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The Israel Tapes

by Larry Norman

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Fly Fly Fly 04:53
Brrrrrrrr I took a plane to Minnesota to see my Pamela Clouds were far below me and the sky was high above And when the captain called the flight time Well my heart cried out this song It's still an hour till arrival And that's an hour much too long Fly fly fly You know my baby gets me high Too much time in taxi cabs Please don't ask me why, no no no Fly fly fly Like a spirit in the sky And with a lotta love, little help from above We'll be together till we die Alright now We'll honeymoon in Haifa and have a lunch in Galilee We'll hitchhike up through Switzerland and drop in at L'Abri We'll spend our winters in Laguna And our summers on the farm Spend the rest of life in heaven Locked in each other's arms Yeah yeah Fly fly fly You know my baby gets me high I spend too much time in taxi cabs Please don't ask me why Don't ask me Fly fly fly Like an eagle in the sky And with a lotta love, little help from above We'll be together till we die Alright now Brrrr oh hey ow ow ow rrrr ah Fly fly fly Baby gets me high Fly fly fly Like a spirit in the sky Fly fly fly Come on hurry now My baby gets me high Fly fly fly I see his spirit in the sky Woo I took a plane to Minnesota to see my lady love The clouds were far below me, you know the sky was high above And when the captain called the flight time Well my heart cried out this song It's still an hour till arrival That's an hour much too long Fly fly fly You know my baby gets me high I spend too much time (in taxi cabs) hanging round the airport (please don't ask me why) Please don't ask me why Fly fly fly Like a spirit in the sky Lotta love, little help from above We'll be together till we die Fly fly fly fly Like a spirit in the, way up in the sky I spend too much time just wasting my life Wasting my life Fly fly fly You know my Jesus really gets me high I spend too much time hanging 'round the airport Wo yeah yeah Everybody sing Ri bip bip bip bip a da da Ri bi bip bip bip bip a da da Ri bip bip bip bip a da da Ri bip da Ri bap bip bap boo Bi bip bap ba da Di di bap bap ba Bi bap bap da Thank you very much [Spoken] [More ri bip baps]
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This was the song we did six years ago But now we'll do it now [Spoken] Ooh ooh ooh ooh I love you, I love you I love you, yes I do But the words won’t come And I don’t know what to say I should tell you I love you, I do The words should explain But the words won’t come If you could see What you mean to me The words should explain But the words won’t come And oh how hard I try to tell you I love you But something holds me back when I try to tell you I love you, I love you I love you, yes I do I love you, I love you I love you, yes I do But the words won’t come And I don’t know what to say I shouldn’t hide My love deep inside The words should explain But the words won't come If you could see What you mean to me The words should explain But the words won’t come I should tell you just how I feel And I keep trying But something holds me back when I try to tell you I love you, l love you I love you, yes l do I love you, I love you I love you, yes I do But the words won't come And I don't know what to say Yeah I shouldn’t hide My love deep inside The words should explain But the words won't come If you could see What you mean to me The words should explain But the words won’t come And oh how hard I try to tell you I love you But something holds me back when I try to tell you I love you, I love you I love you, yes I do I love you, I love you (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
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We can be together for now and forever I love you, I love you And when I'm praying, I hear him saying I love you, I love you I was lonely till you came along And now you've got me singing your love song Love you I love you [x5] I love you [x2] You know it's true I love you [x3] Brother and sister, mrs and mister I love you, I love you I can't conceal it, he made me feel it I love you, I love you Jesus came into the world to set us all free And when he died, he was saying I love you [x12] Yes I love you Oh but I need you so I could never let you go, no 'Cause I love (I love you) [x9] I love you [x3] (I love you) [x9] I love, yes I love you I love you [x4] La la la la la la la la (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la) Oh yes I love you, I love you (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la) Oh yes, you know that I love you, I love you I was lonely once but you came along (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la) And I love you, I love you Yes you gave me your life and you made me strong (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la) And I love you, I love you
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I got a ticket for southeast Asia I pack my camera and press card badge They only paid me to stay the weekend What if I never come back The flight was pretty rough I got a room, took a sauna The bellboy gook put my bags on the bed He left without his tip, huh Then I loaded up my Hasselblad full of film I stepped outside, I stepped outside I'm taking pictures of burning houses Color movies of misery I see the flash of guns, how red the mud becomes I've got a close-up view I'm the six o'clock news What can I do All those kids without shoes What can I do Guerilla rendezvous What can I do I'm just the six o'clock news Got a suite at the Saigon Hilton Cocktail parties with Premiere Ky We talk about how the war is going And watch his color TV I'm the six o'clock news What can I do All those kids without shoes What can I do Guerilla rendezvous What can I do I'm red and white, true blue What can I do I'm drinking black market booze What can I do I'm just the six o'clock news What can I do I'm just the six o'clock news What can I do I'm just the six o'clock news What can I do I am, I am, I am, I am, I am (Ooh ooh ooh) (Ooh ooh ooh-ooh) I catch my plane flight back to the mainland I fall asleep to the engine's drone I see the flash of guns, how red the mud becomes I've got a close-up view I'm the six o'clock news What can I do All those kids without shoes What can I do Guerilla rendezvous What can I do Napalm tattoos What can I do I'm just the six o'clock news What can I do All those kids, all those kids What can I do I'm just a six o'clock news What can I do I'm the six o'clock news What can I do I am, I am, I am, I am, I am CBS, ABC, NBC [x4]
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If I could find someone who really loved me right Someone to share my love, someone to hold me tight If I could find someone I'd let them take control And in exchange for love I'd give my very soul It's such a lonely life, I almost cry each night 'Cause fate has put me on the shelf I get so lonely, so lonely by myself If I could find someone who'd really treat me right They'd make my life complete, they'd make my soul shine bright I've looked around the world, I've walked down every street Still I can't find no one to give me what I need Such a lonely life, I almost cry each night 'Cause fate has put me, fate has put me on the shelf I get so lonely, so lonely by myself I get so lonely, so lonely So lonely by myself Who can I turn to, doesn't anybody care Isn't anybody there Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ​Doesn't anybody listen Doesn't anybody care
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Waitin' around since last night, sittin' in your garden chair When you decide to come home I suppose I'll still be there Everything comes to the man who waits for everything to come But what can he do when the thing he wants the most he's farthest from Yes I guess I see your point Patience growing thin How can you respect a man Who needs you more than you need him Baroquen spirits do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say Baroquen spirits do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say Give me your love or let go, but don't play with my affairs Kiss me goodbye or hello, but don't take lightly what we share Yes I guess I see your point Patience growing thin How can you respect a man Who needs you more than you need him Baroquen spirits do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say Baroquen spirit do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say Oh no What will I do if you tell me that you love me not at all I'll charter a ship to the edge of the world and sail off Yes I guess I see your point Patience growing thin How can you respect a man Who needs you more than you need him Baroquen spirit do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say, oh no Baroquen spirit do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say, alright Baroquen spirit do you, do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say, alright Baroquen spirit do you, do you, do you, do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say, alright Baroquen spirit do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say, alright Baroquen spirit do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say Woo Baroquen spirit do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say Baroquen spirit do you love me Baroquen spirit I can't say, alright Baroquen spirit do do d' do you, do you love me Baroquen spirit alright hey, I said, oh, come on Baroquen spirit Baroquen spirit, woo
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I had a baby out of wedlock Her old man got me in a headlock I was an unwed father But don't bother feeling sorry for me I took a lot of LSD (Ooh) I smoked a lot of marjaweenie (Ooh ooh) But it did not help me (Ooh) It did not set me free (Ooh) Jesus, why'd you go and do it Why'd you help a guy like me You saved me, you forgave me And I swear you set me free You know you took away my problems One by one I guess you knew what you was doing When you sent your son Oh oh oh oh wo oh oh Yeah yeah yeah You know the way that I was living You know, you know, you know You know the way that I was living It was like taking without giving And I hurt a lot of people And I lost my friend I spent a little time in prison But I know the Lord is risen And I'll never need to be locked up again Don't let 'em keep you down Jesus, why'd you go and do it Why'd you help a guy like me You saved me, you forgave me And I swear you set me free You know you took away my problems One by one I guess you knew what you were doing When you sent your son Jesus, why'd you go and do it Why'd you do it, why'd you help a guy like me I don't deserve it You saved me, you forgave me And I swear you set me free You set me free I had a baby out of wedlock Her old man got me in a headlock I was an unwed father But don't bother feeling sorry for me I took a lot of LSD I tried speed, I tried some marjaweenie It never helped me, never even came close To setting me free Jesus, why'd you go and do it Help a guy like me Saved me, you forgave me And I swear you set me free You know you took away my problems One by one I guess you knew what you was doing When you sent your son I guess you knew what you was doing When you sent your son You done alright by me, yes you did
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Forget your hexagram, you'll soon feel fine Stop looking at the stars You don't live under the signs Don't mess with gypsies And don't you have your fortune read Y' keep your table on the floor And don't you listen to the dead You can't hitchhike your way to heaven The devil's closed the road You live once and you die once with no Re-incarnate episodes You can't hitchhike to heaven Or get there by just being good The rules were set down long ago When the spikes went in the wood Heaven is in your mind When love is in your heart Maybe you'll find the way But first you have to start Yeah Forget your hexagram, you'll soon feel fine Stop looking at the stars You don't live under the signs Don't mess with gypsies, you don't need 'em Don't you have your fortune read, yeah yeah Y' keep your table on the floor And don't you listen to the dead Yeah You can't a-hitchhike your way to heaven Devil's closed the roads Hitchhike yeah yeah You live once and you die once with no Re-incarnate episodes Hitchhike to heaven Or get there by just being good Were set down long ago When the spikes went in the wood Spikes went in the wood I said alright oh
9.
Darkness can't hide much longer The spirit is getting stronger Maybe you think I'm wrong now But this is my only song Well I've searched all around the world to find a grain of truth I've opened the mouth of love and I found a wisdom tooth Maybe you think I'm plastic Your situation's drastic I'm glad my faith is stronger This world won't last much longer Well I've searched all around the world to find a place of peace I've sat in the shade of God and I watched the joy increase Hey lie, ye-ah Na na na na na na I'm glad my faith is stronger This world won't last much longer Maybe you think I'm plastic But your situation's drastic Maybe you think I'm wrong now But this is my only song Well I've searched all around the world to find a grain of truth Yeah I've opened the mouth of love and I found a wisdom tooth Yes I've searched all around the world to find a place of peace I sat in the shade of God and I watched the joy increase Yes l've searched all around the world to find a grain of truth And I've opened the mouth of love and I found a wisdom tooth Yes I've searched all around the world to find a place of peace And I've sat in the shade of God and I watched the joy increase ???
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Dum dum dum [x4] I said na na na na na na can you dig it (dum dum dum x2) Na na na na na na la la la (dum dum dum x2) Oh when you know a wonderful secret You tell it to your friends You tell it to your children As you tuck them into bed 'Cause when you know a wonderful secret Well you tell it to your, to your friends Tell them that a lifetime filled with Jesus Is like a street that never ends Alright Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation Alright, tell the people everywhere I said love, every nation, to every man (Ooh ooh oo-oo-ooh) Alright sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let the people know that Jesus cares Dum dum dum dum dum dum I swear Dum dum dum dum dum dum I said Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na (dum dum dum x2) Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na (dum dum dum x2) Alright Now look around you as you sing it There are people everywhere And for those who stop to listen Your sweet song becomes their prayer When you know a wonderful secret You tell it to your friends You tell them that a lifetime filled with happiness Is like a street that never ends Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let your let your let your laughter fill the air Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And tell the people everywhere, yes To every man, every nation (Ooh ooh oo-oo-ooh) President Nixon too Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation And let the people know that Jesus cares Sweet sweet song of salvation Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation (Ooh ooh oo-oo-ooh) Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation ??? people know that Jesus cares Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation ??? and pray, read your bible every day (Ooh ooh oo-oo-ooh) Sing that sweet sweet song of salvation Sweet sweet song of salvation ETC Good night everybody [Spoken]
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Ha Ha World 04:42
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Fly Fly Fly 03:29

about

In 1968 Larry Norman left his band People! and moved to Hollywood to begin his solo career. Until the night of this concert, six years later, he had not been seen on stage with any band. This album is an aural document of that night in 1974 when Larry Norman and People! appeared again on stage for a one-night-only performance at U.C.L.A. to help raise money for the ISRAELI FUND. This vinyl ellipsoid contains their million selling single "I Love You" (1967) in tandem with the divagated clone which Larry and Randy Stonehill wrote three years later and ... contains performances of material off of Larry's banned album "So Long Ago The Garden," and other landmark projects.

In contrast to his usual smooth concert style, Larry pulled out all the stops for this one and he and the band gave a raw and jubilant performance for this special event. This album contains ten songs from that three hour performance. Unlike other so called "live" albums, this one has not been taken back into the studio to overdub bass, lead vocals, guitar and drums, etc. etc.This one just is what it is. Some artists think that honesty is not the most musical policy, but Phydeaux says barf barf barf to that.

Note that this was not a full reunion of the band People! Only Larry and Gene Mason from the original band were present. This is how Larry described the album years later: "This was the People! re-union band and this was our concert to help The Israel Fund. Gene re-joined People! with me and the other members, like Gary Pomeroy, were from the original circle of our friends that often travelled with the group in the Sixties. (Gary Pomeroy also played guitar on Copper Wires.)"

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released January 1, 1980

Vocals: Larry Norman and Gene Mason
Guitar: Gary Pomeroy
Bass: Gary Burris
Drums: Rob Thomas

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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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