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Whatever Gets You Thru the Night Lyrics
Whatever gets you through the night 'salright, 'salright
It's your money or life 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers oh no, oh no
Whatever gets you through your life 'salright, 'salright
Do it wrong or do it right 'salright, 'salright
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 'salright, 'salright
Out the blue or out of sight 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a gun to blow your 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 your money or life 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers oh no, oh no
Do it wrong or do it right 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a watch to waste your time oh no, oh no
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me, come on listen to me
Come on listen, listen
Out the blue or out of sight 'salright, 'salright
Don't need a gun to blow your mind oh no, oh no
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...
@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...