If you keep hammering anti-abortion,
We'll tell you no more masturbation for men.
Ev'ry day you're killing living sperms in billions,
So how do you feel about that, brother?

What a waste, what a waste,
What a waste, what a waste,
To have to talk to a phony like you.

If you keep telling us we're more than equal,
We'll tell you equal is not equal enough.
For centuries we've been taking your double ass deal,
So what do you say to that, brother?

What a drag, what a drag,
What a drag, what a drag,
To have to cope with a crazy like you.

Brrrr -

Ah -
Ah -
Ah -

If you keep laying on money or power,
We'll tell you meanwhile your sprinkler is out of soda.
So keep off our grass till you're in some kinda order,
What do you say to that, brother?

What a mess, what a mess,
What a mess, what a mess,
To have to put up with a fuzzy like you.


from the Yoko Ono album "Approximately Infinite Universe"

Yoko Ono: vocals
Stan Bronstein: saxophone, flute, clarinet
Richard Frank Jr: drums, percussion
Daria Price: castanet. 
Gary Van Scyoc: bass, trumpet
Adam Ippolito: piano, organ, harmonium, trumpet
Wayne Gabriel: guitar
Joel Nohnn (John Lennon): guitar and background vocals

Produced by Yoko Ono and John Lennon
Arrangement: Yoko Ono
String orchestration: Ron Frangipane

From the Yoko Ono album 'Approximately Infinite Universe'.

Approximately Infinite Universe is a double album by Yoko Ono, released in early 1973. It represents a departure from the experimental avant-garde rock of her first two albums towards a more conventional pop/rock sound, while also dabbling in feminist rock.

The 1997 CD re-issue on Rykodisc added two acoustic demos of songs from this era that were later released on 1981's Season of Glass.

Yoko Ono - What A Mess

Yang yang holds on to a giant phone,
Yang yangs soft voice goes on and on,
I hate you, I hate you, where did it go wrong? 
Yangyang goes talking to himself on the phone.

Yang yang sends his men pebbles and stones,
Yang yang rips his women down to the bones.
I own you, I own you, so give us a song,
Yangyang goes talking to his world on the phone.

Yang yangs born with a phone cord round his neck,
Yang yang never fails to stick to his kick.
I want you, I want you, youre making me sick.
But yangyang, the chords never long enough
To reach your mommys trick.

Yang yang yang yang yang,
Yang yang yang yang yang,
Yang yang, snap out,
Give up, cut out,
Tune up and join us,
Join the revolution,
Join the revolution.

No kick is good enough for lifetime substitution,
No brick will give you a lifetime consolation.
And whether you dig it or not,
We outnumber you in population.
And leave your private institution,
Get down to real communication,
Leave your scene of destruction
And join us in revolution.

Yang yang yang yang yang,
Yang yang yang yang yang,
Yang yang, wake up,
Give up, cut out,
Come out and join us,
Join the revolution,
Join the revolution.


APPROXIMATELY INFINITE UNIVERSE
Approximately Infinite Universe is a double album by Yoko Ono, released in early 1973. It represents a departure from the experimental avant garde rock of her first two albums towards a more conventional pop/rock sound, while also dabbling in feminist rock. It peaked at #193 in the United States. The 1997 CD re-issue on Rykodisc added two acoustic demos of songs from this era that were later released on 1981's Season of Glass.


Yoko Ono - Yang Yang

An audio journey through Folkways and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1948-2018, compiled by our Curator and Senior Archivist Jeff Place, it features 70 important releases in the history of the company.

https://folkways.si.edu/70stories

32 Riding Hood Boogy Man

11 Ras Tafari Youth Group - King So High

The Wind Cries Mary

Vinyl reissue available on 1/31/2020, pre-order https://folkways.si.edu/alhaji-bai-konte/dembo-konte/ma-lamini-jobate/gambian-griot-kora-duets

The hypnotic, delicate strum of the kora, the harp-like instrument strung on a halved gourd, has been a trademark of West African music for centuries. Gambian Griot Kora Duets (1979), featuring the master player Alhaji Bai Konte, his equally influential son Dembo Konte, and Ma Lamini Jobate, is a remarkable recording that documents an evolution in the kora’s use in the traditional music of the Gambia. The album, made in Dembo and Alhjai Bai Konte’s living space, shows the musicians incorporating complex, polyrhythmic arrangements. Though these musicians are intrinsically linked to the Jali tradition of griot families in West Africa, in which kora players are the historians and record keepers of local cultures, these recordings, with their stylistic flourishes, marked a new beginning for international interest in the kora. Dembo Konte went on to tour internationally, performing on John Peel’s legendary BBC program in 1989 and collaborating with the influential group Mustaphas 3. 

This reissue is part of Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series, bringing to light hidden gems from the extensive collection and revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums released by the label. This album is being released alongside other international classics 'Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara' and 'Calypso Travels' by Lord Invader.

Alhaji Bai Konte and Dembo Konte - Tutu Jara

Vinyl reissue available on 1/31/2020, pre-order https://folkways.si.edu/lord-invader/calypso-travels/caribbean-world/music/album/smithsonian

Lord Invader was one of the most iconic and well-regarded calypso musicians of the mid-20th century. Coming from humble beginnings in the musical hotbed of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Invader gained notoriety for his unique voice and lyrical prowess. Calypso Travels, his final album released just before his death, was produced in New York in 1960 by Folkways founder Moses Asch. The album showcases Lord Invader’s talent for biting lyrics that reference contemporary happenings, such as the rise of Fidel Castro, his experience at the 1956 World Fair in Belgium, the arrival of the Little Rock Nine in 1957 desegregating the public schools in the United States, and his touring experiences in Europe in the 1950s. An icon of Caribbean music, and one of the major forces exporting it to the world, Lord Invader epitomizes the spirit of calypso – boisterous, acerbic, and joyful. 

This reissue is part of Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series, bringing to light hidden gems from the extensive collection and revisiting some of the most iconic and influential albums released by the label. This album is being released alongside other international classics 'Gambian Griot Kora Duets' by Alhjai Bai Konte, Dembo Konte, and Ma Lamini Jabote and 'Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara'.

Lord Invader - Cat-O-Nine Tails

The Stone Pony 420FM Super Meltdown TripFest  featuring the 420 Funk Mob w/ special guest George Clinton and Garry Shider, DRUGS aka the Mis-Americans, and the Kidd Funkadelic Experience. Rx: Mike Clip Payne, Garry Starchild Shider, Lige Curry, Adam Widoff, Robert Chicken Burke, Jeremy Bernstein, Stephanie McKay, special guest Amp Fiddler
Small Town Ways
Makes Me Scared
Down in the Dumps
Lige Bass Solo
Down in the Dumps
Daddys Got A Secret
Mis-America
Cold Hearted World
Never Ever

DRUGS aka Rx: The Mis-Americans Stone Pony Asbury Park 2001

The Bad Brains from Montreal Canada on the 2001 Reunion Tour.
The Canadian Border Patrol shook us down when we tried to cross into Canada. They shut us down because they wanted to make sure that HR could get back into the States if they let him into Canada. They Turned us around, we had to  go back and clear US Customs, then turn around and go back thru Customs into Canada. 12 hrs later we made it to Montreal.. Listen to the Encore close. Darryl talkes about it.

Bad Brains Montreal Canada 2001

I was Looking Around (little Betty)
thats what happened thats the problem I was looking around - saw little Betty -
so long little Betty 

I Was Looking Around

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