Strange Majik - Ball of Confusion feat. Ed Kowalczyk, Temptations cover Options

[OutToDry]

I couldn't make out the lyrics. What do you think they are?

Doing a deeper listen. He changed a line and omitted a lot of the original

Trimmed refrain


Fear in the air, tension everywhere,
Unemployment rising fast,
The Beatles new record's a gas, = 4 bucks a gallon for gas
And the only safe place to live,
Is on an Indian reservation,
The band played on.

[ommitted]
Eve of destruction, tax deduction,
City inspectors, bill collectors, mod clothes in demand,
Population out of hand, suicide, too many bills,
Hippies moving to the hills,
People all over the world are shouting, "End the war!",
And the band played on.

Rest fits with the current events, clever messaging

This original was a protest song

[dangum]

Thanks for that. The changes are more obvious now that I've taken a closer listen to the original.

[Hoodstock]

Here are the original lyrics:

One, two, one, two, three, four, ow
People moving out, people moving in
Why, because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run but you sure can't hide
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I'll set you free
Rap on, brother, rap on
Well, the only person talking about love thy brother is the preacher
And it seems nobody's interested in learning but the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation
Ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey
The sale of pills are at an all time high
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities ablaze in the summer time
And oh, the beat goes on
Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
And the band played on
So, round and around and around we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows
Oh, great googa-looga, can't you hear me talking to you
Just a ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey
Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record's a gas
And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation
And the band played on
Eve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand, suicide, too many bills
Hippies moving to the hills, people all over the world are shouting, end the war
And the band played on
Great googa-looga, can't you hear me talking to you
Sayin' ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Sayin', ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Ball of confusion
Source: LyricFind

[Hoodstock]

Here's a rough transcribe of the lyrics and changes:

Here are the original lyrics:

People moving out, people moving in
Why, because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run but you just can't hide
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I'll set you free
Rap on, brother, rap on

Well, the only person talking about lovin thy brother is the preacher
Seems nobody's interested in learning but the teacher
Segregation, demonstration, integration, determination
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation

Ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey

The sale of pills is at an all time high
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities ablaze in the summer time
And oh, the beat goes on

Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything

And the band played on

So, round and around and around we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows

Oh, great googa-looga, can't you hear me talking to you
Just a ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey
Just a ball of confusion
That's what the world is today
Hey, hey


Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record's a gas
Four bucks a gallon for gas
And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation
And the band played on
And the band played on
And the band played

Ball of confusion, that's what the world is today
Hey, hey
Ball of confusion, that's what the world is today
Hey, hey
Ball of confusion, that's what the world is today
Hey, hey
Hey, hey


Eve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand, suicide, too many bills
Hippies moving to the hills, people all over the world are shouting, end the war
And the band played on
Great googa-looga, can't you hear me talking to you
Sayin' ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Sayin', ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
Ball of confusion
Source: LyricFind

[grandfalloon]

sounds like a little fore-telling that Ed has buyers remorse on endorsing FJB! He should, he was led into the lie like so so many. Those decisions have led, shown that bad policy, bad people and years of precedent should not be ignored!!!

Now the world is pretty much fucked unless people of all walks of life stand up to the planned tyranny that is being forced onto the people of the world. It's not party or whatever. It's good vs evil. Evil has permeated every institution in this country and world.

[PaulZAR]

Thank you for posting this. I've been listening on repeat

https://twitter.com/strangemajik/status/1477321826078502912

[Bremang]

sounds like a little fore-telling that Ed has buyers remorse on endorsing FJB!

If you’re saying Ed had remorse for endorsing Biden at the time he recorded this I’d say that is highly doubtful. It seems like they recorded this before Ed campaigned for Joe in 2020.

[SJN1279]

If you’re saying Ed had remorse for endorsing Biden at the time he recorded this I’d say that is highly doubtful. It seems like they recorded this before Ed campaigned for Joe in 2020.

I heard that this song was recorded in Fall 2021, and that Ed is currently writing.

[LiveFan92]

I heard that this song was recorded in Fall 2021, and that Ed is currently writing.

about Ed writing. Would love a new solo album if Live is on another hiatus, which I think all signs point to yes…

[+Ed+]

Ed is currently writing.

Sauce?

[Bremang]

I heard that this song was recorded in Fall 2021, and that Ed is currently writing.

Strange Majik said Ed was writing. I wonder what he is writing for, solo stuff or to make more Live songs like he said he was working on before?
How did you hear that the song was recorded in the fall?

[SJN1279]

Strange Majik said Ed was writing. I wonder what he is writing for, solo stuff or to make more Live songs like he said he was working on before?
How did you hear that the song was recorded in the fall?

I asked Strange Majik

[Bremang]

ayy nice job

[grandfalloon]

If you’re saying Ed had remorse for endorsing Biden at the time he recorded this I’d say that is highly doubtful. It seems like they recorded this before Ed campaigned for Joe in 2020.

How bout NO!!!! Wrong again

[Bremang]

How bout NO!!!! Wrong again

this just reeks of an alt account. what a loser.