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"Menlove Ave." is a collection of alternate versions and outtakes from the recording sessions which yielded the albums "Walls & Bridges" and "Rock 'n' Roll." It is named after the street name of John Lennon's childhood home. It was released Oct. 27, 1986 (US) and Nov. 3, 1986 (UK).
Track Listing all songs by John Lennon except 1 Lennon/Spector; 3 Hamlin; 4 Pending; 5 Spector; 8 Lennon/Nilsson
Here We Go Again
John Lennon and Phil Spector
HERE WE GO AGAIN,
HERE WE GO AGAIN AND AGAIN,
WOND'RIN' HOW IT ALL BEGAN,
WOND'RIN' WILL IT EVER END.
ROUND AND ROUND WE GO,
WHERE IT'S GOING, NOBODY KNOWS.
THOUGH I KNOW WE'VE BEEN THIS PLACE BEFORE,
SOMEONE KEEPS ON MOVING THE DOOR.
HERE WE GO AGAI-AI-AI-AIN,
HERE WE GO AGAI-AIN.
HERE WE GO AGAI-AI-AI-AIN,
HERE WE GO AGAI-AIN.
SO I SAY HELLO AGAIN,
AND NOBODY GIVES A DAMN,
AND NOBODY WANTS TO HOLD YOUR HAND,
EV'RYONE IS AN ALSO-RAN.
ROUND AND ROUND WE GO,
WHERE IT'S GOING, NOBODY KNOWS.
THOUGH I KNOW WE'VE SEEN THIS PLACE BEFORE,
SOMEONE KEEPS ON MOVING THE DOOR.
HERE WE GO AGAI-AI-AI-AIN,
HERE WE GO AGAI-AIN.
HERE WE GO AGAI-AI-AI-AIN,
HERE WE GO AGAI-AIN.
ROUND AND ROUND WE GO-OH-OH-OH,
ROUND AND ROUND WE GO-OH.
HERE WE GO AGAI-AI-AI-AIN,
HERE WE GO AGAI-AIN.
Rock And Roll People
John Lennon
TWO, THREE, FOUR!
YEAH, WE'RE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE, BORN TO PICK THE NEWS;
YEAH, WE'RE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE,
I JUST COULDN'T CHANGE IT IF I WOULD CHOOSE TO.
DON'T TELL ME WHERE YOUR HEAD IS, MAN,
I CAN SEE YOUR SHININ' SHOES.
DON'T PLAY THE VIRGIN MARY,
WE ALL KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SCREWED.
ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE, BORN TO BE THE NEWS;
YEAH, WE'RE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE,
I JUST COULDN'T CHANGE IT IF I WOULD CHOOSE TO.
MY FATHER WAS A MOTHER,
MY MOTHER WAS A SON.
DON'T PLAY THE DOG FOR DINNER,
WE ALL BEEN TWENTY-ONE.
WE'RE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE, BORN TO BE THE NEWS;
YEAH, WE'RE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE,
I JUST COULDN'T CHANGE IT IF I WOULD CHOOSE TO.
DON'T ASK ME WHAT THE TIME IS
OR HOW MUCH SPACE I NEED.
DON'T PLAY THE MONA LISA,
YOU'LL KNOW WHERE SHE'S BEEN.
WELL, ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE, BORN TO BE THE NEWS;
YEAH, WE'RE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE,
I JUST COULDN'T CHANGE IT IF I WOULD CHOOSE TO.
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK AND ROLL,
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK AND ROLL,
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK AND ROLL.
UH-HUH-UH.
HEY!
TWO, THREE, FOUR!
WE'RE THE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE, BORN TO PICK THE NEWS;
YEAH, WE'RE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE,
I JUST COULDN'T CHANGE IT IF I WOULD CHOOSE TO.
DON'T ASK ME WHERE YOUR HEAD IS, MAN,
I CAN SEE YOUR SHININ' SHOES.
DON'T PLAY THE VIRGIN MARY,
WE ALL KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SCREWED.
WELL, ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE, BORN TO PICK THE NEWS;
YEAH, WE'RE ROCK'N'ROLL PEOPLE,
I JUST COULDN'T CHANGE IT IF I WOULD CHOOSE TO.
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET ROCK AND ROLL,
SWEET, SWEET.
OKAY!
Angel Baby
Rose Hamlin
This tune is one of my all-time favourite songs.
Send my love to Rosie where she may be.
IT'S JUST LIKE HEAVEN
BEING HERE WITH YOU.
YOU'RE LIKE AN ANGEL,
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
BUT AFTER ALL, I LOVE YOU, I DO.
ANGEL BABY, MY ANGEL BABY.
UH, UH, I LOVE YOU,
UH, UH, I DO,
NO ONE CAN LOVE YOU LIKE I DO.
UH, UH, UH, UH, UH, UH,
UH, UH, UH,
UH, UH, UH.
WHEN YOU ARE NEAR ME
MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT.
I CAN HARDLY STAND ON
MY OWN TWO FEET.
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I DO.
ANGEL BABY, MY ANGEL BABY.
UH, UH, I LOVE YOU,
UH, UH, I DO,
NO ONE CAN LOVE YOU LIKE I DO.
UH, UH, UH, UH, UH, UH,
UH, UH, UH,
UH, UH, UH.
(YEH!)
PLEASE, NEVER LEAVE ME
BLUE AND ALONE.
IF YOU EVER GO,
I'M SURE YOU'LL COME BACK HOME.
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I DO.
ANGEL BABY, MY ANGEL BABY.
UH, UH, I LOVE YOU,
UH, UH, I DO,
NO ONE CAN LOVE YOU LIKE I DO.
UH, UH, UH, UH, UH, UH,
UH, UH, UH,
UH, UH, UH,
UH, UH, UH.
UH -
Since My Baby Left Me
Arthur Crudup
Okay! Okay! This is it, children!
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY - HEY!
That's nice!
THE STORY 'BOUT ALL OF US,
NOT ONE MISSING.
SHE LEAVES YOU,
AIN'T GOT NO SWEET, NO, NO, NO.
YEAH!
SINCE MY BABY LEFT ME, (since my baby left me)
NEVER SAID A WORD. (never said a word)
WAS IT SOMETHING I DONE, (was it something I done)
SOMETHING THAT SHE HEARD? (something that she heard?)
YOU KNOW, SHE LEFT ME, (yes, she left me)
YES, SHE LEFT ME, (yes, she left me)
MY BABY EVEN LEFT ME, NEVER SAID A WORD.
TRA LA LA, (tra la la)
TRA LA LA. (tra la la)
NOW I STAND AT MY WINDOW, (now I stand at my window)
WRING MY HAND AND CRY. (wring my hand and cry)
I HATE TO LOSE THAT WOMAN, (I hate to lose that woman)
HATE TO SAY GOODBYE. (hate to say goodbye)
YOU KNOW, SHE LEFT ME, (yes, she left me)
YES, SHE LEFT ME, (yes, she left me)
MY BABY EVEN LEFT ME, NEVER SAID GOODBYE.
NEVER SAID GOODBYE!
DA DA DA, (da da da)
DA DA DA, (da da da)
DA DA DA, (da da da)
DA DA DA, (da da da)
ONE OF THESE MORNINGS, (one of these mornings)
LORD, IT WON'T BE LONG, (Lord, it won't belong)
YOU LOOK FOR ME AND, BABY, (you look for me, baby)
AND DADDY WILL BE GONE. (daddy will be gone)
YOU KNOW, SHE LEFT ME, (yes, she left me)
YES, SHE LEFT ME, (yes, she left me)
MY BABY EVEN LEFT ME, NEVER SAID A WORD.
NOT A WORD!
DA DA DA, (da da da)
DA DA DA, (da da da)
DA DA DA, (da da da)
DA DA DA, (da da da)
OH, SO SAD,
SO SAD,
SO, SO SAD,
SO, SO, SO SAD.
To Know Her Is To Love Her
Phil Spector
TO KNOW, KNOW, KNOW HER
IS TO LOVE, LOVE, LOVE HER
EV'RYONE SAID THERE'LL COME A DAY
WHEN I, I WALK ALONG SIDE OF HER.
YEAH! JUST TO KNOW, KNOW, KNOW HER
IS TO LOVE, LOVE, LOVE HER.
YOU KNOW THAT I DO,
YOU KNOW THAT I DO,
YEAH, I DO, OH, I DO.
WHY, WHY CAN'T SHE SEE?
OH, HOW, HOW BLIND CAN SHE BE?
SOME DAY SHE'LL SEE
THAT SHE WAS MEANT JUST FOR ME, OH YEAH.
TO KNOW, KNOW, KNOW HER
IS TO LOVE, LOVE, LOVE HER.
'JUST, JUST TO SEE HER SMILE,
MAKES MY LIFE WORTH WHILE.
YEAH, JUST TO KNOW, JUST TO KNOW HER,
YOU KNOW, IS TO LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE HER.
YOU KNOW THAT I DO,
YOU KNOW THAT I DO,
YEAH, I DO.
Steel And Glass
John Lennon
THERE YOU STAND WITH YOUR L.A. TAN,
AND YOUR NEW YORK WALK
AND YOUR NEW YORK TALK.
YOUR MOTHER LEFT YOU WHEN YOU WERE SMALL,
BUT YOU'RE GONNA WISH YOU WASN'T BORN AT ALL.
STEEL AND GLASS,
STEEL AND GLASS.
YOUR PHONE DON'T RING,
NO ONE ANSWERS YOUR CALL,
HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE OFF THE WALL?
WELL, YOUR MOUTHPIECE SQUAWKS
AS YOU SPREAD YOUR LIES,
BUT YOU CAN'T PULL STRINGS IF YOUR HAND ARE TIED.
HEY, HEY, HEY.
YOUR TEETH ARE CLEAN
BUT YOUR MIND IS CAPPED,
YOU LEAVE YOUR SMELL LIKE AN ALLEY CAT.
STEEL AND GLASS,
STEEL AND GLASS.
STEEL AND GLASS,
STEEL AND GLASS.
THERE YOU STAND WITH YOUR TOILET SAND,
AND YOUR MICKEY DUCK
AND YOUR DONALD DUCK.
YOUR DADDY LEFT WHEN YOU WAS SMALL,
YOU'RE GONNA WISH YOU WASN'T BORN AT ALL.
STEEL AND GLASS,
STEEL AND GLASS.
NOW, NOW, NOW, NOW, NOW,
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
Scared
John Lennon
I'M SCARED, I'M SCARED, I'M SCARED,
I'M SCARED.
I'M SCARED, I'M SCARED, I'M SCARED,
AS THE YEARS ROLL AWAY,
AND THE PRICE THAT I PAID
AND THE STRAWS SLIP AWAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER,
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
NO BELL BOOK OR CANDLE
CAN GET YOU OUT OF THIS, OH NO!
I'M STONED, I'M STONED, I'M STONED,
I'M STONED-ONED.
I'M STONED, I'M STONED, I'M STONED,
EV'RY DAY OF MY LIFE,
I JUST MANAGE TO SURVIVE,
I JUST WANNA STAY ALIVE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
IN HEAVEN OR HELL.
JUST DANCE TO THE MUSIC,
YOU DO IT SO WELL.
HATRED AND JEALOUSY, GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME,
I GUESS YOU KNEW IT RIGHT FROM THE START.
SING A LOT ABOUT LOVE AND PEACE,
DON'T WANNA SEE THE RED RAW MEAT,
THE GREEN EYED GODDAMN STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART.
I'M TIRED, I'M TIRED, I'M TIRED,
I'M TIRED, I'M TIRED, I'M TIRED
OF BEING SO ALONE.
NO PLACE TO CALL MY HOME,
LIKE A ROLLING STONE.
Old Dirt Road
John Lennon and Harry Nilsson
AIN'T NO PEOPLE ON THE OLD DIRT ROAD,
NO MORE WEATHER ON THE OLD DIRT ROAD.
IT'S BETTER THAN A MUDSLIDE, MAMA, WHEN THE MORNING COME.
OH, OH, OH, OH, OLD DIRT ROAD.
AIN'T NO DIFF'RENCE ON THE OLD DIRT ROAD,
TARRED AND FEATHERED ON THE OLD DIRT ROAD.
TRYING SHOVEL SMOKE WITH A PITCHFORK IN THE WIND-IND.
BREEZING THRU THE DEADWOOD ON A HOT SUMMER DAY,
I SAW A HUMAN BEING LAZYBONIN' OUT IN THE HAY.
I SAID, "HEY, MISTER HUMAN, CAN YOU RAINMAKER TOO?"
HE SAID, "I GUESS IT'S OKAY, YOU KNOW THE ONLY THING WE NEED IS WATER,
COOL, CLEAR WATER.
AIN'T NO PEOPLE ON THE OLD DIRT ROAD,
NO MORE WEATHER ON THE OLD DIRT ROAD.
BUT IT'S BETTER THAN A MUDSLIDE, MAMA, WHEN THE MORNING COME, YEAH,
OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OLD DIRT ROAD.
AIN'T NO DIFF'RENCE ON THE OLD DIRT ROAD,
TARRED AND FEATHERED ON THE OLD DIRT ROAD.
TRYING SHOVEL SMOKE WITH A PITCHFORK IN THE WIND, YEAH.
BREEZING THRU THE DEADWOOD ON A HOT SUMMER DAY,
I SAW A HUMAN BEING LAZYBONIN' OUT IN THE HAY.
I SAID, "HEY, MISTER HUMAN, CAN YOU RAINMAKER TOO?"
HE SAID, "I GUESS IT'S OKAY, YOU KNOW THE ONLY THING WE NEED IS WATER,
COOL, CLEAR WATER.
Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)
John Lennon
NOBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT,
NOBODY SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE ON CLOUD NINE.
EV'RYBODY'S HUSTLIN' FOR A BUCK AND A DIME,
I'LL SCRATCH YOUR BACK AND YOU SCRATCH MINE.
WELL, I'VE BEEN ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE,
I'VE SHOWN YOU EV'RYTHING, I GOT NOTHING TO HIDE.
BUT STILL YOU ASK ME, DO I LOVE YOU?
WHAT IT IS? WHAT IT IS?
ALL I CAN SHOW YOU IS IT'S ALL SHOW BIZ,
ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS IT'S ALL SHOW BIZ.
NOBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT,
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE ON CLOUD NINE.
EV'RYBODY'S HUSTLIN' FOR A BUCK AND A DIME,
I'LL SCRATCH YOUR BACK AND YOU KNIFE MINE.
BEEN ACROSS THE WATER NOW SO MANY TIMES,
I'VE SEEN THE ONE-EYED WITCHDOCTOR LEADING THE BLIND.
BUT STILL YOU ASK ME, DO I LOVE YOU?
WHAT YOU SAY? WHAT YOU SAY?
EV'RY TIME I PUT MY FINGER ON IT, IT SLIPS AWAY,
EV'RY TIME I PUT MY FINGER ON IT, IT SLIPS AWAY.
WHAT YOU SAY? WHAT YOU SAY? WHAT YOU SAY?
WELL, I GET UP IN THE MORNING
AND I'M LOOKING IN THE MIRROR TO SEE, OO-WEE!
THEN I'M LYING IN THE DARKNESS
AND I KNOW I CAN'T GET TO SLEEP, OO-WEE!
NOBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND GREY,
NOBODY NEEDS YOU WHEN YOU'RE UPSIDE DOWN.
EV'RYBODY'S HOLLERIN' 'BOUT THEIR OWN BIRTHDAY,
EV'RYBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SIX FOOT IN THE GROUND.
Bless You
John Lennon
THREE, FOUR.
BLESS YOU, WHEREVER YOU ARE,
WINDSWEPT CHILD ON A SHOOTING STAR,
AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH,
RESTLESS SPIRITS DEPART,
STILL WE'RE DEEP IN EACH OTHER'S HEARTS.
AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH.
SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S OVER,
NOW THAT WE SPREAD OUR WINGS.
BUT WE KNOW BETTER, DARLING,
THE HOLLOW RING IS ONLY LAST YEARS ECHO, OH.
WELL, NOW BLESS YOU, WHOEVER YOU ARE,
HOLDING HER NOW,
BE WARM AND KIND HEARTED.
ED, ED, ED, ED, ED, ED, ED, ED.
AND REMEMBER, ALL THOUGH LOVE IS STRANGE,
NOW AND FOREVER, OUR LOVE WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
MM-MM-MM-MM.
SOME PEOPLE SAY IT'S OVER,
NOW THAT WE SPREAD OUR WINGS.
BUT WE KNOW BETTER, DARLING,
THE HOLLOW RING IS ONLY LAST YEARS ECHO, OH.
DIDDLE-DEE-BOP-BOP.
