Guest Blogger: Pierre 2

The first band we will evaluate is the british band Supertramp, whose music has passed through the genres of rock, progressive rock and art rock. The band's work is marked by the use of spiritual and philosophical lyrics and the distinctive voice of co-founder Roger Hodgson who appeared on the majority of the band's biggest hit singles. They are also well known for their prominent use of the Wurlitzer electric piano and saxophone.
We are mainly going to talk about «The Logical Song», the sixth song of their famous album Breakfast in America, released in 1979.
This song, which was written and sung by Roger Hodgson, is the band's biggest chart hit in both the United States and their native United Kingdom, and is among their most widely recognized radio hit. As the listener listen to this music, he gets the feeling that he is actually living in a society that has lost its innocence and idealism. Through the song, the listener realizes that as he grows into adulthood, his minds become conditioned and less receptive consciously and spiritually and that he loses all the innocence and joy he experiances as children.
By analysing the lyrics, we can notice that the author wants to make us mull over deep questions about Life and Love, and about wo we really are. Because what he believes in as an individual conflicts so dramatically with the expectations that society bombards him with over his life , he starts to question the very foundation of his logic, as he says « I know it sounds absurd, but please tell me who I am », which explains the name of the song. Moreover, we can truly agree with Allmusic’s review, which describes this song as « a timeless and touching tale about the human condition ».
To me, «The Logical Song» is nothing but a great lesson that the author has learned and wants to tell us. It teaches us to expect to be sometimes disapointed of life as we grew up, and not to think that everything is going to be all the time alright.