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George Michael: Ladies & Gentlemen

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Epic Records
Released: 1990
Time:
 74:37 / 74:10
Category: Pop
Producer(s): George Michael, Narada Michael Walden
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD Double
Web address: www.georgemichael.com
Appears with: Wham!
Purchase date: 1999.06.16
Price in €: 24,99



 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


Disk One: For the heart
[1] Jesus To A Child (G.Michael) - 6:51
[2] Father Figure (G.Michael) - 5:41
[3] Careless Whisper (G.Michael/A.Ridgeley) - 5:00
[4] Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (John/Taupin) - 5:48
[5] You Have Been Loved (Austin/G.Michael) - 5:29
[6] Kissing A Fool (G.Michael) - 4:35
[7] I Can't Make You Love Me (Reid/Shamblin) - 5:21
[8] Heal The Pain (G.Michael) - 4:47
[9] A Moment With You (G.Michael) - 5:42
[10] Desafinado (De Mendonca/Jobim) - 3:20
[11] Cowboys And Angels (G.Michael) - 7:15
[12] Praying For Time (G.Michael) - 4:43
[13] One More Try (G.Michael) - 5:53
[14] Different Corner (G.Michael) - 4:01

Disk two: For the Feet
[1] Outside (G.Michael) - 4:45
[2] As (S.Wonder) - 4:47
[3] Fastlove (McFadden/Michael/Rushen/Washington) - 5:30
[4] Too Funky (G.Michael) - 3:44
[5] Freedom 90 (G.Michael) - 6:29
[6] Star People 97 (G.Michael) - 5:38
[7] Killer / Papa Was A Rolling Stone (H.Samuel/A.Tinley / N.Whitfield/B.Strong) - 4:16
[8] I Want your Sex Pt. II (G.Michael) - 4:37
[9] Monkey (G.Michael) - 4:47
[10] Spinning The Wheel (J.Douglas/G.Michael) - 6:08
[11] Waiting For That Day/You Can'y Always (M.Jagger/G.Michael/K.Richards) - 4:50
[12] I Knew You Were Waiting For Me (Climie/Morgan) - 3:58
[13] Hard Day (G.Michael) - 4:54
[14] Faith (G.Michael) - 4:12
[15] Somebody To Love (F.Mercury) - 5:23

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


George Michael - Arranger, Vocals, Producer, Artwork

Aretha Franklin - Vocals
Elton John - Vocals
Astrud Gilberto - Vocals
Andrew Ridgeley - Vocals, Guitar

Queen:
Roger Taylor - Drums
Brian May - Guitars
John Deacon - Bass Guitar

Andrew McPherson - Photography
Narada Michael Walden - Arranger
Neal Preston - Photography
Russell Young - Photography
Brad Branson - Photography
Nick Knight - Photography
Brian Aris - Photography
Chris Cuffaro - Photography
Greg Jakobek - Artwork
James Wedge - Photography
Jon Douglas - Arranger

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


2007 CD Sony/BMG Import 4917052
2007 CD Epic 491705



When George Michael was riding high on the charts, only a handful of critics acknowledged that he was a brilliant mainstream pop singer/songwriter who, at his best, rivaled his idol Elton John in crafting state-of-the-art pop songs and productions. Not only was he an immensely talented craftsman, but he had the showmanship to sell his songs to a large audience. For nearly a full decade, he was a superstar in his native U.K. and the U.S., and even when Older failed to win an American audience, he retained his stranglehold on the British and European charts. As a solo male hitmaker, virtually nobody could touch him between 1984 and 1994, and even when his grasp began to slip, he still made compelling music. All of this is proven by his first hits compilation, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael. Spanning two discs, 28 songs and two distinctive halves -- one "For the Heart" (read: ballads), one "For the Feet" (read: dance tunes) -- the collection is a monster, as impressive for its size as it is for its achievements. To some casual listeners, the sheer scope of the collection may seem overwhelming, since it doesn't just have the hits, but also rarities, compilation tracks, lesser-known singles and duets. Of course, that's precisely what makes it worthwhile for anyone who owns all the albums. (They'll also be interested that many of the mixes sound slightly different -- not necessarily remixes or longer takes, but as if the masters were run through the antiquated "Q Sound" process that marred Madonna's similar Immaculate Collection.) And some skeptics may be swayed after listening to the individual discs, which are surprisingly consistent works that reveal forgotten gems from "A Different Corner" to "Jesus to a Child" and thereby the true depth of his talent. It is true that listening to both discs in a row is a little exhausting, but there's little question that Ladies & Gentlemen comes close to being definitive.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide



At what seems like the strangest possible time, Epic Records is giving us a retrospective of George Michael's career with Ladies and Gentlemen - The Best of George Michael. What this anthology shows is that, in the 1980's,.George produced, through his solo work and with Wham, genuine pop classics. The new offerings are not much by comparison. "Outside" and the other new track, "A Moment With You" don't inspire much but a desire for more of George's classics which are either definitively brooding and melancholy or pure high-energy fun. This anthology seems to be a summing-up point for Michael. There is much more to be mined from him as long as music once again becomes his focus and a medium he is happy with. His new, comfortable public image may be a sign of better things on the horizon. Fingers are crossed.

Turner Scott, © 1998 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.



"Soulful balladeer? Dance diva? Michael splits the difference with one disc for each, plus two new tracks..."

Entertainment Weekly 12/11/98, p.80



Though he made his initial mark on music history as half of the unctuous British duo Wham, George Michael wasted little time in proving himself more than just a pretty pop face. This comprehensive two-disc compilation documents the career of a man who was able to successfully meld pop, R&B and serious, introspective balladry without ever losing sight of the all-important groove and hook.

Thankfully, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN doesn't skimp on tracks from Michael's classic solo debut, and tracks like Bo Diddley beat-driven "Faith" and the lusty, Prince-like "I Want Your Sex" sound as fresh as ever. Later cuts show Michael's maturation as both a vocalist and songwriter, and collaborations with Elton John and bossa nova legend Astrud Gilberto serve to emphasize the wide stylistic range Michael is capable of traversing.
 

 L y r i c s


Jesus to a Child

kindness in your eyes
I guess you heard me cry
you smiled at me like
Jesus to a child
I'm blessed I know
heaven sent and heaven stole
you smiled at me like
jesus to a child
and what have I learned
from all this pain
I thought I'd never feel the same
about anyone or anything again
but now I know

chorus
when you find a love
when you know that it exists
then the lover that you miss
will come to you on those cold,
cold nights
when you've been loved
when you know it holds such bliss
then the lover that you kissed
will comfort you when there's
no hope in sight

sadness in my eyes
no one guessed, well no one tryed
you smiled at me like
Jesus to a child
loveless and cold
with your last breath you saved my soul
you smiled at me like
Jesus to a child
and what have I learned
from all those tears
I've waited for you all those years
and just when it began
He took your love away
but I still say

chorus
so the words you could no say
I'll sing them for you
and the love we would have made
I'll make it for two
for every single memory
has become a part of me

you will always be...my love

well I've been loved
so I know just what love is
and the lover that I kissed
is always by my side
oh the lover I still miss...
was Jesus to a child


Father Figure

that's all I wanted
something special, something sacred-
in your eyes
for just one moment
to be bold and naked
at your side

sometimes I think that you'll never
understand me
maybe this time is forever
say it can be

that's all you wanted
something special, someone sacred-
in your life
just for one moment
to be warm and naked
at my side

sometimes I think that you'll never
understand me
but something tells me together
we'd be happy

chorus
(baby)
I will be your father figure
(oh baby)
put your tiny hand in mine
(I'd love to)
I will be you preacher teacher
(be your daddy)
anything you have in mind
(it would make me)
I will be you father figure
(very happy)
I have had enough of crime
(please let me)
I will be the one who loves you-
until the end of time

that's all I wanted
bu sometimes love can be mistaken
for a crime
that's all I wanted
just to see my baby's
blue eyed shine
this time I think that my lover
understands me
if we have faith in each other
then we can be
strong

chorus

if you are the desert
I'll be the sea
if you ever hunger
hunger for me
whatever you ask for
that's what I'll be...

so when you remember the ones who have lied
who said that they cared
but then laughed when you cried
beautiful darling
don't think of me

because all I ever wanted
it's in you eyes baby, baby
and love can't lie, no...
(greet me with the eyes of a child)
my love is always telling me so...
(heaven is a kiss and a smile)
just hold on, hold on
I won't let you go, my baby

chorus

I will be your father
I will be your preacher
I'll be your daddy
I will be the one who loves you
until the end of time


Careless Whisper

I feel so unsure,
As I take your hand and lead you to the dance floor.
As the music dies...
Something in your eyes,
Calls to mind a silver screen,
And all its sad goodbyes.

CHORUS
I'm never gonna dance again,
Guilty feel have got no rhythm.
Though it's easy to pretend,
I know you're not a fool.
I should have known better than to cheat a friend,
And waste a chance that I'd been given.
So I'm never gonna dance again,
The way I danced with you.

ooh ooh

Time can never mend,
The careless whisper of a good friend.
To the heart and mind,
Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth,
Pain is the all you'll find.

CHORUS
I'm never gonna dance again,
Guilty feel have got no rhythm.
Though it's easy to pretend,
I know you're not a fool.
I should have known better than to cheat a friend,
And waste a chance that I'd been given.
So I'm never gonna dance again,
The way I danced with you.

Tonight the music seems so loud,
I wish that we could lose this crowd.
Maybe it's better this way,
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say.

We could have been so good together,
We could have lived this dance forever...
But now, who's gonna dance with me?
Please stay.

CHORUS
And I'm never gonna dance again,
Guilty feel have got no rhythm.
Though it's easy to pretend,
I know you're not a fool.
I should have known better than to cheat a friend,
And waste a chance that I'd been given.
So I'm never gonna dance again,
The way I danced with you.

ooh ooh

Now that you're gone...
Now that you're gone...
Now that you're gone...
Was what I did so wrong?
So wrong that you had to leave me alone?


Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me

I can't light no more of your darkness
all my pictures seam to fade to black and white
I'm growing tired and time stands still before me
frozen here on the ladder of my life

it's much to late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed the way of life
but you misread my meaning when I met you
closed the door and left me blinded by the light

Chorus:
Don't let the sun go down on me
although I search myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
but losing everything is like the sun going down on me

    "Ladies and gentleman, Mr. Elton John!"

I can't find oh, the right romantic line
but see me once and see the way I feel
don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm
but these cuts I have, oh they need love to help them heal

Chorus

Chorus

    "Mr. Elton John!"


You Have Been Loved

she takes the back road and the lane
past the school that has not changed
in all this time
she thinks of when the boy was young
all the battles she had won
just to give him life

that man
she loved that man
for all his life
but now we meet to take him flowers
and only God knows why

for what's the use in pressing palms
when children fade in mother's arms
it's a cruel world
we've so much to lose
and what we have to learn
we rarely choose

so if it's God who took her son
he cannot be the one living in her mind

take care my love, she said
don't think that God is dead
take care my love, she said
you have been loved

if I was weak, forgive me
but I was terrified
you brushed my eyes with angels wings
full of love
the kind that makes devils cry

so these days
my life has changed
and I'll be fine
but she just sits and counts the hours
searching for her crime

so what's the use of pressing palms
if you won't keep such love from harm
it's a cruel world
you've so much to prove

and heaven help the ones
who wait for you

well I've no daughters I've no sons
guess I'm the only one
living in my life

take care my love, he said
don't think that God is dead
take care my love, he said
you have been loved


Kissing A Fool

you are far
when I could have been your star
you listened to people
who scared you to death
and from my heart
strange that you were strong enough
to even make a start
but you'll never find
peace of mind
till you listen to your heart

chorus
people
you can never change the way the feel
better let them do just what they will
for they will
if you let them
steal your heart from you
people
will always make a lover feel a fool
but you knew I loved you
we could have shown them all
we should have seen love through

fooled me with the tears in your eyes
covered me with kisses and lies
so goodbye
but please don't take my heart

you are far
I'm never gonna be your star
I'll pick up the pieces
and mend my heart
maybe I'll be strong enough
I don't know where to start
but I'll never find
peace of mind
while I listen to my heart

chorus

but remember this
every other kiss
that you'll ever give
long as we both live
when you need the hand of another man
one you really can surrender with
I will wait for you
like I always do
there's something there
that can't compare with any other

you are far
when I could have been your star
you listened to people
who scared you to death
and from my heart
strange that I was wrong enough
to think you'd love me too
I guess you were kissing a fool
you must have been kissing a fool


I Can't Make You Love Me

Turn down the lights, turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize
Don't patronize me

'Cause I can't make you love me If you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart, and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
And I can't make you love me
If you don't

I'll close my eyes and then I won't see
The love you do not feel, when you're holding me
Morning will come, and I'll do what's right
Just give me till then, to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight

And I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
And here in the dark in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no, you won't
And I can't make you love me
If you don't

Ain't no use in you trying
It's no good for me baby without love
All my tears, all these years, everything I believed in
Baby
Oh yeah
Someone's gonna love me


Heal The Pain

Let me tell you a secret
Put it in your heart and keep it
Something that I want you to know
Do something for me
Listen to my simple story
And maybe we'll have something to show

You tell me you're cold on the inside
How can the outside world
Be a place that your heart can embrace
Be good to yourself
Because nobody else
Has the power to make you happy

How can I help you
Please let me try to
I can heal the pain
That you're feeling inside
Whenever you want me
You know that I will be
Waiting for the day
That you say you'll be mine

He must have really hurt you
To make you say the things that you do
He must have really hurt you
To make those pretty eyes look so blue

He must have known
That he could
That you'd never leave him
Now you can't see my love is good
And that I'm not him

How can I help you
Please let me try to
I can heal the pain
That you're feeling inside
Whenever you want me
You know that I will be
Waiting for the day
That you say you'll be mine

Who needs a lover
That can't be a friend
Something tells me I'm the one you've been looking for
If you ever should see him again
Won't you tell him you've found someone who gives you more

Someone who will protect you
Love and respect you
All those things
That he never could bring to you
Like I do
Or rather I would
Won't you show me your heart
Like you should

Won't you let me in
Let this love begin
Won't you show me your heart now
I'll be good to you
I can make this thing true
And get to your heart somehow
(return to top)



A Moment With You

(you can't keep holding it in when it's something good)

hey this won't take much time
we won't touch, we'll just wait for signs
and nothing was futher from my mind
than this moment with you

but if you'd only told me baby
I would have made some other plans
if I'd only seen it sooner
but what away with your hands you had
I wanted that moment with you

I know that is wrong
but "if you need me, I'm here", turns me on
I can't help thinking its a miracle you're here
I can't help thinking its a miracle

say, don't waste much time
we don't touch, do we baby?
but still my hands are tied
for that moment with you

but if you'd only told me baby
I would have made some other plans
if I'd only seen it sooner
but what away with your hands you had
I wanted that moment with you

you know that I'm strong
and I've no reason to fear, am I wrong?
I can't help thinking its a miracle you're here
I can't help thinking its a miracle
I can't help thinking its a american
I can't help thinking its a miracle
I can't help thinking its a miracle you're here

you can't keep holding it in when it's something good
get up, get up
you can't keep holding it in when it's something good
get up, get up

and who can you trust? dealing out justice
with a minimum of fuss
who baby
dealing out justice...


Desafinado (English)

If you say my singing is off key, my love
You would hurt my feelings, don't you see, my love ?
I wish I had an ear like yours,
A voice that would behave
All I have is feeling
And the voice God gave

You insist my music goes against the rules
Yes, but rules were never made for lovesick fools
I wrote this song for you
But you don't care
It's a crooked song, ah,
But my heart is there

The thing that you would see if you would play the part
Is even if I'm out of tune I have a gentle heart
I took your picture with my trusty Rolliflex
And now all I have developed is complex

Possibly in vain, I hope you weaken, oh my love
And forget those rigid rules that undermine my dream of
A life of love and music with someone who'll understand

That even though I may be out of tune when I attempt to say
How much I love you
And all that matters is the message that I bring,
Which is: my dear one, I love you
(return to top)

Desafinado (Portuguese)

Se você disser que eu desafino amor
Saiba que isto em mim provoca imensa dor
Só previlegiados têm ouvido igual ao seu
Eu possuo apenas o que Deus me deu

Se você insiste em classificar
Como o meu comportamento de anti-musical
N?o lhes vou mentir, até vou comentar
Que isso é bossa-nova
Que isso é muito natural
Que você n?o sabe nem sequer pressente
é que os desafinados também têm um cora??o

Fotografei você na minha role-flix
Revelou-se a sua enorme ingratid?o

Só n?o poderá falar assim do meu amor
Que é o maior que você pode encontrar
Você passou a musica e esqueceu o principal
Que no peito dos desafinados
No fundo do peito bate calado
No peito dos desafinados também bate um cora??


Cowboys and Angels

when your heart's in someone else's hands
monkey see and monkey do
their wish is your command
you're not to blame
everyone's the same

all you do is love and love is all you do
I should know by now the way I fought for you
you're not to blame
everyone's the same

I know you think that you're safe
mister
harmless deception
that keeps love at bay
it's the ones who resist that we most want to kiss
wouldn't you say?

cowboys and angels
they all have the time for you
why should I imagine
that I'd be a find for you
why should I imagine
that I'd have something to say

but that scar on your face
that beautiful face of yours
in your haert there's a trace
of someone before

when your heart's in someone else's plans
thing you say and things you do
they don't understand
it's such a shame
always ends the same

you can call it love but I don't think it's true
you should know by now
I'm not the boy for you
you're not to blame
always ends the same

I know you think that you're safe
sister
harmless affectio
that keeps things away
it's the ones who persist for the sake of a kiss
who will pay

cowboys and angels
they all take a shine to you
why should I imagine
that I was designed for you
why should I believe
that you would stay


Praying For Time

these are the days of the open hand
they will not be the last
look around now
these are the days of the beggars
and the choosers

this is the year of the hungry man
whose place is in the past
hand in hand with ignorance
and legitimate excuses

the rich declare themselves poor
and most of us are not sure
if we have too much
but we'll take our chances
because God stopped keeping score
I guess somewhere along the way
He must have let us all out to play
turned his back and all God's children
crept out the back door

chorus
and it's hard to love,
there's so much to hate
hanging on to hope
when there is no hope to speak of
and the wounded skies above
say it's much too late
well maybe we should all be
praying for time

these are the days of the empty hand
oh you hold on to what you can
and charity is a coat you wear
twice a year

this is the year of the guilty man
your television takes a stand
and you find that what was over there
is over here

so you scream from behind your door
say what's mine is mine and not yours
I may have too much
but I'll take my chances
because God stopped keeping score
and you cling to the things
they sold you
did you cover your eyes when
they told you
that he can't come back
because he has no children
to come back for

chorus


One More Try

I've had enough of danger
and people on the streets
I'm looking out for angels
just trying to find some peace
now I think it's time
that you let me know
so if you love me
say you love me
but if you don't
just let me go...

chorus
'cos teacher
there are things
that I don't want to learn
and the last one I had
made me cry
so I don't want to learn to
hold you, touch you
think taht you're mine
because it ain't no joy
for an uptown boy
whose teacher has told him goodbye,
boodbye, goodbye

when you were just a stranger
and I was at your feet
I didn't feel the danger
now I feel the heat
that look in your eyes
telling me no
so you think that you love me
know that you need me
I wrote the song, I know it's wrong
just let me go...

chorus

so when you say that you need me
that you'll never leave me
I know you're wrong, you're that strong
let me go

and teacher
there are things
that I still have to learn
but the one thing I have is my pride
oh so I don't want to
hold you, touch you
think that you're mine
because there ain't no joy
for an uptown boy
who just isn't willing to try
I'm so cold
Inside
maybe just one more try


A Different Corner

(No lyrics available)


Waltz away dreaming

(I'm here if you see me)

she's got a song in her head and she'll sing to me
she's got a laugh that reminds me of why she's in love with me
she'd never let show she was lonely in case it had frightened me
she was carpet and stone, independent, alone
but this love always shone around me every time, oh

waltz away dreaming till your day begins again
free from the seasons and this state I'm in
and oh, I can't hold it all under one love
it was so long ago when we danced in the streets
now you fly like an eagle above while I waltz away anyway
and I'm waltzing my days away
searching for this woman I love

(I'm here if you see me)

she had a history, joy and pain, and she chose to leave
she had a thousand and one photographs that you would not believe
she'll come to you in disguise, she's there in you children's eyes
still our mother, she's still your wife
so let her

waltz away dreaming till your day begins again, oh yeah
free from the reasons and this state I'm in
and oh,(trust me) I can't hold it all
(she ain't going anywhere) under one love
(trust me, she told me, when you're ready she'll be there)
it was so long ago (no, don't let go of her)
when we kissed in the streets
now you fly like an eagle above while I waltz away anyway
then I'm waltzing my days away
searching for this woman I love

(and the moment you see me, I will live in your life)
(we will walk through my garden, I will see through you eyes)
waltzing my days away (and the moment)
I was in despair (you see me) till she found me there (I will live)
every grown man cries (in your life) with his mother's eyes
(we will walk) when you're ready too (through my garden)
she'll come back to you (I will see through your eyes)
waltzing my days away (and the moment) she's waiting
(you see me, I will live in your life)
waltzing my days (we will walk) she's waiting
(through my garden, I will) father (see through your eyes)
she's waiting (and the moment you see me)


Outside

I think I'm done with the sofa
I think I'm done with the hall
I think I'm done with the kitchen table, baby

let's go outside (let's go outside)
in the sunshine
I know you want to, but you can't say yes
Let's go outside
in the moonshine
take me to the places that I love best

So my angel she says, don't you worry
'bout the things they're saying, yeah
got no friends in high places
and the game that you gave away
wasn't worth playing

let's go outside
in the sunshine
I know you want to, but you can't say yes
let's go outside
in the meantime
take me to the places that I love best

and yes I've been bad
doctor won't you do with me what you can
you see I think about it all the time
twenty four seven

you say you want it, you got it
I never really said it before
there s nothing here but flesh and bone
there's nothing more nothing more
there's nothing more

back to nature, just human nature
getting on back to

I think I m done with the sofa
I think I m done with the hall
I think I'm done with the kitchen table, baby

let's go outside
in the sunshine
I know you want to, but you can't say yes
let's go outside
in the moonshine
take me to the places that I love best

and yes I've been bad
doctor won't you do with me what you can
you see I think about it all the time
I'd service the community
(but I already have you see!)
I never really said it before

there's nothing here but flesh and bone
there's nothing more, nothing more
there's nothing more
let's go outside
dancing on the D-train baby

when the moon is high
and the grass is jumpin'
come on, just keep on funkin'
keep on funkin', just keep on funkin'


Fastlove

looking for some education
made my way into the night
all that bullshit conversation
well baby can't you read the signs

I won't bore you with the details baby
I don't even want to waste your time
let's just say that maybe
you could help to ease my mind
baby, I ain't Mr. Right

chorus
but if you're looking for fastlove
if that's love in your eyes
it's more than enough
had some bad luck
so fastlove is all that I've got on my mind

what's there to think about baby?

looking for some affirmation
made my way into the night
my friends got their ladies
they're all having babies
but I just want to have some fun

I win't bore you with the details baby
gonna get there in your own sweet time
let's just say that maybe
you could help to ease my mind
baby, I ain't Mr. Right

chorus

what's there to think about baby?
get yourself some lessons in love

in the absence of security
I made my way into the night
stupid cupid keeps on calling me
but I see nothing in his eyes
I miss my baby
I miss my baby, tonight
so why don't we make a little room
in my BMW babe
searching for some peace of mind
I help you find it
I do believe that we are practicing
the same religion
you really ought to get up now

looking for some affirmation?


As

As around the sun the Earth knows she's revolving
And the rosebuds know to bloom in early May
Just as hate knows love's the cure
You can rest your mind assure
That I'll be loving you always

As now can't reveal the mystery of tomorrow
But in passing will grow older every day
Just as all is born is new
Do you know what I say is true
That I'll be loving you always

Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
Until the day that 8x8x8 is 4
Until the day is the day that are no more

Did you know that true love asks for nothing
Her acceptance is the way we pay
Did you know that life has given love a guarantee
To last through forever and another day

As today I know I'm living but tomorrow
Could make me the past
but that I mustn't fear
I know deep in my mind
The love of me I've left behind
Cause I'll be loving you always

Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
Until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea
Until we dream of live and live becomes a dream
Until the day is night and night becomes the day
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away
Until the day that 8x8x8 is 4
Until the day that is the day that are no more

did you know that true love asks for nothing
her acceptance is the way we pay
did you know that life has given love a guarantee
to last through forever and another day

As around the sun the earth knows she's revolving
and the rosebuds know to bloom in early May
for now I know deep in my mind
the love of me I've left behind
cause I'll be loving you always

Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky
Until the ocean covers every mountain high
Until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea
Until we dream of live and live becomes a dream

Until the day is night and night becomes the day
Until the trees and seas just up and fly away
Until the day that 8X8X8 is 4
Until the day that is the day that are no more


Too Funky

Hey, you're just too funky for me,
I gotta get inside of you,
And I'll show you heaven if you let me.
Hey you just too funky for me,
I gotta get inside, (I gotta get inside)
I gotta get inside of you (So then you will that be).
I watch your fingers working overtime (Overtime),
I got to thinking that they should be mine. Oh!
I'd love to see you naked baby,
I'd like to think that sometime maybe
Tonight, if that's all right. Yeah!

Hey, you're just too funky for me,
I gotta get inside of you , (Won't let you go)
Won't let you, no-no
Hey you're just too funky for me,
I gotta get inside, (I gotta get inside)
I gotta get inside of you (I'll let you love me).
I watch you drinkin' and I take my time,
I watch you drinkin' all that cheap red wine, Oh!
I've got to see you naked baby,
I'd like to think that sometime maybe,
Tonight my goal's in sight, Yeah!

Baby, baby, baby Why do you do this to me?
Won't let you go, (Won't let you go)
You're such a, you're such a
Baby, baby, baby Why do you do this to me?
I've got to know. (I've got to know)
(I'm gonna be the kind of lover that you never had)
Hey you're just too funky.
(You're never gonna have another lover in your bed)
You're just too funky for me.

(Would you like me to seduce you, is that what you're trying to tell me?)
(Everybody wants a lover like that)
Baby
(Everybody wants a lover like that) Yeah! Yeah!
(Everybody wants a lover like that) Everybody, everybody
(Everybody wants a lover like that)
(Is that what you are trying to tell me?)
(Everybody wants a lover, everybody wants a lover like that.
Everybody wants a lover, everybody wants a lover like that.
Everybody wants a lover, everybody wants a lover like that.
Everybody wants a lover, everybody wants a lover like that.)
(Would you like me to seduce you?)
You're such a, you're such a
(Would you like me to seduce you?) Yeah! Yeah!
(Would you like me to seduce you?) you're such a, you're such a.
Yeah! Yeah!
(Would you stop playing with that radio Yorg, I'm trying to get to sleep!


Freedom '90

I won't let you down
I will not give you up
gotta have some faith in the sound
it's the one good thing that I've got
I won't let you down
so please don't give me up
because I would really, really love to stick around

heaven knows I was just a young boy
didn't know what I wanted to be
I was every little hungry schoolgirls pride and joy
and I guess it was enough for me
to win the race? a prettier face!
brand new clothes and a big fat place
on your rock and roll TV
but today the way I play the game is not the same
no way
think I'm gonna get me some happy

I think there's something you should know
I think it's time I told you so
there's something deep inside of me
there's someone else I've got to be
take back your picture in a frame
take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
sometimes the clothes do not make the man

chorus
all we have to do now
is take these lies and make them true somehow
all we have to see
is that I don't belong to you
and you don't belong to me
freedom
you've gotta give for what you take
freedom
you've gotta give for what you take

heaven knows we sure had some fun boy
what a kick just a buddy and me
we had every big-shot goodtime band on the run boy
we were living in a fantasy
we won the race
got out of the place
I went back home got a brand new face
for the boys on MTV
but today the way I play the game has got to change
oh yeah
now I'm gonna get myself happy

I think there's somethig youshould know
I think it's time I stopped the show
there's something deep inside of me
there's someone I forgot to be
take back your picture in a frame
take back your singing in the rain
I just hope you understand
sometimes the clothes do not make the man

chorus

well it looks like the road to heaven
but it feels like the road to hell
when I knew which side my bread was buttered
I took the knife as well
posing for another picture
everybody's got to sell
but when you shake your ass
they notice fast
and some mistakes were build to last

that's what you get

I say that's what you get

that's what you get for changing your mind

and after all this time
I just hope you understand
sometimes the clothes do not make the man

I'll hold on to my freedom
may not be what you want from me
just the way it's got to be
lose the face now
I've got to live


Killer

so you want to be free
to live your life the way you wanna be
will you give if we cry
will we live or will we die

tainted hearts heal with time
shoot bad love so we can
stop the bleeding

solitary brother,
is there still a part of you that wants to live?
solitary sister,
is there still a part of you that wants to give?
solitary brother,
is there still a part of you that wants to live?
solitary sister,
is there still a part of you that wants to give?

if we try to live our lives
the way we wanna be

solitary brother,
is there still a part of you that wants to live?
solitary sister,
is there still a part of you that wants to give?
solitary brother,
is there still a part of you that wants to live?
solitary sister,
is there still a part of you that wants to give?

racism in future kins can only lead to no good
and besides, all our sons and daughters already
know how that feels


Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

it was the third of september
that day I'll always remember, yes I will
'cause that was the day that my daddy died

never had a chance to see him, no
never heard nothing but bad things about him
mama, I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
mama just hung her head and said

chorus
"papa was a rollin' stone
wherever he laid his hat was his home
and when he died
all he left us was alone"
(repeat)

hey, mama, is it true what they say
that papa never worked aday in his life
some bad talk going around sayin'
papa had three outside children
and another wife
that ain't right

heard some talk about papa and his storefront
preachin'
talkin' about saving souls and all the time
leachin'
and dealing in dirt
stealin' in the name of the Lord

but mama she just said

chorus

say I heard my papa was a jack of all trades
is that what papa sent to an early grave?
folks say papa would beg, borrow or steal just
to pay his bills
hey, mama, folks say papa was never much in thinkin'
spent most of his time chasin' women and drinkin'
but mother, I'm depending on you
to tell me the truth

but my mama she just said

chorus (2x)


I Want Your Sex

rhythm 1 Lust
there's things that you guess
and things that you know
there's boys you can trust
and girls that you don't
there's little things you hide
and little things that you show
sometimes you think you're gonna get it
but you don't and that's just the way it goes

I swear I won't tease you
won't tell you no lies
I don't need no bible
just look in my eyes
I've waited so long baby
now that we're friends
every man's got his patience
and here's where mine ends

I want your sex
I want you
I want your...sex

it's playing on my mind
it's dancing on my soul
it's taken so much time
so why don't you just let me go
I'd really like to try
when you tell me you're gonna regret it
then I tell you that I love you but you still say NO!

I swear I won't tease you
won't tell you no lies
I don't need no bible
just look in my eyes
I've waited so long baby
out in the cold
I can't take much more girl
I'm losing control

it's natural
it's chemical (let's do it)
it's logical
habitual (can we do it?)
it's sensual
but most of all...
sex is something we should do
sex is something for me and you

sex is natural-sex is good
nor everybody does it
but everybody should
sex is natural-sex is fun
sex is best when it's..    one on one
        one on one

I'm not your father
I'm not your brother
talk to your sister
I am a lover

c-c-c-c-come on

what's your definition of dirty baby
what do you consider pornography
don't you know I love you till it hurts me baby
don't you think it's time you had sex with me

what's your definition of dirty baby
what do you call pornography
don't you know I love you till it hurts me baby
don't you think it's time you had sex with me

sex with me
sex with me
have sex with me

c-c-c-c-come on

rythm 2 Brass in love
oh so much love
that you've never seen
let's make love
put your trust in me

don't you listen to what they told you
because I love you
let me hold you
oh

I'm not your brother
I'm not your father
oh will you ever change your mind
I'm a gentle lover with a heart of gold
but baby you've been so unkind

come on
I want your sex
come on
I want your sex
that's right, all night
oh I want your sex
I want your...sex

sexy baby's
sexy body
keeps me guessing
with a promise
I know we can come together
but the question is
will we ever?

sexy baby's
(sexy baby's)
sexy body
(sexy body)
keeps me guessing
with a promise
I know we can come together
but the question is
will we ever?

together-you and me


Monkey

chorus
why can't you do it?
why can't you set your monkey free?
always giving in to it-
do you love the monkey or do you love me?
why can't you do it?
why do I have to share my baby with a monkey?

oh I count to ten
but I don't know how and I don't know when
to open my eyes
if you kiss me again
like you just did now, like you just did then-
I've had the rest
now it's time I had the best
so you tell me that you won't do anymore

well I'd write your heart a letter
but i think you know me better
if I keep on askin' baby, maybe
I'll get what I'm askin' for

chorus

oh I hate your friends
but I don't know how and I don't know when
to open your eyes
yes the monkey's back again
do you want him now like you did back then?
I tried my best
but your head is such a mess
so I guess that I don't want you anymore

well you say you care about me
taht you just can't do without me
but you keep on dancin' baby
'til that monkey has you on the floor

chorus

don't look now
there's a monkey on your back
don't look now
there's a monkey on you...


Spinning the Wheel

spin the wheel

five o'clock in the morning
you ain't home
I can't help thinking that's strange
baby I just want you to know
I won't go through it again
yes, those clouds are closing in

chorus
and I will not accept this as a part of my life
I will not live in fear of what may be
and the lessons I have learned...
I would rather be alone then watch you
spinning that wheel for me
+
you've got a thing about danger
ain't you getting what you want from me
you've got a thing about strangers
baby that's what we used to be
you've got a thing about danger baby
I guess the hungry just can't see
one of these days
you're gonna bring some home to me

six o'clock in the morning you ain't phoned
I can't help thinking that's strange
it seems that everybody takes
their chances
these days
oh yeah, we're standing in the rain

chorus

how can you love me
when you are playing with my life
you say give me time and I'll do better I swear
give me time and I'll lead you back to despair

and I don't want to go back there


Waiting For That Day

now every day I see you in some other face
they crack a smile, talk a while
try to take your place
my memory serves me far too well

I just sit here on this mountain
thinking to myself
you're a fool boy
why don't you go down
find somebody
find somebody else
my memory serves me far too well

it's not as though we just broke up
it's not as though it was yesterday
but something I just can't explain
something in me needs this pain
I know I'll never see your face again

c'mon now
I've got to be strong now

now everybody's talking about this
new decade
like you say the magic numbers
then just say goodbye to
the stupid mistakes you made
oh my memory serves me far too well

don't you know that
the years will come and go
some of us will change their lives
some of us still have nothing to show
nothing baby
but memories

and if these wounds
they are self inflicted
I don't really know
how my poor heart could have
protected me
but if I have to carry this pain
if you will not share the blame
I deserve to see your face again

c'mon now
you don't have to be strong now
come back

come back to me darling
I will make it worth your while
come on back to your baby
I miss your kiss
I miss your smile
seems to me the peace I search to find
ain't gonna be mine
until you say you will
don't you keep me waiting for that day
I know
you hear these words that I say

you can't always get what you want


You Can't Always

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Get What You Want

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Fantasy

One day you say you love me
The next you tell me you don't
One day you say you will
And the next you tell me you won't
Hey little baby
There ain't much point in hanging around (Yea).
One day you make me feel like your love is in my hands
One day you say you'll stay
The next you're changing your plans
Hey little baby
Ain't much point in hanging around (Yea).
Cause' if you ain't got time for me I'll find another Fantasy.

It is kind of funny that you think that
I am the boy to make you cry
I can make you happy
If only for a while
Little baby I can give you all the loving that your heart desires
If you ain't got time for me I'll find another Fantasy.

It could be the price of love
Could the price of hate
What am I guilty of
Why do you make me wait
So long I don't know your intentions.
Look to the sky's above
I am in the hands of fate
Push till it gets to shove
I have got to know for heavens sake
Is this love or invention
Baby can't you see I'll find another Fantasy.

You hang around with people who are sure to make you cry
I can make you happy if only for a while
Little baby oh, oh little baby
I can give you all the lovin' that your heart desires
If you ain't got time for me I'll find another Fantasy.

You take someone's heart
And you kick it around
Keep on picking it up
So you can watch it come down
I don't know what I am suppose to do
Why I wait for you to make up your mind
Would you please be so kind
When you know what to do I'll be in the next room
But if you make it to late I may be in the next day
Hmm...


I Knew You Were Waiting For Me

Like a warrior that fights
And wins the battle
I know the taste of victory
Though I went through some nights
Consumed by the shadows
I was crippled emotionally
Somehow I made it through the heartache
Yes I did, I escaped
I found my way out of the darkness,
Kept my faith (I know you did)
Kept my faith

When the river was deep I didn¡ät falter
When the mountain was high I still believed
When the valley was low iIt didn¡ät stop me, no no
I knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting for me

With and endless desire I kept on searching
Sure in time our eyes would meet
Like the bridge is on fire
The hurt is over, one touch and you set me free
No, I don¡ät regret a single moment
No I don't looking back
When I think of all those disappointments
I just laugh (I know you do), I just laugh

When the river was deep I didn¡ät falter
When the mountain was high I still believed
When the valley was low iIt didn¡ät stop me, no no
I knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting for me

So we were drawn together through destiny
I know this love we share was meant to be
I knew you were waiting, knew you were waiting
I knew you were waiting, knew you were waiting for me


Hard Day

DON'T BRING ME DOWN
DON'T BRING ME DOWN
DON'T BRING ME DOWN

I've never been one
for playing games
you can move your mouth forever
but the words sound just the same
something like
bang bang you're dead
couldn't we just make love instead
say yes because it's what we do best
and I've had such a hard day

take me where their eyes can't find us
without you I may as well just...

how much-do I have to say
what more-do you have to see
what will it take to make you love me
well you're not the first
you're not the last
you're not even the one who loves me best
but all I think about is you

take me where their eyes can't find us
without you I may as well just...

take me where their eyes can't find us
without you I may as well just...

DON'T BRING ME DOWN
DON'T BRING ME DOWN
DON'T BRING ME DOWN

please don't wander from my door

I've never been one
for playing games
you can move your mouth forever
but the words sound just the same
something like
bang bang you're dead
couldn't we just make love instead
say yes because it's what we do best
and I've had such a hard day

so don't bring me down
won't you give me break
somebody give me a break now!

DON'T BRING ME DOWN
DON'T BRING ME DOWN
DON'T BRING ME DOWN

sweet little boy with oh such a big mouth
harsh words can get you into hot water
when people don't understand you baby
I'm always here for you
and I
and I will never bring you down, down,
down my baby

trust me
I want you to trust me
oh trust me
'cause I won't bring you down
(don't bring me down)
I won't bring you down
do you trust me
yeah


Faith

well I guess it would be nice
if I could touch your body
I know not everybody
has got a body like you

but I've got to think twice
before I give my heart away
and I know all the games you play
because I play them too

oh but I
need some time off from that emotion
time to pick my heart up off the floor
and when that love comes down
without devotion
well it takes a strong man baby
but I'm showing you the door
'cause I've gotta have faith

baby
I know you're asking me to stay
say please please please don't go away
you say I'm giving you the blues
maybe
you mean every word you say
can't help but think of yesterday
and another one who tied me down to
loverboy rules

before this river becomes an ocean
before you throw my heart back on the floor
oh baby I reconsider
my foolish notion
well I need someone to hold me
but I'll wait for something more

yes I've gotta have faith...


Somebody to Love

each morning I get up I die a little
can barely stand on my feet
take a look in the mirror and cry
Lord, what you're doing to me
I have spent all my years in believing you
bu I just can't get no relief, Lord!
somebody, somebody
can anybody find me somebody to love?

I work hard every day of my life
I work till I ache my bones
at the end I take home my hard earned pay
all on my own-
I get down on my knees
and I start to pray
till the tears run down from my eyes
Lord-somebody-somebody
can anybody find me-somebody to love

(he works hard)

everyday-I try and I try and I try-
but everybody wants to put me down,
they say I'm goin' crazy
they say I got a lot of water in my brain
got no common sense
I got nobody left to believe
yeah-yeah yeah yeah

oh Lord
somebody-somebody
can any body find me somebody to love

got no feel, I got no rhythm
I just keep losing my beat
I'm OK, I'm alright
ain't gonna face no defeat
I just gotta get out of this prison cell
someday I'm gonna be free, Lord!

find me somebody to love
somebody, somebody
can anybody find me somebody to love?

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