Supertramp is probably the most underappreciated band of it's era. So many great songs, sophisticated stuff, but everyone seems to miss them among the Best Of.

Breakfast in America is an all time classic album. Great composition & songwriting,

That toy whistle at the climax of the song is one of the best moments in all of rock music. It breaks the tension built up in the preceding rising chords in an unexpected and humorous manner. IMHO, the best album of 1979. A real slap to the punkers.

A huge hit even here in Brazil. I bought the album in 1979. I still listen that record.

Education: the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty. - Mark Twain

I love the nod to Monty Python and the Holy Grail with the "One, two three... five!" count

In terms of songwriting sophistication and production for the era, this is almost on par with Steely Dan, which is a high compliment.

Supertramp are one of the greatest group of the era. In 1979 i saw them live in Paris .one of the best live concerts I've ever seen. 😂😂😂😂😊

I saw this band in concert in Winnipeg back in 1979. My God it was the best concert I have ever seen. Not flashy, just musically amazing. They did this thing with the song Rudy that never forgot.

Supertramp were huge in Canada. This song is one of many to hit #1 on the Canadian charts. The album "Breakfast in America" itself hit Diamond status (1.5 million) in a country with a population of around 24 million. Than means 1 in 16 people had an album, not including seniors 65+ or children under 14 makes it around 1 in 13, pretty incredible statistics. That would be like a modern artist selling 43+ million copies of an album in the USA.

Love Rogers vocals in this and the lyric is so inventive! And I adore sax .. Ah, soundtrack of my youth.

My favorite song of all time! Roger Hodgson is GOD! This song haunted me throughout my childhood. I was 6 years old when this song came out. I relate to it so much now as to when I was young back then. Brilliant song!

the sound of the mattell hand held football game always takes me back to my 12th grade history class in'79. a couple of guys were playing with it in the back of the class and that sound caught the teacher's ear. of course he took the game away. at the time that was state of the art in gaming. how far we've come!

Such a wonderful band. Thanks, Doug.

Love seeing Roger Hodgson honored with a Daily Doug. He's a brilliant artist and, by all accounts, a gentle, spiritual soul. His music has been something of a liferaft for me during some very difficult times in my life. I've literally had days when I thought I should just end things, but his music has stirred me to push through.

Their 'watershed' album!!!!!!! Not a bum song on this album!!!!! I played the HELL out of this back in 1979!!!!!!!! One of their ABSOLUTE best!!!!!!!!!

An alumnus of two boarding schools myself (London UK aged 8-13 & Cape Town aged 13-17), the lyrics of this song struck home for me when I first heard it while working in Hong Kong. My youngest and his band played this at his boarding school last year. It proved so popular that it has been adopted as the senior school's theme song for this year's Year Book video. ❤

Hands down, one of the best bands of the 70's--really, one of the great rock bands, period. Interesting lyrics set to smart, sophisticated, cleverly arranged music that perfectly blends prog and pop sensibilities. Their bassist, Dougie Thomson, is an unsung hero in my eyes, seamlessly blending drive and melody and color, while understanding the huge importance of space (a trait the whole band shares).

I never listened to the lyrics & finding out what they are & mean it gives the song an entirely new meaning. And I completely agree. I’m a preschool teacher I’m a naturally childlike person. I love working with open minded wonder filled children. It soothes my soul. Gives me hope. But eventually they hit the wall of conformity & it breaks my heart. I too became a cynic but more of a rebel. Raging against the machine, the mold my family & society thought I should be. I have Peter Pan syndrome. LOL Also as a teacher curriculum is a beast.

Brilliant tune. I listened to it for more than forty years. It has always caught my attention as it contrasts to a careful and pleasant melody, the "wild" sax that appears in the last part of the song, but that really highlights everything. Great song. Great choice.

My favorites out of all their great music is #1 The Logical Song, #2 The Long Way Home, & #3 Goodbye Stranger. What I always took from this song was that it was about the loss of childhood innocence. When you are little, the world is new & magical. Everything is full of joy & wonder. But then you start to grow up, go to school where you learn from adults (& other kids) how to look at your world through different eyes. As you continue to mature, you become part of society & are expected to act, think, & say things a certain way. But deep down you are still an independent person with dreams, creative imagination, & opinions that might go "against the grain" of what you were taught and how others think. It's a song of trying to understand yourself & wanting to break free of conformity instead of being "just another brick in the wall" (as Pink Floyd said). The voices are amazing, but that saxophone is on FIRE! Music from the 70's & 80's & a little bit from the 90's is the only thing I listen to. Don't care for today's music; regardless of genre.

Yeah, we joke about how pop songs are all I-IV-V7 rinse and repeat, but often their chord progressions are pretty sophisticated and out there. Amazing piece of music.

Love Supertramp! Amazing albums. Brilliant musicians and great songs Paris album is fantastic!

Timeless classic, it’s that great!

The production on this tune is just phenomenal. And the lyrics, so relatable!!!

I was only 9 when Breakfast in America was released. I listened to all the songs repeatedly over and over and still love it to this day. The lyrics in The Logical Song are excellent and helped increase my vocabulary at the time.

Supertramp were a phenomenal band. It's a cliché but they didn't get the credit they deserved. I still love listening to their wonderful music today.

One of my very favourite songs. The lyrics make are so relatable now I am in my 50's.

Some extremely good production on that album. Amazing band!

Breakfast in America was the soundtrack to my freshman year of college. University of Illinois, Sherwood Lodge, opium den #1, (Bob’s room); thank you Bob for introducing me to Supertramp, and I forgive you for all those hours of your guitar playing.

Great song!

The album is the first LP I bought. When CD appeared, it's the first CD I bought.

Epic song, remarkable & life-changing.

You have wonderful Style how you explain music how you listen to music 👏 👏 👏

'Breakfast in America' would be one of my 10 desert island CD's. Supertramp is an amazing band with a superlative body of work.

Thank you Doug . With all of your knowledge that you are gracious enough to share , your humility and warmth is what resonates with listeners .

Love this band. A+.

One of my all time favourite songs given a new understanding thanks to this reaction. Superb.

It all began with “Dreamer” for me, and I still rate that song as one of my all-time favourites

I am since 40 Years a big fan of Supertramp. I have all their albums on CD and Vinyl. I never under-appreciated them. There is no other band with the same sound. Thanks for the video

I saw them touring behind this album and incredible concert,they were so good live.

Fantastic band and a great song. Thank you.

I was 11 years old when this album was released and I remember listening to the cassette over and over. It had a huge impact on me. I may not have understood the themes, but I loved the sound.

You have an amazing technical grasp of music (to us laypeople) and a great delivery. I so appreciate your analysis. Also, as a fellow old (?) guy, I dig that you patiently dissect these tunes that we all just took for granted for so long.

I have no doubt that you are a very talented composer and I would love to hear some of your music!!!

This is definitely on my list of songs I never get tired of hearing.

Gone Hollywood is such a great song. Almost heavy in Supertramp terms. The guitar riff is outstanding,

Hey Doug, I love this album and Supertramp was a great band with songwriting that was a lot more sophisticated than many people probably realize.

A little fact. The sound the comes in after digital, is from a hand held football game from Radio Shack. It was the sound the game made when you were tackled.

When this album dropped I was so excited because from what I had heard I needed to hear more and boy was I right it's a fantastic voyage!!! Great album Doug!!! Thanks for covering this song❤

This is my go to song when I feel low. Reminds me of my parents, especially my dad. Listening to it a lot at the moment as not in a good place 😢😢

Wonderful analysis from the channel👍 'Child of vision' is also a pure gem (among others) from this masterpiece album.

I ran up on your channel by listening to one of my favorite groups. I just celebrated my 66th birthday. This story I'm about to tell you about Supertramp is absolutely the truth. I lived in the Willamette valley in 1978 and 79. My friend and I got tickets to Supertramp playing at the Paramount theater in Portland. I think since then they've torn that place down. I don't think the Paramount theater in Portland exist anymore I'm not sure. But I got the tickets and we went. It's full seating unlike other concert venues. It was amazing! When they started to play most everything was dark. All of a sudden the stage lit up with lights. Rodger and all of Supertramp had pure white tuxedos on. The grand piano was totally white. It was the most amazing sight. I've been to a lot of concerts in Portland in the 80s at memorial coliseum. Never one so amazing as this.

Somebody dubbed the studio version over that stellar live performance. The ear knows.

What a unique voice!

This song was a great hit here in Brazil at80's too...

saw them live just as they were entering the charts with their first chart single in the uk and to this day still one of the best live bands ive ever seen (and ive seen all the big 70,s and 80.s big bands)

Thanks, Doug for a very informative reaction video well done. I was 13 and Breakfast In America was my first album I ever bought. It's still one of my favourite albums and this is my favorite song. At that age I definitely resonated with the lyric, my questions about life definitely ran deep.

Love watching you always great content

this song was 8th grade for me -how profound this song was to me -thanks much Doug! Luv this channel :-}

Love that you connected this to The Wall! I never thought about that.

Do It’s Raining Again. The sax outro, perfect.

Supertramp were a thinking man's prog pop band.... always great thoughtful songwriting and arrangements. 👍💫 Another UK band....Glad you dug it Doug....

I saw them during that tour (November 79) in Lyon whilst I was doing my National Service, astounding band live, unforgettable.

My dad gave the band a ride to the laundromat one time. He worked at Peaches record store chain in Memphis is the 70s and bands would stop in on their tour and do record signings. They were on their tour bus and needed to wash their clothes.

Supertramp is the Best

Nice one Doug. In 1979 I was 14 and ‘sent away’ to boarding school. These albums are in my DNA, along with ELO, etc. They made me think, and now at 58, with two daughters (19&22), who both experienced my (our) school, I believe we have a more ‘holistic’ view on people/life/society than friends who went through other educations like a sausage factory. I really enjoy your musical autopsies. Thank you.

I‘m 16. Love it. I really wish I grew up in the 70‘s….

Resonates all the way through!

This song always reminds me of "Wind up" by Tull. I always forget how much I love Supertramp. Thanks for video.

Great song, thanks for breaking it down through your brain. It's always interesting to get other takes from different mindsets.

Always a cool song. Never gets old either. 🙌🏻

Great reaction to a very interesting and important song. Thank you!

We lived and breathed Supertramp in the 70's! Love them!

Genius transcends culture and geography and language in songs such as this

I'm old enough to be a contempary fan of Supertramp at their peak. I fondly remember driving from London to Devon in the summer of 1980 with this at full volume. They are a favourite band of mine and the logical song is genius.

Fantastic song. Perfect.

One of my favorite albums all time. Breakfast in America a loaded with radio play hits and a few solid B's sides.

Amazing song. Amazing.

Nice harmonic analysis. I love the altered chords that add complexity (eg: the IV with the A-natural)

Love this song!!!!

Lots of great songs on the entire album Breakfast in America... My favorite is still Crime of the Century

Wow, I've forgotten this tracks charm. Added to my playlist. Thanks for the breakdown, Doug! Keep it up!!

It's such a great song! I knew about it, but wasn't aware what it was about.

This came out 2 months before I graduated high school. A major resonance with / for me and my young life.

This song is tremendous. The whole album is.

This brings back some memories of playing this to death on the jukebox in the University Student Union bar (when I should have been in lectures).

Yes indeed, we transition from the wonder and magic of childhood; through the confusion of adolescence, and emerge as prescription medication or alcohol consumers in order to cope with the harsh reality of our lives... Do as you have been programmed to do - let's all smile and be happy now!

Thanks for the dive into Rogers lyrics Maestro 🎶🙏💗

The song School off their first album kind of mirrors the subject.

Funny I was just listening to this album! Great reaction and breakdown of the song.

Great episode! I found the "feeling" inherent in Supertramp, Pink Floyd and even Marillion (yet another British band) very southing while growing up in the 70s/80s. While they all lean to the more melancholy side of things, they also open you up to questions. I think it was a good thing.

My favorite album of all time. That said, you MUST cover In Memory of Elizabeth Reed by the Allman Brothers. Trust me, it's maybe the greatest amalgamation of blues, jazz rock, and damn near everything else that sounds fantastic. Do it.

Interesting fact, Roger Hodgson was a direct contemporary of Richard (Virgin) Branson at Stowe School.

Nice reaction, Doug. Great band - Supertramp. You should definitely check their live (DVD) recording from Paris in 1979.

More Supertramp ❤😊😮

Roger wrote another great song about this same subject called School. It's on the Crime of the Century album. Fantastic song!

This is just the second of your videos I have watched (the first was Hi Ren) and now I will subscribe because I want to hear your thoughts and analysis of more music that I love.

The sax player is just vibing the whole video😂

I like to quote carl sagan: Without the arts and humanities, whats the point of understanding the universe??