Bad Scene
1965 · Capitol 5554 · Los Angeles, California
- Artist
- Mac Davis
- Title
- Bad Scene
- Release
- Bad Scene / I Protest
- Year
- 1965
- Label
- Capitol # 5554
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Songwriter
- M. Davis
- Genre
- Country · Country Pop
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
The B-side song, "Bad Scene" again mocked the anti-war movement and protest singers: "I got the right to be a singer for the cause until I know what the cause is about, until then I'll shout". It referenced many 1960s issues, especially Civil Rights: "Alabama night riders... Ku Klux Klan meetings... segregated seating".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Roaches and spiders, and Russian built fighters / And Alabama night riders, and agitating outsiders / All mean the same to me babe, bad scene / Lying, and cheating, and Ku Klux Klan meetings / And picket line meeting, and segregated seating / All mean the same to me babe, bad scene / Some day I'm going dig hole, and live in until I / Get some soul before I come out, until then.... / I got the right to be a singer for the cause / Until I know what the cause is about / Until then I'll shout, Lord it's a bad scene...
Notes
Capitol 5554, yellow-and-orange swirl labels; "Bad Scene" (M. Davis), 2:28 (45-55390), and "I Protest" (M. Davis), 2:16 (45-55391), both Low-Sal Music, BMI, produced by Joe South; "Mfd. by Capitol Records, Inc., U.S.A." In a white Capitol company sleeve with the repeated "Capitol" logo. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Born Lubbock, Texas, USA (21 January 1942). Currently Los Angeles, California, USA.
Themes
In collections
Civil Rights Songs · Garage Rock Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]