This might be a stupid question but i think im singin the right words but i can never be too sure! lol
what are actual lyrics to Asha - JJ Tribute?
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it's taken from a live set by janice joplin. bit of a speech she did before her song and then little bits of the song.if you can locate the original it is slower and clearer.paul has it somwehere will get him to rip it for ya.
ive got the live singin bit on a vinyl....somewhere, i'll dig it out now and get it ripped while my deck's still hooked up to the comp.....
give us a few mins
give us a few mins
its quite difficult cos they cut different sentances together to make the vocal - therefore it doesn't make much sense on ASHA - but when you hear the original you can pick out the words as they are understandable in this context 
for god sake ghrrrrrrrr
ive been lookin 4 this vinyl for ages now and cant find it........its doin my head in, i will not be defeated hehe
ghrrrrrrrrive been lookin 4 this vinyl for ages now and cant find it........its doin my head in, i will not be defeated hehe
LOL @ 'dave the rave'
OK here's the acapella - ripped from the discomagic gold pressing
http://www.apru75.dsl.pipex.com/asha.mp3
I agree sirius the "in a chain" bit isn't on there, they must've got that bit from somewhere else
It's totally cut up though - what everyone sings as "dancing" actually says "damn thing".... LOL
OK here's the acapella - ripped from the discomagic gold pressing
http://www.apru75.dsl.pipex.com/asha.mp3
I agree sirius the "in a chain" bit isn't on there, they must've got that bit from somewhere else
It's totally cut up though - what everyone sings as "dancing" actually says "damn thing".... LOL
When u hear em on their own they sound pretty grim tho dont they! Whats that second bit all about..
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No wonder they chopped it bits!
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No wonder they chopped it bits!
Mike said:the "in a chain" bit isn't on there, they must've got that bit from somewhere else
According to my mate, who's a bit of a hippy and a Joplin guru, every version of Ball and Chain is slightly different. This one's from "Joplin in Concert" recorded at Calgary on April 4 1970. None of the other versions have "Just because I'm gonna want your love" in them.
The "and a chain" comes right at the end.
Oh, and it's definitely "Daddy" not "Janet" and as Mike says "Damn thing" not "dancing". Apparently most Joplin songs have "Daddy" in them.
So there you go. Bloody strange woman if you ask me.
This is a well funny post.
Everyone has their own interpretations of what the lyrics are, and they're all different!!!
Some of the suggestions I can't even start to imagine!
Truth is, no one has a clue I don't think!!
Everyone has their own interpretations of what the lyrics are, and they're all different!!!
Some of the suggestions I can't even start to imagine!
Truth is, no one has a clue I don't think!!
OK, at the risk of being a smartarse, this is where it's sampled from :
S-sitting down by my window,
Oh, looking at the rain.
S-sitting down by my window now now,
All around I felt it,
All I could see was the rain.
Something grabbed a hold of me, honey,
Felt to me honey like, Lord, a ball and chain.
Yeah! Hey! You know what I mean,
But it's way too heavy for you,
You can't hold it tomorrow.
Say, whoa, whoa, honey, it can't be
Just because I got to want your love
Please please please please, whoa please, please.
Whoa, honey it can't be
Just because I got to need you daddy.
Please don't you let me down, no, please, Lord!
Here you gone today, but I wanted to love you,
I wanted to hold you, yeah, till the day I die,
Till the day, till the day,
Yeah! Hey! Hey! All right!
Say, whoa, whoa, honey this can't be
Not anything I ever wanted from you daddy
Tell me now, now, now, now, oh, tell me now, yeah.
I say, whoa, whoa, honey this can't be
No, no, no, no, no, no, no ... yeah yeah, hey!
And I want someone that could tell me, tell me why
Just because I got to want your love
Honey, just because I got to need, need, need your love
I said I don't understand , honey, but I wanna chance to try
Try, try, try, try try try try
Honey when everybody in the world wants the same damn thing
When everybody in the world will need the same lonely thing
When I wanna work for your love, daddy.
When I wanna try for your love, daddy.
I don't understand how come you're gone, man. I don't understand why half the world is still crying, man, when the other half of the world is still crying too, man, I can't get it together. I mean, if you got a cat for one day, man I mean, if you, say, say, if you want a cat for 365 days, right You ain't got him for 365 days, you got him for one day, man. Well I tell you that one day, man, better be your life, man. Because, you know, you can say, oh man, you can cry about the other 364, man, but you're gonna lose that one day, man, and that's all you've got. You gotta call that love, man. That's what it is, man. If you got it today you don't want it tomorrow, man, 'cause you don't need it, 'cause as a matter of fact, as we discovered in the train, tomorrow never happens, man. It's all the same fucking day, man.
So you gotta, when you wanna hold a sigh,
You gotta hold him like it's the last minute in your life, baby.
You gotta hold, whoa, whoa, hold him
'Cause someday some weight's gonna come on your shoulders, babe,
It's gonna feel too heavy, it's gonna weigh on you,
It's gonna feel just like a ball, ball, ball, oh daddy,
And a chain.
Thank God they didn't use all of it, eh?
S-sitting down by my window,
Oh, looking at the rain.
S-sitting down by my window now now,
All around I felt it,
All I could see was the rain.
Something grabbed a hold of me, honey,
Felt to me honey like, Lord, a ball and chain.
Yeah! Hey! You know what I mean,
But it's way too heavy for you,
You can't hold it tomorrow.
Say, whoa, whoa, honey, it can't be
Just because I got to want your love
Please please please please, whoa please, please.
Whoa, honey it can't be
Just because I got to need you daddy.
Please don't you let me down, no, please, Lord!
Here you gone today, but I wanted to love you,
I wanted to hold you, yeah, till the day I die,
Till the day, till the day,
Yeah! Hey! Hey! All right!
Say, whoa, whoa, honey this can't be
Not anything I ever wanted from you daddy
Tell me now, now, now, now, oh, tell me now, yeah.
I say, whoa, whoa, honey this can't be
No, no, no, no, no, no, no ... yeah yeah, hey!
And I want someone that could tell me, tell me why
Just because I got to want your love
Honey, just because I got to need, need, need your love
I said I don't understand , honey, but I wanna chance to try
Try, try, try, try try try try
Honey when everybody in the world wants the same damn thing
When everybody in the world will need the same lonely thing
When I wanna work for your love, daddy.
When I wanna try for your love, daddy.
I don't understand how come you're gone, man. I don't understand why half the world is still crying, man, when the other half of the world is still crying too, man, I can't get it together. I mean, if you got a cat for one day, man I mean, if you, say, say, if you want a cat for 365 days, right You ain't got him for 365 days, you got him for one day, man. Well I tell you that one day, man, better be your life, man. Because, you know, you can say, oh man, you can cry about the other 364, man, but you're gonna lose that one day, man, and that's all you've got. You gotta call that love, man. That's what it is, man. If you got it today you don't want it tomorrow, man, 'cause you don't need it, 'cause as a matter of fact, as we discovered in the train, tomorrow never happens, man. It's all the same fucking day, man.
So you gotta, when you wanna hold a sigh,
You gotta hold him like it's the last minute in your life, baby.
You gotta hold, whoa, whoa, hold him
'Cause someday some weight's gonna come on your shoulders, babe,
It's gonna feel too heavy, it's gonna weigh on you,
It's gonna feel just like a ball, ball, ball, oh daddy,
And a chain.
Thank God they didn't use all of it, eh?
