🎵 The Logical Song // by Supertramp

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The Logical Song

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Breakfast in America March 1, 1979 📍 The Village Recorder (Studio B), Los Angeles, CA (May - December 1978) 👁 339,681
🎧 592,796 listeners ▶ 3,284,370 plays IMUDB Ranking 9.2/10 Based on how many times this track has been played on Last.fm — not a critic score.
The Logical Song
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About this song (Last.fm)
“The Logical Song” is a song by British rock band Supertramp, released in 1979 as the lead single from their album Breakfast in America. Written and sung by Roger Hodgson, it became one of the band’s biggest international hits and is widely regarded as a defining song of their career. Background Roger Hodgson wrote The Logical Song as a reflection on his own experiences with the British education system. The song critiques how formal schooling focuses on rote learning and conformity Read more on Last.fm.

🎛️ Credits

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Vocals
Bass Guitar
Twelve-String Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Wood Block
Cowbell
Timbales
Additional Sound Effects
Clavinet
Hammond Organ
Background Vocals
Piano
Alto Saxophone
Oberheim Synthesizer
Castanets
Drums

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Lyrics · Genius ↗
68 ContributorsTranslationsУкраїнська The Logical Song Lyrics A perfect example of combination of great lyrics, beat, and instrumentation in a 1979 hit that is constantly ranked in the “top 100 best rock songs”.… Read More  [Verse 1] When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful A miracle, oh, it was beautiful, magical And all the birds in the trees, well, they'd be singing so happily Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible Logical, oh, responsible, practical And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable Oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical [Chorus 1] There are times when all the world's asleep The questions run too deep For such a simple man Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned? I know it sounds absurd Please tell me who I am [Verse 2] I said, watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical A liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal Oh, won't you sign up your name? We'd like to feel you're acceptable Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable Oh, take, take, take it, yeah [Instrumental Bridge] [Chorus 2] But at night, when all the world's asleep The questions run so deep For such a simple man Won't you please (Won't you tell me) Please tell me what we've learned? (Can you hear me?) I know it sounds absurd (Won't you help me?) But please, tell me who I am Who I am Who I am Who I am Ooh Hey [Outro] 'Cause I was feeling so illogical, yeah D-d-d-d-d-d-digital Yeah, one, two, three, five Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh yeah Ooh, it's getting unbelievable Yeah
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