Live From Montreux 1993
The Really "Serious" Introduction
"Bon soir!"
"Ooh, some heavies back here tonight, my God!"
"I've known Ringo for quite a while and I'm glad to see him doing something like this
tonight 'cause it's really serious."
"Ringo Starr & The All Starr Band!"
"Joe Walsh!"
"Nils Lofgren!"
"Dave Edmunds!"
"Todd Rundgren!"
"Burton Cummings!"
"Timothy B. Schmit!"
"Tim Cappello!"
"And Zak Starkey!"
"This is Ringo Starr, Ladies and Gentlemen!"
"Good evening, Montreux!"
"I love your T-shirt!...Any minute now....
Oh, it's really great to be here at the Montreux Jazz Festival, er..., you know,
I'm sure you all recognise me as an old jazz player."
"Anyway, the first number we're gonna do tonight is 'I'm The Greatest' and it goes something like this."
I'm The Greatest
By John Lennon
Recorded live at the Jazz Festival, Montreux
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BOY,
WAY BACK HOME IN LIVERPOOL,
MY MAMA TOLD ME, I WAS GREAT.
AND THEN WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER,
I KNEW THAT I HAD GOT SOMETHING GOING,
ALL MY FRIENDS TOLD ME I WAS GREAT.
AND NOW I'M A MAN,
A WOMAN TOOK ME BY THE HAND,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT SHE TOLD ME...I WAS GREAT!
I WAS IN THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH,
FOR WHAT IT WAS WORTH.
NOW I'M NEARLY FIFTY-TWO;
AND ALL I WANNA DO, IS BOOGALOO!
HEY!
I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR,
I SAW MY WIFE AND KIDS,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD ME...I WAS GREAT.
YES, MY NAME IS BILLY SHEARS,
YOU KNOW IT HAS BEEN FOR SO MANY YEARS.
NOW I'M NEARLY FIFTY-TWO;
AND ALL I WANNA DO, IS BOOGALOO! HEY!
HEY, HEY, HEY, (hey, hey, hey) YEAH!
Thank you! Thank you, Montreux! Peace and love!
Thank you at the back, peace and love, brothers up there.
Oh, and you over there!
How you're doing back over here?
Are you having fun yet?
YEAH!!!
What is that? Two of you having fun!? Are you having fun?
YEAH!!!
Are you having fun?
YEAH!!!
Good!
Anybody over here having fun???
YEAH!!!!
Oh, it's all so rawdy when you're getting in free!
Don't Go Where The Road Don't Go
By Richard Starkey, Johnny Warman and Gary Grainger
Recorded live at the Jazz Festival, Montreux
I WOKE UP FROM A BAD DREAM
TO THE HOWLING OF A LONELY NIGHT.
I SAW THE WORLD COME CLOSING IN
I'M A VICTIM OF A ONE-WAY FIGHT.
I DON'T REMEMBER MANY YESTERDAYS,
I LEFT A LOT OF THINGS UNDONE,
NOW I'M BACK AND I'M HERE TO SAY
I'M LOOKING AFTER NUMBER ONE.
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO,
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO.
SEEING PEOPLE ON THE FREEWAY,
TAKES ME BACK TO WHERE I STARTED FROM.
I WAS RIDING ON A BIG WHEEL,
I WAS WALKING IN A MIDNIGHT SUN.
WELL, I DID A LOT OF FAVOURS THEN,
AND ASKED FOR NOTHING IN RETURN.
NOW THOSE FRIENDS HAVE ALL DISAPPEARED,
I GUESS THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO LEARN.
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO,
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO.
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO.
'CAUSE YOU'LL NEVER RUN, YOU'LL NEVER OUTRUN THE GUN.
WELL, I SAID IT DON'T COME EASY.
WELL, I SURE KNOW HOW IT FEELS.
HO!
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO,
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO.
WHOA!
PLAY IT TO ME!
HO!
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO,
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO.
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO.
'CAUSE YOU'LL NEVER RUN, YOU'LL NEVER OUTRUN THE GUN.
COME ON NOW, YOU MUST KNOW THE WORDS BY NOW!
HO!
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO,
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO.
DON'T GO, DON'T GO WHERE THE ROAD DON'T GO.
'CAUSE YOU'LL NEVER RUN, YOU'LL NEVER OUTRUN THE GUN.
AH, PLAY IT TO ME!
I'd knew you'd love it in the end!
Thank you! Thank you kindly!
Yellow Submarine
Weight Of The World
Boys
With A Little Help From My Friends
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Recorded live at the Jazz Festival, Montreux
Okay, we're gonna do a number now and you all know the words so I like to hear you all join in.
Are you ready to join in?
YEAH!!
'Cause it's very simple, very easy, it's a place we all like to be and it goes like this
IN THE TOWN WHERE I WAS BORN, YES! YES!
LIVED A MAN WHO SAILED TO SEA.
AND HE TOLD US OF HIS LIFE
IN THE LAND OF SUBMARINES.
SO WE SAILED ON TO THE SUN,
TILL WE FOUND THE SEA OF GREEN,
AND WE PLAYED BENEATH THE WAVES,
IN OUR YELLOW SUBMARINE.
COME ON NOW!
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE,
YELLOW SUBMARINE, A YELLOW SUBMARINE.
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE,
A YELLOW SUBMARINE, A YELLOW SUBMARINE.
AND OUR FRIENDS ARE ALL ABOARD,
MANY MORE OF THEM LIVE NEXT DOOR.
AND THE BAND BEGAN TO PLAY.
HO!
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE,
A YELLOW SUBMARINE, A YELLOW SUBMARINE.
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE,
A YELLOW SUBMARINE, A YELLOW SUBMARINE.
FULL SPEED AHEAD, MISTER PARKER, FULL SPEED AHEAD!
FULL SPEED OVER HERE, SIR!
ACTION STATION! ACTION STATION!
AYE, AYE, SIR, FIRE!
HEAVEN! HEAVEN!
AS WE LIVE (as we live)
A LIFE OF EASE, ( a life of ease)
EV'RYONE OF US (ev'ryone of us)
HAS ALL WE NEED. (has all we need)
A SKY OF BLUE (sky of blue)
A SEA OF GREEN, (sea of green)
IN OUR YELLOW (in our yellow)
SUBMARINE. (submarine, ha! ha!)
"Come on, this time!
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE,
A YELLOW SUBMARINE, A YELLOW SUBMARINE.
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE,
A YELLOW SUBMARINE, A YELLOW SUBMARINE.
LAST TIME!
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE, COME ON IN THE BACK!
A YELLOW SUBMARINE, YEAH, A YELLOW SUBMARINE.
WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE,
A YELLOW SUBMARINE, A YELLOW SUBMARINE.
Thank you! Merci beaucoup! Danke schön!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Well, that's it from us, we'll be off now. I'm only kidding
Okay, sit down, sit down, come on, you've had your fun.
I get so bossy when I get up here.
Okay, we've prompted up all of the show, this is like the solo spots in the show
where a couple of members are doing acoustic numbers for you while the rest of the band
go and cool off. Then we gradually build up again and then I'll return.
And this evening we're gonna start with the mighty Joe Walsh!
By Brian O'Doherty and Fred Velez
Recorded live at the Jazz Festival, Montreux
MAYBE YOUR DADDY NEVER HELD YOU LIKE YOU SHOULD,
MAYBE YOUR MAMA JUST HELD ON THE BEST SHE COULD.
EV'RY SOUL HAS A SECRET,
GIVE IT AWAY OR KEEP IT,
BUT YESTERDAY'S GONE SO TELL ME WHY.
YOU CARRY THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
IT'S BREAKIN' YOU DOWN ON YOUR BACK LIKE A BOULDER.
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
GET IT OFF OF YOUR SHOULDER.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN USED,
BUT YOU GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
MAYBE I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN THERE JUST FOR YOU,
MAYBE I TRY BUT THEN I GOT MY OWN LIFE TOO.
EV'RY HEART HAS A HUNGER,
I'M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER,
I GOT ALL THE CROSSES I CAN BEAR.
DON'T GIMME THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
IT'S BREAKIN' ME DOWN ON MY BACK LIKE A BOULDER.
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
GET IT OFF OF MY SHOULDER.
YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN USED,
AND I GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHO YOU CRUCIFY.
YOU EITHER KISS THE FUTURE OR THE PAST GOODBYE,
WE COULD FLY SO HIGH.
BUT WE CARRY THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
IT'S BREAKIN' US DOWN ON OUR BACKS LIKE A BOULDER.
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
GET IT OFF OF OUR SHOULDERS.
YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN USED,
AND WE GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
IT'S BREAKIN' US DOWN AND THE NIGHT'S GROWIN' COLDER,
JUST BLAME IT ON FATE, THAT WAS YESTERDAY, GIRL.
AND WE'RE JUST GROWIN' OLDER.
YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN USED,
AND WE GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
Thank you!
By Luther Dixon and Wes Farrell
Recorded live at the Jazz Festival, Montreux
Okay, I like to do a number now I recorded quite a while ago with those other chaps and it's er....
When we're ready it's gonna go something like this. Anyway, it's called Boys.
HEY!
I'VE BEEN TOLD WHEN A BOY KISS A GIRL
TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD.
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, SHE SAY YOU DO. (bop shoo wa)
MY GIRL SAYS WHEN I KISS HER LIPS
SHE GETS THE THRILL THROUGH HER FINGERTIPS.
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, SHE SAY YOU DO. (bop shoo wa)
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS, (yeah, yeah, boys)
DON'T YOU KNOW I MEAN BOYS? (yeah, yeah, boys)
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS NOW, (yeah, yeah, boys)
AH, BOYS, (yeah, yeah, boys)
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS NOW, (yeah, yeah, boys)
WHAT A BUNDLE OF JOY. (yeah, yeah, boys)
AH, GO MAN! GO MAN!
MY GIRL SAYS WHEN I KISSED HER LIPS
SHE GOT A THRILL THROUGH HER FINGERTIPS.
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, HEY, (bop shoo wa 'n' bop bop shoo wa)
HEY, SHE SAY YOU DO. (bop shoo wa)
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS, (yeah, yeah, boys)
DON'T YOU KNOW I MEAN BOYS? (yeah, yeah, boys)
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS NOW, (yeah, yeah, boys)
AH, BOYS, (yeah, yeah, boys)
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS NOW, (yeah, yeah, boys)
WHAT A BUNDLE OF JOY. (yeah, yeah, whoa ho!)
AH, PLAY!
HEY!
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS, (yeah, yeah, boys)
DON'T YOU KNOW I MEAN BOYS? (yeah, yeah, boys)
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS NOW, (yeah, yeah, boys)
AH, BOYS - (yeah, yeah, boys)
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS NOW, (yeah, yeah, boys)
WHAT A BUNDLE OF JOY.
ONE MORE TIME!
WELL, I TALK ABOUT BOYS, (yeah, yeah, boys)
DON'T YOU KNOW I MEAN BOYS? (yeah, yeah, boys)
YEAH, I TALK ABOUT BOYS NOW, (yeah, yeah, boys)
AH, - (yeah, yeah, boys)
I TALK ABOUT BOYS NOW, (yeah, yeah, boys)
WHAT A BUNDLE OF JOY.
HEY!
Thank you! Merci! Danke schön!
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Recorded live at the Jazz Festival, Montreux
Okay, another one of those songs you all know and love and you all know the words so I wanna hear you
Louder than the band this time, okay?
YEAH!
I said louder than the band this time, okay?
YEAH!! Thank you! Ha! Ha!
Pretty frightening when you do that!
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF I SANG OUT OF TUNE
WOULD YOU STAND UP AND WALK OUT ON ME?
LEND ME YOUR EARS AND I'LL SING YOU A SONG
AND I'LL TRY NOT TO SING OUT OF KEY.
OH, I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,
MM, I GET HIGH WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,
OH, I'M GONNA TRY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS.
WHAT DO I DO WHEN MY LOVE IS AWAY?
(Does it worry you to be alone?)
HOW DO I FEEL AT THE END OF THE DAY?
(Are you sad because you're on your own?)
NO, I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,
MM, I'M GET HIGH WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,
OH, I'M GONNA TRY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS.
(Do you need anybody?)
I NEED SOMEBODY TO LOVE.
(Could it be anybody?)
I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO LOVE.
(Would you believe in a love at first sight?)
YES, I'M CERTAIN THAT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
(What do you see when you turn out the light?)
I CAN'T TELL YOU BUT I KNOW IT'S MINE.
MM, I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS, LET ME SEE THE FIGURES!
HIGH WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,
MM, I'M GONNA TRY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS.
(Do you need anybody?)
I NEED SOMEBODY TO LOVE.
(Could it be anybody?)
I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO LOVE.
HEY!
(Do you need anybody?)
I NEED SOMEBODY TO LOVE.
(Could it be anybody?)
I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO LOVE.
(Would you believe in a love at first sight?)
CERTAIN THAT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
(What do you see when you turn out the light?)
I CAN'T TELL YOU BUT I KNOW IT'S MINE.
OH, I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,
MM, I GET HIGH WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,
OH, I'M GONNA TRY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS.
OH, I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS.
TWO, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, HEY!
HEY! HEY! COME ON!
Okay, you've been such a great audience, I love you all!
Don't forget it's peace and love and thank you once again. Thank you and good night!
Good night!
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