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Johnny J Blair & October - One Planet One Utopia One Helmet (live 1986​-​-​remastered 2021)

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

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A rare full-band live version of this song, performed at Uncle Charlie's, Corte Madera CA 5/5/86. Please pardon the lo-fi audio (mono room recording, straight to cassette); some equalizing has been added.

Here on the streets of San Francisco, a day doesn’t go by without a protest march or some other hub-bub, which led me to create this song. It’s as close to a political bumper sticker as I get. The lyrics were prompted by San Francisco mayoral elections in which punk rocker/poet Jello Biafra (of The Dead Kennedys) came in 5th in the vote count-off. Other lyrics allude to St. Paul’s visit to the Areopogus as well as assasinations of world leaders and famous pop stars--not that I’m encouraging anyone to assasinate anyone (instead, do an entomylogical study of the word “assassin”—the source of that word is fascinating).

On a cosmic jukebox this record would play next to ZIGGY-era David Bowie, The Who SELL OUT, and (especially) The Kinks katalogue cirka PRESERVATION ACT II and SOAP OPERA (deep-Davies fans will catch the neologisms).

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from DOOR IN THE WATER 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition, released April 23, 1985
Johnny J Blair: Vox 12-string electric guitar, vocals.
Ron Davis: drums.
Chris Haggerty: guitar, vocals.
Bridget Purifoy & Anna Yagashita Valdez: vocals, percussion.
Victor Valverde: bass, 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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