John Renbourn (8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015) was an English guitarist and songwriter. He was possibly best known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group Pentangle, although he maintained a solo career before, during and after that band's existence (1967–1973).
While most commonly labelled a folk musician, Renbourn's musical tastes and interests took in early music, classical music, jazz, blues and world music. His most influential album, Sir John Alot (1968), featured his take on tunes from the Medieval era.
Biography
John Renbourn studied classical guitar at school and it was during this period that he was introduced to Early Music. In the 1950s, along with many others, he was greatly influenced by the musical craze of "Skiffle" and this eventually led him to explore the work of artists such as Lead Belly, Josh White and Big Bill Broonzy.
In the 1960s the new craze in popular music was Rhythm and Blues, also the impact of Davey Graham was being felt. In 1961 Renbourn toured the South West with Mac MacLeod and repeated the tour in 1963.On returning from the South West Renbourn and MacLeod recorded a demo tape together. Renbourn briefly played in an R&B band while studying at the Kingston College of Art in London. Although the British "Folk Revival" was underway, most folk clubs were biased towards traditional, unaccompanied folk songs, and guitar players were not always welcome. However, the Roundhouse in London had a more tolerant attitude and here, John Renbourn joined blues and gospel singer Dorris Henderson, playing backing guitar and recording two albums with her.
The Three Dancers (French: Les Trois Danseuses) is a painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, painted in June 1925. It is an oil on canvas and measures 84.8 in x 56 in (215.3cmx 142.2cm).
Description
The painting shows three dancers, the one on the right being barely visible. A macabre dance takes place, with the dancer on the left having her head bent at a near-impossible angle. The dancer on the right is usually interpreted as being Ramon Pichot, a friend of Picasso who died during the painting of Three Dancers. (Some critics believe it could well be Picasso's wife Olga Khokhlova.) The one on the left is claimed to be Pichot’s wife Germaine Gargallo with the one in the centre being Gargallo’s boyfriend Carlos Casagemas, also Picasso’s friend. Casagemas shot himself after failing to shoot Gargallo, twenty-five years before Pichot’s death, and the loss of two of his best friends spurred Picasso to paint this chilling depiction of the love triangle.
Background
Picasso painted The Three Dancers in Paris after a trip to Monte Carlo with his wife, ballet dancer Olga Khokhlova. At this time, Picasso was attracted to André Breton's Surrealism movement. In 1926 the painting appeared in Breton's work Le surréalisme et la peinture (Surrealism and Painting). Others link Three Dancers to Picasso's failing marriage to Khokhlova.
The Dance (Spanish:El baile) is a 1959 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Edgar Neville. It is based on his own theatrical play, El baile, released in (1952), which won the Spanish Premio Nacional de Literatura award.
It was the only color film directed by Neville.
Plot summary
Pedro (Alberto Closas) and Julián (Rafael Alonso) are friends and they love the same woman, Adela (Conchita Montes). Madrid, 1905, Pedro and Adela had gotten married but Julian live with them. 1930. Adela discovers she is going to die and the two men had hidden the illness. 1955. Adelita (Conchita Montes), Adela's grand daughter, visits to the two men and they remember their love to Adele.
After the Dance is a play by Terence Rattigan which premièred at the St James's Theatre, London, on 21 June 1939. It was not one of Rattigan's more successful plays, closing after only sixty performances, a failure that led to its exclusion from his first volume of Collected Plays. Critics have tended to attribute this relative contemporary failure to the play's darkness which may have reminded audiences of the approaching European war.
However, the 2010 revival of the play was a commercial and critical success with The Guardian's theatre critic Michael Billington stating that Thea Sharrock's production starring Benedict Cumberbatch confirmed that Rattigan is one of the "supreme dramatists of the 20th century".
Summary
David and Joan Scott-Fowler were 'bright young things' of the 1920s, whose ambition is to treat everything as trivia and to live lives of pure sensation. They always maintained that they married for amusement and not for love. However, Helen Banner, a serious young woman, has fallen in love with David and is determined to change his lifestyle, free him from Joan, stop him from drinking and re-awaken the serious historian in him. Unfortunately, Joan does indeed love David very deeply and is trapped by her posture of carelessness. At a party they are holding, Joan is bruised by the clash between private agony and public joy and she kills herself. The characters are shattered by the revelation and even though David and Helen plan to get away from this life, the play ends with a clear sign that David will continue as he did.
John Renbourn - The Lady And The Unicorn (Full Album)
01. Trotto / Saltarello
02. Lamento Di Tristan / La Rotta
03. Veri Floris / Triple Ballade
04. Bransle Gay / Bransle De Bourgogne
05. Alman / Melancholy Galliard
06. Sarabande
07. The Lady And The Unicorn
08. My Johnny Was A Shoemaker / Westron Wynde / Scarborough Fair
John Renbourn: guitars and sitar
Terry Cox: hand-drums and glockenspiel
Don Harper: viola
Lea Nicholson: concertina
Tony Roberts: flute
Ray Warleigh: flute
Dave Swarbrick: violin
published: 26 Dec 2012
John Renbourn: "Little Niles"
British guitar great John Renbourn performs "Little Niles" at a concert in Toronto. From the DVD "John Renbourn In Concert 1990." More info at https://stefan-grossmans-guitar-workshop.webflow.io/stefan-grossmans-guitar-workshop-online-store#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
published: 13 Feb 2010
John Renbourn - The Black Balloon (full album)
A beautiful album by a beautiful guitarist, who left us today (March 26th). Rest in peace, your music has brought us more beauty than you could ever have imagined...!
(Thanks to alberto for the track listing)
Moon Shines Bright (Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston) 0:00
The English Dance (Traditional) 3:58
Bourrée I and II (Johann Sebastian Bach) 6:49
Medley: The Mist Covered Mountains of Home / The Orphan / Tarboulton 9:13
The Pelican (John Renbourn) 18:41
The Black Balloon (Traditional) 25:51
published: 26 Mar 2015
John Renbourn - The Hermit (Full Album)
published: 19 Jul 2017
First Light Bert Jansch and John Renbourn
DVD ACOUSTIC ROUTES
published: 28 Mar 2015
John Renbourn - The Mist Covered Mountains of Home 1-3 1979
John Renbourn - Medley - The Mist Covered Mountains of Home-The Orphan -Tarboulton 1979
One one the finest acoustic guitar pieces ever heard.
Medley taken from:
John Renbourn - The Black Balloon 1979
This album is one of John's 'medieval' style albums,
with 13th and 16th century pieces mixed with a couple
of Renbourn tracks. The songs are all credited as
being 'traditional arranged Renbourn' - but at least
The Pelican and The Black Balloon are certainly not
traditional.
The flute is played by Tony Roberts, the tabors by
Stuart Gordon.
John Renbourn: guitar
Tony Roberts: flutes
Stuart Gordon: Tabors
Webside:
http://www.john-renbourn.com/
learning the guitar tabs:
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-mist-covered-guitar-tab-s39809t0
http://...
published: 16 May 2011
John Renbourn - Scarborough Fair
John Renbourn, Scarborough Fair, from "The Lady And Unicorn" (Transatlantic 1970).
John Renbourn, guitar; Tony Roberts, flute; Don Harper, viola.
For my comments on music please visit:
http://somelikeitfolk.blogspot.it/2011/10/scarborough-fair-la-mia-versione.html
Pictures from the tapestry cycle "the Lady and The Unicorn" and other artwork are from the website of Musée du Moyen-Âge, Paris, where they are collected.
published: 22 Oct 2011
Lord Franklin - John Renbourn
From the Vestapol DVD: John Renbourn In Concert 1990. To order: https://www.guitarvideos.com/#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
John Renbourn has four great instructional DVDs:
Folk, Blues & Beyond
Celtic Melodies & Open Tunings
The Jazz Tinge
Medieval & Renaissance Music
Available as Direct Downloads and Physical DVDs
WWW.GUITARVIDEOS.COM
published: 04 Jan 2022
John Renbourn - Sir John Alot of ... [Full Album] [Vinyl Rip]
Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and ye Grene Knyghte by John Renbourn is a baroque folk album that came out in 1968. You can tell by the title how medieval / renaissance like this album is.
All the songs on side one are traditional songs, with new arrangements by John Renbourn. Side two contains original compositions.
This is a vinyl rip, so I hope you enjoy its unique quality.
Track Listing:
1. The Earle of Salisury
2. The Trees They Do Grow High
3. The Lady Goes to Church
4. Morgana
5. Transfusion
6. Forty-Eight
7. My Dear Boy
8. White Fishes
9. Sweet Potato
10. Seven Up
John Renbourn - guitar
Terry Cox - finger cymbals, African drums, glockenspiel
Ray Warleigh - flute
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Engineer: John Wood
Produced by Nathan Joseph
An original Tra...
01. Trotto / Saltarello
02. Lamento Di Tristan / La Rotta
03. Veri Floris / Triple Ballade
04. Bransle Gay / Bransle De Bourgogne
05. Alman / Melancholy Galliar...
01. Trotto / Saltarello
02. Lamento Di Tristan / La Rotta
03. Veri Floris / Triple Ballade
04. Bransle Gay / Bransle De Bourgogne
05. Alman / Melancholy Galliard
06. Sarabande
07. The Lady And The Unicorn
08. My Johnny Was A Shoemaker / Westron Wynde / Scarborough Fair
John Renbourn: guitars and sitar
Terry Cox: hand-drums and glockenspiel
Don Harper: viola
Lea Nicholson: concertina
Tony Roberts: flute
Ray Warleigh: flute
Dave Swarbrick: violin
01. Trotto / Saltarello
02. Lamento Di Tristan / La Rotta
03. Veri Floris / Triple Ballade
04. Bransle Gay / Bransle De Bourgogne
05. Alman / Melancholy Galliard
06. Sarabande
07. The Lady And The Unicorn
08. My Johnny Was A Shoemaker / Westron Wynde / Scarborough Fair
John Renbourn: guitars and sitar
Terry Cox: hand-drums and glockenspiel
Don Harper: viola
Lea Nicholson: concertina
Tony Roberts: flute
Ray Warleigh: flute
Dave Swarbrick: violin
British guitar great John Renbourn performs "Little Niles" at a concert in Toronto. From the DVD "John Renbourn In Concert 1990." More info at https://stefan-gr...
British guitar great John Renbourn performs "Little Niles" at a concert in Toronto. From the DVD "John Renbourn In Concert 1990." More info at https://stefan-grossmans-guitar-workshop.webflow.io/stefan-grossmans-guitar-workshop-online-store#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
British guitar great John Renbourn performs "Little Niles" at a concert in Toronto. From the DVD "John Renbourn In Concert 1990." More info at https://stefan-grossmans-guitar-workshop.webflow.io/stefan-grossmans-guitar-workshop-online-store#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
A beautiful album by a beautiful guitarist, who left us today (March 26th). Rest in peace, your music has brought us more beauty than you could ever have imagin...
A beautiful album by a beautiful guitarist, who left us today (March 26th). Rest in peace, your music has brought us more beauty than you could ever have imagined...!
(Thanks to alberto for the track listing)
Moon Shines Bright (Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston) 0:00
The English Dance (Traditional) 3:58
Bourrée I and II (Johann Sebastian Bach) 6:49
Medley: The Mist Covered Mountains of Home / The Orphan / Tarboulton 9:13
The Pelican (John Renbourn) 18:41
The Black Balloon (Traditional) 25:51
A beautiful album by a beautiful guitarist, who left us today (March 26th). Rest in peace, your music has brought us more beauty than you could ever have imagined...!
(Thanks to alberto for the track listing)
Moon Shines Bright (Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston) 0:00
The English Dance (Traditional) 3:58
Bourrée I and II (Johann Sebastian Bach) 6:49
Medley: The Mist Covered Mountains of Home / The Orphan / Tarboulton 9:13
The Pelican (John Renbourn) 18:41
The Black Balloon (Traditional) 25:51
John Renbourn - Medley - The Mist Covered Mountains of Home-The Orphan -Tarboulton 1979
One one the finest acoustic guitar pieces ever heard.
Medley take...
John Renbourn - Medley - The Mist Covered Mountains of Home-The Orphan -Tarboulton 1979
One one the finest acoustic guitar pieces ever heard.
Medley taken from:
John Renbourn - The Black Balloon 1979
This album is one of John's 'medieval' style albums,
with 13th and 16th century pieces mixed with a couple
of Renbourn tracks. The songs are all credited as
being 'traditional arranged Renbourn' - but at least
The Pelican and The Black Balloon are certainly not
traditional.
The flute is played by Tony Roberts, the tabors by
Stuart Gordon.
John Renbourn: guitar
Tony Roberts: flutes
Stuart Gordon: Tabors
Webside:
http://www.john-renbourn.com/
learning the guitar tabs:
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-mist-covered-guitar-tab-s39809t0
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-orphan-guitar-tab-s39803t0
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-tarbolton-guitar-tab-s39808t0
http://alle-noten.de/index.php?link=http%3A//alle-noten.de/cgi-bin/search2a.cgi%3Fpnum%3D828%26lang%3Dde
John Renbourn - Medley - The Mist Covered Mountains of Home-The Orphan -Tarboulton 1979
One one the finest acoustic guitar pieces ever heard.
Medley taken from:
John Renbourn - The Black Balloon 1979
This album is one of John's 'medieval' style albums,
with 13th and 16th century pieces mixed with a couple
of Renbourn tracks. The songs are all credited as
being 'traditional arranged Renbourn' - but at least
The Pelican and The Black Balloon are certainly not
traditional.
The flute is played by Tony Roberts, the tabors by
Stuart Gordon.
John Renbourn: guitar
Tony Roberts: flutes
Stuart Gordon: Tabors
Webside:
http://www.john-renbourn.com/
learning the guitar tabs:
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-mist-covered-guitar-tab-s39809t0
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-orphan-guitar-tab-s39803t0
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-tarbolton-guitar-tab-s39808t0
http://alle-noten.de/index.php?link=http%3A//alle-noten.de/cgi-bin/search2a.cgi%3Fpnum%3D828%26lang%3Dde
John Renbourn, Scarborough Fair, from "The Lady And Unicorn" (Transatlantic 1970).
John Renbourn, guitar; Tony Roberts, flute; Don Harper, viola.
For my comme...
John Renbourn, Scarborough Fair, from "The Lady And Unicorn" (Transatlantic 1970).
John Renbourn, guitar; Tony Roberts, flute; Don Harper, viola.
For my comments on music please visit:
http://somelikeitfolk.blogspot.it/2011/10/scarborough-fair-la-mia-versione.html
Pictures from the tapestry cycle "the Lady and The Unicorn" and other artwork are from the website of Musée du Moyen-Âge, Paris, where they are collected.
John Renbourn, Scarborough Fair, from "The Lady And Unicorn" (Transatlantic 1970).
John Renbourn, guitar; Tony Roberts, flute; Don Harper, viola.
For my comments on music please visit:
http://somelikeitfolk.blogspot.it/2011/10/scarborough-fair-la-mia-versione.html
Pictures from the tapestry cycle "the Lady and The Unicorn" and other artwork are from the website of Musée du Moyen-Âge, Paris, where they are collected.
From the Vestapol DVD: John Renbourn In Concert 1990. To order: https://www.guitarvideos.com/#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
John Renbourn has fou...
From the Vestapol DVD: John Renbourn In Concert 1990. To order: https://www.guitarvideos.com/#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
John Renbourn has four great instructional DVDs:
Folk, Blues & Beyond
Celtic Melodies & Open Tunings
The Jazz Tinge
Medieval & Renaissance Music
Available as Direct Downloads and Physical DVDs
WWW.GUITARVIDEOS.COM
From the Vestapol DVD: John Renbourn In Concert 1990. To order: https://www.guitarvideos.com/#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
John Renbourn has four great instructional DVDs:
Folk, Blues & Beyond
Celtic Melodies & Open Tunings
The Jazz Tinge
Medieval & Renaissance Music
Available as Direct Downloads and Physical DVDs
WWW.GUITARVIDEOS.COM
Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and ye Grene Knyghte by John Renbourn is a baroque folk album that came out in 1968. You can tell by the title how...
Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and ye Grene Knyghte by John Renbourn is a baroque folk album that came out in 1968. You can tell by the title how medieval / renaissance like this album is.
All the songs on side one are traditional songs, with new arrangements by John Renbourn. Side two contains original compositions.
This is a vinyl rip, so I hope you enjoy its unique quality.
Track Listing:
1. The Earle of Salisury
2. The Trees They Do Grow High
3. The Lady Goes to Church
4. Morgana
5. Transfusion
6. Forty-Eight
7. My Dear Boy
8. White Fishes
9. Sweet Potato
10. Seven Up
John Renbourn - guitar
Terry Cox - finger cymbals, African drums, glockenspiel
Ray Warleigh - flute
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Engineer: John Wood
Produced by Nathan Joseph
An original Transatlantic Records production
Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and ye Grene Knyghte by John Renbourn is a baroque folk album that came out in 1968. You can tell by the title how medieval / renaissance like this album is.
All the songs on side one are traditional songs, with new arrangements by John Renbourn. Side two contains original compositions.
This is a vinyl rip, so I hope you enjoy its unique quality.
Track Listing:
1. The Earle of Salisury
2. The Trees They Do Grow High
3. The Lady Goes to Church
4. Morgana
5. Transfusion
6. Forty-Eight
7. My Dear Boy
8. White Fishes
9. Sweet Potato
10. Seven Up
John Renbourn - guitar
Terry Cox - finger cymbals, African drums, glockenspiel
Ray Warleigh - flute
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Engineer: John Wood
Produced by Nathan Joseph
An original Transatlantic Records production
01. Trotto / Saltarello
02. Lamento Di Tristan / La Rotta
03. Veri Floris / Triple Ballade
04. Bransle Gay / Bransle De Bourgogne
05. Alman / Melancholy Galliard
06. Sarabande
07. The Lady And The Unicorn
08. My Johnny Was A Shoemaker / Westron Wynde / Scarborough Fair
John Renbourn: guitars and sitar
Terry Cox: hand-drums and glockenspiel
Don Harper: viola
Lea Nicholson: concertina
Tony Roberts: flute
Ray Warleigh: flute
Dave Swarbrick: violin
British guitar great John Renbourn performs "Little Niles" at a concert in Toronto. From the DVD "John Renbourn In Concert 1990." More info at https://stefan-grossmans-guitar-workshop.webflow.io/stefan-grossmans-guitar-workshop-online-store#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
A beautiful album by a beautiful guitarist, who left us today (March 26th). Rest in peace, your music has brought us more beauty than you could ever have imagined...!
(Thanks to alberto for the track listing)
Moon Shines Bright (Sam Coslow / Arthur Johnston) 0:00
The English Dance (Traditional) 3:58
Bourrée I and II (Johann Sebastian Bach) 6:49
Medley: The Mist Covered Mountains of Home / The Orphan / Tarboulton 9:13
The Pelican (John Renbourn) 18:41
The Black Balloon (Traditional) 25:51
John Renbourn - Medley - The Mist Covered Mountains of Home-The Orphan -Tarboulton 1979
One one the finest acoustic guitar pieces ever heard.
Medley taken from:
John Renbourn - The Black Balloon 1979
This album is one of John's 'medieval' style albums,
with 13th and 16th century pieces mixed with a couple
of Renbourn tracks. The songs are all credited as
being 'traditional arranged Renbourn' - but at least
The Pelican and The Black Balloon are certainly not
traditional.
The flute is played by Tony Roberts, the tabors by
Stuart Gordon.
John Renbourn: guitar
Tony Roberts: flutes
Stuart Gordon: Tabors
Webside:
http://www.john-renbourn.com/
learning the guitar tabs:
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-mist-covered-guitar-tab-s39809t0
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-orphan-guitar-tab-s39803t0
http://www.songsterr.com/a/wsa/john-renbourn-the-tarbolton-guitar-tab-s39808t0
http://alle-noten.de/index.php?link=http%3A//alle-noten.de/cgi-bin/search2a.cgi%3Fpnum%3D828%26lang%3Dde
John Renbourn, Scarborough Fair, from "The Lady And Unicorn" (Transatlantic 1970).
John Renbourn, guitar; Tony Roberts, flute; Don Harper, viola.
For my comments on music please visit:
http://somelikeitfolk.blogspot.it/2011/10/scarborough-fair-la-mia-versione.html
Pictures from the tapestry cycle "the Lady and The Unicorn" and other artwork are from the website of Musée du Moyen-Âge, Paris, where they are collected.
From the Vestapol DVD: John Renbourn In Concert 1990. To order: https://www.guitarvideos.com/#!/John-Renbourn-In-Concert-1990/p/131764823
John Renbourn has four great instructional DVDs:
Folk, Blues & Beyond
Celtic Melodies & Open Tunings
The Jazz Tinge
Medieval & Renaissance Music
Available as Direct Downloads and Physical DVDs
WWW.GUITARVIDEOS.COM
Sir John Alot of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng and ye Grene Knyghte by John Renbourn is a baroque folk album that came out in 1968. You can tell by the title how medieval / renaissance like this album is.
All the songs on side one are traditional songs, with new arrangements by John Renbourn. Side two contains original compositions.
This is a vinyl rip, so I hope you enjoy its unique quality.
Track Listing:
1. The Earle of Salisury
2. The Trees They Do Grow High
3. The Lady Goes to Church
4. Morgana
5. Transfusion
6. Forty-Eight
7. My Dear Boy
8. White Fishes
9. Sweet Potato
10. Seven Up
John Renbourn - guitar
Terry Cox - finger cymbals, African drums, glockenspiel
Ray Warleigh - flute
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Engineer: John Wood
Produced by Nathan Joseph
An original Transatlantic Records production
John Renbourn (8 August 1944 – 26 March 2015) was an English guitarist and songwriter. He was possibly best known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group Pentangle, although he maintained a solo career before, during and after that band's existence (1967–1973).
While most commonly labelled a folk musician, Renbourn's musical tastes and interests took in early music, classical music, jazz, blues and world music. His most influential album, Sir John Alot (1968), featured his take on tunes from the Medieval era.
Biography
John Renbourn studied classical guitar at school and it was during this period that he was introduced to Early Music. In the 1950s, along with many others, he was greatly influenced by the musical craze of "Skiffle" and this eventually led him to explore the work of artists such as Lead Belly, Josh White and Big Bill Broonzy.
In the 1960s the new craze in popular music was Rhythm and Blues, also the impact of Davey Graham was being felt. In 1961 Renbourn toured the South West with Mac MacLeod and repeated the tour in 1963.On returning from the South West Renbourn and MacLeod recorded a demo tape together. Renbourn briefly played in an R&B band while studying at the Kingston College of Art in London. Although the British "Folk Revival" was underway, most folk clubs were biased towards traditional, unaccompanied folk songs, and guitar players were not always welcome. However, the Roundhouse in London had a more tolerant attitude and here, John Renbourn joined blues and gospel singer Dorris Henderson, playing backing guitar and recording two albums with her.
Inside my mouth i can hear all the voices say do not lean over the ledge i shouldn't look down and i shouldn't have found that your lips i still taste in my head raising my glass to the head of the class as she powers out steps one through ten i think i'll be fine if i'm covered in wine nice to hate you and love you again and see you again and see you again weary and worn little monster is born tell me lies and i'll justify them desperate today and it's making me pay for that night for that kiss for your bed whoever dared to love someone out there i don't need a balloon and a pin the name of the game is outrunning the blame so i hate you and love you we're friends guess we'll be friends i guess we'll be friends oh why (why) can't (can't) you take me in your arms now? why (why) can't (can't) you take me? why (why) can't (can't) you take me in your arms now? why (why) can't (can't) you take me? better stop crying hello and goodbye-ing go on through me slip right through my hands you get your time and the other half's mine it's okay this love weighs fifty men it's okay this love weighs fifty men it's okay this love weighs fifty men oh why (why) can't (can't) you take me in your arms now? why (why) can't (can't) you take me? why (why) can't (can't) you take me in your arms now? why (why) can't (can't) you take me? why (why) can't (can't) you take me in your arms now? why can't you take me? amen amen amen