How true this song is!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:26pm

In today's society... we have lots of problems and it seems to me that the song "Class" from Chicago shows how bad it is now and how bad it was back then.

Just look at these lyrics---

MATRON(Spoken)
The whole world's gone low-brow. Thing's ain't what
they used to be.

VELMA(Spoken)
They sure ain't, Mama. They sure ain't it's all gone.

(Singing)
Whatever happened to fair dealing?
And pure ethics
And nice manners?
Why is it everyone now os a pain in the ass?
Whatever happened to class?

MATRON
Class.
Whatever happened to, "Please, may I?"
And, "Yes, thank you?"
And, "How charming?"
Now, every son of a bitch is a snake in the grass
Whatever happened to class?

VELMA AND MATRON
Class!
Ah, there ain't no gentlemen
To open up the doors
There ain't no ladies now,
There's only pigs and whores
And even kids'll knock ya down
So's they can pass
Nobody's got no class!

VELMA
Whatever happened to old values?

MATRON
And fine morals?

VELMA
And good breeding?

MATRON
Now, no one even says "oops" when they're
Passing their gas
Whatevcer happened to class?

VELMA
Class

VELMA AND MATRON
Ah, there ain't no gentlemen
That's fit for any use
And any girl'd touch your privates
For a deuce

MATRON
And even kids'll kick your shins and give you sass

VELMA
And even kids'll kick your shins and give you sass

VELMA AND MATRON
Nobody's got no class!

VELMA
All you read about today is rape and theft

MATRON
Jesus Christ, ain't there no decency left?

VELMA AND MATRON
Nobody's got no class!

MATRON
Every guy is a snot!

VELMA
Every girl is a twat!

MATRON
Holy ****

VELMA
Holy ****

MATRON
What a shame

VELMA
What a shame

VELMA AND MATRON
What became of class?

Really what became of class?

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:29pm

Clumsydude, you said it. Along with Chita and Mary McCarty.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:35pm

We've all thought that for YEARS

[idinarocksmysocks!510]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:38pm

ditto!

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:40pm

ABSOLUTELY. This amazing song is very relevant to todays society.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:01pm

I hope you realize the humor in that song comes from the fact that the characters singing it are two of the most classless dames ever to appear in a musical. They ain’t got no class either, but are so quick to point the finger. A couple of pots singing about the kettle.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:03pm

I understand that... never seen the actual show but the movie version gave me that idea.

[BertCCRI2]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:04pm

It's remarkable, and a tribute to Kander and Ebb, how well "Class" always plays in a performance, even when most of the audience already knows the song.

[Flight0017]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:06pm

If that song was sung 50 years ago, it would still have been true. 100 years ago, too. And 200!

[ljay889]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:12pm

Another thing about this song that gets me is..

We have these two classless rauncy women singing these raunchy lyrics over this beautiful ballad. Thats anoter big part of the humor for me.

[Avigdor]

Posted: 6/20/05 at 2:28pm

very well put