I first listened to Michael and Spearhead in Atlanta, 1994 The radio station ran by Georgia Tech 88.5 WREK was jamming "hole in my bucket" I was 24. As the years passed by I enjoyed his and thier catalog particularly "Oh my God" I knew then we were raised by the same tribe different members, and I wanted to see them live. My chance has arrived. September 2, 2022 full circle as I will be attending his show in Palm Beach County Florida. I'm blessed. Hopeful that he will perform "oh my God " Thanks for the therapy!
Hole in the Bucket is a great song. Gas Gauge kills me every time I hear it. I know he went very positive and family friendly in more recent years but I still love his music.
Serendipity. My now ex-husband and I were driving from Madison, WI to Las Vegas for his childhood spoiled ass friend wedding. (After that California for parents, brother, grandparents, uggg). I believe it was Wyoming, with tumble weeds and all the friggin boringness. We stopped at a gas station and I found something interesting, a Spearhead CD. Never seen nor heard of them but I liked the cover. Played it in the vehicle. Hooked. Home, bought everything I could find. One of the highlights of my life was getting a beautiful huge from this giant man in Madison, Wi in 2001. A tiny bar, but this mostly was the band. Except there was an awesome guy, Radio. It was amazing. I went alone.
Lyrics: Oh-my, oh-my God! Out here mama they got us livin' suicide Singin' oh-my, oh-my God! Out here mama they got us livin' genocide Slam bam I come unseen But like gasoline you can tell I'm in the tank Like money in the bank I smell appealing, but I'm toxic, can send ya reeling Without an inklin', keep ya thinkin' 'cause you gave cash to the feds, left your school district for dead Fucked you up in the head, but still they sayin' nothin's wrong Sellin' firewater but outlawing the bong Still believing the system is workin' While half of my people are still outta workin' Anonymous notes left in the pockets and coats Of judges and juries from 'Frisco to Jersey Threats and protests politicians mob debts Trumped up charges and phoney arrests Stage a lethal injection, the night before the election 'cause he got donations from the prison guard's union Oh-my, oh-my God! Out here mama they got us livin' suicide Singin' oh-my, oh-my God! Out here mama they got us livin' genocide Listen in to my stethoscope on a rope International lullabies, human cries Thumps and silence, the language of violence Algorithmic, cataclysmic, seismic, biorhythmic You can make a life longer, but you can't save it You can make a clone an then you try to enslave it? Stealin' DNA samples from the onborn And then you comin' after us 'cause we sampled a James Brown horn? Scientists who's God is progress A four-headed sheep is their latest project The CIA runnin' like that Jones from Indiana But they still won't talk about that (Jim) Jones (People's Temple mass suicide) in Guyana This ain't no cartoon No one slips on bananas Do you really think that that car killed Diana Hell I shot Ronald Reagan, I shot JFK, I slept with Marilyn (Monroe) she sung me happy birthday Singin' Oh-my, oh-my God! Out here mama they got us livin' suicide Singin' oh-my, oh-my God! Out here mama they got us livin' genocide Well politicians got lipstick on the collar The whole media started to holler But I don't give a fuck who they screwin' in private I want to know who they screwin' in public Robbin', cheatin', stealin' White collar criminal McDonald eatin', you deserve a beatin' Send you home a weepin', with a fat bill for your Caribbean weekend For just about anything they can bust us False advertising sayin' "halls of Justice'' You tellin' the youth don't be so violent Then you drop bombs on every single continent Mandatory minimum sentencin' 'cause he got caught with a pocket fulla medicine Do that again another ten up in the pen I feel so mad I want to bomb an institution Singin' Oh-my, oh-my God! Out here mama they got us livin' suicide Singin' oh-my, oh-my God! Out here mama they got us livin' genocide
One of the best 2meters. Listen to the lyrics... Stealin' DNA samples from the onborn And then you comin' after us 'cause we sampled a James Brown horn?
I never get tired of Michael Franti! He is The Real deal!! Red Rocks May 30th 2025
This should have millions of views. One of the best versions of the best songs ever. Lyrics hit hard every time.
True That! ✊
This is the only version I had heard from an uncle's burned cd, way back when. Found my way here after digging through the versions on Spotify
This man is legend
EVEN AFTER 30 YEARS I STILL GET GOOSEBUMBS A KILLER TUNE
not 30 years but yeah cool song :)
@@fusionfire-za I know, I am not that damn old. Not Google but memory says 2001?
Gorgeous. I first learned of this song from The Wire soundtrack. What a GREAT tune.
Absolutely love that show, and this tune is great
good call. just re-watching season 1 and stumbled across it again.
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And a great band to perform it.
I could listen to that piano all day
Totally agree.
Do you know his name?
Underrated Rapper!!! i love this.
This is a fantastic version of this song.
Definitely! I like it better than the album version, as there's more passion there.
I first listened to Michael and Spearhead in Atlanta, 1994
The radio station ran by Georgia Tech 88.5 WREK was jamming "hole in my bucket" I was 24.
As the years passed by I enjoyed his and thier catalog particularly "Oh my God" I knew then we were raised by the same tribe different members, and I wanted to see them live.
My chance has arrived.
September 2, 2022 full circle as I will be attending his show in Palm Beach County Florida.
I'm blessed.
Hopeful that he will perform "oh my God "
Thanks for the therapy!
Hole in the Bucket is a great song. Gas Gauge kills me every time I hear it. I know he went very positive and family friendly in more recent years but I still love his music.
@Renee Wentz thanks for sharing, I too enjoy the new stuff.
@Renee Wentz by the way, cute profile photo
Serendipity. My now ex-husband and I were driving from Madison, WI to Las Vegas for his childhood spoiled ass friend wedding. (After that California for parents, brother, grandparents, uggg). I believe it was Wyoming, with tumble weeds and all the friggin boringness. We stopped at a gas station and I found something interesting, a Spearhead CD. Never seen nor heard of them but I liked the cover. Played it in the vehicle. Hooked. Home, bought everything I could find. One of the highlights of my life was getting a beautiful huge from this giant man in Madison, Wi in 2001. A tiny bar, but this mostly was the band. Except there was an awesome guy, Radio. It was amazing. I went alone.
Fabulous Franti
I think Oh My God is my favorite song great message
With your barefoot, tall self. And you hugged me like a big brother would hug his sister. That was beautiful. The show was amazing.
Love this rendition of the song!!!
Back when Franti was Franti! Now he's just franti.
Fantastic
WOW!!! Blessings in the house no doubt!!!
I love you man! 🙏
And all the artists you work with, of course!
Love it!
And you came to Madison, WI
I love this, this is the good shit
coming to a city near you!
I went into a roadside convenience store and there was the CD
I just picked it up with a couple of glasses of water
Underviewed.
Fuckity beautiful.
dope
Hello Brad Leone!
Great song and a wonderful performance. What's the name of the guy on the keyboards?
wow. thanks for posting this. do you have the 'Sometimes' clip too?
Lyrics:
Oh-my, oh-my God!
Out here mama they got us livin' suicide
Singin' oh-my, oh-my God!
Out here mama they got us livin' genocide
Slam bam I come unseen
But like gasoline you can tell I'm in the tank
Like money in the bank
I smell appealing, but I'm toxic, can send ya reeling
Without an inklin', keep ya thinkin'
'cause you gave cash to the feds, left your school district for dead
Fucked you up in the head, but still they sayin' nothin's wrong
Sellin' firewater but outlawing the bong
Still believing the system is workin'
While half of my people are still outta workin'
Anonymous notes left in the pockets and coats
Of judges and juries from 'Frisco to Jersey
Threats and protests politicians mob debts
Trumped up charges and phoney arrests
Stage a lethal injection, the night before the election
'cause he got donations from the prison guard's union
Oh-my, oh-my God!
Out here mama they got us livin' suicide
Singin' oh-my, oh-my God!
Out here mama they got us livin' genocide
Listen in to my stethoscope on a rope
International lullabies, human cries
Thumps and silence, the language of violence
Algorithmic, cataclysmic, seismic, biorhythmic
You can make a life longer, but you can't save it
You can make a clone an then you try to enslave it?
Stealin' DNA samples from the onborn
And then you comin' after us
'cause we sampled a James Brown horn?
Scientists who's God is progress
A four-headed sheep is their latest project
The CIA runnin' like that Jones from Indiana
But they still won't talk about that (Jim) Jones
(People's Temple mass suicide) in Guyana
This ain't no cartoon
No one slips on bananas
Do you really think that that car killed Diana
Hell I shot Ronald Reagan, I shot JFK,
I slept with Marilyn (Monroe) she sung me happy birthday
Singin'
Oh-my, oh-my God!
Out here mama they got us livin' suicide
Singin' oh-my, oh-my God!
Out here mama they got us livin' genocide
Well politicians got lipstick on the collar
The whole media started to holler
But I don't give a fuck who they screwin' in private
I want to know who they screwin' in public
Robbin', cheatin', stealin'
White collar criminal
McDonald eatin', you deserve a beatin'
Send you home a weepin', with a fat bill for your
Caribbean weekend
For just about anything they can bust us
False advertising sayin' "halls of Justice''
You tellin' the youth don't be so violent
Then you drop bombs on every single continent
Mandatory minimum sentencin'
'cause he got caught with a pocket fulla medicine
Do that again another ten up in the pen
I feel so mad I want to bomb an institution
Singin'
Oh-my, oh-my God!
Out here mama they got us livin' suicide
Singin' oh-my, oh-my God!
Out here mama they got us livin' genocide
#FRANTI! ''#OHMYGOD! #REALTUNE Salute from #H0lland! #01. ´´one episode of the Wire, what you know about dope´´
One of the best 2meters. Listen to the lyrics...
Stealin' DNA samples from the onborn
And then you comin' after us
'cause we sampled a James Brown horn?
What're was this recorded? It looks exactly like that Madison bar