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Currently Playing: How the Laws of Thermodynamics Ended Up in "The Wiz"

The Laws of Thermodynamics: You can't win, you can't break even, & you can't get out of the game. Which is also the Crow's anthem in "The Wiz"! Where did this expression come from, why is it (erroneously) attributed to Allen Ginsberg, and how did it end up in "The Wiz"? Check it out! My Patreon Page (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15291200 To be added to my mailing list go here: https://mailchi.mp/99c964be329e/kathy As usual, the background music and the introduction song is from the fabulous Kim Nalley. www.kimnalley.com Copyright material used under fair use (in chronological order) "The Wiz Live!: Prologue" (music only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-wsy1s-Yxg&list=PLLLf7GO-bE1FtogpdQa8sOYhsZd-4MkVr "The Wiz: The Crow's Anthem" TM & © Universal (1978) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPVpMxVn6mk 1956 Refrigerator Ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnfWkB60WRE "The Wiz on Broadway Commercial 1975" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TjbG1VYeJg Quincy Jones playing piano is from Micheal Jackson and Diana Ross singing "Ease on Down the Road" live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BfvzaSxkSY "You Can't Win" from "The Wiz Live!" (music only) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5T9apiX2H4 Heather Acord's amateur version of "You Can't Win" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edqn58_885c "You Can't Win" Cover by Blair Perkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQT-QFy5Nig&t=7s (whew)