Only half of the Epstein files have been released and already the sleaze quotient is off the charts – and this is with them redacting as much as possible to protect the guilty. Is it too early to proclaim it the Crime of the (Last) Century?
Supertramp made this the title track of their third album, their first to show the band had some commercial potential. The 1974 LP was a hit in the UK, Canada and several European countries, though the U.S. didn’t warm to them until five years later, when “Breakfast in America” was released.
While the group’s songwriters, Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, mostly worked individually, their compositions were always credited to both. “Crime of the Century” was one of their relatively rare joint endeavors. They considered it the strongest track on the album, which contained their first hits, “Dreamer” and “Bloody Well Right.”
The lyrics seem tailored to our current moment, especially if Donald Trump sings it at a karaoke bar.
Now they’re planning the crime of the century
Well, what will it be?
Read all about their schemes and adventuring
Yes, it’s well worth a fee
So roll up and see
How they rape the universe
How they’ve gone from bad to worse
Who are these men of lust, greed and glory?
Rip off the masks and let’s see.
But that’s not right, oh, no, what’s the story?
But there’s you and there’s me
That can’t be
