The hosts of the show: Vladimir Ilinskiy, Mikhail Kuzischev, Dmitry Vysotsky, Olga Palna
Heaven and Hell (Summertime Blues, 1970)
On top of the sky is a place where you go if you've done nothing wrong, If you've done nothing wrong. And down in the ground is a place where you go if you've been a bad boy, If you've been a bad boy.
Why can't we have eternal life, And never die, Never die? In the place up above you grow feather wings and you fly round and round, With a harp singing hymns.
And down in the ground you grow horns and a tail and you carry a fork, And burn away.
Why can't we have eternal life, And never die,
Never die?
When I Was a Boy (Rarities, 1983)
When I was a baby I hadn't a care in the world, When i was a baby i hadn't a care in the world, But now I'm a man, my troubles fill my head, But now i'm a man, my troubles fill my head, When I was five it was good to be alive, When i was five it was good to be alive, But now I'm a man, I wish that I were dead. But now i'm a man, i wish that i were dead.
My how time rushes by, My how time rushes by, The moment you're born you start to die, The moment you're born you start to die, Time waits for no man, Time waits for no man, And your life's spent, it's over before you begin. And your life's spent, it's over before you begin.
As I sit here at my window, As i sit here at my window, My life comes back to me, My life comes back to me, It's been so long since the good days, It's been so long since the good days, It's been so long. It's been so long.
And I count up all the wasted years, And i count up all the wasted years, The hopes and the fears, The hopes and the fears, The laughs and the tears, The laughs and the tears, And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what went wrong. And i wonder, i wonder, i wonder what went wrong.
When I was a boy I had the mind of a boy, When i was a boy i had the mind of a boy, But now I'm a man, ain't got no mind at all, But now i'm a man, ain't got no mind at all, When I was in my teens I had my share of dreams, When i was in my teens i had my share of dreams, But now I'm a man, ain't got no dreams at all. But now i'm a man, ain't got no dreams at all.
My how time rushes by, My how time rushes by, The moment you're born you start to die, The moment you're born you start to die, Time waits for no man, Time waits for no man, And your life's spent, it's over before you begin. And your life's spent, it's over before you begin.
As I sit here at my window, As i sit here at my window, My life comes back to me, My life comes back to me, It's been so long since the good days, It's been so long since the good days, It's been so long. It's been so long.
And I count up all the wasted years, And i count up all the wasted years, The hopes and the fears, The hopes and the fears, The laughs and the tears, The laughs and the tears, And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what went wrong. And i wonder, i wonder, i wonder what went wrong.
Success Story (The Who by Numbers, 1975)
Friday night, I'm on my way home They oughtta make work a crime I'm home for the weekend Gonna make the most of my time There's a rock and roll singer On the television Givin' up his music, gonna take up religion
Abandoned rock and roll to try to save his soul
Saturday night, got a gig with the band Playin' the electric guitar Someday, I'm gonna make it Gonna be a super-duper star Buy a big flashy car And a house for my ma The big break better happen soon Cuz I'm pushin' twenty-one
Just like Cinderella, when she couldn't go to the ball (a voice said), “I'm your fairy manager, you shall play Carnegie Hall.” Gotta give up your day job To become a heart throb I may go far If I smash my guitar
Away for the weekend, I gotta play some one-night stands Six for the taxman and one for the band Back in the studio to make our latest number one Take 276, you know this used to be fun...
Sunday mornin', I just got home Six and the birds are singin' I need a drink, and my clothes are wet Ooh and my ears are still ringin' There's a rock and roll singer Boppin' on the TV He used to be a preacher But now he sings in a major key
Amended his decision to the new religion
My Wife (Who's Next, 1971)
My life's in jeopardy Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be I ain't been home since Friday night And now my wife is coming after me
Give me police protection Gonna buy a gun so I can look after number one Give me a bodyguard A back belt Judo expert with a machine gun
Gonna buy a tank and an airplane When she catches up with me Won't be no time to explain She thinks I've been with another woman And that's enough to send her half insane Gonna buy a fast car Put on my lead boots And take a long, long drive I may end up spending all my money But I'll still be alive
All I did was have a bit too much to drink And I picked the wrong precinct Got picked up by the law And now I ain't got time to think
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane When she catches up with me Won't be no time to explain She thinks I've been with another woman And that's enough to send her half insane Gonna buy a fast car Put on my lead boots And take a long, long drive I may end up spending all my money But I'll still be alive
And I'm oh so tired of running Gonna lay down on the floor I gotta rest some time so I can get to run some more
She's comin'! She's comin'!
905 (Who Are You, 1978)
Mother was an incubator Father was the contents of a test tube in the ice box In the factory of birth
My name is 905, And I've just become alive I'm the newest populator Of the planet we call Earth
In suspended animation My childhood passed me by If I speak without emotion Then you know the reason why
Knowledge of the universe Was fed into my mind As my adolescent body Left its puberty behind
And everything I know is what I need to know And everything I do's been done before Every sentence in my head Someone else has said At each end of my life is an open door
Automatically defrosted When manhood came on time I became a man I left the ice school behind
Now I'm to begin The life that I'm assigned A life that's been used before A thousand times
I have a feeling deep inside That somethin' is missing It's a feeling in my soul And I can't help wishing
That one day I'll discover That we're living a lie And I'll tell the whole world The reason why
Well, until then, everything I know is what I need to know And everything I do's been done before Every sentence in my head Someone else has said At each end of my life is an open door |