{"id":3148,"date":"2017-03-03T12:38:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T20:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/?page_id=3148"},"modified":"2017-03-23T11:35:19","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T18:35:19","slug":"zoloft-its-been-good-to-know-ya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/scotty-the-skeptics\/zoloft-its-been-good-to-know-ya\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoloft, It&#8217;s Been Good To Know You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3154 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Unknown.jpeg\" width=\"200\" height=\"252\">I love a good parody and have tried to write a few. I recorded this one in the early 1990&#8217;s using Woody Guthrie&#8217;s famous 1930&#8217;s song about escaping the Dust Bowl, &#8220;So Long, It&#8217;s Been Good to Know You,&#8221; as an ironic vehicle to comment on the various mind-altering substances people use to escape reality in today&#8217;s America. As I was putting this page together I discovered what is sometimes called the patriotic &#8220;war version&#8221; of the lyrics that Woody rewrote in the early 1940&#8217;s after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the start of World War II. In this version, fleeing the Dust Bowl is updated by American patriots running off to join the Army to fight fascism, which seems to me more appropriate as America flirts with fascism in the age of Trump. Maybe I&#8217;ll be inspired to give it another rewrite myself as the Trumpies try to take over everything.<\/p>\n<p>Woody sings both of his versions of &#8220;So Long It&#8217;s Been Good to Know You&#8221; in the YouTube links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SDEXsviaDe8\" target=\"_blank\">War version of &#8220;So Long It&#8217;s Been Good To Know You&#8221;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zqiblXFlZuk\" target=\"_blank\">Dust Bowl version<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SDEXsviaDe8\" target=\"_blank\"> of &#8220;So Long It&#8217;s Been Good To Know You&#8221;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Zoloft, It&#8217;s Been Good To Know You<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sung to the tune of &#8220;So Long, It&#8217;s Been Good To Know You&#8221; (with apologies to Woody Guthrie).<\/span><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3148-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/46-Zoloft.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/46-Zoloft.mp3\">https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/46-Zoloft.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This tune was written by Woody Guthrie<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">About the Great Depression back in the Thirties<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Now the millenium&#8217;s come it\u2019s a new century<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And depression is now a great growth industry<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> They sing Zoloft, it&#8217;s been good to know you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Prozac, puts a smile on you<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Zoloft, it&#8217;s been good to know you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Just ask your doctor and you can be strong<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> And we&#8217;ll all be driftin&#8217; along<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">When I was a kid I was restless and loud<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I was always in trouble because of my mouth<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Now if I were a kid in the system today<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">They&#8217;d keep me doped up so I&#8217;d always obey<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> They&#8217;d sing Zoloft, it&#8217;s been good to know you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Ritalin, shuts boys up for you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Zoloft, it&#8217;s been good to know you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Just double their dosage and they will be calm<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> And we&#8217;ll all be driftin&#8217; along<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Now Paxil or Xanax might do it for you <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">And there&#8217;s dozens of others to try if you&#8217;re blue<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Their customer base grows with every new sale<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">But if you grow your own they will throw you in jail<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Singin&#8217; Zoloft, it&#8217;s been good to know you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Nicotine really does hook you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> And alcohol can truly abuse you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> But demand is soaring and profits are strong<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> So let\u2019s all be driftin&#8217; along<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Singin&#8217; Zoloft, it&#8217;s been good to know ya<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Cannibus will be illegal for you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Zoloft it&#8217;s been good to know you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> We\u2019ll keep it a crime so profits stay strong<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> And we&#8217;ll all be driftin&#8217; along<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Singin&#8217; Zoloft, it&#8217;s been good to know you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Prozac, puts a smile on you<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Zoloft, it&#8217;s been good to know you<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> We\u2019ll keep advertising so profits stay strong<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 240px;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> And you&#8217;ll all be driftin&#8217; along<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Scott Morrison P.O. 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I recorded this one in the early 1990&#8217;s using Woody Guthrie&#8217;s famous 1930&#8217;s song about escaping the Dust Bowl, &#8220;So Long, It&#8217;s Been Good to Know You,&#8221; as an ironic vehicle to comment on the various mind-altering substances people use to escape reality<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/scotty-the-skeptics\/zoloft-its-been-good-to-know-ya\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":257,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","author-scottadmin","post-3148","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3148"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3304,"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3148\/revisions\/3304"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.castaliapub.com\/williamscottmorrison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}