Today’s Life-Line is —

a song called “Basic Human Needs” by one of my favorite human beings: Hugh Romney, more commonly known as Wavy Gravy. This is a great version recently released by one of the first all-female rock bands, The Ace of Cups on their new album. Enjoy!

Basic Human Needs by Wavy Gravy

Down down alam damai
Deep down come a way way down

And wouldn’t it be neat if the people that you meet
had shoes upon their feet and something to eat
and wouldn’t it be fine, now if all of human kind had shelter

Down down alam damai
Deep down come a way down
Down down alam damai
Deep down come a way way down

And wouldn’t it be grand if we all lend a hand
so each one could stand on a free piece of land
and wouldn’t it be thrilling if folks stopped their killing and started in tilling the land

Basic Human Needs, basic human deeds, doing what comes naturally
Down in the garden, when no one is a apart
Deep down in the garden, the garden of your heart

Down down alam damai
Deep down come a way way down

And wouldn’t it be daring if folks started sharing,
instead of comparing, what each other was wearing
And wouldn’t it be swell if people didn’t sell their mother earth

Basic Human needs, basic human deeds, doing what comes naturally
Down in the garden, when no one is apart
Deep down in the garden, the garden of your heart

Down down alam damai
Deep down come a way down
Down down all the way down
Deep down come a way way down

Not just churches, not just steeples, give me peoples helping peoples
Not just churches, not just steeples, give me peoples helping peoples
Give me peoples helping peoples

Down down alam damai
Deep down come a way down
Down down come a way down
Deep down come a way way down

Basic Human needs, basic human deeds, doing what comes naturally
Down in the garden, when no one is apart
Deep down in the garden, the garden of your heart

Basic human needs, basic human deeds
Down down come a way down
Deep down come a way way down

Not just churches, not just steeples, give me peoples helping peoples
Not just churches, not just steeples, give me peoples helping peoples
Give me peoples helping peoples

by Wavy Grave and The Ace of Cups

In 2009, Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie, a feature-length documentary film by Michelle Esrick was released and went on to win numerous awards. I highly recommend it. It is available on DVD at Amazon, Netflix, iTunes, and other digital platforms. “Like its subject, Saint Misbehavin’ is an unabashed love letter to our world that defies the cynicism of our age.” ~ NY Times