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Informations sur la chanson
- Crédits : Richard Starkey/Vini Poncia
- Durée : 4:29
- Producteur : Arif Mardin
Les paroles de la chanson
I WOKE UP THIS EVENIN AND MY HEAD WAS REELIN
NOTHING WAS HAPPENIN, I HAD NO FEELIN
I KNEW THAT I HAD TO BE OUT ON THE STREETS
OUT ON THE STREET
GOT IN MY CAR, LOOKIN FOR ACTION
BLEW RIGHT DOWN BROADWAY, GOT NO REACTION
TWO COPS WERE FOLLOWING ME OUT ON THE STREET
OUT ON THE STREET
GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND I STARTED WALKIN
I MET SOME LADIES AND WE STARTED TALKIN
THATS WHY IM SO GLAD TO BE OUT ON THE STREET
OUT ON THE STREET
IM SPENDING MY MONEY, TAKING MY CHANCES
GOING TO CLUBS, DOIN NEW DANCES
WATCHIN THE FIRE ON MY FEET OUT ON THE STREET
OUT ON THE STREET
WELL, NIGHT TIME IS FADIN, I JUMPED OFF MY MOTOR
SOMEBODY TOLD ME TO TRY THE DAKOTA
THEYRE JUST LIKE TWO PEOPLE YOULL MEET OUT ON THE STREET
OUT ON THE STREET
THEYRE JUST LIKE VINI* AND ME
OUT ON THE STREET
WOAH ! OUT ON THAT STREET !
*SPOKEN*
HEY, I WAS WALKIN DOWN THE STREET AND YOU KNOW WHAT THIS GUY SAID
HE SAYS, “HEY MAN”, HE SAYS “I WANT THAT WATCH !”
I SAID “WHAT ? YOU WANT *THIS* WATCH ?”
HE SAID “YEAH ! I WANT THAT WATCH !”
I SAID “WELL, YOU WATCH THIS, CAUSE IM GONNA STOMP ON YOUR FKIN HEAD !”
AND YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID TO ME ?
HE SAID, “HEY BABY, IM GONNA STICK THIS KNIFE RIGHT UP YOUR NOSE !”
I SAID “WELL, I DONT MIND AS THERES SOMETHING ON THE END OF IT…”.
Musiciens ayant participé à l’enregistrement
Ringo Starr, David Spinozza, Jeff Mironov, John Tropea, Don Grolnick, Tony Levin, Steve Gadd, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Gene Orloff, Ken Bischel,Don Brooks
L’enregistrement de la chanson
Juin 1977