Did they get cancelled?! | Zager & Evans - In the Year 2525 | Reaction

[@rhoanjenson7475]

All you have to do is pay attention to what is going on in our society the past 15 years or so and then you can see how relevant this song is today.

[@luissoto8681]

The video was taken from the movie called Metropolis the film is almost 100 yrs old it was a silent movie but visually way ahead of its time you should give a watch.

[@MrsRealistic]

I loved the imagery! Thanks for the info!

[@gordowg1wg145]

I was going to say the same thing. 👍😎

[@donkfail1]

@@MrsRealistic The novel (written by the wife of the director of the movie) is quite good too, if you enjoy reading too. They wrote the movie script together. I'm not discouraging you from watching the movie though. One of my favourite sci-fi movies. And if I judge it for the time it was made; the best ever.

[@Iordlangford]

I remember Metropolis first appeared in 1927-it was a fascinating time. The film’s portrayal of towering cities and the divide between the classes felt eerily familiar, echoing other moments in history where society stood on the brink of great change. It reminded me of how shifts in power and technology have always shaped civilizations, much like those I’ve seen before. Metropolis captured that sense of an uncertain future with remarkable clarity, a theme that seems to reemerge time and again.

[@northof4912]

Yes - I’m old enough to remember this song, not when it came out, but as a late 60s, 70s music fan. It was completely unique at the time, and so well produced - haunting…..

[@MrsRealistic]

That's so cool that you've heard it before!

[@northof4912]

@@MrsRealistic Heard it, remember it. Music was just so much better back then, songs like this were challenging societal norms, warning of the future. If only everyone had listened…..

[@leecowell8165]

I was driving and heard it on my AM when it came across. The DJ says "WHAT'S THIS?". It was a VERY different song so she (yeah it was a female out of Miami) replayed it almost immediately. I stopped my vehicle so I could listen to it intently. WOW WHO ARE THESE GUYS? Yeah. I bought the 45 very next day and it was almost sold out.

[@Well194k]

This is a bullshit … I was 23 years old and clearly remember the original song and theirs video… not this garbage One!!!!! 😡

[@davidkennedy6227]

You're right, I think instead of each being 1000 years apart it's more like every decade from the time they wrote this

[@michaeldequatro1012]

I love the song. I was 9 when it came out and remembered how eerie the song was. Just thinking about all of the years that was talked about.

[@danhall2197]

Human time travelers came back to 1969 and gave Zager & Evans this song.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yessss!!!

[@EdwardRLyons]

This was a favourite song of mine growing up in the 1970s. It still is!

[@timothyhayes2935]

Remember when it came out.Got lots of attention.All time classic and i wish they had done more.

[@MsCatmando]

I was a young man at the Time when this song came out It's kind of scary.Because a lot of things are happening right now even as we speak And even back then.I thought about what the future would hold. Don't go by the dates because this stuff is happening.Now you have no idea the crazy stuff that's happening. You got it exactly right.You can pick out a baby from a test tube and determine what color eyes if it's a girl if it's a boy. Three it's crazy the things that are going on. I believe the Lord is coming back and when he does.He is going to shake things up

[@surlytim8558]

Metropolis, from 1927 is a great [and one of the first] dystopian movies and paired with this track it fits really well! The Stallone film was Demolition Man...

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes, I put it up on the screen. ;) I remembered while I was editing LOL!

[@surlytim8558]

@@MrsRealistic one of the best movies of the era!

[@surlytim8558]

@@MrsRealistic there's a really good remake of this song from FilmVizion.

[@littlegiantproductionsandr3091]

@@surlytim8558 Can't remake what already exists.

[@claytonjacobs4098]

" Beatles Vibe?" They wish they had ever written a song this good.

[@jukeboxdave6026]

Great reaction - love and respect from the UK 👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing channel 👍

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you so much 😁

[@OldTrucker958]

Love this reaction! I was 11 when this song came out and it was always a favorite. Personally I give mankind possibly another 100-150 years. We won’t ultimately destroy the planet just our ability to survive on it. The planet will be just fine as George Carlin said

[@MrsRealistic]

I agree 100%!

[@littlegiantproductionsandr3091]

@@MrsRealistic I agree also.

[@jeffshive3147]

Great reaction. Very thoughtful, insightful.

[@MrsRealistic]

I appreciate that! Thanks so much!

[@justafreethinker]

Great song from the '60s, Mrs. Realistic. Incredible but poignant and powerful one-hit wonder.

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks! I truly enjoyed it!!

[@buzbom1]

I was 8 yrs old when this came out. I remember hearing on the car radio first. My dad rest his sole leaned over, turned up the vol a bit saying "Oh, I like the harmonies on this one". He'd been hearing it at work for a couple of days on his little transistor radio. Good ole AM radio. Man, the time has flown by......OIY!!

[@MrsRealistic]

It sure has! I'm sorry for the loss of your dad!

[@buzbom1]

@@MrsRealistic Thanks, he was the best. Mr. jack of all trades, fishing, hunting, firearms teacher, on call fireman, 40yr machinist, and lead snare drummer four years in highschool. That's where I became a drummer/singer most of my life. And also full time machinist as well. Gotta make money to afford music toys, and Harley(wink).

[@sjddds]

I was 10. Now I’m a senior citizen

[@Chuckles..]

I was just a kid not even ten year old when this song was on the radio. Songs like 2525 and The Byrds' Eight Miles High made me think.

[@MichaelWilshusen-w4d]

50 yrs ago presidents said native people would be gone by now but their still here I'm part Cherokee Germane

[@socalpaul487]

The first "test tube" baby was born in 1978. The visuals are from the 1927 movie, "Metropolis". The robot Maria was the inspiration for C3PO in "Star wars"

[@MrsRealistic]

Oh yes! That did look familiar!

[@Nicolas-S-Brown]

We knew back in '69 that these things would happen way before 2525. Because of the moon landings we thought people would be living on the moon by the 1990s, but that never happened!

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes, and flying cars right? I remember thinking when I was a kid that all the cars would fly by the time I was a grown up LOL!

[@vernhoke7730]

I was 10 when this was released in the summer of 1969. It played in continuous rotation of AM radio for quite a while. It was huge. Sadly, they really didn't have any other songs that hit the charts. You have to remember the times at well back then. The space race between us and the Soviets was in the news, we were the first to the moon, racial unrest was rampant in the country, my father had just retired from the Army after serving in Vietnam and he got caught up in riots while selling insurance in a neighboring town, and young men were dying thousands of miles away in a foreign country in a war half the country didn't support.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes, I suppose there were other things people were paying much more attention to.

[@littlegiantproductionsandr3091]

@@MrsRealistic Yes. "Other things". Just like now...

[@MrsRealistic]

@@littlegiantproductionsandr3091 Spot on my friend!

[@mburkitt7678]

Whether or not something is necessary, relevant, beneficial, benign, or even undesirable for the human race, never doubt that there are those who feel it is their mission in life to 'Just Do It' to claim their moment in history. Occasionally new things are found or learned, but many times we realize we need higher guardrails.

[@MrsRealistic]

Amen to that!

[@glenngunnis6642]

Thank you for the reaction!🤘🎸

[@robw5961]

🤣🤣 66 years just found your channel, I have been on your road for many years Welcome to another Red pilled person ☮️

[@MrsRealistic]

😆👍 I'd rather question things and be wrong, than never question anything and live with the sheep!

[@jeffreydupreez3052]

So SPOT ON!!!...❤❤❤

[@williamjones6031]

Here's a OHW I haven't heard since 1977. This song played over the radio in my Consumer Ed class and constantly brought me into my science fiction books. Maybe that's why I only got a D. 🙂

[@MrsRealistic]

Haha! Maybe!

[@MondoRockGP]

Visionary song like the very famous science fiction film "METROPOLIS" by Fritz Lang (1920s), from which the images are taken.

[@MrsRealistic]

It's truly amazing how some people saw the writing on the wall so long ago!

[@johnlong9534]

The video is from a German movie made in 1927 called Metropolis. Almost a hundred years ago.

[@SG-js2qn]

Just rewrite the lyrics to all read, "In the year 2025, ...' "Demolition Man" is the Stallone movie you're thinking of. Didn't have "test tube babies" at all until '78.

[@d2ndborn]

13 when I heard this song on the car radio. It was the same year as the moon landing.

[@HCH944]

Sitting in front of a black/white TV watching every second you could get...... Humans landing on the moon !!!!!! Everything will be better in future...thats what we thaught.......

[@s.e.wagger3888]

TRY THIS: As soon as you get out of bed tomorrow morning, turn your mobile phoned OFF. Leave it sitting there on the desk, or bed or kitchen counter, or wherever. Just as long as you make sure you leave it at home before you walk out the door to start your day. And when you get home from work or school or whatever...... DON'T TURN IT BACK ON!!! Don't touch it until you get out of bed the next day. I'm telling ya', anyone reading this comment, will NOT be able to do it. Simple as that. You're all addicted to the little communication device that is also your tracker and psych profiler for those in control of you.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yup! Very true! Unfortunately I need to bring it with me on any drives I do (and I'm a stay at home mum) so my husband can get in touch with me. But you're totally right... even tho I grew up without technology, I'm just as addicted to it as many people... and I use it to make comments just like this! I think moderation is key, and not allowing small children to have screens or smart phones. Our kids don't have smart phones, plus we home school, so they're never in need of contacting us from school.

[@AnnieDegrigoli]

Love this song took lil bit to rem it but glad I found it great beat

[@bobgillis2196]

Does the woman around 3:10 say fight?

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

Towards the end he sings about it only being the day before somewhere else ( the multiverse). It is just one possible path for humanity, it might seem like we are on that path, but taking a turn at any point could have vastly different outcomes long in the future, just as our past affects our today. The rub is knowing which turn to take, and when to take it.

[@MrsRealistic]

I can only hope we take the right path...

[@Lamm139]

A few weeks ago I've watched "Metropolis". It's a silence film from the 1920s about a dystopian future with a transhuman/KI being, coldblooded scientists and a two class society. I was shocked how "modern" the content is. It's definitely worth watching it.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes I need to look it up!

[@martinperry5072]

One thing about the movie Metropolis. When it was to be released in the U.S., the government intervened and mandated some changes. The main change was that the capitalist, the CEO, in the first scene, was to be made the hero of the movie. Lang refused as that kind of changed the entire meaning of the movie. That's the fun thing about the States, "Money uber alles."

[@MrsRealistic]

Exactly spot on. Do as I say, or you'll be silenced. Home of the free huh? 😠

[@martinperry5072]

@@MrsRealistic It is if you are wealthy, of course. Then it is almost impossible to get arrested. To be honest, I do have problems with social media. It has more to do with the corporations wanting to make the most money possible. They use models that promote the most contentious opinions in order to generate views despite what is being said.

[@MrsRealistic]

@@martinperry5072 Yes you're right about that!

[@martinperry5072]

@@MrsRealistic Now you are simply flattering me.

[@MrsRealistic]

Well, I agree with you... there are still a few people around who have critical thinking skills. 😉👍

[@MsCatmando]

If you're interested there's another song that is really deep.It's called eve of destruction. By Barry MCguire

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you! 😁

[@bamboohermit8382]

.look inside.and fight the outside. thank you mrs.realistac

[@fishtripper]

4:39 its not just a Wall-E look at us now, we stay home attached a media device. We order out and if we want to travel around the world we just put on VR. We are getting closer to the song and Wall-E 😢

[@nedlalley6314]

If you hear "hard day on the planet" by loudon wainright iii you will be astounded. Boomer here. I was in jr high when 2525 came out.

[@richarddeveas4537]

I believe this song was influenced by the article "The Future as a Way of Life" in Horizon magazine, Summer 1965 issue. Which led to the book Future Shock is a 1970 book by American futurist Alvin Toffler,[1] written together with his wife Adelaide Farrell,[2][3] in which the authors define the term "future shock" as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies, and a personal perception of "too much change in too short a period of time". The book, which became an international bestseller, has sold over 6 million copies and has been widely translated.

[@MrsRealistic]

I might have to look into that book! Thanks!

[@robertbethke8807]

The slyvester stalone movie you are referencing is "Demolition Man"

[@kenthompson5723]

Also known as "Exordium & Terminus" this song went to number 1 on Billboard in the U.S and stayed there for 6 weeks. In my opinion it's the most apocalyptic song of all time, and no remake can come anywhere close to its emotional appeal and thematic depth. So popular is it worldwide that It's been covered over 60 times in 7 languages.

[@MrsRealistic]

Wow! That's amazing!

[@allankirk1128]

A Beatles vibe😅😅😅😅

[@charlesfrancis6894]

I remember the 60s and got 2525 and Eve of destruction .

[@sharonelliott2366]

Artificial insemination has been a thing since the later 1800s, but you can't pick characteristics of a baby like eye color, gender, etc. because you still need an egg and a sperm from human beings and won't know the specific genetic makeup of them. The first "test tube" baby (e.g. an embryo fertilized outside a womb) was born in 1978, so it hadn't happened by 1969, but was known about. Zager & Evans were quintessential "one hit wonders", they didn't have another hit, but this one stayed on charts around the world for quite a long time. It was written by Rick Evans. Also, "cancel culture" didn't exist then, it was definitely a hit! Love your reaction, from one boomer to another.

[@MrsRealistic]

Well I'm not "technically" a boomer... but apparently, according to people in their 20's and 30's I'm an old fuddy duddy 😂 But I WILL be "half a century" in June! 😊

[@sharonelliott2366]

@@MrsRealistic 🤣 75 here, so I guess I qualify - and lived through all this incredible music and activism.

[@MrsRealistic]

You got to see a lot!

[@sharonelliott2366]

@@MrsRealistic Yes, including 4 years in the Peace Corps in Latin America (with unfortunately no rock n roll on the radio).

[@nightwishlover8913]

The Stallone film was Demolition Man (w/ Sandra Bullock). I remember this song coming out in my mid-teens - never realised I'd be living it. Thank Darwin I won't be around to see much more of it...

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes, I remembered while I was editing (I put it up on the screen). When I watched that, it was SOOO crazy, but now it's really not that shocking to think of that being a reality.

[@AJRabies]

Why would they be cancelled? Why do people get so weirded by this song? It simply speaks truth.

[@MrsRealistic]

@AJRabies I'm not weirded out by this song at all. It's just a funny title because apparently they were a "one hit wonder". I'm 100% on board with it... because it's clearly predicted the future... which is now our present.

[@AJRabies]

@@MrsRealistic I could tell you got it. I have seen other reviewers get touchy & nervous about this song. I wonder if the song will make it to that year?

[@kimm6777]

@@AJRabies At the pace mankind is going, I doubt humans make it to even 2225! Just look at what has happened in the past 100 years.........humans will be extinct by 2525.

[@HCH944]

Great memories...... But.....second line: if men is still alive............ Think this is the most important line. Since then (a little bit earlier) mankind had the first time the ability to erase itself........ Nowadays the question is more: will mankind be enslaved by AI or be erased ...either by itself or by AI.....which.....developed enough doesent need humans anymore....... Nobody back then thought we will have phones for the pocket ....... Our signal to come home had been the street lights....... You can spend an philosophical night on that song............

[@MrsRealistic]

So true! AI is the dumbest thing to ever be invented.

[@littlegiantproductionsandr3091]

@@MrsRealistic Not so fast. Nuclear weapons may yet have the final "mic drop".

[@michaelvincent4280]

You noticed all the people in the 'looking at my cell phone' stance? This footage is from a silent movie in the 1920s.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yup, it's pretty amazing

[@shawn6306]

i love this song in the year 2525 i think it found this music on youtube in the 2000s and i also want to talk about i love embrace change for what it is i don't think it's a bad unatural thing to me it's not a problem dangerous to me i don't fear change and ai i see it as a good natural thing to me i just love both organic and arificial equally that's just me that's just my honest unpopular point of view take.

[@ramonacosta2647]

Zagar and Evans were optimists.

[@TrevorBurgess63]

Fantastic song and I think the best truthful reaction to this song.

[@MrsRealistic]

Why thank you! 😊

[@TheRokjok]

Zecharia Sitchin had a theory that our society and technology is catching up with the previous earth civilization . Apparently the last civilization was destroyed by technology.

[@MrsRealistic]

I wouldn't be surprised at all!

[@karlosthegr3at-casinogrounds]

My dad said this was a great song in the day he was born 1949 he's 75. Do we have any corvyx lined up?

[@claytonjacobs4098]

Demolition Man is the movie you were asking about.

[@MarkSteele-bh3hb]

I was in Jr. High when this came out. What's scary is that a lot has all ready come to pass!

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes it has!

[@antarcticaaficionado]

Great reaction to a song that fascinated me even as a child. And even more so as I got older and understood the meaning. I agree with many of your statements. But in one case, you too are a victim of targeted disinformation through social media. If you believe that Elon Musk is actually warning about the dangers of AI because he cares about the well-being of humanity, freedom and democratic values, then you are completely on the wrong track. If he does this publicly, it only serves to maintain his philanthropic image and facade as public discussion about the dangers of AI becomes louder and louder. And speaking out as a warning voice in this discussion is, of course, very well received by the gullible. Please don't take this as a personal attack, but we in Western Europe (still) have free media that are not completely controlled by opinion-forming corporations, autocracies and dictatorships, which is why we probably know more about what is going on behind the scenes. Elon Musk is not the protector of humanity and savior of the world that he portrays himself to be in public. That is just what the whole world is supposed to believe about him. He is a master of manipulation and disinformation, and unfortunately his charade works in most people's minds. Elon Musk has very close ties to leading figures in the right-libertarian movement (Peter Thiel, to name just one), who fundamentally reject any form of democracy and constitutional legality, including, for example, women's suffrage. And Musk's takeover of Twitter was not simply an extravagance of a bored multi-billionaire who doesn't know what to do with his money. He did it with very specific intentions. A quote from an article of 2022 by the German publicist Richard Herzinger (herzinger.org - sorry, but only in German) that aptly sums up his true intentions: "By taking over Twitter, Elon Musk has acquired a powerful tool for influencing public opinion. Under the pretext of allowing more "diversity of opinion", he is opening up the short message service to fake news and anti-democratic conspiracy fantasies - and thus to the Kremlin's disinformation warriors and the networks of their western sound amplifiers. Billionaires like Musk or Peter Thiel embody a new type of egomania that is reminiscent of the villains of the James Bond films and calls democracy into question worldwide." So my advice to you is to inform yourself beforehand about people who you portray in your videos as having integrity.

[@MrsRealistic]

Oh, no, I'm NOT a huge fan of Elon. I think that was misconstrued...I was just saying that even "Mr. brain chip" talks about how AI might end up replacing us. There's a video on it.

[@antarcticaaficionado]

​@@MrsRealistic No problem, it was actually a misinterpretation, as English is not my native language. Things like that can happen because we are (fortunately) not an AI, which cannot interpret, only act. 😉 BTW, Since the two musicians Denny Zager and Rick Evans only formed a musical duo from 1969 to 1970 and only had this one worldwide Top 100 Billboard success, they are the biggest one-hit wonder of any artist at any time in recording history selling over 20 million records world wide. Denny Zager had already composed the song in 1964 in only about half an hour. It was only after he and Rick Evans played the song live in 1969 and the audience liked it that they decided to record it. And the rest is history, except that In The Year 2525 is and will be probably one of, if not the most covered songs of all time.

[@MrsRealistic]

​@antarcticaaficionado Well, I wouldn't have known! Your English is really good! Thanks for that extra info about them! I'm glad I got to hear this one 😁👍

[@P-M-869]

I remember when this came out. I am also familiar with the movie Metropolis. It was just on TV the other night.

[@MrsRealistic]

I wish I could find a place to watch it, without paying 😕 😆

[@kellyp2364]

I believe the name of the movie with Sylvester Stallone was Demolition Man. With Sandra Bullock

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes...I remembered it while I was editing 😆👍

[@acerdan]

This song really makes me think. It’s scary. This was written in 1969? Wow. What visionaries. At the end, the lady on the table, her life was transferred to the robot and then she died?

[@charlesfrancis6894]

We the people do not decide if we adopt AI but a small elite do .True democracy does not exist anywhere on this planet.

[@MrsRealistic]

Very true! We don't hold any power, but they try to make us think we do.

[@simonmitchell1725]

They wrote some genius songs in the 60's. Another one is Eve of Destruction.

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you!

[@DeansMayhem]

God bless you Mrs. Realistic

[@TimothySmiths]

The best movie about genetics and what can and is happening now is the movie Gattaca.

[@MrsRealistic]

I LOVE that movie!!

[@richardburdon3241]

if you're really interested in this type of thing, try listening to Paul Harvey ''if I were the devil'' recorded in 1965, you'll be amazed how spot on he was

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes, that's one of my favorites. He was FAR ahead of his time!

[@timradde4328]

I remember this song from back then. I loved it. It was a bit creepy, but that was fine with me. I think Evans is still a teacher down in Arizona or New Mexico. Or at least he was a year or two back.

[@anthonyt7153]

Have you ever Met Evans? was curious what he was like

[@stephenpresley5772]

Great song and reaction

[@rebeccareasoner3390]

I'm old enough to remember this song when it first came out everything that was said never happened yet the first test tube baby was born July 25th 1978 in Oldham General Hospital Manchester UK I remember my mama tell me one day when we talk on the phone we'll see each other I laughed and told her you watched too much Jetsons cartoons I read on the internet China is building female robots

[@MrsRealistic]

It's pretty crazy isn't it?!

[@jamielandis4308]

My parents had this on 45. I played that record to shreds as a kid. If you’re looking for some fun similar themes, check out the albums “Time,” by ELO and “Kilroy Was Here,” by Styx. Both are semi-dystopic concept albums. Just begin with the first song on each, though with “Time” you need to listen to “Prologue/Twilight” together. The movie you’re thinking of is “Demolition Man.”

[@MrsRealistic]

@jamielandis4308 That's so cool! I had a record player back when I was about 9. Ah the good old days. I remembered "Demolition Man" when I was editing and added the text to the video 😊👍 Thanks for the other album suggestions! I remember those bands.

[@johncoffman1841]

If you want another artist with something to say about tech, read Olaff Stapledon's classic story, 'Last and First Man,' He was an ethhics philosopher in ghee twenties during WW1. Noone was interested in his serious books so he tried to 'teach' with sci-fi (something his friend H.G Wells was doing. But, unlike Wells, Stapledon was anti-tech, ecause, he maintained, technology holds Manking back from its true potential.) Besides being dangerous~ Oh, and the was a woman 400 years ago who wrote on of the first sci-fi books. She visits a parallel world tgat has invented what we nowadays know as a nuclear bomb. She is Margaret Cavendish. Her book is called The Blazing World appropriately..

[@DougRayPhillips]

I don't think they were cancelled. This was just a one-off.

[@Joe-lb8qn]

Yep this is one of the well known one-hit wonders, I'm old as dirt and recall it first time round.

[@davidgregoroff2168]

"If woman can survive" having their bodies legislated. I was 17 when this came out.

[@llschnitz]

Margaret Sanger and Eugenics. The birth of PP.

[@josephmummerth]

you should look up a film from 1970 , Colossus: The Forbin Project it is about what they are calling AI , in the film the americans and russians both develop super computers for defense , the computers begin communicating with one another , and decide man kind needs a keeper , and pretty much takes over control of humanity as benevolent watchers to control humanities more blood thirsty thoughts and practices ! great film , and very thought provoking !

[@MrsRealistic]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@Steve-em1ok]

As was already mentioned, the video is clips from “Metropolis,” a 1927 German movie (keep in mind what was happening in Germany; Weimar and starvation, Hitler was rising through the ranks).that might be thought of as the tinfoil hat scenario of the day.

[@MrsRealistic]

Good point!

[@ImeldaGarcia-k7r]

There are like six or seven different versions of this song 😢😢. I have heard it a million times, since I was a child

[@allankirk1128]

But you need to read....look down again 😅

[@MrsRealistic]

I'm not sure what you're referring to... but thanks. 👍

[@guidosarducci]

I might add the movie "The Matrix"...especially the beginning... Excellent song and reaction.

[@MrsRealistic]

Yes! That too!

[@petes5041]

Other impactfull songs around when I was a teen in the 60's. "Eve of destruction" Barry McGuire , "Walk me out in the Morning Dew" originally written and performed by Bonnie Dobson in 1961. You'll be pleased to note, she was Canadian. Tell me what was it about Canada, back then! Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, WOW!

[@MrsRealistic]

Yup so true... Canada has produced some amazing artists!

[@gophix]

Pills you took ..... - Huxley/Brave New World. Give a read

[@MrsRealistic]

Huxley and Orwell were so ahead of their time!

[@stevenruvolo499]

the first test tube baby already happened in the uk 1979

[@PatrickOneal-nl7xk]

no , it wasn't even being talked about until the 80... they were predicting and they sure came very close.

[@JTQA_Tester]

They even have made Wall E type floating seats that was displayed at CES, where you control it with your mind. Think if that kind of technology got into the wrong hands?

[@MrsRealistic]

Yeah, that doesn't seem like a positive invention at all.

[@luripu]

Ich bin kein Boomer. Ich bin Genx. Zufällig bin ich auch Deutscher und dieser Song weisst eindeutig auf eins hin. Metropolis. Diese von Fritz Lang erfundene Großstadt. Ich gehe mit Ms.Realistic konform,das diese "Prognosen" alle eintrafen. Das innerhalb von 55 Jahren. Das man sich nicht mehr in die Augen schaut, das will ich nicht. Frauen können so schöne Augen haben. Ein blick reicht um mich zu tadeln oder mir eine schöne Nacht zu versprechen. Die Gabe den Blick einer Frau zu verstehen hat jeder Mann. Wenn ihr es nicht verstehen wollt,euer Ding.

[@scottbehr5690]

" you'll pick your sons daughters too from the bottom of a long glass tube" It's ironic, or more prophetic that just 9 years after this song came out, the first "test tube baby" was born! In the 60;s and 70's there was no such thing as "being canceled" From what I understand Denny Zager didn't like the fame. He's still living and makes guitars.

[@MrsRealistic]

It's really pretty freaky. I'd love to hear what they think about their song today!

[@northof4912]

The irony is all of the imagery in the video is 30s or 40s movie footage……

[@mburkitt7678]

The song writers were viewing on those old movies and commenting on their relevance in the same way we are today when we look at their music.

[@davechristie6867]

@@mburkitt7678 Huh?

[@Joe-lb8qn]

The imagery is from the film Metropolis which was pre talkies, 1920 something. Stunning effects for 100 years ago.

[@johnnicpon5783]

You needed to let the video play fully through. You see the lady on the table basically die as her persona or essence is transferred into her replacement. Kind of like the period at the end of the sentence.

[@MrsRealistic]

Oh gosh! I didn't even see that part (I just looked now!) I apologize! I normally try to stop the video before it goes on to the next up... but I totally thought it was over! Thanks for letting me know!

[@stevecrisell108]

Scary Times. Gonna Be Like Putting Out A Fire With Petrol. Great Song, Great Reaction As Usual.

[@MrsRealistic]

Very true!

[@paulj0557tonehead]

The heavens above have warned us. My avatar is literally visible on Red Nebula 2014. A face I found (oddly looks like my own), is half human, half robotic. [ using shareware GIMP] Visible under "FILTERS>ENHANCE> narrowband HIGH PASS FILTER with maxed CONTRAST (The _Constant_ ) and minimal STANDARD DEVIATION. [the rest under COLOR heading] low EXPOSURE, adj. Saturation, hue chroma, color balance, color temperature. OH' so where is it. Go to the "Red" Nebula NGC 2014, and in the lowest spot of the blue in the main body of the red nebula (disregard blue _outside_ the nebula). You'll see, believe it or not a female astronaut in an orange jump suit. You can partially see her with your naked eye looking at a good closeup of the nebula. After you bring her in with the above steps look in her belly area. That's where you'll see my avatar.

[@samuelbeach5585]

10,000 years? Oh, It will all happen far sooner than that.

[@milipro828]

I was a kid when this came out so I didn't really appreciate the message back then. It makes more sense now!

[@MrsRealistic]

Yeah, back then it was just one of those "conspiracy theories" ;)

[@littlegiantproductionsandr3091]

@@MrsRealistic Or even more cluelessly, just another pop song.

[@MrsRealistic]

@@littlegiantproductionsandr3091 Exactly!!

[@philunderwood8553]

Human nature is and always has been the danger, it never really changes much no matter the technology, hence the line at the end of the song, "Maybe it's only yesterday..."

[@georgeroszko8569]

It's called "lesser magic". "They" are bound by rule that they have to tell you the truth to protect themselves from the "magic" backfiring on them.

[@ecoffey71]

I'm embarrassed.Almost 52 years and never heard this till a couple years ago.As a teen I listened to everything dmfrom Buddy Holly to Chuck Berry to the Greatful Dead Doors to Glam Rock and some how never heard this...this song is scarey seeing the political climate

[@MrsRealistic]

They were ahead of their time I guess!

[@craigmarkowski7156]

Getting canceled wasn't a thing back then ! That didn't come about until our society got weak ! And you would have had to lived in those times to understand where I'm coming from ! And it would only be fair of me to try to walk in the shoes of people that only know a life post technology !

[@MrsRealistic]

It was just a little "tongue in cheek" title. 😉😊 You're right. People used to be able to say what they wanted without worrying about hurting people's feelings. My friends and I all joked around with one another... no one got butt hurt. I pray we can get back to something like that one day!

[@craigmarkowski7156]

@MrsRealistic , Oh how I wish ! But unfortunately we are past the point of no return on that one ! We should have nipped that in the bud when it first started ! ✌️

[@MrsRealistic]

No kidding! PC culture went WAY too far. I still hold out hope that some of the great comedians out there keep us able to say things others find "offensive"

[@craigmarkowski7156]

@@MrsRealistic, Keep us able to say things ? Or them able to say things ? I know Bill Maher says what he wants , Nikki Glacier says what she wants ! Hell almost every comedian still says what they want with no issues because there's an audience for it ! You and I probably a different story ?

[@quantockbeech]

Fascinating, isn't it? You might find 'Stephen Fry describing our future with artificial intelligence and robots' an interesting watch too.

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you!

[@MichaelWilshusen-w4d]

I was born 10,28,64 i figured id be died by now either by car or shot ,stabbed,drugs,alcohol, im 59 in 2 mths. I'll be 60. Demolition man also Wesley Snipes in it watch Metropolis its great also

[@MrsRealistic]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@petes5041]

1984! Beautifully said!

[@scot_irsh]

The first test tub child was born 1978. So the answer is no to your question.

[@MrsRealistic]

It's crazy that they even had that in the song!

[@scot_irsh]

@MrsRealistic and in the late 70's early 80s is when the auto industry was replacing people with robots.

[@scot_irsh]

@@MrsRealistic oh, the movie is on prime. If you want to watch it.

[@jrobinson7206]

If you haven't seen the movie "Contagion". It'll scare the crap out of you. I'm starting to believe we're being warned but too entertained to notice

[@MrsRealistic]

I have seen that! They love to keep us scared... whether it's the main stream media, movies, the medical community, etc. But they like to dangle things in front of us, to keto us distracted from what's REALLY going on. It's been happening for eons. There's so many people who take the bait and concentrate on things that really don't matter.