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Black Box Recorder — Wonderful Life
Album: England Made Me
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6.2

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Total ratings: 227









Released: 1998
Length: 2:08
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Well you can bite the bullet
Breathe in, breathe out
Or be a victim all your life
Go window shopping, save your money
Riches to rags overnight

It's a wonderful life
It's a wonderful life

You can join the family business
Serve behind the counter
Even have your name above the door
Join the order, learn the handshake
You won't need protection any more

It's a wonderful life

When you think it's over
You can look through the photos
Taken for posterity and you'll find

Have an affair, get a new interest
Go into debt, go on the sick list
Study at your leisure in your home.

Get into shape, try to lose weight
Regain your confidence, control your fate
Victim of circumstance, look on the bright side

It's a wonderful life
It's a wonderful life
It's a wonderful life
It's a wonderful life.
Comments (28)add comment
Its a matter of perspective....
a little lack luster of a song,
great seague into Thievery Corporation.
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I suddenly don't feel too happy. awwwww
Posted 14 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
Existential
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]

Posted 16 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
Posted 16 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
I'm intrigued.... How wonderful my life is
Posted 17 years ago by winnetoe    [ Reply ]
Strange, this song only appears on certain versions of this album :( Shame.
Posted 17 years ago by bcorcoran    [ Reply ]
Dido played at 2/3 speed.
Posted 17 years ago by SmilinJimmy    [ Reply ]
parrothead wrote:
Black Box Recorder, What a name. Perhaps I will name my next band ( Runaway Truck Ramp)?
Runaway Truck Ramp has been done- a bluegrass band from Colorado. Not too bad, if you go for that sort of thing.
Posted 17 years ago by fretman    [ Reply ]
FeydBaron wrote:
I approve of this idea. Can I play washboard in RTR? Also, first hearing for this song. Not bad at all.
I'm looking for a spoon's player at the moment.
Posted 17 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
parrothead wrote:
Black Box Recorder, What a name. Perhaps I will name my next band ( Runaway Truck Ramp)?
I approve of this idea. Can I play washboard in RTR? Also, first hearing for this song. Not bad at all.
Posted 17 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]
Black Box Recorder, What a name. Perhaps I will name my next band ( Runaway Truck Ramp)?
Posted 17 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
rather short little number isn't it?
Posted 18 years ago by davyjrshort    [ Reply ]
Sounds like the theme from the Jetsons.
Posted 18 years ago by Johng    [ Reply ]
... Entranced! ... Wonderful Life! ...
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
tg3k wrote:
Something about the breathy male and female voices, an octave apart, singing a monotonous "melody" about who knows what...just doesn't work for me. I've heard other similar combinations on RP, but regardless of who it is, I've not yet heard one of these "octave apart harmony" duos that would compel me to buy the music. Feh.
Have you ever heard Tori Amos and I don't know who singing The power of orange nickers from last years Beekeeper album. That is very nice in a similar mood.
Posted 18 years ago by ocsike    [ Reply ]
Something about the breathy male and female voices, an octave apart, singing a monotonous "melody" about who knows what...just doesn't work for me. I've heard other similar combinations on RP, but regardless of who it is, I've not yet heard one of these "octave apart harmony" duos that would compel me to buy the music. Feh.
Posted 18 years ago by tg3k    [ Reply ]
Maybe I need to hear this again, but if it's a joke, I'm not getting it.
Posted 19 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Lyrically more interesting than the Massive Attack before this, and at least as interesting musically, yet it suffers in the ratings in comparison. Oh well, I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
"...please don't hit my sore ear Mister Gower!"
Posted 19 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
"...please don't hit my sore ear Mister Gower!"
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Strangest song I've heard in quite a while. It's sweet with all those little tunes going on but dark at the same time, like it..
Posted 20 years ago by coentje    [ Reply ]
"...I dunno , Lloyd, the French are a**holes."
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Bristol Beat music. Cooool.
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
OMG - there's no rating for torture!!! I'll confess - but pls make it stop. Nightmare music.
Posted 20 years ago by KALINEVE    [ Reply ]
Luke Haines is my hero.
Posted 20 years ago by Kruril    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by pilgrim: Cool! anyone have their wonderfully silly version of "Seasons in the Sun" to upload? :D
Yup, I'll get right on it. :)
Posted 22 years ago by drizzt71    [ Reply ]
Cool! anyone have their wonderfully silly version of \"Seasons in the Sun\" to upload? :D
Posted 22 years ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]