John Roseboro: Live in New York

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1.	Universal Themes 01:19	lyrics	buy track
John: Nice BLOOD SPLAT LIKE A POLLOCK THE CHAOS UPON US THE COSMIC CONFLICT THEIR POWER TRIP LOVE AND IT'S OPPOSITE LOVE AND OTHER UNIVERSAL THEMES SOMETIMES I WANT SOMEONE TO JUST HOLD ME AND SAY
2.	How To Pray 03:41	lyrics	buy track
OOO John: Alright. This is How To Pray. SEARCH MY HEART AND KNOW MY WAYS IF THEIRS ANYTHING IMPURE TAKE IT AWAY OOO HERE COMES THE PAIN HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SAVED MY LIFE AND PUT THE SUNSHINE IN MY DAY I'VE SEEN SO MANY MANY GOOD THINGS BUT I STILL DONT KNOW HOW TO PRAY PRAYPRAYPRAYPRAY MY MIND HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN YOU ALREADY KNOW... THE ULTIMATE TEST OF MY FAITH A TESTAMENT TO WHAT I BELIEVE I'VE DONE SO MANY MANY BAD THINGS BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRAY PRAYPRAYPRAYPRAY OOO SEARCH MY HEART AND KNOW MY WAYS IF THEIRS ANYTHING IMPURE TAKE IT AWAY OOO HERE COMES THE PAIN DOESN'T NEED TO BE A THREE MILE JAM JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WHO I AM DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH WHAT TO SAY JUST DON'T SAY YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRAY John: Alright. Gonna teach you how to pray. Feet firmly planted on the ground. Hands open. Heart open. Because the heavens are open. When you speak.. you open your mouth. Here it is. SEARCH MY HEART AND KNOW MY WAYS IF THEIRS ANYTHING IMPURE TAKE IT AWAY John: One more. SEARCH MY HEART AND KNOW MY WAYS IF THEIRS ANYTHING IMPURE TAKE IT AWAY
3.	Saints of God 02:03	lyrics	buy track
John: I told you he's the best drummer in the whole wide world... the string broke... I GOT CHILLS THE WORLD STOOD STILL AND BURNED WHEN WILL WE LEARN YOU DONNA GET WHAT YOU DESERVE WHAT'S HAPPENED TO MY PEOPLE THOUGHT I KNWE MY OWN LAND MY OWN FRIEND LAID A NET TRUTH KEPT ME FROM FALLING IN OOO OOO SAINTS OF GOD SAINTS OF GOD OOO MY MY MY John: Okay.
4.	Antihero 02:05	lyrics	buy track
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU I CAN BARLEY HELP MYSELF HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU I CAN BARLEY HELP MYSELF I'VE BEEN HIDING OUT TROUBLES I'VE CREATED IF YOU'VE BEEN REACHING OUT SORRY HOW I'VE BEEN BEHAVING A LITTLE COLD AND DISTANT MAYBE MORE THAN A LITTLE DON'T MEAN TO SOUND ALL FRAGILE BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW MY HEART IS BRITTLE HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU I CAN BARLEY HELP MYSELF HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU I CAN BARLEY HELP MYSELF I'VE BEEN WILDIN OUT AND I BEEN SEEING VISIONS GIRL I BEEN HANGIN OUT WIT FREAKS AND APPARITIONS I EVEN TALKED TO GOD AND I'M STILL FEELING EMPTY I JUST CALLED TO SAY THAT YOU CAN GO ON WITHOUT ME HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU I CAN BARLEY HELP MYSELF HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU I ONLY CARE ABOUT MYSELF
5.	Interlude 1 (Cheers) 01:23	lyrics	buy track
John: Good music. Audience: Whoooo John: I need a drink... you doing alright? Cheers? Audience: Yaaaaa! To you! John: To you. John: Alright, um. This next song is about just what's going on in my life right now. I met a representative from Topo Chico. He says it's his job to go and find artists to go and advertise the beverage and Imma play it for you. Hunter: Did you have a song called Topo Chico? John: The trust is I did. It was in my pocket. Real providential thing. I was like, wow. I have a song called Topo Chico. He said send it and so so I send it... I haven't heard back from him. Audience: HAHAHA John: It's a million dollar song, with or without him... I PEELED THE LABEL... I'm gonna move this up a bit.
6.	Topo Chico 02:41	lyrics	buy track
I PEELED THE LABEL OFFA TOPO CHICO I TURNED IT IN FOR A COUPLE NICKELS GAVE THE MONEY TO A GIRLS CHARITY I SEEN THE VISION STARTED CHASING MY DREAMS AT WHAT COST COST COST IS YA LOST LOST LOST NOW YOU DANCING BABY I SEE YOU HAHAHA SO WENT ON THE PILGRIMAGE TO NYC I STARTED DRINKING LET MY HAIR DO IT'S THING MADE SOME MONEY MET THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS I STARTED WINNING BUT IM NEW TO THE TEAM WHAT'S WHAT COST COST COST IS YA LOST LOST LOST IS YOU DANCING BABY I SEE YOU DANCING FOR A DOLLAR WHAT'S WHAT COST COST COST IS YA LOST LOST LOST ARE YOU DANCING BABY I SEE YOU DANCING FOR A DOLLAR John: So it's a million dollar song, huh? (TWIRLING WHIRLING MY LITTLE GIRL) I STARTED TAPPING ON A TOPO CHICO SOLD THIS SONG FOR A COUPLE NICKLES BUILT THE KINGDOM AND BECAME THE QUEEN BEYOND THE GRAVE I WAS INVESTING WHAT'S WHAT COST COST COST IS YA LOST LOST LOST IS YOU DANCING BABY I SEE YOU DANCING FOR A DOLLAR WHAT'S WHAT COST COST COST IS YA LOST LOST LOST ARE YOU DANCING BABY I SEE YOU DANCING FOR A DOLLAR WHAT'S WHAT COST COST COST ARE YA LOST LOST LOST IS YOU DANCING BABY I SEE YOU DANCING FOR A DOLLAR
7.	Fool Moon 01:56	lyrics	buy track
John: I have a song called Fool Moon. F-O-O-L. Song about astrology. MY SUN'S IN AQUARIUM I DON'T KNOW THE REST YOU SEE CONSTELLATIONS I SEE THEIR AFFECTS MOSTLY ON THE KIDS JADED GENERATION CELESTIAL BODIES TERRESTRIAL EVENTS AND COSMIC CONSQUENCES STAR DUST TO DUST TO DUST TO DUST WHEN YOUR MIND IS RIGHT ALL YOUR STARS ALIGN SPACE AND TIME CONSPIRE NO DAMN SUN NO FOOL MOON GONNA TELL ME WHAT TO DO FOOL MOON BUT I WAS THERE TOO LITTLE CUTIE HAD NO CLUE NANANA NAWING AT THE LEASH OF GOD BITCH HOWLING AT THE FULL MOON MY SON IS AN ARIES BUT HE'S MORE OF LAMB HE'S KIND AND HE'S SMART AND HE'S ALL THAT I HAVE SOMEONE I CAN TRUST AND TELL ALL MY SECRETS BUT STILL HOLD MY HAND AS WE STAR AT THE ECLIPSE
8.	Interlude 2 (Practice) 00:35	lyrics	buy track
John: Very nice. This is a song I put out earlier today called The Banquet. It's a Sing Along so you're going to have to sing along. When I say GIVE SOME GIVE SOME you gonna say LOVING just like that. Audience: Loving John: Yeayeayea. I had my friends sing on it. Friends: !!! Audience: Are they here? John: That seems to be... Alright. Let's practice because this is gonna to be GIVE SOME GET SOME Audience: LOVING
9.	The Banquet 03:08	lyrics	buy track
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR ANYMORE John: Alright. Watch. Here ya go.... Okay, okay. SEEN.LOT OF PAIN WHOLE WORLD INSANE MAYBE IM THE MAN TEACH YOU LOVE AGAIN GIVE SOME GET SOME (LOVING) GIVE SOME GET SOME (LOVING) BABY YOU ARE THE ONE I'M LOVING YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR ANYMORE HAHAHA NO LICK OF GUILT NO BIT OF SHAME NO STING OF DEATH IN JESUS NAME GIVE SOME GIVE SOME (LOVING) GIVE SOME GET SOME (LOVING) BABY YOU IS THE ONE I'M LOVING YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR ANYMORE ... GIVE SOME GIVE SOME LOVING GIVE SOME GET SOME LOVING BABY YOU IS THE ONE I'M LOVING YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU John: I have to tune this guitar.... Ya'll are blessed... What's the next song. I can talk.
10.	Interlude 3 (Brie) 00:07	lyrics	buy track
John: Hi Brie, put your hand in my hand. Watch.
11.	Mere Mortal 02:17	lyrics	buy track
FEELING INSIDE OUT WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN BUT I KNOW MY WAY AROUND CHEW ME UP SPIT ME OUT COS I KNOW HOW THIS ENDS DEATH CREEPS IN SLOWLY THEN ALL AT ONCE THEN YOU'RE DONE I'M ONLY 25, I'VE GOT THE REST OF MY LIFE I'M ONLY 35, I'VE GOT THE REST OF MY LIFE I'M ONLY 45, I'VE GOT THE REST OF MY LIFE I'M ONLY 65, I'VE GOT THE HOLDING ON, BUT WHAT FOR FEAR OF HELL OR HOPE OF REWARD JUST WANNA DO SOMETHING I'LL BE REMEMBERED FOR LOVE REAL HARD AND DIE A MARTYR I'M ONLY 25, I'VE GOT THE REST OF MY LIFE I'M ONLY 35, I'VE GOT THE REST OF MY LIFE I'M ONLY 45, I'VE GOT THE REST OF MY LIFE I'M ONLY 65, I'VE GOT THE WORLD IN MY HANDS
12.	La Nuit Des Temps 01:31	lyrics	buy track
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13.	Interlude 4 (Stop Laughing) 00:22	lyrics	buy track
John: Love songs. Audience: Yay! John: The other kind, the heartbreak one Audience Aaaw John: Two! I'll do two! I'll do the heartbreak one and then I'll do the loveydove one and... you can guess which one came first. Audience: hahhaha John: Stop laughing.
14.	The Empress 01:26	lyrics	buy track
a gun made out've her finger a thumb she said "stick your hands up give me all your loving i couldn't resist that smile, those hips i was bewitched by the empress to give my all, to spend my life to call you honey, sugar, wife my love, my love, my love, my love i guess i wasn't man enough i didn't know it'd end like this i was bewitched by the empress i played the fool, then played it off my love, my love, my love, my love mr. cool til you lost it all my love, my love, my lover love me
15.	MFL 03:26	lyrics	buy track
John: It's a shame about the relationship... good song though... Alright. PIECE BY PIECE THE SCALES FALL FROM HER EYES SHE'S REALLY STARTING TO SEE MY HUMAN SIDE TOO UNCOUTH AND UNREFINED AND THEN I SEE THAT SMILE SHE REALLY LOVES ME FOR WHO I AM. YES BUT NOW I'VE SAID SOMETHING SO DUMB YOU'VE DONE IT NOW JOHN (YOU'VE SCREWED IT ALL UP) BEFORE I CAN APOLOGISE SHE LET'S IT SLIDE AND THEN I SEE THAT SMILE SHE REALLY LOVES ME FOR WHO I AM KURUKURUKURUKURU MAMA I AM STONG DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO EVERYONE SING ALONG COS SHE LOVES ME FOR WHO I AM YES John: Right on. Imma play maybe one of two more.
16.	It's You I Like 01:58	lyrics	buy track
John: Too much flirting... Hunter: Caught in your own trap John: Caught in my own trap IT'S YOU I LIKE John: Sorry. This is Mister Rogers song. This is only cover I know. I think it's real special and didn't want it to slip through the cracks ya know. IT'S YOU I LIKE IT'S NOT THE THINGS YOU WEAR IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU DO YOUR HAIR BUT IT'S YOU I LIKE THE WAY YOU ARE RIGHT NOW THE WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE YOU NOT THE THINGS THAT HIDE YOU NOT YOUR TOYS, THEY'RE EJUST BESIDE YOU BUT IT'S YOU I LIKE, EVERY PART OF YOU YOU'RE SKIN YOUR EYES, YOUR FEELINGS WHETHER OLD OR NEW I HOPE THAT YOU REMEMBER, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE BLUE THAT IT'S YOU I LIKE IT'S YOU YOURSELF, IT'S YOU IT'S YOU I LIKE
17.	Gethsemane 03:31	lyrics	buy track
John: Last song. Audience: Too soon! John: Chill. Maybe I'll do one more. Let me play the last song. We'll see. Audience: !!!! I CURSED THE DAY I RUED THE NIGHT I'M BLESSED AS HELL BUT SOMETIMES I FORGET SO I COME HERE TO STILL MY HEART AND MIND THEY THROW STONES, I SKIP THEM THEIR HERO TURNED VILLIAN SEE WHAT I'VE BECOME AND SEE WHAT I'M BECOMING ON MY OWN WOW IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING AINT IT I CURSED THE DAY I RUED THE NIGHT I'M BLESSED AS HELL BUT SOMETIMES I FORGET SO I COME HERE TO STILL MY HEART AND MIND STEAL MY HEART, I'LL MAKE YOU A MOTHER IF I DIE, KNOW THAT I LOVED YA SWEATING BLOOD NOW THEY'RE COMING ON MY OWN WOW IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING AINT IT I CURSED THE DAY I RUED THE NIGHT I'M BLESSED AS HELL BUT SOMETIMES I FORGET I FORGET I FORGET I CURSED THE DAY I RUED THE NIGHT I'M BLESSED AS HELL BUT SOMETIMES I FORGET SO I COME HERE TO STILL MY HEART AND MIND John: Very nice. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you truly. Audience: Again! Encore (best drummer ever).
18.	I Took The L 03:20	lyrics	buy track
John: This is a song about trains in New York. I LOVE THE Q COS I LOVE THE VEIW OF MANHATTAN BRIDGE IMMA BE RICH. IMMA HAVE MONEY TOO John: It's really more of an affirmation. I TOOK THE G TO HOYT-SCHEMERHORN AND NOW MY PHONE JUST DIED I KNOW MY WAY BACK HOME IMMA BE RICH. IMMA HAVE MONEY TOO John: That's the whole song ya know, because like, I'm going to be rich in relationships, but I'm gonna have money. Watch. I LOVE THE Q COS I LOVE THE VEIW OF MANHATTAN BRIDGE IMMA BE RICH. IMMA HAVE MONEY TOO John: Songs called I took the L I TOOK THE L TO BEDFORD AVE SAW MADDIE CUNNINGHAM THAT COULD BE ME AND YOU IMMA BE RICH... John: Can you just name a train? Audience: A John: What does the A train go? Audience: Washington Heights I TAKE THE A TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS John: Honestly, I really do take my bike everywhere IMMA BE RICH IMMA HAVE MONEY TOO John: Alright. Thank you. Now for the best band in the world.

about

After a month of touring across the country, I play two sold out shows back home in Brooklyn. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong: broke a string on stage, guitar turning off at the climax of the song, feedback in the monitors, and much more. The audience is mostly industry cats, their respective partners, and a few loud friends. We embrace the chaos with class and charisma. This is live in New York.

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released March 7, 2022

Live at Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY.
SOLD OUT show in support of Mattiel.
03.03.2022

Recorded by Robert Escurel and Daniel Gillian
Performed by John Roseboro (g,v) and Hunter Lewis (d)
Cover Photo by Christoper Grady
Dedicated to Mattiel.

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John Roseboro Brooklyn, New York

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