Well yaass, things were much simpler in ye olden times so it’s easy to romanticize them, but holy cow just consider the toilet situation and you might flush those thoughts right out of your head!
Beauty vs Convenience? Coincidence vs Fate? Chaos vs Control? Half Man, Half Biscuit? Throw ’em all on the same pie, baby!
The film footage is taken from “Hair Dress Through the Ages” (c1950) by Paul F. Moss and Thelma Schnee.
LYRICS
Well I was younger than you
When I first heard about
All the things they were doing in Rome
They were walking around
With their tunics on
And nobody had a cell phone
And if they wanted to speak
To somebody they knew
Well, they just had to do it in person
And if they weren’t very close
To that person physically
Then they had to sit down and write a letter
And it was oh so beautiful
Oh so beautiful
Oh so beautiful
But it wasn’t very convenient
I was trying to stream
One of my favorite songs
By a band that I like really much
The WiFi was weak
And my patience was thin
And my temper was red to the touch
But in Egypt of yore
There was no way to score any music
Without being present
Yes you had to be there
If you wanted to hear
‘Cause it was tuned and then played and then gone
And it was oh so beautiful
Oh so beautiful
Oh so beautiful
But it wasn’t very convenient
Well, the hunger was there
But my cupboard was bare
So I ordered some food to be brought
I’m the luckiest type
‘Cause I just have to swipe
And I’ll have anything that I want
But in Ancient Greece
If you wanted to feast
On some poultry
You had to go kill it
If the grains got too dry
Or the birds wouldn’t fry
You could always rely on the millet
And it was oh so beautiful
Oh so beautiful
Oh so beautiful
But it wasn’t very convenient