Compared to What by Roberta Flack
Compared to What by Roberta Flack

Compared to What

Roberta Flack * Track #1 On First Take

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Compared to What by Roberta Flack

Release Date
Fri Jun 20 1969
Performed by
Roberta Flack
Produced by
Joel Dorn
Writed by
Eugene McDaniels
About

Roberta Flack’s version of this song, first released on her debut album First Take (1969), was also included in the soundtracks for the 1997 film Boogie Nights and the 2015 film The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Compared to What Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Said I love the lie, lie the love
Hangin' on with a push and shove
Possession is the motivation
Hangin' up the whole damn nation
Looks like we always end up in a rut
Tryin' to make it real, but compared to what?

[Verse 2]
Slaughterhouse is killin' hogs
Twisted children are killin' frogs
Poor dumb rednecks rollin' logs
Tired old ladies are kissin' dogs
And I hate that human love for that stinking mutt
Tryin' to make it real, but compared to what?

[Verse 3]
Said the President, he's got his war
Folks don't know just what it's for
No one gives us rhyme or reason
You have one doubt, they call it treason
I said we're chicken feathers, all without one gut
Tryin' to make it real, but compared to what?

[Verse 4]
Go to church on Sunday, sleep and nod
Tryin' to duck the wrath of God
Preacher's fillin' us with fright
Tell us what he thinks is right
But he must be in some kind of stupid nut
He tries to make it real, try to make it real, yeah
Tryin' to make it real, real, real
Tryin' to make it real, real, real, yeah
Tryin' to make it real, yeah
Real, real, real, real
Tryin' to make it real
Tryin' to make it real, yeah

[Verse 5]
But where's that bee and where's their honey?
Where's my God and where's my money?
Unreal values, crass distortion
Unwed mothers need abortion
And it kind of brings to mind ol' young King Tut
He tried, tried, tried
Tried to make it real
Tried to make it real, yeah, but compared to what?

[Verse 6]
Said I love the lie, lie the love
Hangin' on with a push and shove
Possession is the motivation
Hangin' up the whole damn nation
Looks like we always end up in a rut
Tryin' to make it real, but compared to what?

Compared to What Q&A

Who wrote Compared to What's ?

Compared to What was written by Eugene McDaniels.

Who produced Compared to What's ?

Compared to What was produced by Joel Dorn.

When did Roberta Flack release Compared to What?

Roberta Flack released Compared to What on Fri Jun 20 1969.

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