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A Perfect Country

from Kashi by Church of Betty

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A pop song featuring 4-track inserts by Jan Kotik.

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In a perfect country, every gas station has a tempting selection of highway snacks & a couple neat pyramids of fruit juice cans & a smiling man in a spotless uniform. In a perfect country, everyone is proud & the whiners get with the program or get out. In a land of automation, every mole in constant danger: edit out the lines on our models' faces. In a land of special effects, there lives a perfect woman. Her cycle & moods have been erased. The ideal life's a lie, everybody smell bad sometimes. The ideal life's a lie, everybody fall on their face. Sometimes the truth is ugly, but so is the stomach of a nude emperor. In a perfect country, everyone believes in the simple righteousness of god's decrees. Athletes & movie stars inspire the youth to eat their vegetables & dress to kill. When a perfect country kills its enemies, the people kiss & buy new color TVs. The kings of marble & music, chrome offices of commerce, nouveau riche, shining, spic & span. No time for simple pleasure. A perfect country growing into one perfect company. Sometimes the truth is ugly, but so is plastic surgery before it heals.

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from Kashi, released March 1, 1992
Chris Rael, Jan Kotik

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Church of Betty Brooklyn, New York

New York City's long running progressive world chamber rock ensemble performs innovative pop with rock band, sitar, bassoon, string orchestra and a chorus of soaring voices. "Brilliant" - Billboard "Irresistible" - New York Times

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