For no reason I can think of this has been playing in my head.

Maybe it's just a reminder of me getting old (it's over 40 years since it was released).

Maybe it's the lines
Cause when love is gone, there's always justice,
And when justice is gone, there's always force
And when force is gone, there's always Mom

Or the American planes

Or the long petrochemical, military, electronic arms.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OTk8mUSc-A.

LAURIE ANDERSON
O Superman
1981 U.S. 7” single @ 33rpm

One of the most inventive, unlikely, baffling, and MOVING “hit” singles of all time.

Just two alternating chords using an Eventide Harmonizer and a Roland VP-330 vocoder, the song was broken and championed by the great John Peel on BBC RADIO 1.

Lyrically, it’s mind bending, and many people, including Anderson herself, has said it’s about many things.

I’m not particularly interested in any of that. Just that when I hear it (still to this day), it strikes such an inexplicable emotional nerve in me that I can’t explain.
It’s a remarkable piece of art.

Perhaps Anderson summed it up best.
“Technology cannot save you.”

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O Superman - Laurie Anderson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S39NaDPNDtk

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'Cause when love is gone,
there's always justice
And when justice is gone,
there's always force
And when force is gone,
there's always Mom

Hi Mom!

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A tune using some samples from Laurie Anderson's song "O Superman" on SoundCloud

https://soundcloud.com/german-mix/you-dont-know-me-but-i-know-you

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42 years old and still one of my favourite ever pop songs.

My generation got it to number two in the charts.

https://youtu.be/Vkfpi2H8tOE?si=cwxCaSZHU1FUaB4m

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