Playlist Manfred Mann / Manfred Mann S Earth Band

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - adolescent dream

You're not the great romantic
Crystal juke-box queen
You're not my old adolescent dream
You're not my spiritual gypsy
My fifty Chevy Machine
You're not my old adolescent dream

Oh no my friend
You stand above all that
You're my life
My love
My blood
My soul

You're not the way I planned it
The way it's meant to be
You're not my old adolescent dream

Oh no my friend
You stand above all that
You're my life
My love
My blood
My soul

Oh no, you're not my old adolescent dream

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - africa suite

What do they do with a man whose Father was a Swazi ?
What do they do with a man whose Mother was a Zulu ?
Where do they send him ?
Where do they send him ?

What do they do if that man's Grandmother was a Tsonga ?
Do they send him to Kwazulu, Bophuthatswana or Transkei ?
I ask why ?
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his freedom
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his woman
Where do they send them ?
Where do they send them ?
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his children
Oh, they send him to Kwazulu, Bophuthatswana or Transkei
I ask why ?

Amandla awethu
Maatla...

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - belle 039 of the earth

The road is empty
The subway lies ahead
There is no music all the sounds have gone dead.
The day is misty
There's no life around
'Cause there's something wrong in this town.
Out in the distance
There's a simple sound
It comes, it grows

Chorus:
Bell of the earth
Ringing like a tambourine
Calling right out of the silent places
Calling to me from the empty spaces
Core of the earth
Singing like a violin
Calling right out of the silent places
Calling me

Out on the freeway, silence abounds
The crowded highway is making no sound
The limo driver, he endlessly waits
For the long drive across the golden state
Out in the distance
There's a simple sound
It comes, it grows

(Chorus)

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - california

How're you doin' out in California
Now that you've made the grade?
Is there a chance you'd think of me
And all the things we did together?

How're you doin' out in California
Now that you've got it made?
You must be glad you made the break
But how I wish you'd stayed

Livin' out in California
Seems to suit you well
But my news is all second hand
So it's hard for me to tell

One day I'll make it out to California
See if it's what it seems
I've been there many times before
But only in my dreams

(INSTRUMENTAL)

One day I'll make it out to California
See if it's what it seems
I've been there many times before
But only in my dreams

Oh, it could be the money
It could be the sun
Something's keeping you away from me
California look what you've done
Oh, oh

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - chicago institute

Way back there an explosion of hope
Hit out hard in a furnace of steel
I thought life was a fire
I thought life was a high time
(I thought life was a fire)
I thought life was a symbol
(I thought life was for livin)
I thought life was for livin
(I thought life was a symbol)
I thought life was a fire

There's an institute in Chicago
With a room full of machines
And they live this side of the sunrise
And burn away your dreams
Once you fly to Chicago - In Chicago you will die
When that institute in Chicago has recorded you and I

There's an empty house in California
But they'll always let you in
And they'll make you feel oh so easy
Like you never learned to sin
Oh yeah that's how they made it how they made it seem so clean
Yes that empty house in California is our brave new world's machine

At the institute in Chicago from the first day you were born
Oh they just can't tell what your feelin'
And they can't see how you're torn
When your name's just a number - just a number you will die
Cos that institute in Chicago never knew you were alive

Way back there a reflection of me
Turned my head in a circle of time
I thought life was for (livin)
I thought life was a (high time)
I thought life was a (fire)
I thought life was a (symbol)

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - circles

Going round in circles
Directions all messed up
I go to ground on a bottle of wine
And drown myself in the flood
My frozen toes are beginning to melt
And think I'm catching a cold
Got oil on my feathers and I can't fly
I gotta get back to your love

I'm a clown without a circus
There's no-one to see my act
I can dance and sing and stand on my head
Nodbody knows where I'm at
My frozen toes are beginning to melt
I think I'm catching a cold
Got oil on my feathers and I can't fly
I gotta get back to your love

My days are long and lonely
And I feel so insecure
There ain't nothing funny I'm losing you honey
I can't laugh anymore
Old chang surely told me
Not to mess with what you got
But I went stomping all over your head
Like a bull in a china shop

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - demolition man

Tied to the tracks
And the trains just coming
Strapped to the wing
With the engine running
You say that this wasn't in your plan
Don't mess around with the demolition man

I'm a walking nightmare
An arsenal of doom
I kill conversations as I walk into the room
I'm a three line whip
I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster boy

Tied to a chair
And the bomb is ticking
The situation is not of your picking
You say that this wasn't in your plan
Don't mess around with the demolition man

I'm a walking nightmare
An arsenal of doom
I kill conversations as I walk into the room
I'm a three line whip
I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster boy

Tied to the tracks
And the trains just coming
Strapped to the wing
With the engine running
You say that this wasn't in your plan
Don't mess around with the demolition man

I'm a walking nightmare
An arsenal of doom
I kill conversations as I walk into the room
I'm a three line whip
I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster boy
I'm a walking nightmare
I kill conversations
I kill conversations
I'm the sort of thing they ban
I'm a walking disaster boy

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - do wah diddy diddy

There she was just walking down the street
Singing do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do
Snapping her fingers and shuffling her feet
Singing do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do

She looked good(looked good)
She looked fine(looked fine)
She looked good, she looked fine
And I nearly lost my mind

Before I knew it she was walking next to me
Singing do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do
Rolling my head just as natural as can be
Singing do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do

We walked on(walked on)
To my door(my door)
We walked on to my door(we walked on to my door)
Then we kissed a little more

Wowo-ohoh
I knew we was falling in looove
Yes I did,
And so I told her of all the things I'd been dreaming of

Now we're together
Nearly every single day
Singing do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do
We're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay
Singing do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do

Well I'm hers(I'm hers)
She's mine(She's mine)
I'm hers she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime

Wowo-ohoh
I knew we was falling in loooove
Yes I did,
And so I told her all the things I been dreaming of

No we're together nearly every single day
Singing do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do
We're so happy and that's how we're gonna stay
Singing do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do

We'll I'm hers(I'm hers)
She's mine(She's mine)
I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime

Wowo-ohoh
Ohoh yeeeah

Do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do
We're singing do a diddy dumb diddy do
Do a diddy diddy dumb diddy do

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - don 039 t kill it carol

DON'T KILL IT CAROL
(Heron) Published by EMI Music Pub. Ltd.

This wild rose that I hold in my hand
It's the strangest thing I've seen,
One bud only just started to show,
And the leaves are the lightest green.
It's had it's share of the rain,
It needs some feeling to light it's fiery flame again,
But one cruel lie and it could die.

(Don't kill it Carol)
Oh Carol oh, won't you let this flower grow,
Don't kill it Carol.
Oh Carol oh, won't you let this flower grow,
Don't kill it Carol.

This wild rose that I hold in my hand,
It could grow to be so strong,
Born one night in the calm of the storm,
It was made for a rock and roll song.
It's only just seen the light,
It could so easily fall back to the gentle night,
But one cruel lie and it could die.

(Don't kill it Carol)
Oh Carol oh, won't you let this flower grow,
Don't kill it Carol.
Oh Carol oh, won't you let this flower grow,
Don't kill it Carol.

It's looking for a place to live outside all space and time,
Where there's no need for it to fade.
There's a secret garden that I think we can find,
Lot's of sunshine there's a touch of shade.

(Don't kill it Carol)

This wild rose that I hold in my hand
It's the strangest thing I've seen,
One bud only just started to show,
And the leaves are the lightest green.
It's had it's share of the rain,
It needs some feeling to light it's fiery flame again,
But one cruel lie and it could die.

(Don't kill it Carol)
Oh Carol oh, won't you let this flower grow,
Don't kill it Carol.
Oh Carol oh, won't you let this flower grow,
Don't kill it Carol.
[repeat to fade]

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - fat nelly

Fat Nelly was killed with a butcher's knife
Nobody laughed, nobody cried
And her blood ran red all over my life
Nobody laughed, nobody cried

A street screamed rape by a garden gate
Nobody laughed, nobody cried
But the hinges were oiled the police came late
Nobody laughed, nobody cried

Fat Nelly was killed with a butcher's knife
Nobody laughed, nobody cried
And her blood ran red all over my life
Nobody laughed, nobody cried

A street screamed rape by a garden gate
Nobody laughed, nobody cried
But the hinges were oiled the police came late
Nobody laughed, nobody cried

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - africa suite

What do they do with a man whose Father was a Swazi ?
What do they do with a man whose Mother was a Zulu ?
Where do they send him ?
Where do they send him ?

What do they do if that man's Grandmother was a Tsonga ?
Do they send him to Kwazulu, Bophuthatswana or Transkei ?
I ask why ?
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his freedom
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his woman
Where do they send them ?
Where do they send them ?
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his children
Oh, they send him to Kwazulu, Bophuthatswana or Transkei
I ask why ?

Amandla awethu
Maatla...

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - africa suite

What do they do with a man whose Father was a Swazi ?
What do they do with a man whose Mother was a Zulu ?
Where do they send him ?
Where do they send him ?

What do they do if that man's Grandmother was a Tsonga ?
Do they send him to Kwazulu, Bophuthatswana or Transkei ?
I ask why ?
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his freedom
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his woman
Where do they send them ?
Where do they send them ?
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his children
Oh, they send him to Kwazulu, Bophuthatswana or Transkei
I ask why ?

Amandla awethu
Maatla...

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - blinded by the light

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night

Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with a teenagediplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way intohis hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped themerry-go-round
With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin, the calliopecrashed to the ground
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night

Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what ittakes
She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong, play thesong with the funky break"
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see ifit was safe outside
And little Early-Pearly came by in his curly-wurly and asked meif I needed a ride
Asked me if I needed a ride

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
Blinded by the light

She got down but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night
She's gonna make it through the night

------ guitar solo ------

But mama, that's where the fun is
But mama, that's where the fun is
Mama always told me not to look into the eye's of the sun
But mama, that's where the fun is

Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher fromthe east
Says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in it's funny bone, that'swhere they expect it least"
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner, watchingthe young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone,reminding him of romance
The calliope crashed to the ground

But she was...
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night

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{the following two sections are sung simultaneously}

1) ~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runnerin the night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
~ Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner inthe night
~ Blinded by the light

2) ~ Madman drummers bummers, Indians in the summer with ateenage diplomat
~ In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his wayinto his hat
~ With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I trippedthe merry-go-round
~ With this very unpleasin', sneezin' and wheezin, the calliopecrashed to the ground
~ Now Scott with a slingshot finially found a tender spot andthrows his lover in the sand
~ And some bloodshot forget-me-not said daddy's within earshotsave the buckshot, turn up the band

~ Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I go what ittakes
~ She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

She got down but she never got tired
She's gonna make it through the night

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - five four three two one

(Title 7x, first time slowly)

Always onward rode the 600 (5-4-3-2-1)
Down the valley on their horses they thundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Ah but once they're down they really blundered (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(Title 2x)
The soldiers waited at the gate for weeks (5-4-3-2-1)
and onward on horses to the city they sneaked (5-4-3-2-1)
Pulled out and then, was it the Greeks? (5-4-3-2-1)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds

(Title x5)
Uh huh, it was the Manfreds
(Title slowly)

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band - for you

Princess cards she sends me with her regards,
Oh, bar-room eyes shine vacancy
To see her you gotta look hard
Wounded deep in battle, I stand stuffed like some soldier undaunted
To her cheshire smile I'll stand on file
She's all I ever wanted
You let your blue walls stand in the way of these facts, honey
Get your carpet baggers off my back
Girl give me time to cover my tracks
You said, "Here's your mirror and your ball and jacks"
But they're not what I came for
Oh I came for so much more
And I know you that too
And I know you know that's true

I came for you
I came for you
I came for you
For you
I came for you

Crawl into my ambulance
Your pulse is getting weak
Reveal yourself all to me now
While you've got the strength to speak
'Cause they're waiting for you at Bellevue
With their oxygen masks
But I could give it all to you now
If only you could ask
Don't call for your surgeon
Even he says it's late
It's not your lungs this time
But your heart holds your fate
Don't give me my money back
Don't want it anymore
It's not that nursery mouth I came back for
It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor
I've broken all your windows
And I've rammed through all your doors
Who am I to ask you to fight my wars
And you should know that's true
You should know that too

I came for you
I came for you
I came for you
For you
I came for you

Don't call for your surgeon
Even he says it's late
It's not your lungs this time
But your heart holds your fate
Don't give me my money back
Don't want it anymore
It's not that nursery mouth I came back for
It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor
I've broken all your windows
And I've rammed through all your doors
Who am I to ask you to fight my wars
You should know that's true
You should know that too

I came for you
I came for you
I came for you
For you
I came for you

manfred mann / manfred mann s earth band