Credited on the record as Romona Jones.
(We Break) The Rules Made For Man
1970 · Jet Stream 801 · USA
- Artist
- Ramona / Romona Jones
- Credited on the record as
- Romona Jones
- Title
- (We Break) The Rules Made For Man
- Release
- Shows All Over Your Face / (We Break) The Rules Made for Man
- Year
- 1970
- Label
- Jet Stream # 801
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- Thomas, McRee, Thomas
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Released on Huey P. Meaux's Texas based label, probably around 1970-1971 (based on the label discography) was the track "(We Break) The Rules Made for Man" (Jet Stream Records # 801) by Ramona Jones. This track made a general criticism of world affairs, complaining about the lack of "brotherly love, every heart made of stone". It referenced the war, the narrator saying that she is not surprised that "we've been fighting over there in Vietnam". She called on people to "wake up" because there was "a lot to be done".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: What a sad, sad sight to see / Woman and man, they both want to be free / Two voices are granted in the courts of our land / Children like me wondering from hand to hand / Things won't get better, so wake up my friends / There's a lot to be done, so let us begin / One by one, we break the rules made for man / Gonna change every song to show off the cloths you wear / Think your possessions are better then your prayers / There's no wonder we've been fighting over there in Vietnam... / No brotherly love, every heart made of stone
Notes
Jet Stream Records 801, 45 RPM, RJ-JS-2, D.J. copy; "(We Break) The Rules Made for Man" (Thomas, McRee, Thomas), Crazy Cajun Music, BMI, 2:22; producer Huey P. Meaux; artist printed as Romona Jones. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
In collections
Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs