
Harlem Stage: José James Sings Badu
Season 3 Episode 3 | 57m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
José James honors singer Erykah Badu in a concert co-presented by Harlem Stage.
Co-presented by Harlem Stage and Bryant Park on the occasion of Harlem Stage’s 40th anniversary, José James performs "On & On: José James Sings Badu," his record honoring the legendary high priestess of neo-soul, singer-songwriter Erykah Badu.
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Harlem Stage: José James Sings Badu
Season 3 Episode 3 | 57m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Co-presented by Harlem Stage and Bryant Park on the occasion of Harlem Stage’s 40th anniversary, José James performs "On & On: José James Sings Badu," his record honoring the legendary high priestess of neo-soul, singer-songwriter Erykah Badu.
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[ Jazz music playing ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Whistling ] [ Soft tones sound ] [ Beads shaking ] [ Soft jazz music playing ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ "On & On" playing ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, my, my, my ♪ ♪ I'm feeling high ♪ ♪ My money's gone ♪ ♪ And I'm all alone, sad ♪ ♪ Too much to say ♪ ♪ The world keeps our name ♪ ♪ Oh, what a day ♪ ♪ What a day, what a day, what a day ♪ ♪ Well, the peace and blessings manifest ♪ ♪ With every lesson learned ♪ ♪ If your knowledge were your worth ♪ ♪ And it -- it would be well -- well -- ♪ ♪ We were made in his image ♪ ♪ Then call us by our name ♪ ♪ Most intellects do not believe in God ♪ ♪ But fear is just the same ♪ ♪ Oh, on and on, on and on ♪ ♪ My cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone ♪ ♪ On and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ All night till the break of dawn ♪ ♪ I'll go on and on, on and on ♪ ♪ My cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone ♪ ♪ I go on and on and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ Goddamn it, I'ma sing my song ♪ ♪ I was born under water with three dollars and six dimes ♪ ♪ Yeah, you might laugh ♪ ♪ Because you did not do your math ♪ ♪ Like -- like -- like one, two, oh, oh, oh, three ♪ Everybody sing!
Y'all with me tonight, y'all?!
♪ Like one, two, oh, oh, three ♪ ♪ The world keep turning ♪ ♪ Oh, what a day ♪ ♪ What a day, what a day ♪ ♪ The man who knows something ♪ ♪ Knows that he knows nothing at all ♪ ♪ Does it seem colder in your summertime ♪ ♪ And hotter in your fall?
♪ ♪ If we were made in His image ♪ ♪ Then call us by our names ♪ ♪ Most intellects do not believe in God ♪ ♪ But they fear us just the same ♪ ♪ On and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ My cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone ♪ ♪ I go on and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ All night till the vultures swarm ♪ ♪ I go on and on and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ My cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone ♪ ♪ On and on and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ Mad props to the God JaBorn ♪ ♪ I, I, I'm feeling kinda hungry ♪ ♪ 'Cause my high is coming down ♪ ♪ Don't feed me yours ♪ ♪ Because your food does not endure ♪ ♪ See, I think I need a cup of tea ♪ ♪ The world keeps burning ♪ ♪ Oh, what a day ♪ ♪ What a day, what a day ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ On and on and on and on ♪ ♪ My cypher keep moving like a rolling stone ♪ ♪ On and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ You can't fuck with me, so just leave it alone ♪ ♪ I go on and on, on and on ♪ ♪ My cypher keeps moving like a rolling stone ♪ ♪ On and on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ And on ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Didn't Cha Know" playing ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ I'm trying to decide ♪ ♪ Which way to go ♪ ♪ I think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere, say ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ I'm trying to decide ♪ ♪ Which way to go ♪ ♪ I think I made a wro-wrong tur-turn ♪ ♪ Back there somewhere ♪ ♪ Didn't cha' know, didn't cha' know ♪ ♪ I tried to move, but I lost my way-ay ♪ ♪ Didn't cha' know, didn't cha' know ♪ ♪ Said I stopped to watch my emotions sway ♪ ♪ Didn't cha' know, didn't cha' know ♪ ♪ I knew the toll, but I would not, could not ♪ ♪ Didn't cha' know, didn't cha' know ♪ ♪ You never know how the cards may lay ♪ ♪ Time to save the wo-world ♪ ♪ Where in the wor-world is all the time?
♪ ♪ So many things I still don't know ♪ ♪ So many ti-times I've changed my mind ♪ ♪ Yes, I was, yep, yes, I, yes, I was ♪ ♪ Y-Yes, I was, yes, yes, yes, I was, yes, I was ♪ ♪ So when I stumble off the path ♪ ♪ I know my heart will guide me back ♪ ♪ Say-ay, say ooh, ooh, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ I'm trying to decide ♪ ♪ Say, say, which way to go ♪ ♪ I think I made a wrong turn ♪ ♪ Back there somewhere ♪ ♪ Say, say ooh, ooh, hey, say ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ I'm trying to decide ♪ ♪ Say, say which way to go ♪ ♪ I think I made a wrong turn ♪ ♪ Back there somewhere ♪ ♪ Oh, didn't cha' know, didn't cha' know, bae ♪ ♪ Know, bae, know, bae, know, bae, know, bae ♪ ♪ Didn't cha' know, didn't cha' know ♪ ♪ I said I stopped to watch my emotions sway-ay ♪ ♪ Didn't cha' know, didn't cha' know ♪ ♪ I knew the toll, but I would not pay ♪ ♪ Didn't cha' know, didn't cha' know ♪ ♪ Because you never know how the cards may lay ♪ ♪ Love is life, life is free ♪ ♪ So take a ride of life with me ♪ ♪ And free your mind and find your way ♪ ♪ And there will be ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ ♪ Love is life and life is free ♪ ♪ So take a ride of life with me ♪ ♪ And free your mind and find your way ♪ ♪ And there will be a brighter day ♪ ♪ Love is life and life is free ♪ ♪ So take a ride of life with me ♪ ♪ And free your mind and find your way ♪ ♪ And there will be a brighter day ♪ ♪ Day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] What's good, NYC?
How are y'all feeling tonight?
[ Cheers and applause ] And as you can see here and feel, I have brought an absolutely fantastic band here tonight to investigate the music of the one and only Erykah Badu, y'all.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ "My Eyes Are Green" playing ] ♪♪♪ [ Clears throat ] ♪ My eyes are green ♪ ♪ 'Cause I eat a lot of vegetables ♪ ♪ It don't have nothing ♪ ♪ To do with your new friend ♪ ♪ My eyes are green ♪ ♪ 'Cause I eat a lot of vegetables ♪ ♪ It don't have nothing ♪ ♪ To do with your new friend ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I don't care ♪ ♪ I swear ♪ ♪ I'm too through with you ♪ ♪ I am ♪ ♪ You don't mean nothing to me ♪ ♪ So go ahead and be ♪ ♪ With your friends ♪ ♪ My eyes are green ♪ ♪ 'Cause I eats a lot of vegetables ♪ ♪ It don't have nothing ♪ ♪ To do with your new ♪ ♪ Friends ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I'm insecure ♪ ♪ But I can't help it ♪ ♪ My mind says "move on" ♪ ♪ My heart lags behind ♪ Bring it up a little bit.
♪ But I don't love you anymore ♪ ♪ I'm so insecure ♪ ♪ Never knew that love did this, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I can't remember the last time ♪ ♪ I felt this way about somebody ♪ ♪ You've done something to my mind ♪ ♪ And I can't control it ♪ ♪ But I don't love you anymore ♪ ♪ Yes, I do, I think ♪ ♪ Loving you is wrong ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Loving you, baby ♪ ♪ Loving you, baby ♪ ♪ Loving you, baby ♪ ♪ Loving you, baby ♪ ♪ Loving you, baby ♪ ♪ Loving you, baby ♪ ♪ Loving you, you, you, you, you, you ♪ ♪ You, you, you, you, you, you ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "My Eyes Are Green" continues ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Never knew that love could hurt like this ♪ ♪ Never thought I would, but I got this ♪ ♪ Makes me feel so sad and hurt inside ♪ ♪ Feel embarrassed and I want to hide ♪ ♪ Silly me I thought your love was true ♪ ♪ Change my name to silly e badu ♪ ♪ Before I heal, it's gonna be a while ♪ ♪ I know it's gonna be a while, chile ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I hope it's not too late ♪ ♪ Too late, too late, too late, too late, too late ♪ ♪ Too late ♪ ♪ I hope it's not too late ♪ ♪ Too late, too late, too late, too late, too late ♪ ♪ Too late ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Feeling insecure ♪ ♪ Love has got me sore ♪ ♪ I don't want no more ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Shout out to all my b-boys and all my b-girls in the house.
You know what I'm sayin'?
50 years of hip hop.
[ "The Healer" playing ] ♪♪♪ ♪ Mad bit-a-bit-a Madlib, amazing, amazing ♪ ♪ Mad, Mad, Mad, Madlib, Madl-- Madlib, M-- ♪ ♪ Mad, Mad, Madlib, Madlib lib lib ♪ ♪ Alhamdulillah Allah Jehovah ♪ ♪ Yahweh Dios Ma'at Jah ♪ ♪ Rastafari fyah dance, sex, music, hip-hop ♪ ♪ It's bigger than religion, hip-hop ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ It's bigger than the government ♪ ♪ This one ♪ [ Beatboxing ] ♪ This one is fa' Dilla, hip-hop ♪ ♪ This one -- one -- this one is fa' Dilla, hip-hop ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ We ain't dead said the children ♪ ♪ Don't believe it ♪ ♪ We just made ourselves invisible ♪ ♪ Underwater, stove-top, blue flame scientists ♪ ♪ Come out with your scales up, up, up ♪ ♪ Get baptized in the ocean of the hungry ♪ ♪ Still bigger than, than, than, than ♪ ♪ When niggas turn in to gods ♪ ♪ Walls come tumblin' ♪ ♪ Alhamdulillah Allah Jehovah ♪ ♪ Yahweh Dios Ma'at Jah ♪ ♪ Rastafari fyah dance, sex, music, hip-hop ♪ ♪ It's bigger than religion, hip-hop ♪ ♪ It's bigger than the government ♪ ♪ This one, one, this one, one, one ♪ ♪ This one is the healer, hip-hop ♪ ♪ This one, this one is the -- ♪ ♪ This one is the -- This -- This -- ♪ ♪ This -- This one is the healer, hip-hop ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims ♪ ♪ To the buffalo who once ruled the plain ♪ ♪ Like the vultures circling beneath the dark clouds ♪ ♪ Looking for some way to look like they're hoping ♪ ♪ Hoping for some way ♪ ♪ Just like the cities that stagger on the coastline ♪ ♪ In the nation, they just can't stand much more ♪ ♪ And like the peace signs that vanished in our dream ♪ ♪ Never had a chance to grow up ♪ ♪ And now it's a winter ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ It's winter in America ♪ ♪ And all the healers have been killed or betrayed ♪ ♪ But the people know ♪ ♪ The people know that it's winter, yeah ♪ ♪ It's winter in America ♪ ♪ And there ain't nobody fighting ♪ ♪ 'Cause nobody knows what to say ♪ ♪ We're living in a police state ♪ ♪ State, state, state, state, state, state, state ♪ ♪ State, state, state, state, state, state ♪ ♪ They're press, BK MCs ♪ ♪ Let's get free, let's get free, free ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ This one is the healer, hip-hop ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ This one is the healer, hip-hop ♪ ♪ This one is the healer, hip-hop ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Erykah Badu, Madlib.
[ Cheers and applause applause ] [ "Gone Baby, Don't Be Long" playing ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Minneapolis in the House, y'all.
♪ As the wind blows in passing ♪ ♪ Baby, I think I'm fallin' in love with you ♪ ♪ Where you go when you gone, baby?
Whatcha do?
♪ ♪ And I know you gotta get your hustle on ♪ ♪ Yeah, so gone ♪ ♪ Gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ Oh, gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ Oh, gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ I know you got to get your hustle on ♪ ♪ Where you going with your stuff?
♪ ♪ Baby, what's the rush?
Hey ♪ ♪ You got me feelin' like a boy with a fiendish crush, baby ♪ ♪ When you're gone, where you go, girl, I miss you much ♪ ♪ And I know you got to get your hustle on ♪ ♪ Yeah, so gone ♪ ♪ Gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ Oh, gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ Oh, gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ I know you got to get your hustle on ♪ ♪ And I can't wait to see what you'll do ♪ ♪ It's not too much to follow you through ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ And I can't wait to see what you'll be ♪ ♪ I'm gon' be here, 'cause I believe ♪ ♪ So gone, gone baby ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ David Ginyard on the bass.
NYC got the baddest musicians, y'all.
♪♪♪ ♪ There's only one thing I'm still askin' ♪ ♪ Why is it I feel you masking, babe?
♪ ♪ If this love that you feel is really real ♪ ♪ And I know you got to get yo' hustle on, yeah ♪ ♪ You laugh when I ask, "Baby, what's the rush?"
♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Wanna know when we touch is it love or lust?
♪ ♪ 'Cause I feel like a boy with a fiendish crush, babe ♪ ♪ And I know you got to get your hustle on ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ When I wake up in the morning, love ♪ ♪ And the sunlight hurts my eyes ♪ ♪ Something without warning, love ♪ ♪ Love, love, love ♪ ♪ Bears heavy on my mind ♪ ♪ Gone baby, gone, gone baby ♪ ♪ Oh, then I look at you ♪ ♪ Gone baby, gone baby, gone ♪ ♪ And the world's alright with ♪ ♪ Gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ J-J-Just one look at you, you ♪ ♪ And I know it's gonna ♪ ♪ And, and, and I know it ♪ ♪ And, and, and, and, and and, and ♪ ♪ Lovely day, day, lovely day, lovely day, day, lovely day ♪ ♪ Lovely day, day, lovely day, lovely day ♪ ♪ Lovely day ♪ ♪ When, when, when I wake up in the morning ♪ ♪ Morning, love, love, love ♪ ♪ Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, day ♪ ♪ Day, day, love, day, day, love, love, day ♪ ♪ Love, lovely day, day, day, day, day, day ♪ ♪ Love, love, love, love, love, love ♪ ♪ Love, love, love, love, lovely day ♪ ♪ Day, day, day, day, day, day, day ♪ ♪ Know you got to get your hustle on, on, on ♪ ♪ Ride around the block till it's after dark ♪ ♪ When we get home, hope the dog don't bark ♪ ♪ Puff ♪ Where my Y2 fans at?
♪ Ride around the block till it's after dark ♪ ♪ When we get home, hope the dog don't bark ♪ ♪ Puff, puff, puff, puff ♪ Just bass, y'all, just bass.
♪ I, I, I, I, I, I, I want you ♪ ♪ You, you, you, you, you, you ♪ ♪ Oh, I, I, I, I-I-I, I-I-I ♪ ♪ I want you ♪ ♪ You, you, you, you, you ♪ ♪ I want you ♪ ♪ The right way ♪ ♪ I want you ♪ ♪ But I want you to want me too ♪ ♪ And I want you the right way, baby ♪ ♪ Just like I want you ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ I want you and I want you the right way ♪ ♪ I want you, but I want you to want me too ♪ ♪ And I want you the right way, baby ♪ ♪ Just like I want you, ooh ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Soft jazz music playing ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Bag Lady" playing ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Corey Fonville on drums, y'all.
♪ Bag lady, you gon' hurt your back ♪ ♪ Dragging all them bags like that ♪ ♪ I guess nobody ever told you ♪ ♪ All you must hold on to ♪ ♪ Is you, is you, is you ♪ ♪ One day all them bags gon' get in your way ♪ ♪ One day all them bags gon' get in your way ♪ ♪ I said one day all them bags gon' get in your way ♪ ♪ Say one day all them bags gon' get in your way ♪ ♪ So pack light, baby ♪ ♪ Pack light, light ♪ ♪ Pack light ♪ ♪ I guess I'll see you next lifetime ♪ ♪ Pack light, baby ♪ ♪ Bag lady, you gon' miss your bus ♪ ♪ You can't hurry up 'cause you got too much stuff ♪ ♪ One day he gon' say, "You're crowding my space" ♪ ♪ One day he gon' say, say, "You crowding my" ♪ ♪ I said one d-d-day he gon' say ♪ ♪ "You crowding my space" ♪ ♪ One day he gon' say, "You crowding my space," oh ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Just, just, just ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Just, just, just ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ So presently I'm standing here right now ♪ ♪ You're so demanding ♪ ♪ Tell me what you want from me ♪ ♪ Concluding ♪ ♪ Concentrating on my music, lover and my baby ♪ ♪ Make me want to ask a lady for a ticket out of town ♪ ♪ Can I get a window seat?
♪ ♪ Don't want nobody next to me ♪ ♪ I just want to take it out of town ♪ ♪ And look around, babe ♪ ♪ In the safe touch down ♪ ♪ Window seat ♪ ♪ Don't want anybody next to me, babe ♪ ♪ I just want a chance to fly ♪ ♪ A chance to ride ♪ ♪ And a long bye, bye, bye, bye, bye ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Go, go, go ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Out my mind I'm tussling ♪ ♪ Back and forth between him and her sleep ♪ ♪ I don't want to transcribe it no more ♪ ♪ I want to be here ♪ ♪ Say it, on this pulse ♪ ♪ I'm rocking back and forth like, like ♪ ♪ Back, back and back and forth like ♪ ♪ Back and forth, back and forth like ♪ ♪ Like back, back and forth, like ♪ ♪ Back and forth, back, back and forth like ♪ ♪ Back and, back and forth like lightning ♪ ♪ Back and, back and for ♪ ♪ Back and, back and, back and forth like ♪ ♪ Like, back and, back and forth like ♪ ♪ Back and, back and forth ♪ ♪ Back and, back and forth like lightning ♪ ♪ And happiness ♪ ♪ If anybody'd sweep the sky ♪ ♪ They'd tell him beam me up, beam me up ♪ ♪ So, can I get a window seat?
♪ ♪ Don't want nobody next to me ♪ ♪ I just want to take it out of town ♪ ♪ And I'll go around, babe ♪ ♪ In the safe touch down ♪ ♪ Window seat ♪ ♪ Don't want anybody next to me ♪ ♪ I just want to taste it ♪ ♪ Taste it ♪ ♪ And the long bye bye, baby ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it, let it go, let it ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it, let it go, let it ♪ ♪ Let it, let it, let it go, let it ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, go, go ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause continue ] If y'all please, uh, put your hands together, we may be able to welcome the one and only Hayato to the stage, y'all.
Join us.
Hayato!
Man: Hayato!
There you go.
Welcome, brother.
♪ I see an old man sitting on a park bench ♪ ♪ Lookin' in the skies when he can see the mouth-stench ♪ ♪ Of the range of the people ♪ ♪ Walkin' and talkin' nonsense ♪ ♪ Yes, in the park ♪ ♪ I see a man sittin' there ♪ ♪ With a newspaper under his head and hair ♪ ♪ I think he would be down for me ♪ ♪ To tell him that he'd been waiting 'round here for all ♪ ♪ Of his life and it took time ♪ ♪ For the soul to come ♪ ♪ When it came I saw the same old scene ♪ ♪ Over and over again my friend ♪ ♪ People's talkin' and squackin' in the park ♪ ♪ And sittin' on a bench thinkin' 'bout things ♪ ♪ I think of all the people in the park ♪ ♪ Sleepin' in the street, livin' from their hearts ♪ ♪ Sleepin' in the street, livin's kinda hard ♪ ♪ Sleepin' in the street, people fall apart ♪ ♪ There's a park bench that's painted black and white ♪ ♪ And when you sleep there ♪ ♪ It don't get wet when you wake up ♪ ♪ Because the leaves are withered ♪ ♪ And so you dry in the sunlight ♪ ♪ You sit there and you prepare to make a move ♪ ♪ And so you go through each and every can ♪ ♪ Lookin' inside tryin' to see somethin' ♪ ♪ That you didn't see last night ♪ ♪ Wantin' to get somethin' to eat ♪ ♪ And you go down the street, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ You see some friends of yours ♪ ♪ And then they all speak sayin' what's happenin' man ♪ ♪ You sleepin' in the park again, a survival thang ♪ ♪ You know what I'm sayin' Insha'Allah ♪ ♪ Then again my friend, say ♪ ♪ All they want to do is play you ♪ ♪ Like you are a fool but I know better ♪ ♪ You're safe from school through this stay cool ♪ ♪ Mark you are mis-skewed an' now I know better ♪ ♪ I maintain black we'll overcome, y'all ♪ ♪ In the Sun, on the bench in the park ♪ ♪ Where you lay and it's dark and it's wet ♪ ♪ Cuz it's raining on you ♪ ♪ You got newspapers and you'd like to go home ♪ ♪ Lord, yes, but you can't ♪ ♪ Cuz you just got put out on your own ♪ ♪ You're thinkin' 'bout your kids ♪ ♪ And you're thinkin' 'bout your girl ♪ ♪ And you're thinkin' of all the things you did ♪ ♪ You see the children play ♪ ♪ You hear the people barely look at you ♪ ♪ Laughing while they run away ♪ ♪ Sleeping in the street and people living from the heart ♪ ♪ Sleeping in the street, babe, living from the heart, baby ♪ ♪ Sleeping in the, living from the ♪ ♪ Sleeping in the, living from the ♪ ♪ Sleeping in the street and people fall apart ♪ ♪ Sleeping in the street and living ♪ ♪ I say sleeping in the street, baby ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Bigyuki!
[ Cheers and applause ] Hey, real quick, we gotta do this for NYC real quick.
Just drums, just drums.
♪ In, in, in, in, in, in, in, in ♪ ♪ In the park ♪ ♪ Where are ♪ ♪ They's every people walkin' round ♪ ♪ Lookin' at themselves far as if they were somethin' ♪ ♪ But they ain't nothin', they frontin' ♪ ♪ Not a people nowhere standing ♪ ♪ Aw, these people are something, yes ♪ ♪ Earth is perched on the edge of all time ♪ ♪ And yet they search for drums imperial dreams ♪ ♪ Similarly so barred can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ Won't sell my soul to the Devil ♪ ♪ On the other level, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ Won't sell my soul to the Devil ♪ ♪ On another level, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ Won't sell my soul to the Devil ♪ ♪ On another level, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ Won't sell my soul to the Devil ♪ ♪ On another level, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ To the Devil on another level, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ To the Devil never, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ Won't sell my soul to the Devil ♪ ♪ On another level, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ Won't sell my soul to the Devil ♪ ♪ On another level, never ♪ ♪ No, to the Devil, no ♪ ♪ Another level, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ To the Devil ♪ ♪ On another level, never ♪ ♪ I'm a rebel under trouble, can't buy my soul ♪ ♪ Won't sell my soul to the Devil ♪ ♪ On another ♪ [ Scatting ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Freddie Hubbard, y'all.
[ Scatting ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ Thank you, NYC!
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ As the wind blows in passing ♪ ♪ Baby, I think I'm fallin' in love with you ♪ ♪ Where you go when you gone, baby?
Whatcha do?
♪ ♪ And I know you gotta get your hustle on ♪ ♪ Yeah, so gone ♪ ♪ Gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ Oh, gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ Oh, gone baby, gone baby, don't be long ♪ ♪ I know you got to get your hustle on ♪ ♪ Where you going with your stuff?
♪ ♪ Baby, what's the rush?
Hey ♪


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