I see your hair band…
and raise you one talented band singing a relevant refrain*:
And if you listen now
You might hear a new sound coming in
As an old one disappears
See the world in just one grain of sandYou better take a closer look
Don’t let it slip right through your hand
Won’t you please hear the call
The world saysPut the message in the box
Put the box into the car
Drive the car around the world
Until you get heard
(Maybe drive an electric car.)
… World Party records were notable for their persistent commitment to green and environmentalist issues, initially at a time when this was unfashionable. This eventually extended to the no-frills, no-waste, communitarian-based packaging for Arkaeology, assembled by Wallinger and his own family and friends at home.[28] Wallinger’s perspective on these matters has been labelled “prescient and heartfelt, a fervent post-script to ’80s consumerism,”[7] and “well ahead of the times.”[20] Wallinger himself has commented “I wanted to personify the world and sing about her. I always thought it would have been great if Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” had been about the planet. Plus, if I stand on top of a mountain Julie Andrews-style, the hills do seem to be alive with the sound of music. You can say whatever you like about eco whatever, but if you fuck up the environment you’re going to die.”[7]
Yep.
He was from Prestatyn.
Karl Wallinger, you are missed!
