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Radio stations favored the rollicking, satirical "One Planet—One Utopia—One Helmet." Says Blair, "The title came from a bumper sticker. The song embodies San Francisco and being with members of The Dead Kennedys. Their lead singer, Jello Biafra, ran for mayor in 1984 and actually got votes. The music and lyrics are obviously indebted to The Kinks, specifically their PRESERVATION and VILLAGE GREEN series, and ARTHUR. The abstract words are like a Ray Davies-cum-T.S. Eliot-cum-evangelical subcultural take on these crazy elections." More back story at www.johnnyjblair.com?page_id=839.

In 2007 I added new parts and remixed this song ("Espresso Mix 2007") for my GRATEFUL CD www.cdbaby.com/cd/johnnyjblair3.

lyrics

I heard someone crying Waterloo
Could be the big one, watcha gonna do?
Yin yang, sorry Arthur
You don't crucify for soap operas
Some girl takin' motion pictures
of some hillbillies in a union house with fixtures
Envision trilateral
Commission subliminal

Chorus 1:
It's indoctrination
Gradual sensation
Bugs in conversation
Next assassination
Could be a politician
Or some kind of musician
Now is the time of salvation

I knew a young czar
Local heavy punker dead Kaiser
Got elected mayor
(He say) no more Kinks, No more Stones
No more Who, metal drone
Saw him buying psychedelics
At the coal mine, erecting the new relics
He banned the cross, gave us all a new savior
Gonna get the mark, or you're gonna get the razor

Chorus 2:
It's indoctrination
ideological rebellion
With no consideration
Next assassination
Deifies the politician
Deifies the musician
Still there is time for salvation

A new prophet, new age centurion
He's such a nice man with a nice one world religion
One mind, one planet
One utopia, one helmet
Someone is pulling all the strings
His name is backwards, and he'll tell you anything
Riling up the left, ruffling the right
But it ain't too long 'fore we tie him up tight

Repeat Chorus 1

Song written by Johnny J. Blair copyright 1985 Singnorbertmusic, Inc. ASCAP copyright renewed 2007 Word2Soul CMI

credits

from DOOR IN THE WATER 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition, released April 23, 1985
Johnny J Blair: bass, guitar, percussion, mouth trombones, vocals.
Darryl Puett: lead guitar.
Billy Reynolds: drums.

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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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