Simon & Garfunkel – The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine Lyrics

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Do people have a tendency to dump on you?
Does your group have more cavities than theirs?
Do all the hippies seem to get the jump on you?
Do you sleep alone when other sleep in pairs?
Well there's no need to complain
We'll eliminate your pain
We can neutralize your brain
You'll feel just fine
Now
Buy a big bright green pleasure machine!

Do figures of authority just shoot you down?
Is life within the business world a drag?
Did your boss just mention that you'd better shop around
To find yourself a more productive bag?
Are you worried and distressed?
Can't seem to get no rest?
Put our product to the test
You'll feel just fine
Now
Buy a big bright green pleasure machine!

You better hurry up and order one
Our limited supply is very nearly gone

Do you nervously await the blows of cruel fate?
Do your checks bounce higher than a rubber ball?
Are you worried cause your girlfriend's just a little late?
Are you looking for a way to chuck it all?
We can end your daily strife
At a reasonable price
You've seen it advertised in Life
You'll feel just fine
Now
Buy a big bright green pleasure machine
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About The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine

“The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine” was written by Simon while he was in London apparently watching his clothes in a washing machine. It takes a cynical view of the advertising on Madison Avenue in New York City. The song also includes references to the hippie movement during the Vietnam War as well as a series of unanswered personal questions. The lyrics are “blisteringly satirical” and aimed at various popular culture targets. In the original album notes, Ralph J. Gleason said this song and “The Dangling Conversation” were criticisms of television and radio commercials. The notes for The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970), a 2001 release of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme and four other albums, called the track “Simon’s caricature of consumer culture”. The song’s verses arpeggiate in full 1—3—5—8—3 on the I chord.

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