Sayer, Leo - The Show Must Go On Lyrics






Baby, although I chose this lonely life
It seems it's strangling me now
All the wild men, big cigars, gigantic cars
They're all laughing at me now
Oh I've been used
I've been taken for a fool, oh what a fool
I broke all the rules
But I won't let the show go on
Baby look there's an enormous crowd of people
And they're all after my blood
I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls
Of this theatre and let me out, let me out
Oh I've been so blind
I've wasted time
Wasted, wasted, oh so much time
Walking on the wire, high wire
But I won't let the show go on

[Scat verse]
Oh I've been so blind
I've wasted time
Wasted, wasted, oh so much time
Walking on the wire, high wire
But I won't let the show go on
Baby I wish you'd help me escape
And help me get away
Leave me outside my address
Far away from this masquerade
I've been so used I've been so abused
I've been a fool I broke all the rules
I've been so used oh and abused
But I won't let the show go
I said I won't let the show oh
Won't let the show go on





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  1. B.... D....

    Ben Stiller doesn't age!

  2. c.... ....

    The Dems collusion illusion Schiff's impeachment sham delusion we know theirs no confusion even with all the fake news diffusion but into Trumps Presidency their is intrusion and now the result is more Republicans Party fusion it's enough to have an usion contusion😄😂😄

  3. M.... N....

    He's great

  4. E.... r....

    Seen him four times live. What a entertainer. Going Southend cliffs pavilion October 2020

  5. c.... s....

    Great song, I wish they extended it-probably did in concert. Superior to 3 Dog Night although 3 Dog singer sounds really good also.

  6. C.... A....

    23th of november I go to see Nightwish

  7. S.... v....

    opnieuw uitbrengen met iets langer versie

  8. V.... b....

    Anyone know the words in the break? ❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧

  9. A.... G....

    Genius performer by all accounts!

  10. p.... 5....

    Is he miming ... ??

  11. k.... ....

    Brave man..lol..

  12. T.... Z....

    I’m was born 10 years after this performance, but it doesn’t stop me from seeing the genius in it.

  13. l.... b....

    Fucking AMAZING, LEO IS A LEGENDARY GENIUS 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

  14. P.... P....

    Ein Genie

  15. R.... ....

    He had a touch of the Joe Cocker's there (hand/arm movements)...still, good memories of this bloke a talent that really knew is craft.

  16. D.... F....

    A genius with more talent in his arse than some who got more recognition.

  17. J.... L....

    Friggin’ fucking POS !

  18. D.... H....

    Lo ame, que voz , que talento simplemente excelente.

  19. B.... B....

    Brilliant performance, saw him at Stafford Poly around this time

  20. V.... V....

    What a shitty performer, 3 Dog Nite did it so better. What other songs did Leo Sayer do? 3 Dog NIte at least made the pain of fame of this song go on

  21. J.... G....

    Good year

  22. J.... G....

    Purty good hola frome Tijuana

  23. J.... G....

    Muy bueno Tijuana

  24. G.... M....

    Everything must Go just like in the Joker latest version

  25. J.... S....

    The song has gravitas.

  26. S.... H....

    Leo Sayer won’t be properly appreciated until he’s dead sadly

  27. S.... W....

    leo is a bloody good song writer... brilliant

  28. s.... t....

    Keep coming back to this tune. Leo had some great songs...underrated x

  29. 4.... 4....

    Leo makes it look easy .......sheer genius !

  30. J.... F....

    MY FAVORITE POP SINGER....JUST SOMEONE WHO COULD PLAY WITH HIS PRIVILEGED VOICE .....

  31. G.... ....

    I haven't seen this since it showed up, with no advance warning, one late night on ABC's "In Concert" series back in August of '74, and I'm as obsessed as I was back then. This was my private idol, something none of my friends got, and, sadly, the only iteration of Leo I'd ever love - he lost me when he lost the thread and the Pierrot and the oddness and what I imagined was an eccentric and bold artistic vision. Damn. He'd never do anything this brilliant again - and I mean this specific concert performance as much as the great "Silverbird" album. I can watch this video and feel the excitement and the promise all over again, the uncanny falling into place of every detail, sound and image, mood and movement. Soon he'd be off to the Troubadour and the Bottom Line and opening for Roxy Music, all very cool things. Manager Adam Faith later took credit for the Pierrot make-up and costume, insisting it was a calculated marketing move to gain notice (and divert attention from Leo's bland looks). Who cares. Leo's mesmerizing performance, that disguise, those hand movements and Joe Cocker growl make it easy to blot out Adam Faith and marketing and all the disco and MOR that came after, sending me right back to wondering what this could mean, and what could come next.

  32. M.... N....

    Roger daltrey helped get him started

  33. M.... N....

    I think he's great

  34. J.... I....

    Classic Leo lad.. Liked it when you told big brother too fuck off.. Even security got a toung lashing..

  35. P.... C....

    I knew this was a classic, timeless song the minute I first heard it, age 14 in 1974.

  36. S.... O....

    Pure entertainer through and through.

  37. D.... S....

    rubbish

  38. T.... M....

    This song , all of the feeling that he puts into it. OMG! My favorite song to listen to , sing and let go to. Amazing <3

  39. M.... M....

    Dedicated to Berco

  40. b.... D....

    I remember hearimg this now .the minute i heard first couple of measures.great song

  41. G.... R....

    Marvelous!!! Love love!!!!!!!

  42. b.... m....

    BRAVO ☺

  43. F.... N....

    Baby, although I chose this lonely life
    It seems it's strangling me now
    All the wild men with big cigars and gigantic cars
    They're all laughing at me now
    Oh I've been used, used
    I've been taken for a fool, oh what a fool
    I broke all the rules, rules, yeah
    But I won't let the show go on

    Baby, there's an enormous crowd of people
    And they're all after my blood
    I wish maybe they'd tear down the walls of this theater
    And let me out, let me out
    Oh, I've been so blind, yeah
    I've wasted time, wasted, wasted oh so much time
    Walking on the wire, high wire, yeah
    But I won't let the show go on

    I've been so blind, oh yes, I've been so blind
    Wasted my time, wasted so much time
    Walking on the wire, high wire, yeah
    But I won't let the show go on

    Baby, I wish you'd help me escape
    And help me get away
    Leave me outside my address
    Far away from this masquerade
    I've been so used, I've been so abused
    I've been a fool, I broke all the rules
    I've been so used oh and abused
    But I won't let the show go
    Ah, but I won't let the show
    Ho, I won't let the show go on

  44. k.... m....

    Three Dog Night did this song to

  45. K.... ....

    Makes most of todays music look like the cat poop on a stick that it is.

    K.... ....

    Lmfao.. Never a truer word said my friend 💯💯

    K.... ....

    Yes, my friend.

  46. D.... W....

    WOW!!!!!

  47. P.... K....

    Come back to this every so often, was great then and is still great now.

  48. S.... M....

    Very nice... Great voice..

  49. D.... F....

    OMFG!! AMAZING!!

  50. J.... R....

    I first heard this song prior to the screening of "It" 2 just a few days ago. The movie was terrible but was worth every penny because I discovered this gem.

  51. v.... ....

    I love him

  52. A.... D....

    I just rebrought the album Silverbird on vinyl, I got it in 1975 but was stolen in ‘78

  53. d.... j....

    Pure theatre

  54. H.... K....

    I really like the intermittent POW

  55. b.... ....

    Only the musician Elton John could have been !

  56. D.... H....

    Superb+++++++++

  57. M.... M....

    Is this Bercow

  58. M.... L....

    Anyone see IT at the Alamo?

  59. t.... s....

    First time I seen this. First time I heard, this. And I known Leo's music, I'm 60,👍

  60. E.... R....

    Just came out of the theatre from watching IT Chapter 2 and happy they showed this performance before the premiere.

    E.... R....

    Flora865 at the Alamo?

    E.... R....

    Mr L. alamo drafthouse

  61. E.... C....

    Instantly brought some tears to my eyes and a SMILE.

  62. B.... P....

    The show must not go on? Why is it called the show must go on, when he won't let it?

  63. S.... s....

    Esa rola es la neta

  64. W.... ....

    Leo wrote it, but didn't Three Dog Night cover it?

    W.... ....

    Winterstick549 yes

  65. I.... S....

    Sums up his time in the BB house...prophetic & genius (but he WAS a bit of a twat)

  66. M.... ....

    only one word,Genius!!!! greetings from Poland.

    M.... ....

    Buffalo,New York.😀✌✋

  67. M.... K....

    Loved this! <3 I owned the album back in the day - my favorite song.

  68. P.... W....

    A powerful performance. He took the UK by storm at the end of 1973, and all the DJs on UK radio said 1974 was going to be a big year for this artist. They were right. Nice bloke too.

  69. A.... H....

    Sublime

  70. A.... H....

    This one's called the show

  71. 0.... ....

    Cool guy. Great singer and very underrated

  72. H.... B....

    Ich habe den Song nur akustisch in Erinnerung. Der Auftritt ist live aber wesentlich eindrucksvoller!

  73. J.... P....

    Still his best song ever. It holds up brilliantly 45 years later.

  74. R.... L....

    He NAILED theTHREE DOG NIGHT version! ✌️🎶😎🤓

    R.... L....

    Excuse me, am I reading correctly? This was the original version, the one and only one.

  75. D.... P....

    Most likely the best song ever

  76. B.... D....

    https://www.abeldanger.org/abel-danger-is-slandered-as-a-paid-propaganda-site/

  77. B.... B....

    Absolutely FUCKING AWESOME performance and song.

    Born 68.. given a leo sayer album in 78.
    I'm 50 now.

    I still listen :)
    (hell...why didn't those fucktards clap and give some recognition in the vid, for arguably, his best song ??)

  78. M.... C....

    David Bowie on steroids

  79. t.... ....

    this is my ringtone on my old sony ericsson phone-i never miss a call:-)

  80. M.... ....

    Magnificent Leo Sayer..
    .Feel this song 💗

  81. L.... S....

    2019🙏🇧🇷❤❤❤

  82. D.... C....

    There is something so charming about this particular performance. Love Mr. Sayer.💙

  83. R.... D....

    Ive been watching this everyday sometimes 3 or more times since it popped up on you tube.. I love it.

  84. A.... R....

    Is this song about self sabotage?

    A.... R....

    Explain why you would say that. I see the contrary.

  85. R.... T....

    Dear Puddles, Leo did it first

  86. R.... D....

    I like this version..

  87. B.... W....

    Great song

  88. M.... H....

    Extraordinario , this man is like a ópera clown!

  89. W.... P....

    Leo fucking nailed it and the band.1974?

  90. b.... ....

    When you know in your heart you've been forgiven by most others, but self-judgment just won't let it go.

  91. R.... M....

    Not a fan but this song should be called Life ... folk using you for there own ends... supetb lyrics

  92. S.... N....

    yes itnmust

  93. l.... ....

    awesome

  94. P.... R....

    Still great in concert in 2019.