Oakland-based Tight Pajamas have released a new ditty called Boomer's Lament. Susie Davis of the band wrote me:
Sept 16th is the 65th anniversary of the release of Play-Doh, and the perfect day to reflect on all the great stuff the Boomer generation gave the world:
The Beatles! LSD! Women's Lib! Macrame! Bell Bottoms! The Pill! Jello! And so much more!
Unfortunately, while having "one hell of a party" those Boomers unwittingly left behind a trashed planet, and that was the inspiration…
Here's a bit of the lyrics:
Children of the world war boom, we rode the magic bus
We had the pill and the Big Chill and we pillaged Toys-are-us
We lived the dream, and skimmed the cream, it really was a ball
But we took the earth for granted, and we missed the wake-up callWe had it all, We had it all
It was never in the plan
To wreck the future but Hey Man …We rode that escalator to the very top
Sorry kids … the good times all been spent
It was one hell of a party, so sad it had to end
now we sing the Boomer's lament,
Boomer's lament
The Boomers' Lament
Tight Pajamas previously on BB: A happy sing-along song about Krampus
