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"CLOSE TO MADNESS" er kanskje det sporet på "Hot Line" som best tålte tidens tann. En uvanlig NJS-original med taktskifte og konstruerte overganger i arrangementet. Eigil Bergs tekst bringer tankene hen på Elvis Presleys død tre år tidligere, men kan også tas som en besk kommentar til hva som kan foregå i rock'n'roll-maskineriet. Musikken preges av stakkato tangentinstrumenter i et pulserende NJS-komp før refrenget bringer låta ettertenksomt ned og Ivar Hovden, Svein Finjarn og Håkon Vellesvik svarer " .... the story goes on and on". "CLOSE TO MADNESS" ble en gjenganger på NJS' scenerepertoar i lang tid. I 2013 ble "CLOSE TO MADNESS" utgitt med NJS i et sceneopptak fra Oslo Konserthus i 1981, som viser at NJS behersker denne type arrangement også fra scenen!
(Eigil
Berg)
I
saw him on the TV show
He
was a rock'n'roller
You
know it seems so long ago
But
the story goes on and on
He
used to live he used to love
He
knew the pain from sorrow
You'd
never dream he'd have to go
But
the story goes on and on
Was
he caught by a spell, was he burning like hell
In
a world that was close to madness
Was
he paying the price, was he fed up with lies
In
a world that was close to madness
The
story goes on and on
We
see the dream they live the scheme
They
know the morning after
It
seems an everlasting theme
And
the story goes on and on
Here's
to a man who made the grade
Here's
to a boy that follows
Try
to avoid the grim parade
And
the story goes on and on
He
was caught by a spell, he was burning like hell
In
a world that was close to madness
He
was paying the price, he was fed up with lies
In
a world that was close to madness
The
story goes on and on
The
story goes on and on
The
story goes on and on
The
story goes on and on
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