Harmony
The Happy Mondays Lyrics
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Harmony
I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony
Cut it up in little tiny bits
and give it all away for free
Harmony
What we need is a big big cooking pot
Big enough to cook every wonderful
Beautiful, trust worthy, lovely idea we've got
The Happy Mondays's song "Harmony" is a call to the world for unity, peace, and love. The opening lines, "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony" can be seen as a reference to the song with the same name which was a Coca-Cola advertisement jingle in the 70s, which advocated for world peace and togetherness. The line "Cut it up in little tiny bits and give it all away for free" suggests that the singer wants to break down the idea of harmony and spread it all around the world to everyone, without any price attached. This represents the idea of harmony as something that should be accessible to everyone and not just the privileged.
The second part of the song talks about the need for a "big big cooking pot" that is "big enough to cook every wonderful, beautiful, trustworthy, lovely idea we've got." In other words, the singer believes that we need to come together and combine all our positive ideas to create something even more beautiful. The song is a message for people to set aside all their differences and work together to create a better world.
Line by Line Meaning
Harmony
The concept of harmony is being stressed upon as a solution to all problems.
Harmony
The continuation of the phrase on harmony used to emphasize its importance.
I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony
The singer desires to bring people of the world together through the medium of music, with a emphasis on perfect collective coordination in it.
Cut it up in little tiny bits
The idea of global harmony is suggested, which requires the breaking down of various cultures into smaller sections.
and give it all away for free
The singer suggests that the idea of world harmony should be given away for free, without any expectation of gratification.
What we need is a big big cooking pot
The singer employs a metaphor, to suggest that we require a large enough container to hold all the different ideas we have.
Big enough to cook every wonderful
The cooking pot is used as an example to suggest that we must have a space that allows us to bring all the wonderfully different ideas and cultures together.
Beautiful, trust worthy, lovely idea we've got
The different types of ideas and cultures should be welcomed, regardless of how different they are, and given equal weightage.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SHAUN RYDER, PAUL RICHARD DAVIS, MARK PHILIP DAY, PAUL ANTHONY RYDER, GARY KENNETH WHELAN
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Chuck
“What we need is a big-big cooking pot...big enough to cook every Wonderful, Beautiful, TRUSTWORTHY...Lovely idea we’ve got”. Seriously great lyrics. Powerful.
marcel van der velden
still love this piece of music after 28 years ... back in the days man ..
Jamie Bobbles
Yeah me too ✋
ROMAIN NOVARINA
Pure Masterpiece
Soul Bunny
Yeah man......those were the days 🎶🎶🎶😎
RockersAndHoppers
According to the lyric book it's a play on words... 'Harmony, I'm on E'
Graham David Farrer
Of course definitely, I agree ,and am sure shaun would too
Ρίγκος Κωλαρίγκος
Best Manchester band!!
Jamie Cashman
ad love to teach the world to sing the perfect harmony cut it up in little baby bits an give it all away for free
Jamie Cashman
appy fookin mondez ,, nov 27th 1990 secc glesga , first concert a ever went to ,, aged 13 ,, fuckin superb