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Supertramp Live in Paris
05/28/26 | 58m 18s | Rating: NR
Supertramp's 'Breakfast In America' was the biggest selling album in the world in 1979. Following the album's release Supertramp embarked on a world. This show from the Pavillon de Paris was both filmed and recorded with the audio forming the basis of the 1980 live album 'Paris.' This is a legendary show by a legendary band performing at their absolute peak
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Supertramp Live in Paris
[ Crowd cheering, applauding ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Harmonica plays ] [ Harmonica continues playing ] [ Crowd whistling ] - I can see you in the morning when you go to school [ Cheers and applause ] Don't forget your books You know you've got to learn the golden rule Your teacher tells you stop your playing Get on with your work And to be like Johnnie-Too-Good Well, don't you know he never shirks He's coming along After school is over, you're playing in the park Don't be out too late, don't let it get too dark They tell you not to hang around And learn what life's about And to grow up just like them Won't let you work it out And you're full of doubt Don't do this and don't do that What are they trying to do?
Make a good boy of you And do they know where it's at?
Don't criticize, they're old and wise Do as they tell you to, Don't want the devil to Come and put out your eyes Maybe I'm mistaken expecting you to fight Or maybe I'm just crazy, I don't know wrong from right But while I'm still living, I've just got this to say It's always up to you if you want to be that Want to see that, want to see that way You're coming along [ Cheers and applause ] [ Crowd chanting indistinctly ] [ Electric keyboard plays ] [ Crowd clapping along ] [ Person whistling ] So you think your schooling's phony I guess it's hard not to agree You say it all depends on the money And who is in your family tree Right - Right - You're bloody well right You got a bloody right to say Right, you're bloody well right You know you got a right to say Ha, ha, you're bloody well right Yes, you know you're right to say Yeah, yeah, you're bloody well right I think you know you're right to say Me, I don't care anyway Oh Write your problems down in detail Take them to a higher place You've had your cry, no, I shouldn't say wail In the meantime hush your face Right - Quite right - You're bloody well right You got a bloody right to say Right, you're bloody well right You know you got a right to say Ha, ha, you're bloody well right Yes, you know you're right to say Yeah, yeah, you're bloody well right I know you know you're right to say You got the bloody right to say You got the bloody right to say You got the bloody right to say You got the bloody right to say Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh [ Sings indistinctly ] Oh, oh [ Sings indistinctly ] Oh, oh [ Sings indistinctly ] Oh, oh [ Sings indistinctly ] [ Sings indistinctly ] [ Sings indistinctly ] [ Sings indistinctly ] Oooh You're so right to say Oooh You're so right to say Oooh You're so right to say Oooh You're so right [ Cheers and applause ] -[ In French ] Bonsoir, Paris.
[ Cheers and applause ] Comment ca va?
[ In English ] Very good.
We're very happy to play in Paris.
Very good.
I'll tell you something about Paris.
Makes me feel very logical.
[ Cheering ] - When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful A miracle, oh, it was beautiful Magical And all the birds in the trees Well, they'd be singing so happily Oh, joyfully Oh, playfully watching me But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible Logical, oh, responsible, practical And then they showed me a world Where I could be so dependable Oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical There are times when all the world's asleep The questions run too deep For such a simple man Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?
I know it sounds absurd But please tell me who I am I said, now, watch what you say They'll be calling you a radical A liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal Oh, won't you sign up your name?
We'd like to feel you're acceptable Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable Oh, take, take, take it, yeah But at night, when all the world's asleep The questions run so deep For such a simple man Won't you please Please tell me what we've learned?
I know it sounds absurd Please tell me who I am - Who I am Who I am Who I am 'Cause I'm feeling so logical D-D-D-D-D-Digital [ Singing indistinctly ] Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah Ooh, it's getting unbelievable Yeah Whoo!
B-B-B-B-B-Bloody marvelous [ Cheers and applause ] [ Electric keyboard plays ] - It was an early morning yesterday I was up before the dawn And I really have enjoyed my stay And I must be moving on Like a king without a castle Like a queen without a throne I'm an early morning lover and I must be moving on Yeah Now I believe in what you say Is the undisputed truth But I have to have things my own way To keep me in my youth Like a ship without an anchor Like a slave without a chain Just the thought of those sweet ladies Sends a shiver through my veins And I will go on shining, shining like brand new I'll never look behind me, my troubles will be few Goodbye, stranger, it's been nice Hope you find your paradise Tried to see your point of view Hope your dreams will all come true Goodbye, Mary, goodbye, Jane Will we ever meet again?
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame Come tomorrow, feel no pain Sweet devotion - Goodbye, Mary - It's not for me - Goodbye, Jane - Just give me motion - Will we ever - To set me free - Meet again?
- In the land and the ocean - Feel no sorrow - Far away - Feel no shame - It's the life I've chosen - Come tomorrow - Every day - Feel no pain - So goodbye, Mary - Goodbye, Mary - Goodbye, Jane - Goodbye, Jane - Will we ever - Will we ever - Meet again?
- Meet again?
Some they do and some they don't Some you just can't tell Some they will and some they won't Some it's just as well You can laugh at my behavior That'll never bother me Say the devil is my savior But I don't pay no heed And I will go on shining, shining like brand new I'll never look behind me, my troubles will be few Oh, yeah Go to go Hit the road Goodbye, stranger, it's been nice Hope you find your paradise Tried to see your point of view Hope your dreams will all come true Goodbye, Mary, goodbye, Jane Will we ever meet again?
Feel no sorrow, feel no shame Come tomorrow, feel no pain Sweet devotion - Goodbye, Mary - It's not for me - Goodbye, Jane - Just give me motion - Will we ever - To set me free - Meet again?
- In the land and the ocean - Feel no sorrow - Far away - Feel no shame - It's the life I've chosen - Come tomorrow - Every day - Feel no pain - So now I'm leaving - Goodbye, Mary - Got to go - Goodbye, Jane - Hit the road - Will we ever - I'll say it once again - Meet again?
- Oh, yes, I'm leaving - Feel no sorrow - Got to go - Feel no shame - Got to go - Come tomorrow - I'm sorry, I must dash - Feel no pain - Goodbye, Mary - Goodbye, Mary - Goodbye, Jane - Goodbye, Jane - Will we ever - Will we ever - Meet again?
- Meet again?
I believe it Yeah, I've got to go Oh Make me feel alive Make me feel alive [ Singing indistinctly ] [ Indistinct singing continues ] Oh, yes, I believe Yeah [ Cheers and applause ] Take a look at my girlfriend Well, she's the only one I got Not much of a girlfriend I never seem to get a lot Take a jumbo across the water - Like to see America See the girls in California I'm hoping it's going to come true But there's not a lot I can do, hey Could we have kippers for breakfast Mummy dear, Mummy dear?
They gotta have 'em in Texas 'Cause everyone's a millionaire I'm a winner, I'm a sinner Do you want my autograph?
I'm a loser, what a joker I'm playing my jokes upon you While there's nothing better to do, hey [ Vocalizing ] [ Vocalizing continues ] Don't you look at my girlfriend - Girlfriend - She's the only one I got Not much of a girlfriend - Girlfriend - I never seem to get a lot - What's she got?
- Not a lot Take a jumbo Across the water Like to see America See the girls in California I'm hoping it's going to come true But there's not a lot I can do [ Speaks indistinctly ] [ Vocalizing ] [ Vocalizing continues ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Crowd clapping along ] If there's no way of knowing where's the answer You should know if you need me by now Tell me how You saw me in the first place Who'd you think I am How can you be so two-faced?
And tell me where I stand Yeah, we've been here once before I see you by the door You said you knew an all night party Yeah, you know you just can't lose All you have to do is choose Let me in on where your heart is You ain't nothing but another man's woman A-livin' on another man's land At night I hear the hound dog callin' A-callin' me a cheatin' man I tell you somethin', I need good lovin' But you don't understand At night I see your cannonball comin' To blow me to the Promised Land If there's no way of showing where your love lies Is it me, is it him, or no one?
What will be done?
How 'bout the mess you made me Who do you think I am?
You're gonna drive me crazy Tell me where I stand 'Round and 'round we always go First it's yes and then it's no Oh, whatever keeps me staying?
I'm so helpless, can;t you see Did you cast a spell on me?
Say you love me, please, I'm praying You ain't nothing but another man's woman A-livin' on another man's land At night I hear the hound dog callin' A-callin' me a cheatin' man I tell you somethin', I need good lovin' But you don't understand At night I see your cannonball comin' To blow me to the Promised Land [ Crowd clapping along ] Like my baby said, [indistinct] Like my baby said, [indistinct] Yeah, yeah Like my baby said [ Sings indistinctly ] Like my baby said [ Sings indistinctly ] Believe [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Applause ] [ Whistling ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Vocalizing ] Even in the quietest moments I wish I knew What I had to do And even though the sun is shining When I feel the rain Here it comes again, dear And even when you showed me My heart was out of tune For there's a shadow of doubt That's not letting me find you too soon The music that you gave me The language of my soul Lord, I want to be with you Won't you let me come in from the cold?
Don't you let the sun fade away Don't you let the sun fade away Don't you let the sun be leaving Won't you come to me soon?
And even though the stars are listening And the ocean's deep I just go to sleep Abd then I create a silent movie You become the star Is that what you are, dear?
Your whisper tells a secret Your laughter brings me joy And a wonder of feeling I'm nature's own little boy But still the tears keep falling They're raining from the sky Well, there's a lot of me got to go under Before I get high Don't you let the sun disappear Don't you let the sun disappear Don't you let the sun be leaving Won't you come to me, come to me Come to me soon And even when the song is over Where have I been?
Was it just a dream?
[ Crowd chanting indistinctly ] And though your door is always open Where do I begin?
May I please come in, dear?
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] Alright Ooh, here we go, yeah Yeah, yeah, oh I'd like to know Give a little bit Give a little bit of your love to me I'll give a little bit I'll give a little bit of my love to you There's so much that we need to share So send a smile to show you care I'll give a little bit I'll give a little bit of my life for you So give a little bit Give a little bit of your time to me See the man with the lonely eyes Oh, take his hand you'll be surprised Oh, take it Come along Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah Oh [ Vocalizing ] Give a little bit Give me a little bit of your love to me I'll give it all, I'll give it up again I'll give a little bit I'll give a little bit of my life for you Now's the time that we need to share So find yourself We're on our way back home Back home, back home Oh, going home Don't you need, don't you need to feel at home?
Yeah Oh, yeah, we gotta sing Gotta get a feelin' Gotta get a feelin' Get a feelin' right now Ah, check it out, ah, check it out Ah, check it out, check it out, check it out Ooh Alright Gotta get a feelin' Ah, check it out, sing Ah, check it out, sing, yeah Oooooh Come along, too What a long ride Come a long way Ooh, sing it tonight [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] -[ Speaking indistinctly ] [ Indistinct conversation continues ] Dreamer You're nothing but a dreamer well, can you put your hands in your head?
Oh, no I said, dreamer You're nothing but a dreamer Well, can you put your hands in your head?
Oh, no I said, "Far out" "What a day, a year, a life it is!"
You know Well, you know you had it comin' to you Now there's not a lot I can do Dreamer You stupid little dreamer So, now you put your head in your hands, oh, no Whoo!
I said, "Far out" "What a day, a year, a life it is!"
You know Well, you know you had it comin' to you Now there's not a lot I can do Well, work it out someday [ Vocalizing ] - If I could see something - You can see anything you want, boy - If I could be someone - You can be anyone, celebrate, boy - Well, if I could do something - You can do something - If I could do anything Can you do something out of this world?
[ Vocalizing ] Take a dream on a Sunday Take a life, take a holiday Take a lie, take a dreamer Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream along A little dreamer - Come on, dream, dream along Come on, dream, dream along - Dream along - Come on, dream, dream along Come on, dream, dream along -[ Vocalizing ] Dreamer - Come on, dream, dream along - You're nothing but a dreamer Come on, dream, dream along - Can you put your hands in your head? Oh, no - Come on - I said, dreamer Stupid little dreamer Well, can you put your hands in your head?
Oh, no Oh, no [ Cheers and applause ] Rudy's on a train to nowhere Halfway down the line He don't wanna get there But he needs time He ain't sophisticated Nor well-educated After all the hours he's wasted Still he needs time He needs time He needs time for living He needs time For someone just to see him He ain't had no loving For no reason nor rhyme And the whole world's above him Well, it's not as though he's fat Nah, there's more to it than that See, he tried to play it cool Wouldn't be nobody's fool Rudy thought That all good things Comes to those that wait But recently He could see That it may come too late Too late, too late [ Cheers and applause ] [ Whistle blows ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Crowd clapping along ] All through your life All through the years - Nobody loved Nobody cared - So dim the light Dark are your fears - Try as I might I can't hold back the tears - How can you live?
Without love, it's not fair - Someone said give But I just didn't dare, I didn't dare - What good advice are you waiting to hear?
- Hearing's alright, for them that's all there Hearing's alright You'd better You'd better gain control now You'd better show 'em all now You'd better make or break now You'd better give and take now You'll have to push and shove now You'll have to find some love now You'd better gain control now [ Cheers and applause ] Now he's just come out the movie Numb of all the pain Sad, but in a while he'll soon be Back on his train [ Cheers and applause ] -Listen, we can go home tonight after the concert.
[ Cheers and applause ] Don't forget to take the long way home.
[ Cheers and applause ] -One, two, three, four.
[ Crowd clapping along ] So, you think you're a Romeo Playing a part in a picture show Well, take the long way home Take the long way home 'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood Why should you care if you're feelin' good?
Well, take the long way home Take the long way home There are times that you feel you're part of the scenery All the greenery is comin' down, boy And then your wife seems to think You're part of the furniture Oh, it's peculiar She used to be so nice When lonely days turn to lonely nights You take a trip to the city lights And take the long way home Take the long way home You never see what you want to see Forever playing to the gallery You take the long way home Take the long way home When you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable Oh, unforgettable How they adore you But then your wife seems to think You're losing your sanity Oh, calamity Is there no way out?
Oh, yeah Ooh, yeah [ Vocalizing ] Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be, for you to grow, boy When you look through the years And see what you could have been Oh, what you might have been If you would have more time So when the day comes to settle down Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home You took the long way home You took the long way home You took the long way home Took, took, you took the long way home Took the long way home Took the long way home Oh, yeah, took the long way home [ Vocalizing ] Took the long way home Long way home Long way home Long way home Long way home Long way home Long way home [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] Monday Has come around again I'm in the same old place The same old faces always watching me And who knows How long I'll have to stay Could be a hundred years Of sweat and tears the rate that I get paid Sometimes I slowly drift away From all the dull routine That's with me every day A fantasy Will come to me Diamonds Are what I really need Think I'll rob a store Escape the law and live in Italy 'Cause lately My luck has been so bad You know he roulette wheel It's a crooked deal, I'm losing all I had Soon be Like a man that's on the run And live from day to day
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