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"Slaughterhouse is killin' hogs
Twisted children are killin' frogs
Poor dumb rednecks rollin' logs
Tired old lady kissin' dogs
I hate the human, love that stinking mutt (I can't use it!)
Try to make it real, compared to what?
(C'mon baby now!) "
It was the dawn of the Age of Aquarius. An early musical quote from Hair pegs the year as 1969. Above, Eddie Harris & Les McCann.
But as Compared to What's catchy lyric rolls out at the two minute mark, senseless wars, bad presidents and mean times offer more anger and darkness than hope.
The protest song was originally written for Roberta Flack.
Clip: Eddie Harris & Les McCann - Compared To What Live at Montreux Jazz Fest
Song: "Compared to What" by Gene McDaniels
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