

Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA
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Greg Allman performs fan favorites in the town where he got his start.
One of the most acclaimed, beloved and awarded icons in rock and roll history and founding member of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, Greg Allman, heads back to the town where he got his start in GREGG ALLMAN LIVE: BACK TO MACON, GA. Gregg performs fan favorites, including 'Whipping Post,' 'Melissa' and 'Midnight Rider.' Interview footage features Gregg reflecting on Allman Brothers' history.
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Gregg Allman Live: Back to Macon, GA
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One of the most acclaimed, beloved and awarded icons in rock and roll history and founding member of the legendary Allman Brothers Band, Greg Allman, heads back to the town where he got his start in GREGG ALLMAN LIVE: BACK TO MACON, GA. Gregg performs fan favorites, including 'Whipping Post,' 'Melissa' and 'Midnight Rider.' Interview footage features Gregg reflecting on Allman Brothers' history.
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[ "Midnight Rider" plays ] ♪♪ >> Macon serves as the home of a great group of fellas, man, that played and lived, laughed and cried and created and worked out and arranged and adjusted to things together for 44 years.
45 this March.
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[ "Statesboro Blues" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Wake up, mama ♪ ♪ Turn your lamp down low ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Wake up, mama ♪ ♪ Turn your lamp down low ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You got no nerve, darlin' ♪ ♪ To turn Uncle John from your door ♪ ♪ Woke up this morning ♪ ♪ I had them Statesboro Blues ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Woke up this morning ♪ ♪ I had them Statesboro Blues ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I looked over in the corner ♪ ♪ Grandma seemed to have them, too ♪ ♪ Well ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Saxophone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, my mama died and left me ♪ ♪ My papa died and left me ♪ ♪ I ain't good-looking, baby ♪ ♪ But I'm someone's sweetest child ♪ ♪ I'm goin' to the country ♪ ♪ Baby, do you want to go?
♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ If you can't make it, darlin' ♪ ♪ Your sister Lucille said she wanna go ♪ ♪ And I'll damn sure take her, yeah ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I love that woman ♪ ♪ Better than any woman I've ever seen ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ ♪ I said, I love that woman ♪ ♪ Better than any woman I've ever seen ♪ ♪ She treat me like a king ♪ ♪ Yeah, I treat her like a doggone queen ♪ ♪ Wake up, mama ♪ ♪ Turn your lamp down low ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Wake up, mama ♪ ♪ Turn your lamp down low ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You got no nerve, darlin' ♪ ♪ To turn Uncle John from your door ♪ Oww!
♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Alright.
Thank you so much.
Macon, Georgia.
[ Crowd cheers ] Wonderful place, wonderful people.
Yes, yes.
It's really good to be here, and thank y'all for coming.
We'll see if we can't get you goin'.
Alright.
[ "I'm No Angel" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ No, I'm no angel ♪ ♪ No, I'm no stranger to the streets ♪ ♪ I've got my label ♪ ♪ So I won't crumble at your feet ♪ ♪ I know, baby ♪ ♪ So I've got scars upon my cheeks ♪ ♪ And I'm half-crazy ♪ ♪ Come on and love me, baby ♪ ♪ So you find me hard to handle ♪ ♪ Well, I'm easier to hold ♪ ♪ So you like my spurs that jingle and ♪ ♪ I'll never leave you cold ♪ ♪ So I might steal your diamonds ♪ ♪ I'll bring you back some gold ♪ ♪ I'm no angel ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No, I'm no angel ♪ ♪ No, I'm no stranger to the dark ♪ ♪ Let me rock your cradle ♪ ♪ Let me start a fire with your spark ♪ ♪ Oh, come on, baby ♪ ♪ Come and let me show you my tattoo ♪ ♪ Let me drive you crazy ♪ ♪ Come on and love me, baby ♪ ♪ So you don't care a darn about me ♪ ♪ I'll never treat you bad ♪ ♪ And I won't ever lift a hand to hurt you ♪ ♪ And I'll always leave you glad ♪ ♪ So I might steal your diamonds ♪ ♪ I'll bring you back some gold ♪ ♪ I'm no angel ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ No, I'm no angel ♪ ♪ No, I'm no stranger to the dark ♪ ♪ Let me rock your cradle ♪ ♪ Let me start a fire with your heart ♪ ♪ So come on, baby ♪ ♪ Come and let me show you my tattoo ♪ ♪ Let me drive you crazy ♪ ♪ Come on and love me, baby ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪ Come on, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Drive me crazy, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, come on, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Okay.
This is a song I wrote back in 1972... three and part of four.
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[ "Queen of Hearts" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Once I was glad ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Always happy, never sad ♪ ♪ And every day seemed like Sunday ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And although things were slow ♪ ♪ Nah, never seemed to have no dough ♪ ♪ Somehow, I never once got lonely ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You see, the fact is, more or less ♪ ♪ You're gamblin' with your own happiness ♪ ♪ And most all your would-be friends ♪ ♪ Turn out so phony ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, but times, they change ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And re-arrange ♪ ♪ And I've seen The Queen of Hearts ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I don't know where to start ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Or how, how to stop ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And as those days have come and gone ♪ ♪ Left me feelin' that I've done so wrong ♪ ♪ Well, I've wasted so much time feelin' too damn guilty ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And as I watch you sit across the room ♪ ♪ More beautiful than a flower's bloom ♪ ♪ Though you leave it lay just one day ♪ ♪ And, brother, you're gonna come back ♪ ♪ To find it gone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I love you, Queen of Hearts ♪ ♪ Tell me not to stop ♪ ♪ Just tell me where ♪ ♪ Oh, tell me where to start ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now, won't you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Won't you hurry up now, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ After all that we've been through ♪ ♪ Oh, I find that when I think of you ♪ ♪ A warm soft wind runs through and through ♪ ♪ And in my heart, there is only you ♪ ♪ And I will always keep on trying ♪ ♪ Togetherness brings peace of mind ♪ ♪ Without it, there'd be a lonely me ♪ ♪ And, oh, darlin', lonely you ♪ ♪ Low lights game gets so hard ♪ ♪ Now I'm holdin' the highest card ♪ ♪ Queen of Hearts ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Queen of Hearts ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Whoo, hoo ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] You know, back then, we all -- we had all that energy and all that youth, all that inspiration.
And, you know, man, when you was 20, 21 years old, you were bulletproof.
We all lived in this apartment.
There was three large rooms about this size.
And, uh, there was three of 'em.
In one of them, there were 12 mattresses.
And then, the other one, there was a few chairs.
Coca-Cola machine full of beer.
Oh, I know what was in the third room -- our stuff.
[ Laughs ] All set up, ready to go.
[ "I Can't Be Satisfied" plays ] ♪ Well, I'm goin' away, baby ♪ ♪ Won't be back no more ♪ ♪ Goin' back down south, y'all ♪ ♪ Don't you want to go?
♪ ♪ Woman, I'm troubled, worried all in my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I can't be satisfied ♪ ♪ But I just can't keep from cryin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Feel like snappin' ♪ ♪ My pistol in your face ♪ ♪ Stone-cold graveyard ♪ ♪ Gonna be your resting place ♪ ♪ Woman, I'm troubled, worried all in my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I can't be satisfied ♪ ♪ But I just can't keep from cryin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ All in my sleep ♪ ♪ Hear my doorbell ring ♪ ♪ Looking for my baby ♪ ♪ Ain't seen a doggone thing ♪ ♪ Woman, I'm troubled, worried all in my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ But I can't be satisfied ♪ ♪ But I just can't keep from cryin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I know my baby ♪ ♪ She gonna jump and shout ♪ ♪ That old train be late, man ♪ ♪ And I come walking out ♪ ♪ Woman, I'm troubled, worried all in my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I can't be satisfied ♪ ♪ But I just can't keep from cryin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Guess I'm goin' away, baby ♪ ♪ Won't be back no more ♪ ♪ Goin' back down south, y'all ♪ ♪ Don't you want to go?
♪ ♪ Woman, I'm troubled, worried all in my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I can't be satisfied ♪ ♪ But I just can't keep from cryin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I can't be satisfied ♪ ♪ But I just can't keep from cryin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I can't be satisfied ♪ ♪ But I just ♪ ♪ Can't keep from cryin' ♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "These Days" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I've been out walking ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I don't do that much talking these days ♪ ♪ These days ♪ ♪ These days, I seem to think a lot ♪ ♪ About the things that I forgot to do ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ And all the times I had the chance to ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I had a lover ♪ ♪ I don't think I'll risk another ♪ ♪ These days ♪ ♪ These days ♪ ♪ These days, I seem to be afraid ♪ ♪ To live the life that I have made in song ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ ♪ But it's just that I have been losing ♪ ♪ So long ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ These days, I sit on cornerstones ♪ ♪ Count the time in quarter tones till 10 ♪ ♪ My friend ♪ ♪ And I believe I've come to see myself again ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> Hey!
♪♪ >> ♪ These days, I sit on cornerstones ♪ ♪ Count the time in quarter tones till 10 ♪ ♪ My friend ♪ ♪ Please don't confront me with my failures ♪ [ Cheering ] ♪ I'm aware of them ♪ ♪♪ ♪ So aware of them ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Ain't Wastin' Time No More" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ Last Sunday morning, the sunshine felt like rain ♪ ♪ The week before, they all seemed the same ♪ ♪ With the help of God and true friends, I've come to realize ♪ ♪ I still have two strong legs and even wings to fly ♪ ♪ So I ain't wastin' time no more ♪ ♪ 'Cause time goes by like ♪ ♪ Hurricanes ♪ ♪ And faster things ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, Lord, Sweet Sally, why all your cryin'?
♪ ♪ Been around here three long days ♪ ♪ Lookin' like you're dyin' ♪ ♪ Just step yourself outside and look up at the stars above ♪ ♪ Go on downtown, baby, and find you somebody to love ♪ ♪ Meanwhile, I ain't wastin' time no more ♪ ♪ 'Cause time goes by like ♪ ♪ Hurricanes ♪ ♪ And so much faster things ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ ♪ You don't need no gypsy to tell you why ♪ ♪ Can't let one precious day slip by ♪ ♪ Look inside yourself, and if you don't see what you want ♪ ♪ Maybe sometimes then ya don't ♪ ♪ Leave your mind alone, we'll all get by ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ [ Saxophone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ By and by, way after many years have gone ♪ ♪ And all the war freaks die off, leavin' us alone ♪ ♪ We'll raise our children in the peaceful way we can ♪ ♪ It's up to you and me, brother, to try and try again ♪ ♪ So, hear us now ♪ ♪ We ain't wastin' time no more ♪ ♪ 'Cause time goes by like ♪ ♪ Hurricanes ♪ ♪ Runnin' after the subway train ♪ ♪ Don't forget the pourin' rain ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] You wake up, shower, go down to H to get a big feed on, kind of laze around for about an hour, and then... [ Snaps fingers ] ...we played and played and played and played and just got to know each other so well, musically.
And next thing you know, it was sundown.
This next song is off my, um, second solo record, called "Playin' Up a Storm," that I cut in 1976.
And myself and Ray Charles, the only two people that ever recorded this song.
It's called "The Brightest Smile in Town."
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Some people cry the blues ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I never could ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Had no time for tears ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Life was to good ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I had the brightest smile in town ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ But you took it, baby ♪ ♪ Turned it upside down ♪ ♪ Everything went my way ♪ ♪ Life was a ball ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Then you came along ♪ ♪ Changed it all ♪ ♪ You took the brightest smile in town ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Took it and you turned it upside down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You brought me love ♪ ♪ Oh, tender love ♪ ♪ That made my whole world glow ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Then you took it all away ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Mm-mmm ♪ ♪ Just why, I'll never know ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You brought me love ♪ ♪ Oh, tender love ♪ ♪ That made my whole world glow ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Then you took it all away ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Mm-mmm ♪ ♪ Just why, I'll never know ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'll soon forget in time and smile again ♪ ♪♪ ♪ But I will never, never smile as I did then ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You took the brightest smile in town ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Took it and you turned it upside down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Took it and you turned it upside down ♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ "Hot 'Lanta" plays ] [ Cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Scattered cheering ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "I've Found a Love" plays ] ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I found a love ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I found a love ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I found a love, oh ♪ ♪ That I need ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I found a kiss ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I wanna tell you, Lord, I just can't resist her ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I found a love that I need ♪ ♪ Whoa, oh ♪ ♪ A little thing I wanna say ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ The way the woman walks, it set's my soul on fire, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When she talks, she's my heart's desire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When she leaves me, I'd surely die ♪ ♪ 'Cause I need ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ I call her in the midnight hour and say ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I found a love ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I found a love ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I found a love, oh ♪ ♪ That I need ♪ ♪ Whoa, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Wanna tell you one more time ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Don't Keep Me Wonderin'" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Tell me 'bout the car I saw ♪ ♪ Parked outside your door ♪ ♪ Tell me what you left me waitin' ♪ ♪ Two or three hours for ♪ ♪ Tell me why when the phone rings, baby ♪ ♪ You're up and across the floor ♪ ♪ Please, don't keep me wonderin' ♪ ♪ No longer ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Think about the bad times ♪ ♪ Think about yours and mine ♪ ♪ You were lost in the silver spoon ♪ ♪ I pulled you out in time ♪ ♪ And I hope that you got reasons ♪ ♪ For the way that you've been lyin' ♪ ♪ Please, don't keep me wonderin' ♪ ♪ No longer ♪ ♪ No ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I think I better go now ♪ ♪ But you know that I'll be back ♪ ♪ You can think it over, baby ♪ ♪ Tell me how you're gonna act ♪ ♪ I'm gonna keep on holding on ♪ ♪ But I don't get no stronger ♪ ♪ Please, don't keep me wonderin' ♪ ♪ No longer ♪ ♪ Alright, yeah ♪ ♪ Oww ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I think I better go now ♪ ♪ But you know that I'll be back ♪ ♪ You can think it over, baby ♪ ♪ Tell me how you're gonna act ♪ ♪ And I'm gonna keep on holding on ♪ ♪ But I don't get no stronger ♪ ♪ Please, don't keep me wonderin' ♪ ♪ No longer ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Alright, yeah ♪ ♪ Darlin', please, don't keep me wonderin' ♪ ♪ No longer ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ Oh, you've never been in love before ♪ ♪ Oh, no, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] We're gonna do you a tune written by good ol' Warren Haynes.
[ Cheers and applause ] Hell of a songwriter.
[ "Before the Bullets Fly" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ Well, I hate to leave you, baby ♪ ♪ But I just can't waste no time ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You've got this jealous husband ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, I'm too, too young to die ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I gotta move on away from around here ♪ ♪ Just before those bullets fly ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've always been a gambler ♪ ♪ Takin' chances all of my life ♪ ♪ Bustin' up love affairs just like shootin' dice ♪ ♪ I staged the game, girl ♪ ♪ That's what keeps me satisfied ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I can leave here in the nick of time ♪ ♪ Just before those bullets fly ♪ ♪♪ Whoo!
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lost my first bet when I was twenty-one ♪ ♪ Found myself in New Orleans on the wrong end of a gun ♪ ♪ The stakes keep getting higher ♪ ♪ But I'm still satisfied ♪ ♪ By knowin' when the need become ♪ ♪ Just before those bullets fly ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm knowing when the need become ♪ ♪ Just before those bullets fly ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm knowing ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah, babe ♪ Ha!
♪♪ ♪ I'm knowing ♪ ♪♪ Oww!
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Melissa" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Crossroads ♪ ♪ Seem to come and go, yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The gypsy flies from coast to coast ♪ ♪ Knowing many, loving none ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Bearing sorrow, having fun ♪ ♪♪ ♪ But back home, he'll always run ♪ ♪ To sweet Melissa ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Freight train ♪ ♪ Each car looks the same ♪ ♪ All the same ♪ ♪ And no one knows the gypsy's name ♪ ♪ And no one hears his lonely sighs ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There are no blankets where he lies ♪ ♪ In deepest dreams, the gypsy flies ♪ ♪ With sweet Melissa ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ [ Flute solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Again, the morning comes ♪ ♪ Again, he's on the run ♪ ♪ A sunbeam's shining through his hair ♪ ♪ Appearing not to have a care ♪ ♪ Pick up your gear, Gypsy, roll on ♪ ♪ Roll on ♪ ♪ Crossroads ♪ ♪ Will you ever let him go?
♪ ♪ No, no, no ♪ ♪ Or will you hide the dead man's ghost?
♪ ♪ Or will he lie beneath the clay?
♪ ♪ Will his spirit float away?
♪ ♪ But I know he won't stay ♪ ♪ Without Melissa ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yes, I know he won't stay ♪ ♪ Without Melissa ♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] My boy.
Our whole thing was to get around America and get as many people to see us as we could.
And so we worked real hard.
1970, we worked 306 nights.
[ "Midnight Rider" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've got to run to keep from hidin' ♪ ♪ And I'm bound to keep on ridin' ♪ ♪ I've got one more silver dollar ♪ ♪ But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no ♪ ♪ Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight rider ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Whoo-hoo ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I don't own the clothes I'm wearing ♪ ♪ And the road goes on forever ♪ ♪ I've got one more silver dollar ♪ ♪ But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no ♪ ♪ Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight rider ♪ [ Piano solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I've gone by the point of caring ♪ ♪ Some old bed I'll soon be sharing ♪ ♪ I dropped one more silver dollar ♪ ♪ But I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no ♪ ♪ Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight rider ♪ ♪ Well, I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no ♪ ♪ Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight rider ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no ♪ ♪ Not gonna, no, no ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Saxophone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Trumpet solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Mm, mm, mm ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na ♪ ♪ Na, na, na, na ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Love Like Kerosene" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've been spendin' all my money ♪ ♪ Started smokin' cigarettes ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sleepin' with the bottle ♪ ♪ She's not finished with me yet ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She's like bad, bad whiskey ♪ ♪ Devilish fever dream ♪ ♪♪ ♪ But I'm not sleeping near the fire ♪ ♪ Her love like kerosene ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Said she'd meet me in the alleyway ♪ ♪ Around quarter to twelve ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Said she'd bring some pills and liquor ♪ ♪ We're gonna raise some hell ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She's like bad, bad whiskey ♪ ♪ A devilish fever dream ♪ ♪♪ ♪ But I'm not sleeping near the fire ♪ ♪ Her love like kerosene ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I know I'm not a young man ♪ ♪ And it's time to settle down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ But every time she comes around ♪ ♪ Totally lose my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She's like bad, bad whiskey ♪ ♪ Devilish fever dream ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ But I'm not sleeping near the fire ♪ ♪ Her love like kerosene ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I've been spendin' all my money ♪ ♪ Started smokin' cigarettes ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well I've been sleepin' with the bottle ♪ ♪ She's not finished with me yet ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She's like bad, bad whiskey ♪ ♪ Devilish fever dream ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I'm not sleeping near the fire ♪ ♪ Her love like kerosene ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I'm not sleeping near the fire ♪ ♪ Her love's like kerosene ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I'm not sleeping near the fire ♪ ♪ Her love like kerosene ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] We're all sitting in the front room of The Big House.
They said, "What you got?"
And I got a guitar there.
"Okay."
And I brought 22 songs with me.
So, I showed them, I guess, nine without a bite.
That was painful.
Then I hit them with "Dreams."
We got up, went down, worked it out, and it sounds the same way today.
Pow!
I was in.
I was in.
[ Laughs ] I was in like Flint, man.
I belonged, you understand?
So, the next night, I wrote "Whipping Post."
[ "Whipping Post" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've been run down ♪ ♪ And I've been lied to ♪ ♪ And I don't know why I let that mean woman ♪ ♪ Make me out a fool, no ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Took all of my money ♪ ♪ And wrecked my new car ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now she's with one of my good-time buddies ♪ ♪ Drinkin' in some cross-town bar ♪ ♪ Sometimes, I feel ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sometimes, I feel ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, like I've been tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Oh, tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Oh, tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin' ♪ [ Saxophone solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ My friends tell me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Boy, you've been such a fool ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I have to stand there and take it, darlin' ♪ ♪ All for lovin' you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I drown myself in sorrow ♪ ♪♪ ♪ As I look at what you've done ♪ ♪ But nothing seemed to change ♪ ♪ The bad times stayed the same ♪ ♪ And I ♪ ♪ Oh, I can't run ♪ ♪ Sometimes, I feel ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sometimes, I feel ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, like I've been tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Oh, tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Oh, tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin' ♪ ♪ Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sometimes, I feel ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sometimes, I feel ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, like I've been tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Oh, tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Oh, tied ♪ ♪ To the whippin' post ♪ ♪ Good Lord, I feel like I'm dyin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "One Way Out" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ain't but one way out, darlin' ♪ ♪ Lord, I just can't go out that door ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ain't but one way out, baby ♪ ♪ Lord, I just can't go out that door ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause there's a man down there, Lord ♪ >> ♪ Might be your man, I don't know ♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ Lord, you got me trapped a woman ♪ ♪ Up on that second floor ♪ ♪ If I get by this time, I won't be ♪ ♪ Trapped no more, no ♪ ♪ So, raise your window, baby ♪ ♪ I'll slip out soft and slow ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No, your neighbors, no, they won't be ♪ ♪ Talking that mess that they don't know ♪ ♪♪ [ Piano solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Guitar solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Drum solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ [ Bass solo ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, I'm foolish to be here ♪ ♪ On the first place ♪ ♪ I know some man's gonna come and ♪ ♪ Take my place, oh ♪ ♪ Ain't no way in the world ♪ ♪ I'm going out that front door ♪ ♪ Good Lord ♪ ♪ 'Cause there's a man down there, no ♪ ♪ Might be your man, I don't know ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Baby, there's a man down there ♪ ♪ Might be your husband, I don't know ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Baby, there's a man down there ♪ ♪ Lord, just might happen to be your man, baby ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ No, it just might be your man, baby, mm-hmm ♪ [ Cheering continues ] ♪ No, it just might be your man, mm-hmm, darlin' ♪ ♪ Well, I just don't know ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Tell me, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] >> Awesome.
>> Thank you so much.
It sure was fun, man.
We'll have to do this again sometime, surely.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] ♪♪
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