Have you New Wave buffs out there ever appreciated how well the lyrics to Little Girls’ Earthquake Song describe living in post-Katrina/Flood New Orleans? (Sure, their work is now on Obscurity File, but my readers have often amazed me by being walking vessels of useless facts, usually of the musical nature.)
There’s gonna be an earthquake in this town
There will be houses falling down
The fire hydrants will blow up
The streets will crack
The pipes will pop
It’s going to kill my mom and dad
They are the only folks I had
But they better not blame me
‘Cause it’s not my fault
It’s always fun living in L.A.
Always a good show on somewhere
What more can I say
There’s gonna be an earthquake
I can’t miss it, no way
I’m gonna run, run, run
We’re having so much fun
‘Cause there’s a building chasing me
Smack, smack, I just fell in a crack
And now I’m part of the debris.
There’s going to be an earthquake in this town
The dogs are chasing their tails around
There’s a buzzing in the air
Maybe I’ll die, but I don’t care
My surfboard’s ready for the tidal wave
I’m gonna ride down Sunset like a Beach Boy today
I only hope I don’t wipe out in West L.A. …
MixMaster Maitri out.
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