Music Today

Introduction

I hope it's clear that I'm not so much talking about the music itself as the selection that's available on the radio.

In the first part of the hour

They were playing songs I used to love

There were Eagles, Clapton, Steely Dan

There was Sly and the Family Stone

In the second part of the hour

They were playing songs I'd grown tired of

There were Byrds and Floyd and John and Paul

There was Crosby, Stills and Nash

Chorus:

You see I've lived with the desert that is music today

And I know how it came out this way

In the desert, the only stream is called main

'Cause there ain't no way for anyone to complain

After two days of Boston and Journey

I thought I might expire

There was Kansas, Styx and Rolling Stones

There was Earth and Wind and Fire

The songs were good and they had withstood

The test of time, it's said

But the story that they told of back when music was bold

Made me sad to think it was dead

Chorus:

You see I've lived with the desert that is music today

And I know how it came out this way

In the desert, they can decide what you hear

They decide for today and they decide for next year

After nine days, I turned the radio off

'Cause the morning shows went on too long

There were ads and fluff and laser sounds

And the DJ talked over each song

The DJs are recordings phoned in over a wire

But they act like they live in your town

In New York City, machines decide what will sell

And the humans have to sit down