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John Lennon
John Lennon
Stimme und Gesang
John Tout
John Tout
Vibrafon
Klaus Voormann
Klaus Voormann
Bass
Alan White
Alan White
Schlagzeug
Nicky Hopkins
Nicky Hopkins
Klavier
Rod Lynton
Rod Lynton
Akustische Gitarre
The Flux Fiddlers
The Flux Fiddlers
Streichinstrumente
Phil Spector
Phil Spector
Gesprochenes Wort
Andy Davis
Andy Davis
Akustische Gitarre
John Barnham
John Barnham
Gesprochenes Wort
The Plastic Ono Band
The Plastic Ono Band
Ensemble
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
John Lennon
John Lennon
Songwriter:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
John Lennon
John Lennon
Produzent:in
Phil Spector
Phil Spector
Produzent:in
Phil McDonald
Phil McDonald
Ingenieur:in
Sam Gannon
Sam Gannon
Mischtechniker:in
Eddie Klein
Eddie Klein
Ingenieur:in
Roy Cicala
Roy Cicala
Ingenieur:in
Shelly Yakus
Shelly Yakus
Ingenieur:in
Jack Douglas
Jack Douglas
Ingenieur:in
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
Produzent:in

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
No we start, the beginning of it, with footsteps running
And then the end of it with the toilet flushing
Heh heh, somebody rushing to the bathroom, eh
No the first track, we come in on motor bikes, on soldier
You see? The motor bikes come tearin' in
Then in-between, about halfway
At the end of the second side, the footsteps go tearin' off
And then something, and then the toilet
Just a little story
Okay, should we go?
One (Just a second) okay
Okay?
(Jonathan, everything alright?)
Yeah, it's flushed now
Heh heh
[Verse 2]
How can I give love when I don't know what it is I'm giving?
How can I give love when I don't know how to give?
How can I give love when love is something I ain't never had?
Oh no, oh no
[Verse 3]
We'd like to change the tempo a bit, ladies and gentlemen
One, two, three, four
[Verse 4]
How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?
Oh
(Maybe they sustained too long, John)
(Maybe you can't make that "Dun, dun, dun", they hold over too long)
Or maybe he should come in on the singing
How can I go forward...
(Maybe just play the opening chord, and then they don't come in again until the singing)
Yeah
(Here we go) On the middle eight, I liked what he played on the middle eight
Listen to it
Maybe he'll get upset
Uh, I got the hiccups
Two, three, four
[Verse 5]
How can I, oh okay, fuck
Two, three, four
How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?
How can I give love when I don't know which way to turn?
How can I go forward into something I'm not sure of?
(That's a great sound)
You want the guitar to play on the B minor?
Yeah
(Up high, ding ding ding)
(Pretty soft, so)
One, two, three, four
How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?
No no, erase it, erase it
See, there's the same as the low note
Beep
See? (Nine)
(Take nine)
(Take nine)
It's the same feeling throughout, I think
Ew, God
Horrible tasting paper
Okay
Three, four
[Verse 6]
How can I go forward when I don't know which way to turn?
What's that?
Oh
How can we go forward into something we're not sure of?
Oh no, oh no
(Is that guitar steady?)
Yeah, he's there
Wanna just shut that door, Phil?
Okay, you ready?
Yup
One, two, three, four
[Verse 7]
How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?
We can't hear the clicking on the guitar
Gotta be on the earphones
Put him on a separate track and what not
(You just want it all the way through?)
Just clapping his hands, so we can hear him
(Like that?)
[Verse 8]
Don't do it too loud, 'cause it'll pick up on the pianos
So just do it in here
That's it, okay
One, two, three, four
[Verse 9]
How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?
How can I go forward when I don't know which way to turn?
How can we go forward into something we're not sure of?
Oh no, oh no
Okay, let's do it one more time, that was pretty good
Um, yes?
(Picked up in the middle there, it was really good)
Yeah
Okay
One, two, three, four
[Verse 10]
How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing?
How can I go forward when I don't know which way to turn?
How can I go forward into something I'm not sure of?
Oh no, oh no
[Verse 11]
How can I have a feeling when I don't know if it's a feeling?
How can I feel something if I just don't know how to feel?
How can I have feelings when my feelings have always been denied?
Oh no, oh no
[Verse 12]
Alright, take a break now please
Written by: John Lennon
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