 Goodbye Jumbo (1990) [ larger cover art ] |
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Well I seen you out there parading
In the streets of your distant land
In your strange caps and clothing
Shouting 'I don't understand'
But you, you look so loaded
It's something I can't feel
But I'm into some GOD action
And maybe yours is real.
'Cause I'm Falling
I need your God on my side.
Well I see you objecting so strongly
To the ways of the liberal disease
And your armchair satisfaction
As you narrow the meaning of free
And I dream of a home that is tidy
And a church full of honey bees
And I wonder about the suppression
That you get when you're down on your knees.
And I'm Falling.
I need your God on my side.
Well I see you thought we could change the world
If we gather round and pray
But it's just like sending one letter
To more than just one place
But 'Dear God can you help us'
Must be the opening phrase
'Cause we're falling
Need your God on my side.
One I can call my own.
I need my God on your side
Make a happy home.
We need their God on our side
In search of him I will roam
Need our God on our side
Mine got up and left home
You need our God on your side.
| hidey (NZ) | Posted: Jan 12, 2013 - 15:45 Wow, blast from the past. What an album this was - not my favourite track by far, but enjoying the flashback reminder. |
| railroadwail (Deep in Penn's Woods) | Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 12:51 I'm hearing Robbie Robertson singing "Danville Train." But maybe that's just me |
| le_colonel | Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 05:37 Jelani wrote: That's not cool. Definitely very cool. |
| Hastur_T (Stockholm, Sweden) | Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 01:41 manzanitafire wrote: Does anyone have any idea where I can get this album on CD? Had the tape in junior high - WP on RP is one of the reasons I got hooked, this is the only place I get to hear this anymore. http://open.spotify.com/album/28xayGNmeK73N7ORNZttvl |
| k_trout (Dream State) | Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 13:33 hippiechick wrote: Whose side is God on these days? James Richard (J.R.) Perry would like for Americans to think that God is on his side. |
| Phlegmaticman (270 miles south of Paradise, CA) | Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 08:44 Great album, this one. |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 11:33 I read on the World Party site that he had recovered his health was heading out on Tour. Everything is dated 2009. Anyone have any more recent news. |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 11:30 The night they drove ol' Dixie down... |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 11:29 Jelani wrote: That's not cool. Sounds pretty cool to me. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Feb 18, 2011 - 07:38 manzanitafire wrote: Does anyone have any idea where I can get this album on CD? Had the tape in junior high - WP on RP is one of the reasons I got hooked, this is the only place I get to hear this anymore. An easier—even cooler—way is to click on the "Buy from Amazon" at the bottom of the album cover, which in this case gets you to: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000003JB0 |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Dec 17, 2010 - 16:29 SweTex wrote: Mail me your adress and I'll burn it for you and send it. That's not cool. |
| lmic (Harmless Little Bunny) | Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 12:05 andrewimft wrote: World Party steals overtly and blatantly riffs, melodies, lyrics and ideas from all over the classic rock and soul spectrum from the Beatles to the Stones to Prince, to Jellyfish ripping off Queen. One of the reasons I looove World Party. Me too. This one's definitely J. Lennon homage. |
| SweTex (Swede living in Texas) | Posted: Aug 12, 2010 - 11:24 manzanitafire wrote: Does anyone have any idea where I can get this album on CD? Had the tape in junior high - WP on RP is one of the reasons I got hooked, this is the only place I get to hear this anymore. Mail me your adress and I'll burn it for you and send it. |
| That_SOB (The Dark Side of the Tune) | Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 14:03 http://www.truth-out.org/no-dominion-the-lonely-dangerous-fight-against-christian-supremacists-inside-armed-forces61214 |
| tfodden (manitowoc, wi) | Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 17:22 nothing. ever. bad. fromt these guys. |
| ick (S.E. La Jolla) | Posted: Apr 07, 2010 - 06:36 These may have been posted before but I felt the need to post them again so that those who would jump to conclusions because of the mention of God could maybe gain a little clarity. Well I seen you out there parading In the streets of your distant land In your strange caps and clothing Shouting 'I don't understand' But you, you look so loaded It's something I can't feel But I'm into some GOD action And maybe yours is real. 'Cause I'm Falling I need your God on my side. Well I see you objecting so strongly To the ways of the liberal disease And your armchair satisfaction As you narrow the meaning of free And I dream of a home that is tidy And a church full of honey bees And I wonder about the suppression That you get when you're down on your knees. And I'm Falling. I need your God on my side. Well I see you thought we could change the world If we gather round and pray But it's just like sending one letter To more than just one place But 'Dear God can you help us' Must be the opening phrase 'Cause we're falling Need your God on my side. One I can call my own. I need my God on your side Make a happy home. We need their God on our side In search of him I will roam Need our God on our side Mine got up and left home You need our God on your side. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 15:46 And I wonder about the suppression That you get when you're down on your knees And I'm falling I need your God on my side |
| jbunniii (San Jose, CA) | Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 08:32 Hard to believe this album is almost 20 years old. Still as great as the day I first heard it! |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 09:43 Good band with intelligent lyrics |
| Wizzuvvoz (Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.) | Posted: Jul 29, 2009 - 08:24 hm. I can't listen to much from this album anymore, but this one has held up well. I had forgotten about it. 8 |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: May 26, 2009 - 18:55 superfido wrote: Blech, feels like I'm in some damn church camp. Save the pseudo-indroctonisation for someone else. Did you actually listen to the lyrics or just jump to an ill-informed conclusion based on the song title? This is hardly a song promoting religious indoctrination, or as you so eloquently put it "indroctonisation" (huh?). If anything it's just the opposite. Wallinger is just voicing the musings of an average shlub looking at this messed-up world and searching for something to believe in. (IMO) |
| TonyBear (London, England) | Posted: Mar 24, 2009 - 14:00 I bought a great World Party album on vinyl way back in '90 called Private Revolution, haven't listened to it in years, really good to hear them again. |
| Valley_Boy (Wisconsin: Smell our DairyAir) | Posted: Mar 24, 2009 - 14:00 Great song from one of my favorite CDs by one of my favorite artists! Has anyone heard Peter Gabriel's Big Blue Ball? I have been tempted to pick it up just because of Karl's involvement on the CD. |
| acupunk (Wallingford, CT AKA: Wally World) | Posted: Dec 19, 2008 - 17:08 manzanitafire wrote: Does anyone have any idea where I can get this album on CD? Had the tape in junior high - WP on RP is one of the reasons I got hooked, this is the only place I get to hear this anymore. I would try ebay. |
| acupunk (Wallingford, CT AKA: Wally World) | Posted: Dec 19, 2008 - 17:05 I love this album! I haven't listened to it for forever. Think I have to pull out of my CD collection and get it on my iPod. Thanks for reminding me Bill! |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 15:01 manzanitafire wrote: Does anyone have any idea where I can get this album on CD? Had the tape in junior high - WP on RP is one of the reasons I got hooked, this is the only place I get to hear this anymore. I have the CD at home... |
| goldberry (Tonopah Snow) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 14:59 Excellent excellent excellent. |
| superfido (Sweden) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 14:59 Blech, feels like I'm in some damn church camp. Save the pseudo-indroctonisation for someone else. |
| manzanitafire | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 14:58 Does anyone have any idea where I can get this album on CD? Had the tape in junior high - WP on RP is one of the reasons I got hooked, this is the only place I get to hear this anymore. |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Oct 17, 2008 - 14:57 Thanks Bill...everytime you play "Is it Like Today" I think how nice it would be to hear World Party. One of the best surprise concerts I went to in '92! |
| andrewimft (North Californie) | Posted: Sep 15, 2008 - 23:52 Dave_Mack wrote: I came here to say that this sounds like Jellyfish, though not nearly as good. I've always thought Jellyfish was about equal parts Queen, Beach Boys and Beatles. Spilt Milk is really an amazing album. (Sorry for the non-World Party commentary. But not very sorry.) World Party steals overtly and blatantly riffs, melodies, lyrics and ideas from all over the classic rock and soul spectrum from the Beatles to the Stones to Prince, to Jellyfish ripping off Queen. One of the reasons I looove World Party. |
| Excelsior | Posted: Aug 15, 2008 - 09:51 JGD wrote: This is horrible. SEPERATE THE CHURCH AND RP! Separate World Party and RP, preferably. |
| trekhead (Bumping BACK!!!) | Posted: Jun 13, 2008 - 06:05 JGD wrote: This is horrible.
SEPERATE THE CHURCH AND RP! Why...that sounds like censorship. WP rules! 9. |
| Rickvee (New Orleans) | Posted: Apr 11, 2008 - 11:48 Great melody. Karl is da man. |
| MonkeyPod (Florida) | Posted: Dec 07, 2007 - 12:30 hippiechick wrote: Whose side is God on these days?
Just the beautiful people. |
| Inamorato | Posted: Dec 07, 2007 - 12:22 "As you narrow the meaning of free And I dream of a home that is tidy And a church full of money bees"  |
| ppak (3rd spherical clast - [Map Ref. 41°N 93°W]) | Posted: Oct 05, 2007 - 16:35 ElSupreme wrote: This just in, God is no longer on my side. I forgot that back in highschool (private NON-Denominational) we played soccer against bradenton christian. When we were up 6 to 0 I remember hearing "At least we have god on our side" from the other bench. So I guess god hasn't been on my side. That and I don't believe in god (so that would be pretty odd if he was on my side). And as I said before does not mean much since we won 7 to nothing. I think it may say in the bible somewhere.... probably a good guess on a bad day..."No one knows the mind of God" and other wise thoughts of exactly that ilk...words to live by. |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Oct 05, 2007 - 16:31 JGD wrote: This is horrible.
SEPERATE THE CHURCH AND RP! If you are going to scream with CAPS, check your spelling next time! Love World Party! |
| MickMan (Western, NY) | Posted: Sep 04, 2007 - 07:00 raggamuffin wrote: This song is old but speaks to the world as we know it today. War in Middle East, genocide in Africa, governments run with religion as their backbone and a general hopelessness of the imeediate future.
Happy Monday to you too.  |
| raggamuffin (Morton, IL) | Posted: Nov 27, 2006 - 08:56 This song is old but speaks to the world as we know it today. War in Middle East, genocide in Africa, governments run with religion as their backbone and a general hopelessness of the imeediate future. |
| Dave_Mack (My own private underwear) | Posted: Nov 27, 2006 - 08:54 drover wrote: LOL! I don't hear any Queen in this tune. You wanna here a Queen ripoff band (but still good stuff anyway), get a hold of an album called Spilt Milk by Jellyfish. I came here to say that this sounds like Jellyfish, though not nearly as good. I've always thought Jellyfish was about equal parts Queen, Beach Boys and Beatles. Spilt Milk is really an amazing album. (Sorry for the non-World Party commentary. But not very sorry.) |
| MTlady | Posted: Nov 27, 2006 - 08:53 Instrumentation sounds like an old Billy Joel tune... a little dated |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Oct 14, 2006 - 12:26 Quite the dissappointment from World Party. |
| JGD (The BLUE State of Kalifornia) | Posted: Aug 31, 2006 - 13:10 This is horrible. SEPERATE THE CHURCH AND RP! |
| ElSupreme (ATL) | Posted: Aug 31, 2006 - 13:10 ElSupreme wrote: Our/my side. Not their side. My, ElSupreme's side. Not that having god on your side really does anything. This just in, God is no longer on my side. I forgot that back in highschool (private NON-Denominational) we played soccer against bradenton christian. When we were up 6 to 0 I remember hearing "At least we have god on our side" from the other bench. So I guess god hasn't been on my side. That and I don't believe in god (so that would be pretty odd if he was on my side). And as I said before does not mean much since we won 7 to nothing. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (La Quinta, CA) | Posted: Aug 31, 2006 - 13:10 Nikkon_Dokkon wrote: I don't hear Queen in this song...I hear Cream. Beach Boys. Way before Queen. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (La Quinta, CA) | Posted: Aug 31, 2006 - 13:09 palexis wrote: One of my favorites off "Goodbye Jumbo", very lennonesque.
Pet Soundsy!Thanks for playing this. |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Aug 31, 2006 - 13:09 Saw World Party (among a few others) last Saturday night in Columbus. It rained almost all night but WP sounded great! Nothing like dancing in the rain!  |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Aug 02, 2006 - 07:01 Man, I haven't played the 'Jumbo' album in years. What a great 'knock-upside-the-head.' The whole album's great and was sorely overlooked back in the early 90s. I remember getting a carousel CD player around 91 and this disk stayed in the tray for months. Thanks for reminding me, RP. -- and the Beatles influence has always been there, and though I can hear how some can hear a tinge of Queen influence, I always heard shades of early Stones. I hear in Wallinger's singing style more Jagger influence than Lennon. |
| Zep (The den.) | Posted: Aug 02, 2006 - 06:59 hippiechick wrote: Whose side is God on these days?
First you must prove there is a God. |