Crash Test Dummies
God Shuffled His Feet
God Shuffled His Feet
(1993)

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daedalus
Sep 28, 2011 - 01:34
Another one from my collection that I never expected to hear on the Radio !
Hats off Bill !


(former member)
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
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
Jul 27, 2011 - 06:39
great songs playing this morning


(former member)
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
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!

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
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
Jan 19, 2011 - 08:58
nmcvaugh wrote:
Blasphemous rumors and now this. Joy!

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
Jan 19, 2011 - 08:54
That opening scratching sure will mystify the CD and MP3 generation who've never played a vinyl record ;)


berck
Oct 16, 2010 - 13:39
By far the best song CTD ever did. I was pleased to hear you play it.



Cynaera
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
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
Sep 14, 2010 - 18:58
This is so good....


lynncorry1964
Sep 14, 2010 - 08:35
It was different then and it's different now but I like!!!


jadedragon
Aug 13, 2010 - 18:26
Guilty pleasure!


Jeff09
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
Jul 12, 2010 - 20:42
shayde wrote:
Man I love this song (and this whole album).

Agreed! Really enjoy this album as well.


Canlistener
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
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
May 10, 2010 - 06:26
Blasphemous rumors and now this. Joy! {#Jump}


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