National Lampoon - Deteriorata (National Lampoon Radio Dinner (1972))

[upyertube]

A little more background information...Deteriorata was written by Tony Hendra...Melissa Manchester was one of the background singers....

[RobJazzful]

They used to play "Desiderata", the original (as ratchman says), on TV as a Public Service Announcement when I was a kid in the late '60's-early '70's in San Antonio, TX. The great guitar playing toward the end is Christopher Guest.

[ForSunny2]

LOL

[jimmaification]

SO miss The National Lampoon!

[toopoable]

Read by Norman Rose, one of the busiest voice-over artists of his day. He's got a Wikipedia page.

[Skimaskkass]

The universe contiunes to deteriorate

GIVE UP

[dantean]

@Skimaskkass What do you think we've done?! Catch up!

[Htos1av]

@2polohunnie

True dat!(MSCE,A+,N+,iNet+,C++)

[Htos1av]

Man,do I miss the Dr.Demento show and underground FM radio!

[grandfunkie]

I still have this album. 

[rleary1]

...That Lemon on your left for instance....

[KoolTunes4Daze]

Never fall in love...it will stick to your face.

[grenztruppen3]

you are a fluke of the universe

[ratchman]

It's a parody of Desiderata, a poetic tome made popular in the late 60's. The original was written around the turn of the century I believe. For the life of me I don't remember why I know that. It wasn't a self help audio, it was just viewed as deep. But really pretty light. I've always loved the Lampoon parody... two wrongs don't make a right; but three do. Genius.

[MetallicBill]

Seek out , there for, and find.... This is a parody of a serious Self Help audio version, from 1971 as I recall, I was not aware because I was born in 1966 and really not exposed outside of what the radio was playing