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One Night In Norway - 1991

by Larry Norman

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    Bonus Tracks: Sweet Song Of Salvation, The Dog And The Flower, He Really Loves You, Messiah, The Rock That Doesn't Roll.
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1.
Skjærgårdsgospel, Seaside Records proudly presents Larry Norman live in Norway [Spoken] You need twelve good men And I can only find eleven Yeah Th'are six young lions I'm still waiting for number seven I may be living down here on earth But I am living for heaven I got a woman I'm in love with There's no need to say her name And no matter what might happen You know I'm gonna love her just the same It like meeting an angel from heaven Love is so hard to explain Yeah yeah yeah yeah I've got this black leather jacket The one I had through all my youth Yeah yeah yeah I've got these dark sunglasses I feel just like William Booth So don't ask me nothing about nothing I just might tell you the truth Yeah-eh-yeah-eh-yeah-eh-eh-eh-ya-wa-wa
2.
Santa Claus is coming and the kids are getting greedy Christmas time Yeah they know it's in the store because they seen it on the TV Christmas time Christmas time Wo oh wo it's a Christmas time Pretty-ay baby Wo oh wo it's a Christmas time, ha Wo wo baby Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah Yeah (yeah) Yeah Yay (One two three) [Spoken] You go into the forest and you cut down all the trees It's Christmas time Yeah I know you got a power saw but who plants the seeds yeah I've got to buy a Yeah it's Christmas time You know I've got to buy a pr (It's Christmas time) Yeah I've got to buy a present, can't remember who it's for It's Christmas time Yeah I'll see you in an hour, I'll see-ee-ee-ee-ee I'll see you in an hour when I get back from the store (Christmas time) Yeah yeah yeah yeah It's Christmas time Wo oh wo it's a Christmas time Wo oh baby Wo oh wo oh it's Christmas time Wo oh baby Yeah (yeah) [x6] Waaah-ah-ah-ah-ye-eh-eh-ah (Christmas time) ?? Last year baby baby (Christmas time) What did you buy me baby (Christmas time) Give me all the money, give me, give me, give me (Christmas time) I've got to, I've got, got, got (Christmas time) Got, huh, oh It's Christmas time, Last year baby he-ey (Christmas time) (Christmas time) (Christmas time) ​Thank you [Spoken]
3.
This is about a man who brings peace to the world, a man who unites the countries and creates unity among the governments [Spoken] ​​In the midst of the war he offered us peace He came like a lover from out of the east With the face of an angel and the heart of a beast His intentions were six sixty six He walked up to the temple with gold in his hand And he bought off the priests and propositioned the land And the world was his harlot and laid in the sand While the band played six sixty six La la la la la la La la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la We served at his table and slept on the floor But he starved us and beat us, and nailed us to the door Well I'm ready to die, I can't take any more And I'm sick of his lies and his tricks You know he told us he loved us, that was a lie There was blood in his pockets and death in his eye And my number is up and I'm willing to die If the band will play six If the band will play six sixty If the band will play six sixty six
4.
[Coughs] If I were a singer I would sing my songs for you And my pen would write down all the truth you're made of And the only songs that I would sing would be about your love Oh oh oh If I were the blue sky my winds would blow for you And I'd rain upon the earth with heavy showers And I would rage with hurricanes to make men cower Make them look up and watch me 'til that unexpected hour When you come again from heaven's hidden tower Oh oh oh These are troubled days I want to live my life in a special way These are troubled days I want to give my life to you and show the way If I were a forest, if I only had one tree I'd still stand above the land and stretch toward heaven And I'd reach out to all the children of your kingdom I'd be a shelter in the safety of your mountains And let them satisfy their thirst from running fountains Oh oh oh These are troubled days And I want to live my life in a special way These are troubled days I want to give my life to you and show the way If I were a singer I would sing my songs for you And my pen would write down all the things you're made of And the only songs that I would sing would be about your love I would sing it 'til the faithless ones believed it And the children of your wayward church received it I would sing it to the governments and leaders And to the writers who have misled all the readers I would sing it though they jailed me and they killed me Let them empty me of life, for you have filled me ​You have filled me
5.
I was so down Just hanging around Wondering what to do When suddenly I was surprised from out of the blue The birds sang their song while 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 Don't give up hope Never lose it You got a choice but you must a-choose it And that's what it said on this note from Mr God Well, this man was walking down the street and he saw a piece of paper on the ground and he picked it up and he read it and he thought it was a note a-from God. And it wasn't, but he thought it was. And he had had a little bit too much to drink, for about twenty years. And this piece of paper had fallen out of someones bible on their way to church and he just uh found it laying there, and picked it up and he read it and he understood it. And then you know how sometimes you, you read something you think hey this is me, this is exactly what I'm like. Well he thought that, he thought who could possibly know what I'm like except maybe for, for God. And he thought that this was a note from God. And he decided to tell his friends about it because that's what happens when you understand something and you believe it, you wanna share it. And that's what he did, he says eh [Spoken] You got the blues but you can shake it brothers That's right, if you have faith you know you gonna make it Uh-ha You got a chance That's right but you got to take it, take it while you can Don't give up hope Never lose it You got a choice but you must choose it Well that's what it said on this note from Mr God So if you feel down With your chin on the ground brother, you know And eh suddenly you feel eh odd Well then just look all around, look down on the ground, you might see some kinda piece of paper floating by, just might be some kinda note from Mr [coughs] God
6.
Diamonds 01:15
You can take your diamonds and lock them in your room And you will lose everything you save You can take your flowers and lay them at his tomb But I know he rose up from the grave Wo oh oh oh Ho oh oh Oh wo wo oh oh oh
7.
One Way 03:14
One way, one way to heaven Hold up high your hand One way, free and forgiven You will become children of the lamb Two roads diverged in the middle of my life I heard a wise man say I took the road less traveled by And that's made the difference every night and every day And I say one way, one way to heaven Hold your hands up high Follow, you know it's free and forgiven You will be children of the sky In your youth you mighta known the truth But then spent many years just going down the wrong track But now you're older you should be bolder, yeah-eh I think it's high time you were getting back Ain't that a fact ​There's only one way, one way to heaven Hold your hand up high Follow, you know it's free and forgiven You will be children of the sky Children of the sky Wo-oh-oh-oh-ooh-oh-oh-wo-wa-ha Children of the sky
8.
​​​Backstage, I cross the middle ground Curtain up, house lights down I sing these love songs, I try to pass my heart around And afterwards Some people say they thought I tried to put them down They feel so bad It does not matter what I say I hope tomorrow they have a better day They seem so lost They need release They need your strong love and your strange peace Reporters question me, is this a new direction for the young How lamb like their faces But how snake like their tongues They quote me perfectly They rewrite every word I speak And go away convinced we're all just Jesus freaks I feel so good It does not matter what they say I hope tomorrow that they have a be', a better day We're all so lost We need release We need your strong love and your strange peace Please give us your strong love and your strange peace We need your strong love and your strange peace
9.
​I am a servant, I am listening for my name I sit here waiting, I've been looking at this game That I've been playing, I've been staying much the same When you are lonely, you're the only one to blame I am a servant, I am listening for your call I've been unfaithful, so I sit here in the hall How can you use me if I've never given all How can you use me when you know I'll quickly fall But you touch my soul, you help me grow You let me know you love me I might feel worthless now, but help me make a vow And humbly bow before thee Oh please use me, I am lonely I am a servant, I'm getting ready for my part There's been a change, a rearrangement in my heart At last I'm learning there's no returning once I start To live's a privilege, to love is such an art But I need your help to start Oh please purify my heart I am your servant​ ​I am your servant​
10.
Walking backwards down the stairs Trying to get higher How can I get anywhere Walking backwards down the stairs People stop to watch me Wonder what I'm doing What direction I'm pursuing I pretend I'm free but actually I'm Walking backwards down the stairs Trying to get higher How can I get anywhere Walking backwards down the stairs Watching life elude me Slipping through my grasp Oh I know the truth at last But to reach the top I got to stop from Walking backwards down the stairs Trying to get higher, higher How can I get anywhere Walking backwards down the stairs ​Thank you, thank you. 'Kay [Spoken]
11.
Sipping whiskey from a paper cup You drown your sorrows till you can't stand up Take a look at what you've done to yourself Why don't ya, you put the bottle back on the shelf Yellow fingers from your cigarettes Your hands are shaking while your body sweats Now why don't you look into Jesus He's got the answer yeah Woh Yeah yeah yeah A-gonorrhea on Valentine’s day, VD And you're still looking for the perfect lay You think that rock and roll will set you free You'll be deaf before you're thirty three, just like me You're shooting junk until you're half insane A broken needle in your purple vein Now why don't you look into Jesus He's got the answer Yeah eh eh You work all night Sleep all day You take your money Throw it all away You say you're gonna be a superstar But you never hung around enough To find out who you really are A-think a-back to when you were a child Your soul was free, your heart ran wild Each day was different and life was a thrill You knew tomorrow would be better still But things have changed, you're much older now If you're unhappy and you don't know how Then why don't you look into Jesus He's got the answer Yeah yeah yeah Why don't you look into Jesus He's got the answer Yes you know he does Why don't you look into Jesus He's got the answer Why why why oh why don't you look into Jesus He's got the answer oh oh oh He's got the, he's got the He's got the, he's got the He is the, he is the You need the, you need the He's got the answer ​Thank you, thank you [Spoken]
12.
​I don't believe in miracles I know what's real, I don't pretend I don't believe in miracles Or stories with a happy end Life is no one's friend But when we met I felt so free And suddenly I felt a change come over me Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me I don't believe in miracles I've been around, I've seen enough The only way to get along you must be strong You must be tough Life is one big bluff But then I opened up the door You walked right in and all my fears fell on the floor Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me (Ba [x31]) I don't believe in miracles, I don't believe in miracles (Ba-ah ba) But when we met I felt so free I felt so strange I felt a change come over me Do you suppose I don't believe in miracles I know what's real, I don't pretend I don't believe in miracles Or stories with a happy end 'Cause life ain't no one's friend Oh Then I opened up the door You walked right in and all my fears fell on the floor Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me Do you suppose a miracle is happening to me Well do you suppose a miracle is happening to me
13.
​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 (Oh oh) The son has come and you've been left behind (Oh oh oh oh) 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 Two men walking up a hill One disappears, one's left standing still I wish we'd all been ready There's no time to change your mind (Oh oh) The son has come and you've been left behind (Oh oh oh oh) Life is filled with bombs and guns Heaven help these little ones who die I wish we'd all been ready People, gold, oil, guns, wars, death, AIDS, armageddon I wish we'd all been ready There's no time to change your mind (Ooh) How could you have been so blind (Ooh ooh) The father spoke, the demons dined (Ooh) The son has come and you've been left behind (Ooh ooh ooh) You've been left behind yeah ​You've been left ​You've been left behind yeah ​You've been left behind
14.
When you know a pretty story You don't let it go unsaid You tell it to your children As you tuck them into bed And when you know a wonderful secret You tell it to your friends Tell them that a lifetime filled with Jesus Is like a street that never ends You sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And tell the people everywhere You got to sing that sweet sweet song of salvation To every man and every nation Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let the people know that Jesus cares Ba-bam Bam ba-dam ​Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na ​Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na yeah Ye-eh-yeah Take a look around you as you sing it There are people everywhere And to those who stop to listen Your sweet song becomes their prayer So if you know a wonderful secret Tell it to your friends Tell them that a lifetime filled with Jesus Is like a street that never ends Alright it's your turn, it's your turn, it's your turn, it's your turn Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet (sweet song of salvation) And tell the people everywhere You got to sing that (sweet sweet song of salvation) To every man and every nation Sing that (sweet sweet song of salvation) And let the people know that Jesus care And that's really good, I, yeah maybe we can make, put this on the record tonight huh. I'll stop this, this eh song and eh, um. A lot of people think I'm not a christian over in America, because they have heard my albums. And uh. Uh and this is a song they used to sing in church, before they found out that I wrote it [Spoken] When you know a pretty story You don't let it go unsaid You tell it to your children As you tuck them into bed So if you know a wonderful secret You tell it to your friends Tell them that a lifetime filled with Jesus Is like a street that never ends Ay-eh ay yeah, yeah You sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And tell the people everywhere You got to sing that sweet sweet song of salvation To every man and every nation Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let the people know that Jesus cares Ba-bam Bam ba-bam ​Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na ​Na na na na a-na na na na Na na na na na na na na lay-yeh Ye-eh yeah They didn't used to sing that part in the church [Spoken] Take a look around you as you sing it There are people everywhere And to those who stop to listen Your sweet song becomes their prayer So if you know a wonderful secret Just tell it to your friends Tell them that a lifetime filled with you know who Is like a street that never ends Alright it's your turn Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet (sweet song of salvation) song of salvation Tell the people everywhere You got to sing that sweet sweet song (of salvation), yeah yeah To every (man and every nation) president and United Nations Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let the people know that Jesus care Ba-dam Bam ba-da ​Na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na ​Na na na na na na your, it's your turn Ah na na na na na la la Yeah alright alright, that's it [Spoken] Take a look around you as you sing it There are people everywhere And to those who stop to listen Your sweet song becomes their prayer So if you know a wonderful secret You got to tell it to your friends Tell them that a lifetime filled with Jesus Is like a street that never ends Wo oh oh oh-oh Wa-ah Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And tell the people everywhere You got to sing that sweet (sweet song of salvation) Yeah-eh (To every man and every nation) To president Bush and the United Nations Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let the people know that Jesus cares You got to let the people know that Jesus cares You know he does He died for us That's right, he died for us to set us free from our sin Yeah yeah all you gotta do is open up and let him in You can come into this auditorium and sit in those chairs and Go out into the streets and let the people know that Jesus really cares Everywhere you go, let 'em know Yeah, even in the rain and the falling snow ​Just let the people know that Jesus cares You've got to let the people know that Jesus cares Wo oh woh oh oh oh oh oh wa ah It's your, it's your, it's your turn [Spoken] Ooh
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Rock and roll didn't come from the devil, it came from the church. And eh Jesus had long hair until the 1960s when they changed the pictures in the children's books in church. Then Jesus had short hair, like a Roman soldier. Jesus had short hair like a caesar instead of, as he did, Jesus had long hair. All the poor did. The poor don't have time to go to the boutique, salon and have their hair cut very nice, because they're so busy trying to earn a living from the ground. God provides the food from the ground, God looks upon the inside of a man. God doesn't look upon the outside and we shouldn't either. Doesn't matter what your hair looks like. Doesn't matter what kind of music you understand, you know It's very frustrating to me because in the fifties they said if you let young people listen to rock and roll they will carry knives in their pockets, they'll wear black leather jackets, they will comb their hair with grease and ride motorcycles you know. And then the sixties they said you let young people listen to rock music they will eh take drugs and burn down the universities. Then in the seventies they said oh if you let young people listen to modern musicn they, they will do this, like John Travolta. Yeah but then eh you know disco died and then in the eighty they said eh, you, if you play rock and roll music backwards the devil will speak to you, the devil will talk to you And I didn't know this, you know. This, this boy came on television in eh California, and he was on a TV show and he, he played this Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven record backwards. First he played it the proper way and it sounded good like it always does. Then he played it backwards and, and you could clearly hear a voice saying this: [Mimics reversed speech]. I was very frightened. You know scientists, they, they took a dog and strapped him in between two loudspeakers and they put on a rock and roll record and after seven and a half hours the dog went mad. Ah they took a flower and put it next to a loudspeaker and put on a rock and roll record and at the end of the day the flower had moved away from the speaker and, and dropped all of its petals and leaves. You know, I didn't know this until I read this newspaper article. But if it's the truth it's the truth. You know, I, I'm a, I'm a believer in the truth and, and eh, as your older brother I wanna warn you - rock and roll music is dangerous. And you should be very careful to keep your plants and your animals away from your record collection
16.
He really loves you, yes he really loves you He really loves you, you know it’s true [x2] I love you my brother so heed this well If you wanna go to heaven, well you've got to get past hell (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Yeah, yes he really loves you, yeah (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Well think about the day we met, for so long I said that prayer And then you finally bowed your head, sitting in my kitchen chair And once you walked where Jesus walked, but now you’ve run away (Ooh ooh, ooh ooh) (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Said he loves you (He really loves you, you know it’s true) Yeah yeah yeah (He really loves you, heaven high above you) (He really loves you, you know it’s true) If you don’t die once you’re gonna die twice Obedience is better than sacrifice Yeah (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Yeah, yes he really loves you (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) I had a vision near Otsego Gate I saw you in Sud San Duphaey, yeah But unborn children weep and wait For that resurrection day The saviour sits in heaven and he’s calling out, he's calling out your name (Ooh ooh, ooh ooh (ah ah)) (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Loves you yeah, yes he really loves you (He really loves you, you know it’s true) He really loves you, heaven high above you He really loves you, you know it’s true I love you my brother so heed this well If you wanna go to heaven you got to get past hell (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Yes he really loves you (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) When are you gonna cross that line, when are you gonna love him When are you gonna make up your mind, when are you gonna love him, love him Cross that line, ‘cause he crossed that line for you Cross that line, well if you do the son will shine on you Yes he really loves you, loves you, loves you, loves you, loves you, loves you, loves you He really loves you, yes he really (loves you) Yes he really loves you (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Yes he really loves you (He really loves you, heaven high above you) He loves you, he loves you (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Hey hey yey yeah He really loves you, yes he really (loves you) Yes he really loves you (He really loves you, yes he really loves you) Yeah yeah yeah yeah He really loves you, yes he really loves you He really loves you, yes he really loves you Thank you [Spoken]
17.
Messiah 05:10
Messiah took this world by force Messiah took this world by force I could hear children crying I could see people dying I could see the cities falling I could hear the angels calling Messiah, Messiah, Messiah took this world by force [x2] Red clouds blotted out the sun Darkness fell on everyone And rivers of blood were running I could see the armies coming I could see their weapons falling I could hear the saviour calling Messiah, Messiah, Messiah took this world by force [x2] The bear from the north And the dragon from the east Marched upon the armies of Israel And slaughtered them And on that day The chosen cried out for Messiah And Messiah came Messiah, Messiah, Messiah (Messiah, Messiah, Messiah) (Took this world by force) Messiah, Messiah, Messiah took this world by force [x2] (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah, Messiah) Messiah (took this world by force) (Messiah, Messiah) Messiah (took this world by force) (Messiah, Messiah, Messiah took this world by force) [x2] (Messiah, Messiah) ​Good night. Thank you, thank you very much. God bless you [Spoken]
18.
A one a two, a one two, no no One two three, one two three [Spoken] I was lost and blind then a friend of mine Came and took me by the hand And he led me to his kingdom That was in another land Now I feel so changed, my life is rearranged When I think of the past I feel so strange I wanna, wowie zowie that cat's got soul He's the rock that doesn't roll Well he's the rock that doesn't roll He's the rock that doesn't roll You know he's good for the body and great for the soul He's the rock that doesn't roll I was all alone like a rolling stone I was going nowhere fast I was on that road so far from home When the future touched my past I feel so blessed like, like I knew I would He make everybody feel so good Wowie zowie he saved my soul Like a rock that doesn't roll Yeah He's the rock that doesn't roll He's the rock that doesn't roll You know he's good for the body and great for the soul He's the rock that doesn't roll Wow-ah-ah-ow I was all alone like a rolling stone I was going nowhere fast I was I wanna be like him yeah That's my goal Like a rock that doesn't roll Well he's the rock that doesn't roll He's the rock that doesn't roll You know he's good for the body, great for the soul He's the rock that doesn't Rock that doesn't Rock that doesn't (Rock that doesn't) Rock me on the water Rock me from my grave Rock me till I'm feeling good Gotta rock me till I'm, rock me till I'm saved Hey-ey-ey Rock that doesn't roll Good for the body, great for the soul He's the rock that doesn't roll I wanna tell you He's the rock that doesn't roll He's the rock that doesn't roll You know he's good for the body, great for the soul He's the rock that doesn't roll Ah babababababobobo Waaah Thank you. Thank you. Good night [Spoken]

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​This was recorded during a 30 day tour of Norway and Sweden in 1991. Larry performs solo with guitar and piano, as well as with a band. Several of these songs were rarely performed live, and this is perhaps the only live recording of Larry to include strings.

This project was created in conjunction with Larry's brother Charles and the organisers of Seaside Festival in Norway.

Larry's Viking Band: Kjetil Draugedalen (guitar), Jan Terje Haukeland (bass), Jan Inge (Django) Nilsen (drums), Gunnar Ekornås (piano), Frode Håland (guitar), Bjørn Gran (harmonica), Elna Selle (violin), Camilla Bing-Jakobsen (violin), Urs Wenk-Wolff (viola), Astrid Kloster and Siri Gjære (backing vocals).

Note that whilst the CD release includes I Am Waiting / Day-O, this track is removed here due to Bandcamp policy on cover versions.

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released February 2, 2023

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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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