Machine - There But For The Grace Of God

[frank02111]

When I was a kid Boston was a violent and very racist town. Every night we were in the NBC news for riots in wake of the school desegration. When I joined the navy we were treated like royalty down south , they called us " The Little Rock of the North ". Today Boston is one of the most liberal differsifyed cities in the Union, man talk about historical change before your eyes!

[167bnx]

once upon a time (1979?) people grew up kind of segregated in new york city, we (I'm from NY) basically stuck with our own kind , the world was a little different back then. that's why in NYC there's Chinatown,little italy, Harlem,Spanish Harlem,williamsburg,etc.etc.

[TheJetJONES]

@167bnx What has Williamsburg to do with? Is this part of town also an Immigrant District?

[167bnx]

@TheJetJONES  brooklyn ! yes always has been.

[gsanabria0625]

Song is bout ppl living n da burbs or n da Boonies b/c there's hardly any minorities,Jews,&,gay up there.

[artanisdio]

@Meody I agree with you on that. I don't know why they put these lyrics in the song. They might as well ahve included. Italians, Native Americans, and Hispanics. Just doesn't make sense to me to add those words. Guess they could not think of anything to write in that one part of the song.

[CaponeKing]

I just want to dance with Mira Sorvino all night.

[1818otero]

awesome and timless classic

[TheUbercharge1]

give it a break people it was the 70's just comming off of the civil rights movement and people thought differently and the person who sings this is black for the record.

[SSMconnected]

stfu i lov gays

[johnnybizzy]

ONE M00:00RE TIME!!!!

[LoquendoCantu1]

Where I can download this song!!!

[19Yahudah]

Blacks got all the honey, jews all the money, and the gays have all the fun because they dont hide who they are! Wonderful song! Thats why they hate us! LOL!

[pavynaty]

Bump it!

[politicaljunkie1967]

Ol Skool Disco

[painterblue1]

Brings me back to 1986 86st Bensonhurst Brooklyn!

[Paprincess629]

@painterblue1 Hell yeah! Cruising 2 miles an hour with this blasting!

[darkonk]

lol this song is addicting when you 1st hear it on gta4 tbogt

[Gracie7cutie]

i love this song even though im 12! lol

[TheJetJONES]

@Gracie7cutie That's good for you! Disco is the REAL Disco music...

...not that Techno-Pop/Electro or sth like this in this time.

[Houdini774]

1977-79 was the summer of my youth. I laughed a lot, drank a lot, I danced a lot, made love a lot. I took a big drink of life and do not regret any of it. Only now have I learned that being young is more a state of mind than anything else. Rock on!

[Sz12CarbonFootprint]

GTA4 WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[24MambaBlack]

CIRCUS HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE, YOU KNOW IF YOU WERE THERE IN THE 80'S THAT WAS THE SHIT

[imacX123]

the piano in the beginning gives me chills, good ones.

[TheUbercharge1]

2 people got raped by gay toni in hercules

[MrKevin619ism]

"THE SHIT"

[leoguy1979]

@azzarbprime I love the Piano intro

[davgabe]

What kind of world would be with NO Jews NO Blacks NO Gays? Hmm lol

[frictionalshake]

one of the greatest songs ever recorded. thank you august dernell and machine.

[casketkey]

I can't hear right.... Then heard No Blaccks, Jews & Gays.... I know people like that....How can you Dance to a song lilke that?

[itsmet989]

@casketkey who ever u r u dont realize thats is actually a spiritual song in disco....she says somewhere far away w no blacks no jews n no gays....meanin in that beautifull place we will all b someday. there is no racism in gods land!!! get it?

[casketkey]

@itsmet989 You don't make sence... God dosen't like gays first of all, Jesus was a Jew and blacks ?

[presidentstboygoomba]

@casketkey ++ bra u is trippin if u think god was black kuz LMAO!!

[casketkey]

@presidentstboygoomba Your message must be missdirected, Dosen't make sence to me..

[casketkey]

@itsmet989 Dosen't sound spritual to me...  But there are some Jews, Blacks and Gays I don't like.

[casketkey]

@itsmet989 I'm what I'm who ever u - r .... It sounds like she hates who she mentions. I don't hate anybody maybe dislike some but not because of who or what they are.

[MelodyFrmHeaven]

why are blacks, jews or gays are looked down as bad ppl?? this is why our soceity is so screwed.. Im black & I would never judge anybody by the labels this world puts on them. let's LOVE not HATE!

[John22133]

@MelodyFrmHeaven Amen! You are so right.

[nousernamesleft14]

@MelodyFrmHeaven

Pretty sure the singer is black. The song is about a Latino family who want to find their own people to live with. It's just a story.

[Kasbahkabaret]

It is still the same in many aspects, but it is veiled.

[uchihasasuke7863]

1 person was a black a jew or a gay

[barbrastreyesand]

Gories cover rocks

[hectisimo]

this is it!

[srmcc13]

79 disco at its best!

[Louizemuzike1]

♪♫♪♫♪♥♥

[twistedschism716]

LIBERTY CITY STAND UP !!!!!!!

[MORMONWARRIOR111]

Poor parents they tried so hard! They even left the bronx's to get away from the blacks the jews and the gays!

[katrinawallace40]

Make Me just wanna DANCE MY AZZ OFF ALL NIGHT..Lets Party

[choplass]

Shit! I was 1yr old when this came out.

[MelodyFrmHeaven]

This is a good song..

[AnimalsRightToDance]

Born in 1979. mAma did you go disco dancing when you were pregnant but never told dad? because i feel i heard this song before and with this one too many disco more!!

[metoxys]

i love the piano intro <3

[spalf8664]

Even at 16 years old I knew the lyrics were not your usual disco party all night stuff. One of the best jams of the disco era!!!!!!!!!

[segundopizza]

THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE HAD WHAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TODAY AND THAT IS OFCOURSE DANCE SKILLS

[hhammer307]

@Mathertron

@BrownDarter

@ctcomebacker

all you guyz are funny as frogz (:þ

[Mathertron]

@hhammer307 Now this comment i LIEK! ribbit!

[robertmarc1]

you can't run from your self. I think that's what this song means

[brxgrl523]

@robertmarc1 Actually, what the parents feared the most happened to their child. Instead of gaurding her from the "undesireable Blacks, Jews & Gays", she turned out to be an undesireable herself by turning into a whore with no scruples. It reflects the Bronx though. We all up here in the Boogie Down!!!

[JohnCKimbrough]

It is a nice and lively song with an interesting message.....

[j4kn1f3]

The meaning behind this song is simple - don't listen to the judgmental, homophobic and racists people around you, just be yourself. How is it that so many folks seem to misinterpret that?

[coolnighthawk45]

@j4kn1f3 well spoken! that's the way to break it down! School is in session!

[JOHNNYBIX38]

@j4kn1f3 some people can't grasp the concept of this song because they are just too stupid. I feel sorry for them. When this song came out, I was 13 years old and I immediately got it

[CarltonHepworth]

Makes me laugh people don't get that it's about what happens if ya smoother ya kids in life

[blackberrycobbler4me]

2:37 to 4:00 is my favorite part....

[ranbrent]

Bes bit "no blacks,no jews and no gays"

:P

[juskee2]

I ADORE!!! thank you from Nee York City!!~~♥

[rlm467]

this song is sick b

this song is on gta

[frank02111]

This song was the balls. they played it in every disco along the east cost back in 80. I guess evryone could relate to it being young with family being very strick and then heading out on your own. I know I did and I been on my own since 79.

[TheJetJONES]

This is my favorite song of one of my favorite stations (of GTA Episodes from Liberty City): "K109 the Studio"

[BrownDarter]

@Mathertron The cunt is your mother because a greater whore than that cunt is impossible to find . You little dick punk.

[MrJoselol1000]

TBoGT!!!!

[Khultan]

Mantronix-That's My Beat, music that influenced this legendary NYC hip hop figure. I have that cd. 

[Khultan]

Pablo and Carmen Vidal, Just had a child, A lovely girl with a crooked smile, Now they got upset coz the Bronx ain't fit, For a kid to grow up in, Let's find a place that's safe somewhere far away, With no blacks, no Jews, and no gays, There but for the grace of God go I, There but for the grace of God oh, go I, Poppy and the family left the dirty streets, To find a quiet place overseas,

[Khultan]

@Khultan And year after year the kid has to hear, The do's and don'ts and the dears, And when she's ten years old she digs that rock 'n' roll, But Poppy bans it from the home, But for the grace of God go I There but for the grace of God go I, It could me it could be you no, it couldn't be,

[Khultan]

@Khultan Baby, she turns out to be a natural freak, Popping pills and smoking weed, And when she's sweet sixteen she packs her things and leaves, With a man she met on the street, Carmen starts to bawl, bangs her head to the wall, Too much love is worse than none at all, There but for the grace of God there go I There but for the grace of God, oh go I Doop doorup doorup doorup Doop doorup doop doop doorup Pablo and Carmen Vidal just had a child....

[aretinoj]

@Khultan

Hey.....Just wondering if you happen to have "this version" of this song. That would be the unedited version that actually has the lyrics "popping pills and smoking weed" in it. Hard to find. If you do is there any chance you can post it? Thx......

[Khultan]

@aretinoj I have that version but it's on this compilation of a Mantronix cd called, 'That's My Beat' it's this and music of the late 70s that heavily influenced his musical style, unfortunately, I have that and many other music CDs in storage in another state. Actually, I don't know which one here but on your right, someone HAS uploaded the original version and I love this song so much that I typed out the actual lyrics. Look for it. I forgot who the poster is.

[aretinoj]

@Khultan, THanks so much for your reply. Been looking but no luck. Will look some more :)

[Khultan]

@aretinoj  It is here, just search. No problem. : )

[Khultan]

@Khultan The line is: 'Now they got to split coz the Bronx ain't fit for a kid to grow up in.'

[Khultan]

@Mathertron LOL...really.

[cj19122]

No blacks, no jews and no gays? Wth

[TTLTOY1]

aghhhhh! NYC !!!!! When it was fun!-)))

[rodeojim1]

This song is over 30 years old, yet the ironic message in it is still relavent today. Think "immigration", folks that "flew" to the burbs, but are now "trapped" in their "McMansions". lol. Great tune and interesting message.

[acidrain55]

GTA lead me here, have to say this is so catchy.

[JoeBe1115]

can i get a download link please

[edgranillo]

fuck to bad they dont play shit like this on the radio....

[hollafied]

I like the message of inclusion that song explains so clearly. I like it a lot!

[speedoflite1]

"The Library" dance floor. '79! =)

[radamik]

Even at disco's height in 78-79 this song was clearly innovative, as if it represented music - and life, as least my friends' and mine - going off in a new direction. And the urban style of NYC (and Philly's DCA Club) at the time (and the New Prelude in New Hope, Pa): non-stop dancing in straight leg jeans (polyester pants? NO NO NO!)

[billyjacc]

@radamik Yes New York & Philly's culture were very identical back then., we could relate to this song..Still love it

[flashabc]

she turns out to be a natural freak

gaining weight and losing sleep!!!!!!!!

[shaytucker]

Had to do it...

[djmarioin]

Great track!! Super, remind me the best Party in London long time ago!!!!

[YoMommaRoscoe]

@Mathertron

Right???

[MarEoTheScientist]

I wasnt until 9 years after this release was I even born, but thanks to my parents I was exposed to disco. I got to say, this song is a classic. This entire cd is great. this is still one of my favorties. I wish i could have been at a party while they were spinning this and maybe some circus disco.

[beawareofeverything]

Love the clear piano minor 7th chords

[freshallday09]

Me too

[manwomanboogie]

NYC!!!!!

[DaMaydasTouch]

Yes....indeed! This is a jam!! One of the best back in the day!

[MrHaroldG2000]

@DaMaydasTouch A true disco classic indeed. At the clubs here in Chicago, this song blew the doors clean off of the hinges!!! :)

[Putomass66]

Classic Disco at it's Finest!!