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Johnny J Blair & October - Apathy (live 1986)

from DOOR IN THE WATER 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition by Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large"

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Please pardon the lo-fi audio (mono room recording, straight to cassette); some equalizing has been added.

This is a rare full-band live version of "Apathy," the sequel to "Ya Gotta Care," performed at Uncle Charlie's, Corte Madera CA 5/5/86. Note the comedy routine at the end. The main chorus is from a Firesign Theatre skit. Members of this band also appear on the studio version of "Apathy," issued on the YELLOW HOUSE album in 1988.

lyrics

Apathy (written by Johnny J Blair Copyright 1985, 2005 Word2Soul Music BMI)

(Chorus) There's not much you can say about apathy (3x)

It kind of wrecks you mind
It kind of wastes your time
It kind of leaves you blind
When you weren't even looking

(repeat chorus, fill in the blank with your own comic renditions of people with too much time on their hands and too little direction)

credits

from DOOR IN THE WATER 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition, released April 23, 1985
Johnny J Blair: bass, vocals.
Ron Davis: drums.
Chris Haggerty: guitar, saxophone, vocals.
Bridget Purifoy & Anna Yagashita Valdez: vocals, percussion.
Victor Valverde: harmonica, vocals.

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Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large" San Francisco, California

"Johnny is a virtuoso"--Brian Wilson
"Pop music with a conscience.”--Goldmine
“the Harry Houdini of rock and roll.”-- Spotlight. Listen to Johnny's fast-paced mix of old school soul, psychedelia, punk/new wave, & classic pop/rock. Singer-songwriter in his own right, he was also a sideman for Davy Jones and The Monkees + performed with David Cassidy, Al Stewart, Buddy & Julie Miller, & others. ... more

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