Song #10: Reason Wrong!

Song #10 in our set list is one of our finest – the most Gang of Four-sounding song we have (and I LOVE Gang of Four). “Reason Wrong!” uses ‘reason’ as a verb to provide faux advice on how to succeed in life. The lyrics cite examples of faulty logic which succeed in notoriety, and then the song applies this motif to the modern phenomenon of ‘going viral’. The song, then, provides a bridge from the ‘80s, in which 2/3 of the song was written, to now, where we add a verse and update the arrangement. A special shout-out in this song goes out to our bassist Vernon, who laid down the original snarky bass riff back in the 80s. Jim channels Andrew Gill (RIP) with sustained guitar feedback that captures the jarring cognitive dissonance that this new-world counter-logic produces. The song itself was not formally recorded until 2023 – see the link below.

Here’s the chorus:
Reason Wrong
It will cure you
Conscience won’t affect you
Reason Wrong,
We will believe you
‘Cause we reason like you

Cynical, no? But it’s such a FUN song!
This song was recorded previously live only
See for yourself – we released it as a single in 2023:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMV-T-P59WE

Come see us open the show tomorrow night in Baltimore!