, Hey is there some kind of master plan, To bring peace to the holy hands, In brightest day or darkest night, There’s rifle fire left and right, And on this dark and dangerous road, How long before the world explodes, But one for the money…two for the show, If we got to reap just what we sow, Hey pardon me but I just got to know,

Is this a game we play, Just a phase we going through, Is this the price we pay, For reparations overdue, If we’re not careful what we say, If we ain’t careful what we do, What kind of fool am I, What kind of fool are you.