Lyrics for this live version When I was 17 my mother, bless her heart, fulfilled my summer dream She handed me the keys to the car We motored down to Paris, fuelled with Dexedrine and booze Got bust in Antibes by the cops And fleeced in Naples by the wops But everyone was kind to us, we were the English dudes Our dads had helped them win the war When we all knew what we were fighting for But now an Englishman abroad is just a US stooge The bulldog is a poodle snapping round the scoundrel's last refuge Are these the people that we should bomb Are we so sure they mean us harm Is this our pleasure, punishment or crime Is this a mountain that we really want to climb The road is hard, hard and long Put down that two by four This man would never turn you from his door Oh George! Oh George! That Texas education must have fucked you up when you were very small Is gentleness too much for us Should gentleness be filed along with empathy We feel for someone else's child Every time a smart bomb does its sums and gets it wrong Someone else's child dies and equities in defence rise America, America, please hear us when we call You got hip-hop, be-bop, hustle and bustle You got Atticus Finch You got Jane Russell You got freedom of speech You got great beaches, wildernesses and malls Don't let the might of the Christian right, fuck it all up For you and the rest of the world Not in my name, Tony, you great war leader you Terror is still terror, whosoever gets to frame the rules History's not written by the vanquished or the damned Now we are Genghis Khan, Lucretia Borghia, Son of Sam In 1961 they took this child into their home I wonder what became of them In the cauldron that was Lebanon If I could find them now, could I make amends? How does the story end?
Roger Waters - Leaving Beirut (Live) HD Sencillamente genial. Cada integrante de Pink Floyd nació con una estrella. Roger Waters gran músico, cantante y compositor...ídolo total
Personalmente creo que no hay comparación entre el Pink Floyd de Roger y le de Gilmour, el más trasendental estuvo en la época de Roger, pero con la Guitarra de Gilmour los 2 son el complemento perfecto y eso es lo que más me gusta, pero el Genio es Roger por siempre.
el pink floyd de gilmour es el verdadero ! gilmour -mason wright la mejor musica por los mejores musicos desde el principio de los tiempos sin contar a barret, roger siempre fue el genio creativo todos hicieron pink floyd y si no escuchas los discos solistas de" t odos "no podes entender "el todo "ademas lo mas grande que se hizo fue en a momentary lapse of reason tour" y en la gira de Pulse se van a l recarajo !!!!!!!!! esto de roger es espectacular !!!!!! pero pink floyd es mas grande que un solo integrante .
Me dan una pereza bárbara los discos post Roger y los shows siempre fueron "Grandes Éxitos". Nada arriesgado y sí, lindos los lásers. Por otro lado, las 4 veces que vi a Roger (salvo The Wall) lo mejor lo encontré en sus temas solistas, además de los de Animals y el potpourri de Final Cut, otro disco ya decididamente solista. Creo que manosearon el nombre de PF al usarlo los 3 que quedaban para hacer guita.
This version is great, but the studio version, when you hear the dialogue between him and the family in Lebanon it really makes you feel something incredibly potent. Makes you wonder ‘bout those Palestinians in Gaza or those Iraqis during the war. Poor chaps, the lot of them.
Thanks Roger you are one of the last of my teenage heroes who still stand with sanety against war and terror with unbroken integrety when the times now is more dangerous than ever. i sure hope we dont have to experience the feeling of the few. Ashes and diamonds foe and friend we were all equal in the end.
A lightning bolt of poetic inspiration illuminates the sky of my soul! The aerodynamic lines of the female body reaches an electrifying speed. The pinnacle of concupiscence is in the dimension of the gaze. Jesus Christ fills his chosen spiritual Dynamite. But the thief of souls fills his followers with physical dynamite. Because the word in the Greek original, in verse 8, chapter 1 of Acts of the Apostles is DyNAMiS !!! I do not say things that people want to hear! I say things that people do not want to hear !!!
Snowy White on the solo. He´s with PF since Animals as second guitar, also did some collaboration on that album. Andy Fairweather (on other shows appears with a Texan hat) and the other guitarist is playing bass. I saw it on Buenos Aires, alongside with 2002 tour and twice The Wall... best shows I ever saw.
My life just is. I take every day as if it's my last. Since 1980 I have been insane. I attempted suicide at age 15. To this day I am still suicidal. My left arm has scars to attest to this. If I died this second I would be glad the torment is over.
Heard this song years ago at The Hollywood Bowl...I was in tears. I was born & raised in Beirut! Reminded me the War my teenage years.
It is lovely
pareil pour moi , j ai quitté Beyrouth en 1982 et j 'avais 13 ans et ca restera ma ville à jamais
I have never been to Lebanon and yet i am also brought to tears at the humanity of it. A true artist touches the soul with his work.
The story he tells in the studio version almost moved me to tears. This version has the sick sax and guitar solos
It didn't almost move me to tears.. it DID
Lyrics for this live version
When I was 17 my mother, bless her heart, fulfilled my summer dream
She handed me the keys to the car
We motored down to Paris, fuelled with Dexedrine and booze
Got bust in Antibes by the cops
And fleeced in Naples by the wops
But everyone was kind to us, we were the English dudes
Our dads had helped them win the war
When we all knew what we were fighting for
But now an Englishman abroad is just a US stooge
The bulldog is a poodle snapping round the scoundrel's last refuge
Are these the people that we should bomb
Are we so sure they mean us harm
Is this our pleasure, punishment or crime
Is this a mountain that we really want to climb
The road is hard, hard and long
Put down that two by four
This man would never turn you from his door
Oh George! Oh George!
That Texas education must have fucked you up when you were very small
Is gentleness too much for us
Should gentleness be filed along with empathy
We feel for someone else's child
Every time a smart bomb does its sums and gets it wrong
Someone else's child dies and equities in defence rise
America, America, please hear us when we call
You got hip-hop, be-bop, hustle and bustle
You got Atticus Finch
You got Jane Russell
You got freedom of speech
You got great beaches, wildernesses and malls
Don't let the might of the Christian right, fuck it all up
For you and the rest of the world
Not in my name, Tony, you great war leader you
Terror is still terror, whosoever gets to frame the rules
History's not written by the vanquished or the damned
Now we are Genghis Khan, Lucretia Borghia, Son of Sam
In 1961 they took this child into their home
I wonder what became of them
In the cauldron that was Lebanon
If I could find them now, could I make amends?
How does the story end?
Thank you great one
Thank you
Thank you but I can't read thru the kleenex
It's been quite helpful for me even five years later.. Thanks a lot.
I heard this song for the first time in concert some years ago and it moved me to tears...
I had the pleasure to watch Roger Waters live, saw him perform this song and perfect sense among other great songs...it was awesome.
Monkey sat on a pile of stone......
That saxophonist is brilliant
They are are not many artist who perform better live, but Roger is one of them !
This live version of LEAVING BEIRUT is better than its studio version.
love this song, love this band and love u Roger!
u'r simply great!
Roger Waters - Leaving Beirut (Live) HD
Sencillamente genial. Cada integrante de Pink Floyd nació con una estrella.
Roger Waters gran músico, cantante y compositor...ídolo total
My hero :o)
Personalmente creo que no hay comparación entre el Pink Floyd de Roger y le de Gilmour, el más trasendental estuvo en la época de Roger, pero con la Guitarra de Gilmour los 2 son el complemento perfecto y eso es lo que más me gusta, pero el Genio es Roger por siempre.
Ni siquiera considero discos dignos de llevar el sello PF a los post Roger. Tienen el sonido, pero en términos generales son bastante pobres.
el pink floyd de gilmour es el verdadero ! gilmour -mason wright la mejor musica por los mejores musicos desde el principio de los tiempos sin contar a barret, roger siempre fue el genio creativo todos hicieron pink floyd y si no escuchas los discos solistas de" t odos "no podes entender "el todo "ademas lo mas grande que se hizo fue en a momentary lapse of reason tour" y en la gira de Pulse se van a l recarajo !!!!!!!!! esto de roger es espectacular !!!!!! pero pink floyd es mas grande que un solo integrante .
Me dan una pereza bárbara los discos post Roger y los shows siempre fueron "Grandes Éxitos". Nada arriesgado y sí, lindos los lásers. Por otro lado, las 4 veces que vi a Roger (salvo The Wall) lo mejor lo encontré en sus temas solistas, además de los de Animals y el potpourri de Final Cut, otro disco ya decididamente solista. Creo que manosearon el nombre de PF al usarlo los 3 que quedaban para hacer guita.
Lyrics are so striking.. For a non-native english speaker like me even it is a challenge to comprehend. He is definitely a new age poet..
Saw him perform this at Earls Court 2007 . Legend.
God bless you Roger. At least you are the calm in the eye of the storm on this good earth.
Любимая песня Роджера Уотерса. Прочитав перевод, плакала.
I saw this in Birmingham and I was blown away by it
Thank you so much for posting this incredible song, and thanks for the excellent quality of the vid.
what a song!!
apart from the song which is a masterpiece how i love this hair style and outfit of lovely Roger . thank you for everything you taught us .💙🤍
Brilliant!! Roger at his best
Mister Music is a Genius.
PERFECT...............I Love it,I saw it in another Concert...Dubai...
these are the songs 80 year old roger should be performing now
This version is great, but the studio version, when you hear the dialogue between him and the family in Lebanon it really makes you feel something incredibly potent. Makes you wonder ‘bout those Palestinians in Gaza or those Iraqis during the war. Poor chaps, the lot of them.
I am glad I seen this tour.
Thanks Roger you are one of the last of my teenage heroes who still stand with sanety against war and terror with unbroken integrety when the times now is more dangerous than ever. i sure hope we dont have to experience the feeling of the few. Ashes and diamonds foe and friend we were all equal in the end.
pure fuckin genius
Nice sax playing.
simplemente genial
A lightning bolt of poetic inspiration illuminates the sky of my soul! The aerodynamic lines of the female body reaches an electrifying speed. The pinnacle of concupiscence is in the dimension of the gaze. Jesus Christ fills his chosen spiritual Dynamite. But the thief of souls fills his followers with physical dynamite. Because the word in the Greek original, in verse 8, chapter 1 of Acts of the Apostles is DyNAMiS !!! I do not say things that people want to hear! I say things that people do not want to hear !!!
Epic..
esta música é dedicada ao Verdadeiro e Galant povo do Afganistão
This man is just a genius, hope someday he touch president of all the world
This is it !!!!!
Let's just hope and wish people are safe
Çok iyi...
estaremos sempre pelos mais fracos como nós
Amazing ! Я в ахує !!!
beirutt...
*That Connecticut education raised him exactly as intended (shit I already posted this comment 🤦♂️)
PELA RESTAURAÇÃO DO ESTA DE DIREITO
Goddamn perfection 🎉😂❤😢😢😮😂
who is the guitarrist?
And Andy Fairweather Low
Snowy White on the solo. He´s with PF since Animals as second guitar, also did some collaboration on that album. Andy Fairweather (on other shows appears with a Texan hat) and the other guitarist is playing bass. I saw it on Buenos Aires, alongside with 2002 tour and twice The Wall... best shows I ever saw.
My life just is. I take every day as if it's my last. Since 1980 I have been insane. I attempted suicide at age 15. To this day I am still suicidal. My left arm has scars to attest to this. If I died this second I would be glad the torment is over.
VIOLAR A CORRESPONDÊNCIA É UM CRIME MUITO ANTIGO DR CRISTINA SANTOS ANTUNES
Christ but that must've been a dull night.
Dan Thompson Yeah, I'm sure a show with all that incredible music was actually dull.
The horror, the horror...
I hope everyone in the whole world is getting better ❤️🩹