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The songs for "Live In New York City" were recorded at the "One to One" concert held on Aug. 30, 1972. The concert was held to benefit mentally retarded children at the Willowbrook Hospital in New York State. Even though John had hoped to release an album of the peformance soon afterwards, it wasn't released until Jan. 24, 1986 (US) and Feb. 24, 1986 (UK).
Track Listing
- New York City
- It's So Hard
- Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
- Well, Well, Well
- Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
- Mother
- Come Together
- Imagine
- Cold Turkey
- Hound Dog
- Give Peace A Chance
all songs by John Lennon except 3 Lennon/Ono; 7,11 Lennon/McCartney; 10 Leiber/Stoller
New York City
John Lennon
Recorded live at the Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. 30 August 1972
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
Two, three, four!
STANDING ON THE CORNER, JUST ME AND YOKO ONO,
WE WAS WAITING FOR HER HOUR TO LAND,
UP COME A MAN WITH A GUITAR IN HIS HAND,
"HAVE MARIJUANA IF YOU CAN."
WELL, HIS NAME WAS DAVID PEEL
AND WE FOUND THAT HE WAS REAL,
"THE POPE SMOKES DOPE EV'RY DAY."
UP COME THE POLICE, SHOVED US OFF THE STREET,
SINGING, "POWER TO THE PEOPLE TODAY!"
NEW YORK CITY!
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN!
HEY!
WHAT'S HAPPENIN', MAN?
WENT BACK TO KANSAS CITY, LAID DOWN THE NITTY GRITTY
WITH THE ELEPHANT'S MEMORY BAND.
LAID SOMETHING DOWN AS THE NEWS SPREAD AROUND
ABOUT THE PLASTIC ONO ELEPHANT'S MEMORY BAND.
PLAYED SOME TUTTI FRUTTI AND PLAYED SOME FUNKY BOOGIE,
"LONG TALL SALLY'S A MAN!"
UP COME THE PREACHERMAN, TRYIN' TO BE A TEACHER,
SINGING, "GOD'S A RED HERRING IN DRAG!"
NEW YORK CITY!
NEW YORK CITY!
NEW YORK CITY!
QUE PASA, NEW YORK?
QUE PASA, NEW YORK?
HEY!
OW!
OOH!
WELL, NEW YORK CITY, BABE!
NEW YORK!
NEW YORK CITY!
YEAH, NEW YORK CITY!
DOWN IN THE VILLAGE!
NEW YORK CITY!
COME ON, HIT IT!
AH, WHAT A BAD ASS CITY!
YEAH!
ROLL OVER!
It's So Hard
John Lennon
Okay!
Two, three, four!
YOU GOTTA EAT,
YOU GOTTA DRINK,
YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHING,
YOU GOTTA WORRY.
BUT IT'S SO HARD,
YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD,
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE GOING DOWN.
YOU GOTTA LIVE,
YOU GOTTA LOVE,
YOU GOTTA BE SOMEBODY,
YOU GOTTA SHOVE.
BUT IT'S HARD,
YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD,
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE GOING DOWN.
BUT WHEN IT'S GOOD,
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD.
AND WHEN I HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS, BABY,
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE GOING DOWN.
OH!
YOU GOTTA RUN,
YOU GOTTA HIDE,
YOU GOTTA KEEP YOUR WOMAN SATISFIED.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD,
IT'S HARD TO GET HARD,
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE GOING DOWN.
BOOGIE, BABY!
YOU GOTTA RUN,
YOU GOTTA HIDE,
YOU GOTTA KEEP YOUR WOMAN SATISFIED.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD,
IT GETS SO HARD,
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE GOING DOWN.
Are we too loud for you?
Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Welcome to the rehearsal!
The next song is one of those many songs of ours that get banned.
It's something Yoko said to me in 1968.
It took me till 1970 to dig it.
Okay!
One, two, three, four!
WOMAN IS THE NIGGER OF THE WORLD,
YES, SHE IS, THINK ABOUT IT.
WOMAN IS THE NIGGER OF THE WORLD,
THINK ABOUT IT, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
WE MAKE HER PAINT HER FACE AND DANCE,
IF SHE WON'T BE A SLAVE TO SAY THAT SHE DON'T LOVE US.
IF SHE'S REAL, WE SAY SHE'S TRYIN' TO BE A MAN,
WHILE PUTTIN' HER DOWN WE PRETEND SO HARD THAT SHE'S ABOVE US.
WOMAN IS THE NIGGER OF THE WORLD,
YES, SHE IS,
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, TAKE A LOOK AT THE ONE YOU'RE WITH.
WOMAN IS THE SLAVE OF THE SLAVES,
OH YEAH, IF YOU BELIEVE ME,
YOU'D BETTER SCREAM ABOUT IT!
UH-UH-UH -
WE MAKE HER BEAR AND RAISE OUR CHILDREN,
AND THEN WE LEAVE HER FLAT FOR BEING A FAT OLD MOTHER HEN.
WE TELL HER HOME IS THE ONLY PLACE SHE SHOULD BE,
THEN WE COMPLAIN THAT SHE'S TO UNWORLDLY TO BE OUR FRIEND.
OH NOW, WOMAN IS THE NIGGER OF THE WORLD,
YEAH!
IF YOU BELIEVE ME, TAKE A LOOK AT THE ONE YOU'RE WITH.
WOMAN IS THE SLAVE TO THE SLAVE,
UH - YEAH, YOU'D BETTER SCREAM ABOUT IT!
Okay, Tex!
WE INSULT HER EV'RY DAY ON TV,
AND WONDER WHY SHE HAS NO GUTS OR CONFIDENCE.
WHILE PUTTIN' HER DOWN FOR BEING DUMB,
WE PUT HER DOWN FOR BEING DUMB, YEAH!
OH NOW, WOMAN IS THE NIGGER OF THE WORLD-ORLD,
OH YEAH,
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, TAKE A LOOK AT THE ONE YOU'RE WITH.
WOMAN SHE'S THE SLAVE TO THE SLAVES,
OH YEAH!
IF YOU BELIEVE ME, YOU BETTER SCREAM ALL ABOUT IT!
YEAH!
WE MAKE HER PAINT HER FACE AND DANCE!
WE MAKE HER PAINT HER FACE AND DANCE!
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE,
DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, DANCE.
WE MAKE HER PAINT HER FACE AND DANCE!
Well, Well, Well
John Lennon
Recorded live at the Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. 30 August 1972
Simply wonderful to be here! I just wanna tell you how great it is!
Is that somebody shoutin' Ringo?
That was last year or four years ago!
Okay!
One, two, a one, two, three, four!
OW!
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL.
I TOOK MY LOVED ONE OUT TO DINNER,
SO WE COULD GET A BITE TO EAT.
AND THOUGH WE BOTH HAD BEEN MUCH THINNER,
SHE LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL I COULD EAT HER. - I DID!
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL.
WE SAT AND TALKED OF REVOLUTION,
JUST LIKE TO LIB'RALS IN THE SUN.
WE TALKED OF WOMEN'S LIBERATION
AND HOW THE HELL WE COULD GET THINGS DONE.
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL.
I TOOK MY LOVED ONE TO A BIG FIELD,
SO WE COULD WATCH THE ENGLISH SKY.
AND BOTH WERE NERVOUS, FEELING GUILTY,
AND NEITHER ONE OF US KNEW JUST WHY.
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL.
WELL, WELL, WELL, OH WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL,
WELL,
WELL,
WELL, ALRIGHT,
WELL.
WELL, WELL, WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL, WELL, WELL,
WELL, WELL, WELL, WELL, WELL.
Instant Karma
John Lennon
Oh no, no, no, no!
Let us play, the choir comes in on time. If you know the song, join in
'cause we're all alone up here.
I'm only just beginning to understand what this record was about.
Two, three, four!
INSTANT KARMA'S GONNA GET YOU,
GONNA KNOCK YOU RIGHT IN THE HEAD.
YOU BETTER GET YOURSELF TOGETHER,
PRETTY SOON YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD.
WHAT IN THE WORLD YOU THINKING OF
LAUGHING IN THE FACE OF LOVE?
WHAT ON EARTH YOU TRYIN' TO DO?
IT'S UP TO YOU, YEAH, YOU!
INSTANT KARMA'S GONNA GET YOU,
GONNA KNOCK YOU RIGHT IN THE FACE.
YOU BETTER GET YOURSELF TOGETHER, DARLIN',
JOIN THE HUMAN RACE.
HOW IN THE WORLD YOU GONNA SEE,
LAUGHING AT FOOLS LIKE ME?
WHO ON EARTH DO YOU THINK YOU ARE,
A SUPERSTAR? WELL, ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE!
WELL, WE ALL SHINE ON,
LIKE THE MOON AND THE STARS AND THE SUN.
YEAH, WE ALL SHINE ON,
ON AND ON (and on and on) COME ON, YEAH!
ALL RIGHT,
OH!
YEAH!
WELL, WE ALL SHINE ON,
LIKE THE MOON AND THE STARS AND THE SUN,
YEAH, WE ALL SHINE ON,
ON AND ON AND ON AND ON.
INSTANT KARMA'S GONNA GET YOU,
IT'S GONNA KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET.
YOU BETTER RECOGNISE YOUR BROTHER,
IT'S EV'RYONE YOU MEET.
WHY IN THE WORLD ARE WE HERE?
SURELY NOT TO LIVE IN PAIN AND FEAR.
AND WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU THERE?
WHEN YOU'RE EV'RYWHERE, COME AND GET YOUR SHARE.
WELL, WE ALL SHINE ON,
LIKE THE MOON AND THE STARS AND THE SUN.
YEAH, WE ALL SHINE ON,
ON AND ON AND ON AND ON.
YEAH, WE ALL SHINE ON,
LIKE THE MOON AND THE STARS AND THE SUN.
YEAH, WE ALL SHINE ON,
ON AND ON AND ONE MORE TIME!
YEAH, WE ALL SHINE ON,
LIKE THE MOON AND THE STARS AND THE SUN.
YEAH, WE ALL SHINE ON,
ON AND ON AND ON AND ON, ON AND ON AND ON.
Ha! Ha! We'll get it right next time!
Mother
John Lennon
Er... this song is another song from one of those albums I made since I left The Rolling Stones.
And a lot of people thought it was just about my parents but it's about 99 percent of the parents,
Alive or half dead.
Two, three, four!
MOTHER, YOU HAD ME,
I NEVER HAD YOU.
I WANTED YOU,
YOU DIDN'T WANT ME.
SO I, I JUST GOTTA TELL YOU,
GOODBYE,
GOODBYE.
FATHER, YOU LEFT ME ,
I NEVER LEFT YOU.
I NEEDED YOU SO BAD,
YOU DIDN'T NEED ME, OH NO.
SO I, I JUST GOTTA TELL YOU,
GOODBYE,
GOODBYE.
CHILDREN, DON'T DO WHAT I HAVE DONE.
I COULDN'T WALK AND I TRIED TO RUN, MM-MM.
SO I, I JUST GOTTA TELL YOU,
GOODBYE,
GOODBYE.
MAMA, DON'T GO,
DADDY, COME HOME.
MAMA, DON'T GO,
DADDY, COME HOME.
MAMA, DON'T GO,
DADDY, COME HOME.
MAMA, DON'T GO,
DADDY, COME HOME.
MAMA, DON'T GO,
DADDY, COME HOME.
MAMA, DON'T GO,
DADDY, COME HOME.
Thank you!
Okay, that's a nice drum.
Come Together
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
We go back in the past just once.
You might remember this better than I do, actually.
Okay? Something about a "flat top", that's all I know.
One, two, a one, two, three, four!
HERE COME OLD FLAT TOP,
HE COME GROWING UP SLOWLY,
HE GOT JO JO EYEBALL,
HE ONE HOLY ROLLER,
HE GOT HAIR DOWN TO HIS KNEE.
GOT TO BE A JOKER, 'CAUSE HE'S SO HARD TO PLEASE.
SHOOT!
SHOOT!
HE WEAR NO SHOESHINE,
HE GOT WALRUS GUMBOOT,
HE GOT MONKEY FINGERS,
HE SHOOT COCA COLA,
HE SAY, "I KNOW YOU, YOU KNOW ME.
ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU IS YOU GOT TO BE FREE."
COME TOGETHER,
RIGHT NOW,
OVER YOU.
HE BAG PRODUCTION,
HE GOT ONO SIDEBOARD,
HE ONE SPINAL CRACKER,
HE GOT EARLY WHAT?
'CAUSE HE SAY HAIR BENEATH, UNDER HIS FEET,
HOLD YOU IN HIS ARMCHAIR, YOU CAN FEEL HIS DISEASE.
COME TOGETHER,
RIGHT NOW,
OVER ME.
(SHOOT!)
(SHOOT!)
(SHOOT!)
OW!
HE ROLLER COASTER,
HE GOT EARLY WARNING,
HE GOT MUDDY WATER,
HE ONE MOJO FILTER,
HE SAY, "ONE AND ONE AND ONE IS THREE."
GOT TO BE GOOD LOOKING 'CAUSE HE'S SO HARD TO SEE.
COME TOGETHER,
RIGHT NOW,
OVER ME,
OVER YOU,
OVER THERE.
COME TOGETHER,
COME TOGETHER,
COME TOGETHER,
COME TOGETHER, RIGHT!
Thank you, thank you.
I nearly got all the words right, too!
Imagine
John Lennon
This song is more about why we're here, apart from rockin' and a....
Alright, Let me get the finger on the right note!
IMAGINE THERE'S NO HEAVEN,
IT'S EASY IF YOU TRY.
NO HELL BELOW US,
ABOVE US ONLY SKY.
IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE
LIVING FOR TODAY, AH-HA-AH.
IMAGINE THERE'S NO COUNTRIES,
IT ISN'T HARD TO DO.
NOTHING TO KILL OR DIE FOR
AND NO RELIGION TOO.
IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE
LIVING LIFE IN PEACE,
YOU-OO-OO-
YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER,
BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.
I HOPE SOME DAY YOU'LL JOIN US
AND THE WORLD WILL BE AS ONE.
IMAGINE NO POSSESSIONS,
I WONDER IF YOU CAN.
NO NEED FOR GREED OR HUNGER,
A BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD OF MAN.
IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE
SHARING ALL THE WORLD,
YOU-OO-OO-
YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER,
BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.
I HOPE SOME DAY YOU'LL JOIN US
AND THE WORLD WILL LIVE AS ONE.
Thank you!
You're not alone, you know.
Cold Turkey
John Lennon
This is something that happens to all of us...one way or the other.
One, two, A one, two, three, four!
TEMP'RATURE'S RISIN', FEVER IS HIGH,
CAN'T SEE NO FUTURE, CAN'T SEE NO SKY.
MY FEET ARE SO HEAVY, SO IS MY HEAD,
I WISH I WAS A BABY, I WISH I WAS DEAD.
COLD TURKEY
YOU KNOW, HAS GOT ME
ON THE RUN.
MY BODY IS ACHING, GOOSE PIMPLE BONE.
CAN'T SEE NOBODY, LEAVE ME ALONE.
MY EYES ARE WIDE OPEN, CAN'T GET TO SLEEP,
ONE THING I'M SURE OF, I'M IN AT THE DEEP FREEZE.
COLD TURKEY
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT ME
ON THE RUN.
COLD TURKEY
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT ME
ON THE RUN.
THIRTY-SIX MOONS, ROLLIN' IN PAIN,
PRAYIN' TO SOMEONE, FREE ME AGAIN.
OH, I'LL BE A GOOD BOY, PLEASE, MAKE ME WELL,
I'LL PROMISE YOU ANYTHING, GET ME OUT OF THIS HELL.
COLD TURKEY,
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT ME
ON THE RUN.
OW!,
OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OW, OW, OW,
OW, OW, OW, OW, OH, AH,
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO....
I hope you enjoyed it!
Hound Dog
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
We like to do the last number and go and recover.
One, two, three, four!
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG,
CRYIN' ALL THE TIME;
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG,
CRYIN' ALL THE TIME.
YOU AIN'T NEVER CAUGHT A RABBIT
AND YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE.
WHEN THEY SAID THAT YOU WAS HIGHCLASSED,
THAT WAS JUST A LIE;
WHEN THEY SAID THAT YOU WAS HIGHCLASSED,
THAT WAS JUST A LIE.
YOU AIN'T NEVER CAUGHT NO RABBIT,
YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG,
CRYIN' ALL THE TIME;
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG,
CRYIN' ALL THE TIME.
YOU AIN'T NEVER CAUGHT NO RABBIT
YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG,
CRYIN' ALL THE TIME;
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG,
CRYIN' ALL THE TIME.
YOU AIN'T NEVER CAUGHT A RABBIT
YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE.
WELL, THEY SAID THAT YOU WAS HIGHCLASSED,
WELL, THAT WAS JUST A LIE;
WELL, THEY SAID THAT YOU WAS HIGHCLASSED, BABE,
YOU KNOW IT'S A LIE.
YOU AIN'T NEVER CAUGHT NO RABBIT,
YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE.
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG,
CRYIN' ALL THE TIME;
YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG,
CRYIN' ALL THE TIME.
ELVIS, I LOVE YOU!!
YOU AIN'T NEVER CAUGHT NO RABBIT
YOU AIN'T NO FRIEND OF MINE.
Give Peace A Chance
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
This is what you call an encore.
Er...'cause we've done enough, you gotta be the encore too!
ALL WE ARE SAYING
IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.
ALL WE ARE SAYING - COME ON, CHILDREN!
IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.
ALL WE ARE SAYING
IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.
ALL WE ARE SAYING - COME ON, SAY IT! SAY IT!
IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
