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Judge said to the hooker, "Can you come out to play?
I've been condemning people all day long, that's how I get paid
My dreams are full of criminals frolicking about
Open up the window, let the bad air out!"

Strangled by confusion, my mind is in decay
Can't picture tomorrow, can't remember yesterday
Send out for the Black & Decker and the psychiatric couch
Open up the window, let the bad air out

Traitors in high places take my money, tell me lies
Take a walk past Parliament, it smells like something died
They ask for trust, but somehow I've got serious doubts
Open up the window, let the bad air out

Too much monkey business, like Mr. Berry said
Drugs and oil and money, don't mean nothing when you're dead
At the risk of being subversive, nothing left to do but shout
"Open up the window, let the bad air out!"

hoppin_bob Apr 02, 2013 - 21:40	not my cup of tea, but WAY better than its ratings might suggest. [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell Mar 02, 2013 - 10:31	(strummed around the campfire on Blazing Saddles...) [ Reply ]
msymmes Sep 26, 2012 - 13:34	Check out Nothing But A Burning Light by the same artist and produced by T-Bone. [ Reply ]
martinc May 23, 2012 - 09:03	ThePoose wrote: Bruce hails from the village of Cumberland, Ontario, now a suburb of Canada's capital, Ottawa, which is where I live. He has been picking, writing and singing since the late 1960s. A friend of mine who is an amazing guitar picker and teacher himself said he used to play with a group that included Bruce. My friend said, ''Bruce was always the best guitar player.'' Check out Bruce's early folkie stuff on True North records. I love Goin' to the Country . Here's a wild guess. Is your friend Vince Halfhide? Played with Heaven's Radio and bunch of local bands. [ Reply ]
sandymac2010 Oct 14, 2011 - 11:25	boober wrote: He's got a funny last name. Ouch! It's Coburn, silly. Now, about your name? [ Reply ]
sieversfam Oct 14, 2011 - 11:24	Let the "Bad Song Go.." This sounds like he's mailing it in.. [ Reply ]
Cynaera Oct 14, 2011 - 11:23	boober wrote: He's got a funny last name. Ouch! SUCH an intelligent, original, well-considered comment. [ Reply ]
boober Jun 10, 2011 - 12:54	He's got a funny last name. Ouch! [ Reply ]
Jeff09 Mar 07, 2011 - 19:30	Damn fine album [ Reply ]
oldviolin Feb 04, 2011 - 11:42	That's what I call a cold shot there, BG... [ Reply ]
BigIslandBlues Dec 03, 2010 - 13:54	No bad air on Radio Paradise. [ Reply ]
nate917 Nov 01, 2010 - 21:39	dogturd21 wrote: I play this sometimes on my boat when we anchor out for parties....it always gets the bikinies dancing ! And just who exactly parties with people named Dogturd? I don't care, really, I'm just kinda curious. [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell Aug 30, 2010 - 06:27	Canadian legend. Remember seeing Bruce in his earliest of days, playing a show solo at the Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, 1974. This scraggly, gangly, hairy kid saunters out on stage before about 3 000 of us. Totally engrossed in his performance then. Totally admire his work all these years later. Thanks for keeping Bruce current on RP, Bill. [ Reply ]
Gutter Nov 18, 2009 - 09:34	I just saw Bruce live at the www.classictheatre.net, wow what an amazing show! Let the Bad Air out is sooo much better live, but then so are most songs! [ Reply ]
martinc Nov 18, 2009 - 09:34	Saw Bruce in NYC at the Bottom Line in around this time. His band then included Colin Linden with whom I think he shares writing credits on this song. Bruce said the inspiration for this song was sitting in the car with the band after a long night. Open up the window and let the bad air out." Serious musician with a sense of humour. [ Reply ]
mediamarv Nov 16, 2009 - 15:26	Just heard this for the first time... I put it up along with Bullet Hole in Peggy's Wall, one of my all time favorite Cockburn song. Thanks again Bill, for turning me onto another gem. [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach Oct 17, 2009 - 22:45	kaybee wrote: Thanks, Bill for playing more lesser known Bruce Cockburn songs. [ Reply ]
camarkim Sep 16, 2009 - 09:06	This is not for me. Not liking it. At all. [ Reply ]
Huey Jul 15, 2009 - 06:02	This is new for me....liking it [ Reply ]
kaybee Mar 10, 2009 - 17:44	Thanks, Bill for playing more lesser known Bruce Cockburn songs. [ Reply ]