Part I Guitar Heroes at the BBC

# Well, I stand up next to a mountain

# I chop it down with the edge of my hand

# Hey!

# Well, I stand up next to a mountain

# I chop it down with the edge of my hand

# Yeah

# I pick up all the pieces And make an island

# I might even raise a little sand

# Cos I'm a voodoo child

# Lord knows, I'm a voodoo child

# Yeah!

# I'd like to say another thing

# I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time

# I'll give it right back to ya One of these days

# I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time

# I'll give it right back One of these days

# If I don't see you no more in this world

# I'll meet you on the next one And don't be late

# Don't be late

# I'm a voodoo child Voodoo child

# Lord knows I'm a voodoo child, baby. #

# I can't help about the shape I'm in

# I can't sing, I ain't pretty And my legs are thin

# But don't ask me what I think of you

# I might not give the answer that you want me to

# Now, when I talked to God I knew he'd understand

# He said, stick by me And I'll be your guiding hand

# But don't ask me what I think of you

# I might not give the answer That you want me to

APPLAUSE

# Black night Is not right

# I don't feel So bright

# I don't care To sit tight

# Maybe you'll find On the way down the line

# That I'm free

# Free to be me, yeah

# Black night is a long way from home

# Oh-whoa-whoa-whoa

# I don't need a dark tree

# I don't want a rough sea

# I can't feel, I can't see

# Maybe you'll find on the way down the line

# That I'm free

# Free to be me

# Black night is a long way from home

# Oh-whoa-oh

# Black night, black night

# I don't need black night

# I cant see a dark light

# Maybe you'll find On the way down the line

# That I'm free

# Free to be me

# Black night is a long way from home. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

..We've got a band that, just a couple of weeks ago,

were voted Ireland's top band. They're by the name of Thin Lizzy.

They don't drink whisky by the glass, they drink it by the jar!

# As I was going over

# The Cork and Kerry mountains

# I saw Captain Farrell

# And his money, he was countin'

# I first produced my pistol

# And then produced my rapier

# I said stand and deliver Or the devil, he may take ya

# Musha ring dum-a-doo dum-a-da

# Whack for my daddy-o

# Whack for my daddy-o

# There's whiskey in the jar-o

# I took all of his money And it was a pretty penny

# I took all of his money And I brought it home to Molly

# She swore that she loved me

# Never would she leave me

# But the devil take that woman

# Cos you know, she tricked me easy

# Musha ring dum-a-doo dum-a-da

# Whack for my daddy-o

# Whack for my daddy-o

# There's whisky in the jar-o

# Now some men like the fishin' And some men like the fowlin'

# And some men like to hear

# A cannon ball a-roarin'

# Me, I like sleepin'

# Especially in my Molly's chamber

# But here I am in prison

# Here I am With a ball and chain, yeah

# Musha ring dum-a-doo dum-a-da

# Whack for my daddy-o

# Whack for my daddy-o

# There's whisky in the jar-o

# I got drunk on whisky-o

# And I loved, I loved, I loved I loved my Molly. #

APPLAUSE

# There was a woman in Georgia Didn't feel just right

# She had fever all day And chills at night

# Now things got worse Yes, a serious bind

# At times like this

# It takes a man of such style Like you'd not often find

# A doctor of the heart And a doctor of mind

# If you like country With a boogie beat

# He's the man to meet

# If you like the sound Of shufflin' feet

# He can't be beat

# If you wanna feel real nice

# Just ask the rock and roll doctor's advice

# It's just a country town but patients come

# From Mobile to Moline From miles around

# Nacogdoches to New Orleans

# In beat-up old cars or in limousines

# To meet the doctor of soul

# He's got his very own thing, yeah

# Two degrees in bebop A PHD in swing

# He's the master of rhythm He's a rock and roll king, yeah

# If you like country with a boogie beat

-# He's the man to meet

-He's the man to meet, yeah

# If you like the sound of shufflin' feet

-# He can't be beat

-I say he can't be beat, y'all

-# I said up

-Doh

-# I said down

-Doh

-# I said in

-Doh

-# I said out

-Doh

-# I said up

-Doh

-# Down

-Doh

-In

-Doh

-# Out

-Doh

-I said, if you

-If you

-# If you wanna

-If you wanna

# If you wanna feel real nice

# Ask the rock and roll doctor's advice

# Mmm-hmm. #

# I saw you out the other night

# I saw somebody hold you tight

# Roxette

# I wondered who it could be

# It was so dark I couldn't see But I know it wasn't me

# When I tell you it ain't right I know you've got to agree

# I followed you into a show

# The band was playing rock and roll

# Roxette

# I didn't need to seek you out

# The music played so loud

# That I could hear you through the crowd

# You was telling everyone About a new guy you'd found. #

You know what she's saying there, baby?

You shouldn't have done her bit that good, you know?

Gone get a little mad with ya. Yeah!

# Roxette, I gotta go away

# And leave you for a couple of days

# Roxette

# I don't want no more of your tricks

# I'm gonna get some concrete mix

# And fill your back door up with bricks

# And you better be there waiting When I get my business fixed. #

You better be there waitin', baby, when I get back.

Give it!

# Oye como va mi ritmo

# Bueno pa gosar mulata

# Oye como va mi ritmo

# Bueno pa gosar mulata

# I'll never go back to Lima

# I'll never go back

# I'll never go back to Lima

# I'll never go back

# I'll never go back to Lima

# I'll never go back

# I'll never go back to Lima

# I'll never go back

THEY SING IN SPANISH

THEY CONTINUE TO SING IN SPANISH

# Oye como va mi ritmo

# Bueno pa gosar mulata

# Oye como va mi ritmo

# Bueno pa gosar mulata. #

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

# I cannot be your lover and I will not be your friend

# We could talk like this for hours But I have no time to spend

# I know you say you need me I'd just end up getting bored

# 'Cause no one needs a dealer Just a day before a score

# Let me in, let me in

# Let me in

# Let me in, let me in, let me in

# Let me in, let me in

# Let me in, let me in

# Do you think that you could leave me?

# Could you leave and go away just for a little while?

# Do you think that I could leave you?

# Could I leave and go away Just for a change of style?

# You tell me that they dig my shit

# So I sell it to them cheap

# Better bring the scales and check the deal

# Cos you're scared that I might cheat

# Well, you're just a spit and polish On the fat man's shiny shoes

# And I think they hate me for it And I think I hate them too

# Ooh, let me in Let me in

# Let me in, let me in, let me in

# Mmm, let me in

# Let me in, sweet darlin'

# Let me in, let me in

# Do you think that I could leave you?

# Oh, to leave and go away just for a little while

# Do you think that you could leave me?

# Could you leave and go away Just for a change of style?

# You spend your whole life Moaning down the telephone for bread

# Can't get to sleep for trying to remember what you said

# You come around most any time And sell me what you can

# What you see is what you get Catch me if you can

# Let me in, let me in

# Let me in, sweet darlin'

# Let me in, let me in, let me in

# Let me in

# Let me in, sweet darlin'

# Let me in, let me in

# I cannot be your lover And I will not be your friend

# We can talk like this for hours

# But I have no time to spend

# I know you say you need me I just end up getting bored

# Cos no-one needs a dealer Just a day before a score

# Let me in, let me in

# Let me in, sweet darlin'

# Let me in, let me in, let me in

# Let me in

# Let me in, sweet darlin'

# Let me in, let me in. #

WHISTLING AND APPLAUSE

# You get a shiver in the dark Its a-raining in the park

# But meantime

# South of the river you stop And you hold everything

# A band is blowing dixie Double-four time

# You feel all right When you hear that music ring

# You step inside But you don't see too many faces

# Coming in out of the rain To hear the jazz go down

# Competition in other places

# Got the horns blowing that sound

# Way on down south

# Way on down south London town

# Check out Guitar George He knows all the chords

# Mind he's strictly rhythm He doesn't want to make it cry or sing

# And an old guitar Is all he can afford

# When he gets up under the lights To play that thing

# And Harry doesnt mind If he doesnt make the scene

# He's got a day-time job He's doing all right

# He can play the honky-tonk like anything

# Saving it up for Friday night

# With the sultans

# With the sultans of swing

# Then the man He steps right up to the microphone

# And says at last Just as the time-bell rings

# Goodnight Now its time to go home

# And he makes it fast With one more thing

# We are the sultans

# We are the sultans of swing. #

APPLAUSE

Hello.

# Well, she was an American girl

# Raised on promises

# She couldn't help thinking That there was a little more to life

# Somewhere else

# After all, it was a great big world

# With lots of places to run to

# Yeah, and if she had to die tryin'

# She had one little promise she was going to keep

# Oh, yeah, all right

# Take it easy, baby Make it last all night

# She was an American girl

# Well, it was kinda cold that night

# She stood alone on a balcony

# Yeah, she could hear cars roll by

# Out on 441

# Like waves crashin' on the beach

# And for one desperate moment there

# He crept back in her memory

# God, it's so painful

# Something that's so close

# And still so far out of reach

# Oh, yeah, all right

# Take it easy, baby Make it last all night

# She was an American girl

# Oh

GUITAR SOLO

# Yeah! #

CHEERS

# Turn out the light

# Sleep won't come

# I think about

# What's goin' wrong

# Lyin' so close

# But so alone

# Please turn to me

# I'm almost gone

# Hold on

# I feel our love is changin'

# Hold on

# Please don't let me disappear

# Hold on

# There's time to rearrange things

# Hold on

# I'm not me without you here

# Put out your hand

# Touch desire

# Where there's a spark

# Could be a fire

# Open your arms

# And let me see

# If there is still love

# In you for me

# Hold on

# I feel our love is changin'

# Hold on

# Please don't let me disappear

# Hold on

# There's time to rearrange things

# Hold on

# I'm not me without you here

# Hold on

# I feel our love is changin'

# Hold on

# Please don't let me disappear

# Hold on

# There's time to rearrange things

# Hold on

# I'm not me without you here... #

# ..Oh

# Just a little bit longer. #

# Brute Force and Ignorance

# Just hit town

# Looking like survivors

# From the Lost and Found

# Brute Force and Ignorance

# Have come to play

# A one-night stand at eight o'clock

# Then they'll be on their way

# This old town's exploding

# And the mayor's uptight

# He'd like to make it to the show

# But he knows it's not his night

# He's got to be beholden

# To his legal spouse

# But she's put the thumbscrews on him

# And snuck out of the house There she goes

# Yeah, the picture on the poster

# Raised an eyebrow or two

# At fifty-five to seven

# Man, you should have seen the queue

# City slick and country hick

# They came one and all

# The traffic-light girl and the down-home kids

# Assembled at the hall

# Brute Force and Ignorance

# Yes, that's the name

# The young folks gonna miss them

# Now they've gone away

# You know the show got so crazy

# Today they took the billboard down

# I'll never forget the scene last night

# The band was escorted out of town

# This little town's back in slow motion

# I'm sad to say

# After the confusion

# It'll never be the same

# Well, I took a walk down Main Street

# Just to pass the time

# And I could hear that music

# Still rolling through my, my, my mind

# Brute Force and Ignorance

# They sure hit town

# And if you want to find them, buddy

# They're down at the Lost and Found, Found, Found. #

CHEERS

This is called "I Hope That Someone Gets My Message In A Bottle".

# Just a castaway

# An island lost at sea, oh

# Another lonely day

# With no-one here but me, oh

# More loneliness than any man could bear

# Rescue me before I fall into despair, oh

# I'll send an SOS to the world

# I'll send an SOS to the world

# I hope that someone gets my

# I hope that someone gets my

# I hope that someone gets my

# Message in a bottle, whoa-oh

# Message in a bottle, yeah

# Message in a bottle, whoa-oh

# Message in a bottle, yeah

# A year has passed since I wrote my note

# I should have known this right from the start

# Only hope can keep me together

# Love can mend your life Or love can break your heart

# I'll send an SOS to the world

# I'll send an SOS to the world

# I hope that someone gets my

# I hope that someone gets my

# I hope that someone gets my

# Message in a bottle, whoa-oh

# Oh

# Message in a bottle, yeah

# Message in a bottle, yeah... #

Hi, Chris!

# ..Message in a bottle, yeah

# Walked out this morning

# Don't believe what I saw

# Hundred billion bottles

# Washed up on the shore

# Seems I'm not alone in being alone

# A hundred billion castaways

# Looking for a home

# I'll send an SOS to the world

# I'll send an SOS to the world

# I hope that someone gets my

# I hope that someone gets my

# I hope that someone gets my

# Message in a bottle, whoa-oh

# Oh, message in a bottle, yeah

# Message in a bottle, whoa-oh

# Message in a bottle, yeah

# Message in a bottle

# Sending out an SOS

# Sending out an SOS

# Sending out an SOS

# Sending out an SOS

# Sending out an SOS

# Sending out an SOS

# Sending out an SOS

# Sending out an S-O-S. #

Thank you!

I will follow!

# I was on the outside

# When you said You said you needed me

# I was looking at myself

# I was blind, could not see

# A boy tries hard to be a man

# His mother takes him by his hand

# If he stops to think he starts to cry

# Oh, why

# If you walk away, walk away I walk away, walk away

# I will follow

# If you walk away, walk away I walk away, walk away

# I will follow... # Follow!

# I was on the inside

# When they pulled the four walls down

# I was looking through the window

# I was lost, I am found

# Walk away, walk away Walk away, walk away

# I will follow

# If you walk away, walk away I walk away, walk away

# I will follow, I will

# I will follow

# I will follow

# I will follow

# I will, I will... #

Thank you!