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''And whether you can hear it or not
''The Universe is laughing behind your back.''}}
A recording by the ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'', parodying a [[Narm|narmy]] 1971 [[Spoken Word]] recording of the famous and borderline [[Glurge|glurgy]] poem ''[[w:Desiderata|Desiderata]]''. ''[[Deteriorata]]'' was originally written by Tony Hendra for publication in the magazine. It was recorded as part of the album ''National Lampoon Radio Dinner'', where it was read by voiceover performer Norman Rose, with [[Melissa Manchester]] singing the chorus (the music to which was written by [[Christopher Guest]]).
It was released as a single in late 1972 and hovered at the bottom of the ''Billboard'' magazine chart for several weeks. The ''Lampoon'' also produced a poster of the "poem", which itself mocked in style and appearance a well-known poster of ''Desiderata'' (see page image). It became one of their best-selling posters. In addition to appearing on a 1977 compilation album called ''25 Years of Recorded Comedy'' which spread it beyond its initial audience, ''Deteriorata'' has also made countless appearances on the ''[[Dr. Demento]]'' radio show, cementing its place in the popular culture and shared meme pool.
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