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Artist:Crash Test Dummies [ more ]
Song:God Shuffled His Feet
Album:God Shuffled His Feet [ info ]
Released:1993
Last Played:Oct 29, 2011 - 20:02
Avg. Rating:6.3  (Total Ratings: 878)
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1 votes: 71 (8.1%)2 votes: 47 (5.4%)3 votes: 44 (5%)4 votes: 28 (3.2%)5 votes: 48 (5.5%)6 votes: 63 (7.2%)7 votes: 246 (28%)8 votes: 212 (24%)9 votes: 89 (10%)10 votes: 30 (3.4%)
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daedalus
(Over your hill)
Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 01:34 

Another one from my collection that I never expected to hear on the Radio !
Hats off Bill ! 
(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Aug 27, 2011 - 16:14 

 Cynaera wrote:
I just love this group....
 
This song is cool...  I gave it a big 10 long ago...


malvey254
Posted: Jul 27, 2011 - 06:46 

One of my favorite albums from the 1990's.  Only one "skip" on the album (The Psychic).  Thanks for playing this Bill and Rebecca - another "Only on Radio Paradise" track...


Decoy
(Milliway's, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe)
Posted: Jul 27, 2011 - 06:39 

great songs playing this morning
(former member)
Posted: Feb 19, 2011 - 14:34 

Saw em open for Elvis C in Concord CA. Never heard of them before and the performance was so strong and I loved these songs so much that I became a big fan.
ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Jan 19, 2011 - 09:02 

 Walrus_Gumbo wrote:

LOL! I can see "Weird Al Yankovic" singing that but of course it would have to be a food parody! {#Lol}
 
He actually did parody that song and it wasn't about food, it was about the news.  It was called Headline News.  The references in it are a bit dated now, though.


Byronape
(Purgatory)
Posted: Jan 19, 2011 - 08:58 

 Cynaera wrote:
I just love this group....

After seven days
He was quite tired so God said:
"Let there be a day
Just for picnics, with wine and bread"
He gathered up some people he had made
Created blankets and laid back in the shade

The people sipped their wine
And what with God there, they asked him questions
Like: do you have to eat
Or get your hair cut in heaven?
And if your eye got poked out in this life
Would it be waiting up in heaven with your wife?

God shuffled his feet and glanced around at them;
The people cleared their throats and stared right back at him

So he said:"Once there was a boy
Who woke up with blue hair
To him it was a joy
Until he ran out into the warm air
He thought of how his friends would come to see;
And would they laugh, or had he got some strange disease?

God shuffled his feet and glanced around at them;
The people cleared their throats and stared right back at him

The people sat waiting
Out on their blankets in the garden
But God said nothing
So someone asked him: "I beg your pardon:
I'm not quite clear about what you just spoke
Was that a parable, or a very subtle joke?"

God shuffled his feet and glanced around at them;
The people cleared their throats and stared right back at him


I've never bothered to really read the lyrics for this song. I never really thought about it, but it's a tale about the expectations people have of "their" God to provide answers to everything, even trivial questions that don't really matter.  It highlights the fact that too many people have forgotten how to think for themselves and instead expect others to provide answers to everything.

Or it could just be whimsy...  a band called The Crash Test Dummies pretty much exemplifies whimsy.


cvandoren
(Albany, NY)
Posted: Jan 19, 2011 - 08:58 

 nmcvaugh wrote:
Blasphemous rumors and now this. Joy! {#Jump}
 
Yes, Wow.  Both 9's for me and have very very few of those.  Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm is my favorite song on this album though.  The emotion is so powerful with this great voice.
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jan 19, 2011 - 08:54 

That opening scratching sure will mystify the CD and MP3 generation who've never played a vinyl record ;)
berck
Posted: Oct 16, 2010 - 13:39 

By far the best song CTD ever did.  I was pleased to hear you play it.

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Oct 16, 2010 - 13:37 

I just love this group....

After seven days
He was quite tired so God said:
"Let there be a day
Just for picnics, with wine and bread"
He gathered up some people he had made
Created blankets and laid back in the shade

The people sipped their wine
And what with God there, they asked him questions
Like: do you have to eat
Or get your hair cut in heaven?
And if your eye got poked out in this life
Would it be waiting up in heaven with your wife?

God shuffled his feet and glanced around at them;
The people cleared their throats and stared right back at him

So he said:"Once there was a boy
Who woke up with blue hair
To him it was a joy
Until he ran out into the warm air
He thought of how his friends would come to see;
And would they laugh, or had he got some strange disease?

God shuffled his feet and glanced around at them;
The people cleared their throats and stared right back at him

The people sat waiting
Out on their blankets in the garden
But God said nothing
So someone asked him: "I beg your pardon:
I'm not quite clear about what you just spoke
Was that a parable, or a very subtle joke?"

God shuffled his feet and glanced around at them;
The people cleared their throats and stared right back at him


alanthecowboy
(Lakefield)
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 18:59 

 Canlistener wrote:
Another Canadian act that should be for export only like Celine Dion and Nickleback.  The rest of the world can have them.... Crapolla
 
I'm with you on Celine and Nickleback, but I'll disagree as regards these guys.  FYI, one of the best live shows I've ever seen...

Jeff09
(Gainesville, Florida)
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 18:58 

This is so good....
lynncorry1964
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 08:35 

It was different then and it's different now but I like!!!
jadedragon
(that's Tm on the periodic table of elements)
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 18:26 

Guilty pleasure!
Jeff09
(Gainesville, Florida USA)
Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 20:44 

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home?
Duluoz
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 20:42 

 shayde wrote:
Man I love this song (and this whole album).  
 
Agreed! Really enjoy this album as well.
Canlistener
(Ontario Canada)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 06:48 

Another Canadian act that should be for export only like Celine Dion and Nickleback.  The rest of the world can have them.... Crapolla
FrankMc
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 06:28 

The overall rating seems low for such an amazing piece. It's worth an 8 for the bass line alone.
nmcvaugh
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 06:26 

Blasphemous rumors and now this. Joy! {#Jump}
tprimeau
(Monroe)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 06:25 

 shayde wrote:
Man I love this song (and this whole album).  
 

Yes, agreed. The production is incredible and this album goes very well with a sunny car ride.
MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 06:24 

Consistent, "meh". 

tprimeau
(Monroe)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 06:23 

Gathered up, some people he had made.
westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Apr 08, 2010 - 13:12 

This song always makes me smile and puts me in a good place.
Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Apr 08, 2010 - 13:10 

The guy's voice needs to be slower and deeper.
Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Apr 08, 2010 - 13:09 

 shayde wrote:
Man I love this song (and this whole album).  
 

Ditto my friend!!
shayde
(Berlin, MA)
Posted: Apr 08, 2010 - 13:08 

Man I love this song (and this whole album).  
Walrus_Gumbo
Posted: Mar 07, 2010 - 23:32 

jenakle wrote:
oooooonnnnncceeee
there was this band that
sucked so ever mightily
it made me bang my head against a bat
and theeeeen
they tried to coooome back
and all over the sufferin' world
the people had deadly heart attacks
ooh ooh oooh oooh oooh ooh ooh ooooh

LOL! I can see "Weird Al Yankovic" singing that but of course it would have to be a food parody! {#Lol}
bubink
(Bellevue, Nebraska)
Posted: Mar 07, 2010 - 22:19 

Nifty grouping... "Angel"... "Blasphemous Rumours".... "God Shuffled His Feet"....  "Airline to Heaven"....  In Omaha it's Monday morning...  but... It's still Sunday on RP!!!
papaman
(Downstate New Mexico)
Posted: Feb 04, 2010 - 10:22 

This guys have such a great sense of humor regarding life and religion.  The entire set is great!

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