AMAZING musical/political coincidence on XM Radio today! (AAR & Todd Rundgren)

[bbernardini]

Just to make this perfectly clear, I ADORE Todd Rundgren. He is, and always will be, tied for first place with Frank Zappa on the list of musicians who have been most influential to me.

Now then...I haven't been listening to AAR since they dropped Malloy, but I figured I'd give them a shot today. I listen on XM Satellite Radio. I was listening to Randi on the way home from work. When she went to a break, I switched over to the "Fine Tuning" channel (which plays, as XM describes it, "the world's most interesting music"). They were in the middle of a station ID, but as soon as it was done, what do you suppose came on?

Todd Rundgren's "Just One Victory."

No kidding.

Although it was always said that "Sons of 1984" was the Utopian anthem, most Rundgren/Utopia fans will agree that it's really "Just One Victory," as it closed almost every Utopia concert. Below is a link to a YouTube video of Utopia's Thanksgiving 1982 performance of it (as broadcast live by the USA Network), with the lyrics below that. Enjoy!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P3AtGk1jdhI

We've been waiting so long,
we've been waiting for the sun to rise and shine
Shining still to give us the will

Can you hear me, the sound of my voice?
I am here to tell you I have made my choice
I've been listening to what's been going down
There's just too much talk and gossip going 'round

You may think that I'm a fool, but I know the answer
Words become a tool, anyone can use them
Take the golden rule, as the best example
Eyes that have seen will know what I mean

The time has come to take the bull by the horns
We've been so downhearted, we've been so forlorn
We get weak and we want to give in
But we still need each other if we want to win

(Simultaneously with above lyrics)
Hold that line, baby hold that line
Get up boys and hit 'em one more time
We may be losing now but we can't stop trying
So hold that line, baby hold that line

If you don't know what to do about a world of trouble
You can pull it through if you need to and if
You believe it's true, it will surely happen
Shining still, to give us the will
Bright as the day, to show us the way

Somehow, someday,
we need just one victory and we're on our way
Prayin' for it all day and fightin' for it all night
Give us just one victory, it will be all right

We may feel about to fall but we go down fighting
You will hear the call if you only listen
Underneath it all we are here together shining still

[bbernardini]

1. Kick!