Well, in my opinion, there are two axioms that are so true. One is "what goes around comes around." The other, as this song expresses, "the trouble with normal (does) always get worse". Bruce Cockburn tells us like it is, I guess, just call it democracy.
I once started writing a short story around the theme of "what's normal?" -- maybe I'd been studying too much psych at the time... ahh how I miss my undergrad years.
@pylonsz, borders has an acoustic version of this song as a companion disc on the CD, "Anything Anytime Anywhere." It's from a recording with Bruce Cockburn in a Vermont PBS studio, just Cockburn and his guitar. The companion disc also contains a one-minute acoustic lead to the song only guitar. Very cool.
I want to see how he plays this.....
davefrymusic 10 months ago
And this was written back in the 80?? Sounds so relevant for now... hmmmm
laughingwater46 1 year ago
Awesome! Another great Canuck...I feel proud.:)
Schmoople 1 year ago
Well, in my opinion, there are two axioms that are so true. One is "what goes around comes around." The other, as this song expresses, "the trouble with normal (does) always get worse". Bruce Cockburn tells us like it is, I guess, just call it democracy.
aliasdyln33 1 year ago
I once started writing a short story around the theme of "what's normal?" -- maybe I'd been studying too much psych at the time... ahh how I miss my undergrad years.
SuddenSparkles 3 years ago
This song gets more true each year.
cochranexyz 3 years ago 3
Radical rebel balladeer poet prophet!!
Love it! You ROCK!
66LifesMistress77 3 years ago 4
Wow! I have been looking for the live solo acoustic version of this song for a very very long time... thanks for posting it!
pylonsz 3 years ago 5
@pylonsz, borders has an acoustic version of this song as a companion disc on the CD, "Anything Anytime Anywhere." It's from a recording with Bruce Cockburn in a Vermont PBS studio, just Cockburn and his guitar. The companion disc also contains a one-minute acoustic lead to the song only guitar. Very cool.
lyleasmith 1 year ago
@lyleasmith thanks for the tip, I'll see if I can pick it up!
pylonsz 1 year ago