By Dan Hutt, and Scott Stanfield joins me on vox. A whimsical way to walk into 2026. Is it an operetta?
Thanks to Mark Evans for the "1970's" descriptor.
Lyrics
"Artificial Paradise"
Vs. 1
Antiquarian, rare Victorian
vintage children's glass
marbles roll into the parlour
where the novels take you farther,
and the psych-pop of the Sixties
could be this century or last.
Vs. 2
How do you do, Mister Scoobadidoo?
What will you do about the gum on your shoe?
You can survive on a licorice diet.
The tablet was all in your mind.
Break
Thomas DeQuincey, Thomas DeQuincey,
not just for rainy days
but for anytime you're in the haze,
or for anytime you need escape.
Outro
Rejoice!
Our troops are home from war!
They pledge to fight no more!
What good times we shall have!