Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
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It may have been Camelot for Jack and Jacqueline
But on the Che Guevara highway filling up with gasoline
Fidel Castro's brother spies a rich lady who's crying
Over luxury's disappointment
So he walks over and he's trying
To sympathize with her but he thinks that he should warn her
That the Third World is just around the corner
In the Soviet Union a scientist is blinded
By the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded
That Dr. Robert Oppenheimer's optimism fell
At the first hurdle
In the Cheese Pavilion and the only noise I hear
Is the sound of someone stacking chairs
And mopping up spilled beer
And someone asking questions and basking in the light
Of the fifteen fame-filled minutes of the fanzine writer
Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is
I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses
While looking down the corridor
Out to where the van is waiting
I'm looking for the great leap forward
Jumble sales are organized
And pamphlets have been posted
Even after closing time there's still parties to be hosted
You can be active with the activists
Or sleep in with the sleepers
While you're waiting for the great leap forwards
Ah, one leap forward, two leaps back
Will politics get me the sack?
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Well, here comes the future and you can't run from it
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Oh, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n roll
From "Top of the Pops" to drawing the dole
You're waiting for the great leap forwards
If no one out there understands
Then start your own revolution and cut out the middleman
Waiting for the great leap forwards
In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune
But this is reality so give me some room
Waiting for the great leap forwards
So join the struggle while you may
The revolution is just a t-shirt away
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
(Beam me up, Scotty) waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
But on the Che Guevara highway filling up with gasoline
Fidel Castro's brother spies a rich lady who's crying
Over luxury's disappointment
So he walks over and he's trying
To sympathize with her but he thinks that he should warn her
That the Third World is just around the corner
In the Soviet Union a scientist is blinded
By the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded
That Dr. Robert Oppenheimer's optimism fell
At the first hurdle
In the Cheese Pavilion and the only noise I hear
Is the sound of someone stacking chairs
And mopping up spilled beer
And someone asking questions and basking in the light
Of the fifteen fame-filled minutes of the fanzine writer
Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is
I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses
While looking down the corridor
Out to where the van is waiting
I'm looking for the great leap forward
Jumble sales are organized
And pamphlets have been posted
Even after closing time there's still parties to be hosted
You can be active with the activists
Or sleep in with the sleepers
While you're waiting for the great leap forwards
Ah, one leap forward, two leaps back
Will politics get me the sack?
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Well, here comes the future and you can't run from it
If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Oh, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n roll
From "Top of the Pops" to drawing the dole
You're waiting for the great leap forwards
If no one out there understands
Then start your own revolution and cut out the middleman
Waiting for the great leap forwards
In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune
But this is reality so give me some room
Waiting for the great leap forwards
So join the struggle while you may
The revolution is just a t-shirt away
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
(Beam me up, Scotty) waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Waiting for the great leap forwards
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:11.58] It may have been Camelot for Jack and Jacqueline
[00:16.24] But on the Che Guevara highway filling up with gasoline
[00:21.84] Fidel Castro's brother spies a rich lady who's crying
[00:27.09] Over luxury's disappointment
[00:29.66] So he walks over and he's trying
[00:32.38] To sympathize with her but he thinks that he should warn her
[00:38.09] That the Third World is just around the corner
[00:52.00] In the Soviet Union a scientist is blinded
[00:57.27] By the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded
[01:02.77] That Dr. Robert Oppenheimer's optimism fell
[01:09.36] At the first hurdle
[01:22.04] In the Cheese Pavilion and the only noise I hear
[01:27.69] Is the sound of someone stacking chairs
[01:30.42] And mopping up spilled beer
[01:33.32] And someone asking questions and basking in the light
[01:38.44] Of the fifteen fame-filled minutes of the fanzine writer
[01:52.19] Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is
[01:57.40] I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses
[02:02.74] While looking down the corridor
[02:05.49] Out to where the van is waiting
[02:08.30] I'm looking for the great leap forward
[02:22.50] Jumble sales are organized
[02:24.73] And pamphlets have been posted
[02:27.26] Even after closing time there's still parties to be hosted
[02:32.53] You can be active with the activists
[02:35.40] Or sleep in with the sleepers
[02:38.01] While you're waiting for the great leap forwards
[02:44.16] Ah, one leap forward, two leaps back
[02:46.30] Will politics get me the sack?
[02:48.98] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[02:54.51] Well, here comes the future and you can't run from it
[02:57.14] If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it
[02:59.85] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:04.96] Oh, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n roll
[03:07.59] From "Top of the Pops" to drawing the dole
[03:10.30] You're waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:15.79] If no one out there understands
[03:18.25] Then start your own revolution and cut out the middleman
[03:21.27] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:26.12] In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune
[03:28.65] But this is reality so give me some room
[03:31.49] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:36.61] So join the struggle while you may
[03:39.22] The revolution is just a t-shirt away
[03:41.90] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:47.27] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:52.52] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:58.26] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:01.76] (Beam me up, Scotty) waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:07.77] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:12.93] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:17.98] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:23.06] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:28.19] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[00:16.24] But on the Che Guevara highway filling up with gasoline
[00:21.84] Fidel Castro's brother spies a rich lady who's crying
[00:27.09] Over luxury's disappointment
[00:29.66] So he walks over and he's trying
[00:32.38] To sympathize with her but he thinks that he should warn her
[00:38.09] That the Third World is just around the corner
[00:52.00] In the Soviet Union a scientist is blinded
[00:57.27] By the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded
[01:02.77] That Dr. Robert Oppenheimer's optimism fell
[01:09.36] At the first hurdle
[01:22.04] In the Cheese Pavilion and the only noise I hear
[01:27.69] Is the sound of someone stacking chairs
[01:30.42] And mopping up spilled beer
[01:33.32] And someone asking questions and basking in the light
[01:38.44] Of the fifteen fame-filled minutes of the fanzine writer
[01:52.19] Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is
[01:57.40] I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses
[02:02.74] While looking down the corridor
[02:05.49] Out to where the van is waiting
[02:08.30] I'm looking for the great leap forward
[02:22.50] Jumble sales are organized
[02:24.73] And pamphlets have been posted
[02:27.26] Even after closing time there's still parties to be hosted
[02:32.53] You can be active with the activists
[02:35.40] Or sleep in with the sleepers
[02:38.01] While you're waiting for the great leap forwards
[02:44.16] Ah, one leap forward, two leaps back
[02:46.30] Will politics get me the sack?
[02:48.98] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[02:54.51] Well, here comes the future and you can't run from it
[02:57.14] If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it
[02:59.85] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:04.96] Oh, it's a mighty long way down rock 'n roll
[03:07.59] From "Top of the Pops" to drawing the dole
[03:10.30] You're waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:15.79] If no one out there understands
[03:18.25] Then start your own revolution and cut out the middleman
[03:21.27] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:26.12] In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune
[03:28.65] But this is reality so give me some room
[03:31.49] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:36.61] So join the struggle while you may
[03:39.22] The revolution is just a t-shirt away
[03:41.90] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:47.27] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:52.52] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[03:58.26] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:01.76] (Beam me up, Scotty) waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:07.77] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:12.93] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:17.98] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:23.06] Waiting for the great leap forwards
[04:28.19] Waiting for the great leap forwards