CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Hello and welcome to this week's Sight & Sound In Concert
on Radio 1 in stereo, on BBC Two in colour.
We're in Nottingham at the Marcus Garvey Centre,
which is one of the best buildings in Nottingham.
We're here to welcome a guy from America, who is a legendary
singer-songwriter. He's been in the business 25 years,
when he started off a band called The Impressions with Jerry Butler.
He's got a new band together now.
They've been together just three weeks,
but he's already done a short tour of this country.
He's about to go off to Japan, make a new album.
He is the one and only Curtis Mayfield.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Woop-woop-woop-woop ba-dap
# Woop-woop-woop-woop doo-doo
# Woop-woo
# Everybody's talking
# About this country's state
# We get a new power every hour
# And just about every Christian fate
# We're killing up our leaders
# Thank God for the women breeders
# Because we're killing up our leaders
# It don't matter none black or white
# And we all know it's wrong
# We all know it's wrong
# We all know it's wrong, y'all
# But who's gonna fight to make it right?
# And mighty, mighty
# Spade and whitey
# Your black and white power
# Is gonna be a crumbling tower
# And we who stand divided
# So damn undecided
# Give this some thought
# In stupidness we've all been caught
# There really ain't no difference
# If you're cut, you're gonna bleed
# Can I get a bit deeper?
# May I get a bit deeper?
# Can I get a bit deeper?
# Human life is from the semen seed
# I got to say it loud
# I want to say it louder
# I got to say it loud
# I want to say it loud
# I'm black and I'm proud
# I got to say it louder
# I want to say it loud
# I got to say it louder
# I got to say it loud
# I'm black and I'm proud
# And like the brothers too
# Just like the brothers, we don't want no mess
# About who's chucking who
# And mighty, mighty
# Spade and whitey
# Your black and white power
# Is gonna be a crumbling tower
# And we who stand divided
# So goddamn undecided
# Give this some thought
# In stupidness we've all been caught
# We don't need no music
# Cos we got tumba
# We don't need no music
# Cos we got conga
# We don't need no music
# Cos we got tumba
# We don't need no music
# Cos we got conga
# We don't need no music
# Cos we got soul
# We don't need no music
# Black is gold... #
Go ahead, man.
You're listening to the genuine hands of Glen Davis on congas,
tumbas and bongos. How about it for Glen Davis?
CHEERING AND WHISTLING
# I want to say it loud
# I got to say it loud
# I want to say it loud
# I got to say it loud
# I'm black and I'm proud
# Woop-woop-woop-woop ba-dap
# Woop-woop-woop-woop da-da
# Woop-woop-woop-woop. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
All right!
Thank you!
We welcome you to the Marcus Garvey Centre, community centre.
It's kind of good to be here, seeing so many beautiful faces out there.
We'd like everybody to... come on and get in the groove
and let's have a beautiful relation here this evening.
Here's a song that I'm sure everybody's a bit familiar with.
The song goes a bit something like this.
# From nowhere to a caravan
# Around the campfire light
# A lovely woman in motion
# With hair as dark as night
# Her eyes were like that of a cat in the dark
# That hypnotised me with love
# She was a gypsy woman
# She danced around and round to a guitar melody
# From the fire, her face was all aglow
# Ooh, Lord, how she enchanted me
# Oh, how I'd like to hold her near
# And kiss and forever whisper in her ear
# I love you, gypsy woman
# All through the caravan
# She was dancing with all the men
# Waiting for the rising sun
# Everyone was having fun
# I hate to see the lady go
# Knowing she'll never know
# That I loved her
# I loved her
# The gypsy woman
# She was a gypsy woman
# Before I knew the night was through
# And I was all alone
# The charms of the gypsy lady
# And her caravan was gone
# All was left were burning embers
# Of a love that made my heart surrender
# She was a gypsy woman
# Gypsy lady
# Be my baby
# Gypsy lady
# Be my baby
# She was a gypsy, gypsy, gypsy
# Gypsy lady. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah!
Everybody feel all right?
CHEERING
Everybody feel all right?
LOUDER CHEERING
Come on, put your hands up. Come on, we're gonna groove now.
We're gonna groove. Give a little groove. Let me hear you...
# Ma-ma-ma ma-ma ma-ma-ma-ma
# Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma... # Can you do that?
# Ma-ma-ma ma-ma ma-ma-ma-ma
# Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
# Ma-ma-ma ma-ma ma-ma-ma-ma
# Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma... #
Ow!
# Ma-ma-ma ma-ma ma-ma-ma-ma
# Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma
# Well, my friends, the time has come
# To raise the roof and have some fun
# Throw away the work to be done
# Let the music play on, play on
# Everybody sing, everybody dance
# Lose yourself with wild romance
# We're going to party, caramba, fiesta, forever
# Come on and sing along
# Everybody say, party, caramba, fiesta, forever
# Come on and sing my song
# All night long
# All night
# All night long
# All night
# All night long
# People dancing all in the streets
# See the rhythms all in their feet
# Life is good, wild and sweet
# Let the music play on, play on, play on
# Feel it in your heart and feel it in your soul
# Let the rhythms take control
# Come on, we're going to
# Party, caramba, fiesta, forever
# Come on and sing along, everybody say
# Party, caramba, fiesta, forever
# Come on and sing my song
# All night long
# All night
# All night long
# Hey
# All night long
# All night
# All night long
# Once you get started, you can't sit down
# Come join the fun, the merry-go-round
# Everyone dancing their troubles away
# Come join the party and see how we play... #
Everybody ready?
# Ah-ah
# Tam bo li de say de moi ya... #
AUDIENCE: # Hey Jambo Jumbo
# Way to parti o we goin'
# Oh, jambali
# Tam bo li de say de moi ya
# Yeah, Jambo Jumbo... #
All right, we gonna do it one more time, but let's groove first.
We're gonna give you one more chance.
Is everybody out there ready to fall in and join us?
What do you say?
CROWD CHEERS
I don't feel it. Come on, let me feel it out there.
Are you ready?
CROWD CHEERS LOUDER
Are you ready?
CROWD CHEERS LOUDER
All right, I heard that! All right, here we go now.
# Tam bo li de say de moi ya
# Hey Jambo Jumbo
# Way to parti o we goin'
# Oh, Jambo Jumbo
# Tam bo li de say de moi ya
# Yeah, Jambo Jumbo!
# Oh!
# Oh-oh-oh-oh!
# We're going to have a party
# All night long!
# All night
# All night long
# Yeah
# All night long
# All night
# All night long
# Everyone we meet We're dancing in the streets
# All night long
# Everyone we meet
# We're dancing in the streets
# All night long
# With a little bit of help from my friends
# Party, party Party!
# Party! Party! Party! Party!
# Party, party! Party, party!
# Everyone we meet, they're dancing in the streets
# All night long
# Everyone we meet, dancing in the street
# All night long
# When you have a party, party, party, party
# Party, party, party, party
# Party, party, party. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# People, get ready
# There's a train a-coming
# You don't need no baggage
# You just get on board
# All you need is faith
# To hear the diesels humming
# You don't need no ticket
# You just thank the Lord
# So, people, get ready
# For the train to Jordan
# Picking up passengers coast to coast
# Faith is the key
# Open the doors and board 'em
# There's hope for all
# Among those loved the most
# There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner
# Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own
# Have pity on those
# Whose chances grow thinner
# For there's no hiding place
# Against the Kingdom's Throne
# So, people, get ready
# For there's a train a-comin'
# You don't need no baggage
# You just get on board
# All you need is faith
# To hear the diesels humming
# You don't need no ticket
# You just thank the Lord
# People, get ready
# People, get ready. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you.
Everybody feel all right?
We're going to continue to move on.
You feel mighty good to me.
# Darkest of night with the moon shining bright
# There's a set goin' strong
# Lotta things goin' on
# The man of the hour has an air of great power
# The dudes have envied him for so long
# Oh, superfly
# You're gonna make your fortune by and by
# But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
# The only game you know is do or die
# Ah-ha-ha
# Hard to understand
# What a hell of a man
# This cat of the slum
# Had a mind, wasn't dumb
# But a weakness was shown
# Cos his hustle was wrong
# His mind was his own
# But the man lived alone
# Oh, superfly
# You're gonna make your fortune by and by
# But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
# The only game you know is do or die
# Ah-ha-ha
# The game he plays he plays for keeps
# Hustlin' times and ghetto streets
# Tryin' ta get over
# That's what he tryin' to do
# Taking all that he can take
# Gambling with the odds of fate
# Tryin' ta get over
# Woo, superfly
# The aim of his role Was to deal a lot of blow
# Ask him his dream What does it mean?
# He wouldn't know
# "Can't be like the rest" Is the most he'll confess
# But the time's running out And there's no happiness
# Oh, superfly
# You're gonna make your fortune by and by
# But if you lose, don't ask no questions why
# The only game you know is do or die
# Ah-ha-ha
# Superfly
# Tryin' ta get over
# Tryin' ta get over. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Ooh, babe
# Lord, Lord
# Yeah, yeah
# Ooh-ee
# Freddie's dead
# That's what I said
# Let the man rap a plan said he'd send him home
# But his hope was a rope and he should've known
# It's hard to understand
# There was love in this man
# I'm sure all would agree
# That his misery was his woman and things
# Now Freddie's dead
# That's what I said
# Everybody's misused him
# Ripped him up and abused him
# Another junkie plan
# Pushin' dope for the man
# A terrible blow but that's how it goes
# A Freddie's on the corner now
# If you wanna be a junkie, well
# Remember Freddie's dead
# We're all built up with progress
# But sometimes I must confess
# We can deal with rockets and dreams
# But reality
# What does it mean?
# Ain't nothing said
# Cos Freddie's dead
# Ooh-ee
# Oh, Lord
# Ooh, yeah
# Ooh-ee
# Lord, Lord
# Ooh, yeah
# Ooh, no
# Ooh, babe
# Ooh-ee
# Freddie's dead
# All I want is some peace of mind
# With a little love I'm trying to find
# This could be such a beautiful world
# With a wonderful girl Ooh, I need a woman, child
# Don't wanna be like Freddie now
# Cos Freddie's dead
# Everybody's misused him
# Ripped him up and abused him
# Another junkie plan
# Pushin' dope for the man
# A Freddie's on the corner now
# If you wanna be a junkie, wow
# Remember Freddie's dead
# Ooh-ooh-ooh-yeah
# Freddie
# If you don't try
# You're gonna die
# Why can't we brothers protect one another?
# No-one's serious
# And it makes me furious
# Don't be misled
# Just think of Fred
# Everybody's misused him
# Ripped him up and abused him
# Another junkie plan
# Pushin' dope for the man
# A Freddie's on the corner now
# If you wanna be a junkie, well
# Remember Freddie
# Ooh-ooh-ooh-la Freddie
# Ooh-ee
# Freddie
# Oh, yeah
# Freddie
# Ooh-ee
# Freddie. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
We'd like to take just a few minutes of your time to acknowledge the fact
that you do have here behind us
a great, big, beautiful group of fellas from the States.
We'd like to just maybe ask you to why not give them a great, big
round of applause for being so badass?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
All right!
Come on, you can clap your hands if you want.
Let me see more hands.
# All right
# All right... #
In the back, let me see more hands, come on, you're part of it.
# It's all right
# Hush now, child
# And don't you cry
# Your folks might understand you
# By and by
# So what are we gonna do about it?
# Move on up
# Toward your destination
# Though you may find, from time to time
# Complications
# Bite your lip
# And take a trip
# Though there may be wet road ahead
# And you cannot slip
# So what are we gonna do?
# Move on up
# For peace you'll find
# Into the steeple of beautiful people
# Where there's only one kind
# So hush now, child
# And don't you cry
# Your folks might understand you
# By and by
# So what are we gonna do?
# Move on up!
# For a greater day
# With just a little faith, if you put your mind to it
# You can surely do it
# Take nothing less
# Than the sexy best
# Do not obey rumours people say
# Cos you can pass the test
# So long as you remember
# Move on up!
# And keep on wishin'
# Remember your dream is your only scheme
# So keep on pushin'
# Move on up! #
CROWD SHOUTS AND CHEERS EXCITEDLY
# Take nothing less
# Than the sexy best
# Do not obey rumours people say
# Cos you can pass the test
# So what are you gonna do?
# Move on up!
# For a greater day
# With just a little faith, if you put your mind to it
# You can surely do it
# Hey-eh-eh-eh!
# Hey-hey-hey-hey!
# Hey-eh-eh-eh!
# Hey-hey-hey-hey!
# Oh-ha-ha-ha-ha
# Oh-ha-ha-ha
# Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho
# Oh-ho-ho-ho
# Hey-hey-hey-hey!
# Hey-hey-hey-hey-eh-hey!
# Hey-hey-hey-hey!
# Take nothing less
# Than the sexy best
# Do not obey rumours people say
# Cos you can pass the test
# Just move on up!
# And keep on wishin'
# Remember your dream is your only scheme
# So keep on pushin'
# Move on up!
# We've got to move on up
# We've got to move on, move on, move on up
# Move on up
# Hey-eh-eh-eh
# Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
# Oh-oh-oh-oh!
# We've got to move on up
# We've got to move on, move on, move on up. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
You know, probably one of our greatest problems on Earth
other than hunger and people trying to get along
is the problems of war
and the fear of nuclear wars.
We all somewhat know the solution
and we'd like to maybe interpret
your solution in this particular song,
which goes a bit something like...
# We got to have peace
# To keep the world alive
# And war to cease
# We got to have joy
# Within our hearts
# With love we can't destroy
# People hear us
# Through our voice the world knows
# There's no choice
# We're begging to save the children
# The little ones who just don't understand
# Give them a chance
# To live their lives
# And help purify the land
# People hear us
# Through our voice the world knows
# There's no choice
# And the people in our neighbourhood
# They would if they only could
# Meet and shake the other's hand
# Get together for the good of the land
# Give us all an equal chance
# It could be such a sweet romance
# And the soldiers who are dead and gone
# If only we could bring back one
# He'd say we got to have peace
# To keep the world alive
# And war to cease
# We got to have joy
# Within in our hearts
# With love we can't destroy
# People hear us
# In our hearts the world knows
# There's no choice
# And the people in our neighbourhood
# They would if they only could
# Meet and shake the other's hand
# Get together for the good of the land
# Give us all an equal chance
# It could be such a sweet romance
# And the soldiers who are dead and gone
# If only we could bring back one
# He'd say we got to have peace
# Ah-ha, we got to have peace
# Let the world hear it
# I said peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha!
# We got to have peace
# I said peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha!
# We got to have peace
# People hear us
# Through our voice the world knows
# There's no choice
# And the people in our neighbourhood
# They would if they only could
# Meet and shake the other's hand
# Get together for the good of the land
# Give us all an equal chance
# It could be such a sweet romance
# And the soldiers who are dead and gone
# If only we could bring back one
# He'd say we got to have peace
# Ah-ha!
# We got to have peace... #
Let's lower it and let the people sing it.
# I said peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha!
# We got to have peace... #
Come on, let me hear the love with everybody.
# I said peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha!
# We got to have peace... #
What a beautiful chorus up front here.
Come on, show 'em how to do it, girls.
# Peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha!
# We got to have peace
# Come on
# Peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha!
# We got to have peace... #
All right, out in the background.
Here we come now.
# Peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha!
# We got to have peace
# People hear us
# Through our voice the world knows
# There's no choice
# And the people in our neighbourhood
# They would if they only could
# Meet and shake the other's hand
# Get together for the good of the land
# Give us all an equal chance
# It could be such a sweet romance
# And the soldiers who are dead and gone
# If only we could bring back one
# He'd say we got to have peace
# Ah-ha
# We got to have peace
# Peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha
# We got to have peace
# Peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha
# We got to have peace
# Peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha
# We got to have peace... #
Peace and love, I love you.
# Peace, peace, peace
# Ah-ha
# We got to have peace. #
Goodnight.