Led by the husband-and-wife team of Glenn and Wendi Kaiser, the band has been the preeminent example of how to evangelize using Christian rock, but the quality musicianship of Resurrection Band has also been a driving force in the development of the Christian music industry at large. Glenn Kaiser also has an established solo career as a blues musican and is also a well-known speaker on various spiritual issues to youth and adults.
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Elevator Muzik
Resurrection Band Lyrics
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Who needs rock and roll?
Who needs songs about saving your soul?
Plastic music, plastic food,
Cellophane tunes for that synthetic mood
You got your inspiration from a vending machine,
It's an audio starvation diet,
Who cares if you like it? - Buy it.
It's everywhere I go, (go, go, go, go)
It programs my soul,
It tells me what I need,
Oh, it takes a mean lead, lead.
Elevator music, (a capital idea)
Elevator music, (programmed just for you)
Elevating sales at the speed of sound,
Soon you'll be shopping in Sen-Surround.
Controlling your wallet, coaxing your soul,
The corporate big brother - it's an overload,
Get off that conveyor, that treadmill of persuasion,
Jesus brings the light into every situation.
It's everywhere I go, (go, go, go, go)
It programs my soul,
It tells me what I need,
Oh, it takes a mean lead, lead.
Elevator music, (it's a capital idea)
Elevator music, (programmed just for you)
Buy, buy, sell, sell, ee-ee-ow.
Elevator music - it's a failure in heaven,
Elevator music - it's a subtle kind of leaven,
What this world needs is music that feeds,
Not elevator music,
Not elevator music,
Dump all that elevator music,
Get rid of elevator music.
The lyrics of Resurrection Band's song "Elevator Muzik" criticize the consumerist culture and the overbearing influence of corporations on people's lives. The singer questions the need for rock and roll, and songs about saving one's soul, in a world where plastic music and plastic food dominate. The cellophane tunes and audio starvation diet come from vending machines, and people are buying without really caring if they like it or not. The elevator music, which is programmed just for you, is everywhere, and it programs the soul, telling people what they need. It takes a mean lead, controlling their wallet and coaxing the soul.
The elevator music is not just background noise, it elevates sales speedily and surrounds the listener. It's a way for corporations to control people's wallets, coaxing their souls, and big corporate brothers overload people's lives. The song calls for people to get off that conveyor, that treadmill of persuasion, and find Jesus to bring light into every situation. The elevator music, with its "buy, buy, sell, sell" repetitive nature, is a failure in heaven, and a subtle kind of leaven in the world. It urges people to dump elevator music, and find music that feeds.
Line by Line Meaning
Who needs rock and roll?
Why should we listen to rock and roll?
Who needs songs about saving your soul?
Why should we listen to music about religious salvation?
Plastic music, plastic food,
Music and food have become artificial and uninspiring
Cellophane tunes for that synthetic mood
The fake music creates a fake atmosphere
You got your inspiration from a vending machine,
The music is unoriginal, like picking an item from a vending machine
It's an audio starvation diet,
The music is unsatisfying and doesn't nourish the soul
Mannequins on a shopping spree,
People are blindly shopping without thought or purpose
Who cares if you like it? - Buy it.
Consumerism influences people to buy things they don't like or need
It programs my soul,
The elevator music influences the listener's thoughts and behaviors
It tells me what I need,
The music manipulates the listener's desires and wants
Oh, it takes a mean lead, lead.
The music takes control over the listener's life
Elevator music, (a capital idea)
Sarcastically acknowledging that the idea of elevator music is great
Elevator music, (programmed just for you)
The music is artificially designed for the listener's consumption
Elevating sales at the speed of sound,
The music is used to increase sales rapidly
Soon you'll be shopping in Sen-Surround.
The music will transport you to a shopping paradise
Controlling your wallet, coaxing your soul,
The music is a tool for corporate manipulation
The corporate big brother - it's an overload,
The corporations are omnipresent and overwhelming
Get off that conveyor, that treadmill of persuasion,
Reject consumerism and corporate manipulation
Jesus brings the light into every situation.
Jesus provides a solution and alternative to the darkness of consumerism
Elevator music - it's a failure in heaven,
The music is not worthy of heaven
Elevator music - it's a subtle kind of leaven,
The music is slowly corrupting our society
What this world needs is music that feeds,
The world needs music that nourishes the soul
Not elevator music,
We need music that is genuine and authentic
Dump all that elevator music,
Reject artificial and manipulative music
Get rid of elevator music.
Eliminate music that does not inspire or uplift the soul
Contributed by Aaliyah M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
John McGowan
on Hotfootin'
A couple of lyrics changes:
"Banana-boat Buick blaring in stereo can't drown out what he is saying."
"Brothers and sisters he tells them..."
Bruce M. Axtens
on Benny & Sue
"ignored the one inside" or "ignored the warning sign"?