Tweedlers’ Jukebox Song of the Week: The Logical Song

Supertramp – The Logical Song (1979)

Supertramp’s biggest hit was released in 1979 and hit the top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic. Praised for its lyrics, music and clever use of sound effects, the song has endured over the decades and remains a popular choice on the radio. Lead singer, Rodger Hodgson, was the driving force behind the song, responsible for the bulk of its composition and delivering a memorable vocal at the same time. You might say he’s a bit of a show off if the song wasn’t so good.

The Logical Song is said to be an attack on education and how it is administered to the young. The early lyrics talk of carefree and childhood days where the world is a beautiful place. With education comes confusion and exposure to a very complex world in which our humble narrator is struggling to cope. It’s very much the loss of childhood innocence with all the barriers protecting him from the real world now obliterated and he is simply cannot make sense of any of it. This remains a fabulous song.  

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