Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Whatever gets you through the night
It's alright, it's alright
It's your money or your life
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers
No-no, oh-no
Whatever gets you through your life
It's alright, it's alright
Do it wrong, or do it right
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a watch to waste your time
Oh-no, oh-no
Hold me, darlin', come on, listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me, darlin', come on, listen to me
Come on, listen to me, come on, listen, listen
Whatever gets you to the light
It's alright, it's alright
Out of the blue, or out of sight
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a gun to blow you mind
Oh-no, oh-no
Hold me, darlin', come on, listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me, darlin', come on, listen to me
Come on, listen to me, come on, listen, listen
It's alright, it's alright
It's your money or your life
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers
No-no, oh-no
Whatever gets you through your life
It's alright, it's alright
Do it wrong, or do it right
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a watch to waste your time
Oh-no, oh-no
Hold me, darlin', come on, listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me, darlin', come on, listen to me
Come on, listen to me, come on, listen, listen
Whatever gets you to the light
It's alright, it's alright
Out of the blue, or out of sight
It's alright, it's alright
Don't need a gun to blow you mind
Oh-no, oh-no
Hold me, darlin', come on, listen to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me, darlin', come on, listen to me
Come on, listen to me, come on, listen, listen
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i herd this from a bootleg of lohn lennon talking. when john lennon wrote the song" what ever gets you throgh the night", he was watching tv and a minister of a chruch came on tv and seid" i don't care, what ever gets you thorgh the night", he liked it so much, he used it in his song. john loved watching the news and making songs out of curent events. everything i seid was true, i have lohn lennon saying all of this stuff
"Dont need a gun to blow your mind!!!" I love that. i love John lennon's music its so sincere and just beautiful. today would have been his 64th birthday :) so i got to go hit the pipe!! peace out ya'll
Lennon & Elton John were good friends & when Elton & Lennon co wrote this song In 1974, Elton wagered with Lennon that if the song made it to #1, Lennon would have to appear on stage with him. Lennon accepted convinced that the song would not do that well. When the song reached #1, Lennon made good on his promise by appearing on stage with Elton John at Madison Square Garden in New York. It would be Lennon's final concert appearance. Also, look for the song "Empty garden" by Elton John-it was a tribute to Lennon after he died.
Elton John & Lennon were good friends, they co-wrote this song. In 1974, after they recorded it, Elton wagered with Lennon that if the song made it to #1, Lennon would have to appear on stage with him. Lennon accepted convinced that the song would not do that well. When the song reached #1, Lennon made good on his promise by appearing on stage with Elton John at Madison Square Garden in New York. It would be Lennon's final concert appearance. Also look for the song "Empty Garden" by Elton John. It's a tearjerking tribute written for Lennon after he passed.
wow, i didnt know what tripperfreek said... i love this song by the way... its quite different from everything else---
It was at this very concert that Yoko sat backstage, ready to take John back after the "lost weekend".
Love the bassline int this song. Just gets me moving every time.
It was also at this very concert that John Lennon made a terrible mess of the bathroom, because he was so nervous about performing together with Elton John since he was afraid that the homosexual crowd wouldn't accept him, that he threw up all he had eaten the entire day (according to the Philip Norman biography anyway).
However, according to Paul McCartney in the book "Many Years From Now", John only threw up because of his drug addiction.
@scts I have never heard about this comment by Philip Norman (author of “SHOUT!” - I had to make sure I was remembering correctly), and I’m not saying it didn’t happen, but it sounds bizarre ! (Truth can be stranger than fiction, after all). I’ve no doubt that he threw up, and was nervous about facing a crowd for the first time in a long while, but because they were HOMOSEXUAL!? Was the concert “gays only”? Tickets half-off at the bathhouses? Maybe it’s true but sounds apocryphal. I’m not even sure ELTON knew he was gay in 1974, let alone the entire NY population of gay people...