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Supernature
February 1978
Supernature
February 1978
Among his best-known albums was 'Supernature', released in November 1977. The eponymous title track was released as a single in the U.S. and reached position number 70 the week of February 11, 1978 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It reached the number one slot in Billboard's 'Hot Dance Club Play' chart that same week.
Despite its 10 minute length, it's a cool song (I defy you to stay motionless while listening to it !) and I still remember dancing to it at the disco in the Summer of '78...........!!!!
'Supernature' featured sci-fi themed lyrics by the eccentric US singer Lene Lovich.
Once upon a time
Science opened up the door
We would feed the hungry fields
'Till they couldn’t eat no more
But the potion that we made
Touched the creatures down below
And they grew up in a way
That we'd never seen before
[Supernature, supernature, supernature, supernature]
They were angry with the man
‘Cause he changed their way of life
And they take their sweet revenge
As they trample through the night
For a hundred miles or more
You could hear the people cry
But there's nothing you can do
Even god is on their side
[Supernature, supernature, supernature, supernature]
How can I explain
Things are different today
Darkness all around
And nobody makes a sound
Such a sad affair
No one seems to care
[Supernature, supernature, supernature, supernature]
Better watch out
There's no way to stop it now
You can't escape it's too late
Look what you've done
There's no place that you can run
The monsters made, we must pray
[Supernature, supernature, supernature ]
Maybe nature has a plan
To control the way of man
He must start from scratch again
Many battles he must win
Till he earns his place on earth
Like the other creatures do
Will there be a happy end
Now that all depends on you
[Supernature, supernature, supernature, supernature]
Lene Lovich is great; I love her contributions to Peter Hammill's opera of "The Fall of the House of Usher."
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