The Shaggs - “Philosophy of the World“ (Andrew Thoreen and Ian Meltzer cover)

Help support my effort to make collaborative cover videos of all 12 songs off of the Shaggs seminal Album, “Philosophy of the World“ and manufacture vinyl: Written by Dorothy Wiggin-Semprini, Helen Wiggin-Bickford, and Betty Wiggin-Porter [VERSE 1] *(lyric alterations) Oh, the rich people want what the poor people’s got And the poor people want what the rich people’s got And the skinny (big) people want what the fat (small) people’s got And the fat people want what the skinny people’s got [CHORUS] You can never please anybody in this world [VERSE 2] The short people want what the tall people’s got And the tall people want what the short people’s got The little kids want what the big kid’s got And the big kids want what the little kid’s got [Chorus] [BRIDGE 1] Oh, the girls (boys) with short hair want long hair And the girls with long hair want short hair Oh, the boys (girls) with cars want motorcycles And the boys with motorcycles want cars [Chorus] [BRIDGE 2] It doesn’t matter what you do It doesn’t matter what you say There will always be One who wants things the opposite way It doesn’t matter where you go It doesn’t matter who you see There will always be Someone who disagrees We do our best We try to please But we’re like the rest We are never at ease [VERSE 1] Oh, the rich people want what the poor people’s got And the poor people want what the rich people’s got And the skinny (small) people want what the fat (big) people’s got And the fat (big) people want what the skinny (small) people’s got [CHORUS] rearrangement by Andrew Thoreen drum arrangement by Ian Meltzer recorded in Saint Paul, Minnesota and Los Angeles, California mixed by Ian Meltzer video edited by Andrew Thoreen