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Friends On Tour

by Larry Norman

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I eh read ss, eh this interview in Buzz magazine. I really disagreed with something right at the top of the article. I disagreed with it completely but now I'm not so sure. They said I was a grand-daddy of Jesus rock and tonight I feel like it [Spoken] I feel like dying Done all I can Well I lost my woman She ran off with another man I feel like dying Like I got nothing to lose I know I need something But I do not need these blues What am I gonna do about it What am I gonna do What am I gonna do about it What am I gonna do I feel like dying And I can't take the strain My life's in trouble And I cannot take this pain I feel like dying Like this is the end I need an answer Oh I need a friend Well you can just say What am I gonna do about it What am I gonna do What am I gonna do about it What am I gonna do I feel like dying Ah yeah yeah yeah I feel like dying
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Some of these songs tonight seem to have a slightly different meaning than when I originally wrote ‘em. I feel like dying and eh. Yeah, an’ an’ eh, what? Thank you. That's nice to know. I should hope so. Yeah life is sometimes hard you know. Life is hard and [Spoken] Man is born in trouble Everybody's got the blues People looking for an answer People hoping for good news So if you know the answer Then there's one thing you must do You must walk, if you can You must talk You must hurry up to beat the clock You must tell 'em to get ready so they can leave the past behind Ow ow ow oh oh oh oh When I look outside my window It's as dark as it could be But I know the son is coming To wake the world from sleep I'm going away, hmm mmm mmm I'm feeling fine, yeah yeah-eh And when it's time to go You gotta leave the past behind Woh ho ho ho Woh ​[Whole song is sung acapella]
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Yeah the thing about eh, falling in love is it's always a good thing to fall in love with somebody who's in love with you. And then make it permanent. You know, I know y’ eh you know sometimes you have trouble with falling in love with the right girlfriend or, and I mean it's hard enough picking the right parents, and. The thing you must do is try very hard to love the person you love. To receive their love. Not to eh let it slip away, not to break it. So eh if you’re seventeen years old and you're walking around waiting to fall in love. You gotta watch what you're doing. Like to sing a song for you about teenage or marital love [Spoken] La la La la la la la la Oh why can't you behave Why can't you be good You don't even try To do the things you should Well what is the reason I'd like to know Why you can't be good You go into the bedroom You say you got to powder your nose But the powder is cocaine I see traces on your clothes Well what is the reason I'd like to know Why you can't be good Take another look inside your dreams tonight When you go to sleep Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way Like some little sheep You say that you love me You say your love is true But you’ve got so many other lovers Well what am I s’posed to do Well what is the reason I’d like to know Why can't you be good Just be good baby, just be good Just try you know, just try to be good You don't have to be perfect Just, just be good Sometimes I stay around all night waiting for you to come back You don't come back, you don't come back You come home late yeah the next day yeah Why can't you be good It gets a little bit lonely sometimes, gets a little lonely It gets a a little bit lonely baby Woah, waiting for you Be good, be good, be good
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Don't be discouraged by what's going on in the world. A lot of these things are illusions. Oh they really happen. They're not important. They don't destroy the life force. Only God gives life and only God sustains it and only God takes it away. And what you should be worrying about is not where the bomb’s going to go off near you, but where you’re going to go after the bomb goes off. If you're not a christian, look around you. If there is a God there, you'll see him, won't you? An' if you're already a christian, you know what I'm talking about. Mr Piano [Spoken] I was so down My chin on the ground Wondering what to do Then suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue The birds sang their song as I walked along I suddenly felt quite odd ‘Cause out of the sky fell a note from Mr God And it said You got the blues but you can shake it If you have faith you can make it You have a chance You must take it while you can You have a choice but you must choose it Don't give up hope Never lose it And that's what it said on the note from Mr God Oh I like it [Spoken, faintly] ​ God [Faintly] And it said You have the blues but you can shake it If you have faith you can make it You have a chance You must take it while you can You have a choice but you must choose it Don't give up hope Never lose it And that's what it said on the note from Mr God So if you feel down Your chin on the ground And suddenly you feel odd Just look on the ground for that note from Mr God
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If you're a christian, I'm glad you're having fun. Life should be a lot of fun. When you face up to the responsibilities that God gives us to love one another and sacrifice when things aren't going the way we want them to. But life still should be fun. If you're not a christian. I'm not a preacher, I can't express all this. I just know that I asked Jesus to come into my life and somehow he did. And everything has been different during my life than it could have been. That's the reason I wanted to come over to England, it wasn't just to hurt my back, you know. I wanted to help break the devil's back. If you want to meet God tonight, it could be arranged. Just ask Jesus [Spoken] Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands An' put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hands He's the rock of ages He's the sage of sages He's the key to the promised land Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hand Well I was blind but now I've learned to see I was trapped but now I've been set free I was lost and alone, so far from home I was losing sight of me But now I'm warm and safe as I can be Just put your life You only got one, you might as well put it in his hands Jesus is the rock, he rolled my blues away I wanna play in his heavenly band Put your life in Jesus' nail scarred hand Just put your life Put it, put it, put it right, right into his hand Lean on the staff, stand on the rock Put your life
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I don't like performing very much. I like being alive. I like being a christian. I like talking to people about Jesus. I don't much like some of the other things that I do. You probably don't like some of the things you do. Eh sometimes it's hard to witness. You, you gotta talk to somebody that may not understand what you’re saying. Maybe i’ if you're not a christian, maybe you've talked to some of these people that come up and they go eh erm, God loves you man, ah. They just love you. They want to share that with you. God has changed their life. Jesus lives in the centre of their life and they just want you to know that it's possible. They're not trying to bum you out. They not trying to be strange. They're just trying to tell you that God loves you. That Jesus has come and that he's coming back again. That's all [Spoken] Life was filled with guns and war Everyone got trampled on the floor I wish we'd all been ready Children died, the days grew cold A piece of bread could buy a bag of gold I wish we'd all been ready There's no time to change your mind The son has come and you've been left behind A man and wife asleep in bed She hears a noise and turns her head, he's gone I wish we'd all been ready And two friends walking up a hill One disappeared and one's left standing still I hope we'll all be ready There'll be no time to change your mind When the son returns, don't be left behind Life is filled with bombs and guns Heaven help the little ones I hope you'll all be ready Children die, the days grow cold A piece of Gold, that's all people, oil, gold There'll be no time to change your mind There'll be no excuse for being blind And the father will speak The angels will come from high The chariot will come down Don't be left behind [x4] No Don't be left behind Don't be left, don't be left
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Friends On Tour is a live album from 1981, recorded at the Dominion Theatre In London, England. Cliff Richard came to see the show. So did The Vapors ("Turning Japanese") and The Jam's producer Vic Coppersmith - as well as Eric Clapton's band mates Henry Spinetti and David Markee and other famous rockers. This was a VERY important concert. It occurred on the nationally observed Boxing Day and yet the hall was STILL sold out (though many streamed out to the nearest pub to catch the British event on the telly before returning to the concert.) It was an amazing concert. Coppersmith offered Larry a recording contract on the spot. Larry met Dave Markee for the first time. Cliff Richard and other performers came backstage to congratulate Larry on his performance and it was covered by music critics and daily press reporters.

On this release, Larry is backed by the opening acts, Alwyn Wall Band and the Norman Barratt Band. "Side One" covers selections from their set. "Side Two" covers selections as part of Larry's set.

Five "Bandcamp bonus" tracks, from the Bremen (Germany) stop on the tour are added.

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released January 1, 1981

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Larry Norman Los Angeles, California

American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. Norman had a major influence on artists as diverse as The Pixies, Guns n' Roses, and U2. After his death in 2008 his most well-known album, 1972's Only Visiting This Planet, was selected for inclusion in The United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and impact on American culture. ... more

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