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Psychodrama City Lyrics
At a dance, I'm standing there
Suddenly approached by a lady fair
Said to me 't'ain't no lie'
If I can't have you I'd surely die
Psychodrama City, don't need none today
My good friends say to me
The world will end soon, wait you'll see
Said I don't care, won't be here
Going to Florida for a half a year
Psychodrama City, don't need none today
Me and my friends got on a plane
One of my friends got off again
To this day don't know why
He got on at all, if he did't really want to fly
Psychodrama City, don't need none today
Me and my friend went over my friends house to see
Me and my friends on his T.V.
Before the night is over I saw six murders, two riots and a war
Not going to watch my friends TV no more
Psychodrama City, don't need none today
Suddenly approached by a lady fair
Said to me 't'ain't no lie'
If I can't have you I'd surely die
Psychodrama City, don't need none today
The world will end soon, wait you'll see
Said I don't care, won't be here
Going to Florida for a half a year
Psychodrama City, don't need none today
One of my friends got off again
To this day don't know why
He got on at all, if he did't really want to fly
Psychodrama City, don't need none today
Me and my friends on his T.V.
Before the night is over I saw six murders, two riots and a war
Not going to watch my friends TV no more
Psychodrama City, don't need none today
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Seems to be commentary from David Crosby in the 60s. I think this verse "Me and my friends got on a plane One of my friends got off again To this day don't know why He got on at all, if he didn't really want to fly Psychodrama city, don't need none today" is talking about Gene Clark and his fear of flying. Gene Clark was one of the original 5 members of the Byrds, arguably the best songwriter of the bunch. On a tour trip the whole band got on a plane, Gene Clark then got off, due to tension within the band and fear of flying.
Surprised there is no comment on this song. It's Crosby being uncharacteristically tongue-in-cheek, almost Dylanesque in his social commentary about the absurdities of contemporary (1966) life and about his friends' reactions to it- simultaneously spoofing both 'straight' society and the hipsters' and protesters' predictable reactions to it in the best post-1964 Bob Dylan manner. Given Crosby's sometimes overblown romanticism and humorlessness in most of his songwriting, this song stands out as an exception. Great jazz-influenced guitar work from McGuinn, and Crosby's rhythm guitar playing is good as well.