Lennon, John - What You Got Lyrics

One of the VERY FEW rockers Lennon did after the Beatles. He practically stopped rocking after the Beatles! New York City is his hardest rocking solo song.

The entire "Lost Weekend" is summed up.in 3:09 minutes.

Singing to Yoko...???

"well it's saturday and i just got to rip it up!"

the guitar riff Kinda sounds like doom

This is probably my favourite Solo John song. Its so funky, his voice is on point. I love everything about it.

Get down John! John Lennon has the fever! Disco John!

Amazing album.John on his best.R.I.P. genius!

One of John's hardest rocking songs from any period of his life.

Funky Lennon masterpiece.

🌹🌹🌹🌹fuoco ahh🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 John Lennon sei un fenomeno🌹🌹🌹

Great song great album. Great production as well.

Why on earth wasn't this released as a single?

It was, on the B side of Number 9 Dream.

@D.A. Elliott Jr. Great move!

I think he's singing about wanting to come back to Yoko Ono during this period. This was during his "Lost Weekend" so I wouldn't be surprised reading from the lyrics.

If anything, ya'll would understand the pain of wanting to be with someone yet you can't. Oof it hurts...

This the entire"Lost Weekend" summed up in 3:09 minutes.

I think this is my favorite John Lennon song.

Brilliant album, John on a natural high with some good tight music:

Soy la unica q le encuentra un algo a take me out de Franz Ferdinand

Led Zeppelin but with horns and John Lennon.

Best solo album before Double Fantasy, by far.

This is my favorite Lennon solo record, after the big two of course. You can tell he was just having fun, writing songs, partying, etc.

just having fun and lowkey being addicted to H lol

And missing Yoko desperately!

I cannot get this out of my head, which is a good thing

Love tHis reaLLy inTense funky RockeR.You can feeL the 3.A.M Lost WeeKenD desPeRation come ouTTa This onE.Lotsa HEaRT an' SouL.

Troppo forte da pazzo scatenato ti amoooo

What You Got

Don't wanna be a drag, everybody gotta bag
I know you know 'bout the emperor's clothes

You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance

Well it's Saturday night and I just gotta rip it up
Sunday morning I just gotta give it up
Come Monday momma and I just gotta run away
You know it's such a drag to face another day

You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance

You know the more it change, the more it stays the same
You gotta hang on in, you gotta cut the string

You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know what you got, until you lose it
You don't know, you don't know what you got, until you lose it
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
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"Что ценишь ты?"

Не хочу все усложнять, у каждой вещи свой конец,
Не сомневаюсь, ты знаешь о "платье короля".

Мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это,
Мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это,
Мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это,
О, дорогая, дорогая, дай мне еще один шанс.

Хорошо, вот субботняя ночь, и я должен всё порвать,
Утром воскресенья я должен сдаться.
Вот и понедельник, мама, я должен свалить куда-нибудь,
Знаешь, так тяжело видеть, как наступает новый день.

Мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это,
Мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это,
Мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это,
О, дорогая, дорогая, дай мне еще один шанс.

Знаешь, чем больше всё меняется, тем больше всё остается на своих местах,
Ты не должен сдаваться, ты не должен стесняться.

Мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это,
Мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это.
Мы не ценим, мы не ценим то, что имеем, пока не утратим это,
О, дорогая, дорогая, дай мне еще один шанс.

John screams the hell out of it !

And sums up the entire"lost weekend" in 3:09 minutes.

John Lennon knows how to rock n roll it shows on this song what you got......

Funky John Lennon rock and roll.

Lennon does 1970s Private Detective Porn music. I love it.

@Daniel C Yes.

It's disco John! Get down John!

John's most 1970's record. A fave!

"You don't know what you lost until you look in the toilet." Methinks that someone should have looked before releasing this song.

you need to go to Paul

Klaatu amirite?

@Ken Arnavut Owfuck, the answer made me laugh more than the question.
Paul first single was a dull ( but kinda quaint now) song about deodorant, I think?

I'm keen on heavy classical music ( especially dark) & a lot of Rock songs ( inc Beatles Helter Skelter to me are a wall of noise ( interesting at he end though)

This song isn't so bad, it's a bit of fun.
But not too much fun For Lennon, at the time.
Hay, at least he had Harry Nilson to fill him up with Bandy Alexanders. They should've done We Can Make Each Other Happy, together?

Door open & the 2 come flying out, chucked out of the club.

Get the wax outta yer ears, kid!

quitwastinmytime bite me.