I’ve never seen this particular edition of sheet music, I found this one some music blog run by a Boy George fan. This is one of those Allee songs that we absolutely jammed to when it was released on promo cd single and vinyl. Lots of dancing was done to this song.
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Allee Willis
I don’t even own this one. What a great find. Great song and record too if I do say so myself. it ran during the opening titles of Hiding Out starring Jon Cryer.
denny
This was a huge hit in the clubs. I remember dancing to this at “Kurts”, “Key West”, “Equus”. Many, many good times associated with this record. I used to own every format, from every country. Back in the day, that is how I used to collect records.
So when I found out my friend wrote this, i was over the moon.
“I tell you baby, this is no way to live
Make sacrifies, til there’s nothing to give
Everyone says there’s rules to obey
I can’t follow when things never change
Holding my chequebook, got a leak in the pipe
Food on the table, but the landlord’s knocked twice
I want more than the shit on my back
I’ve worked too hard just to repeat the past
Satisfaction can be hard to find
I go crazy keeping it all inside
Ain’t nobody’s business
How I live my life
I learnt my lesson
Whether it’s wrong or right
Ain’t nobody baby
Gonna tell me how
I should live my life
Do it my way now
The roof is leaking, stack of pillows on my bed
No way to wake up, all the dreams in my head
Phone doesn’t ring, got no man on the line
Things could be better but I still feel fine
Who can say what tomorrow will bring
You give nothing, expecting everything”
Allee Willis
Some wrong lyrics here:
‘Holding my chequebook’ should be ‘HOLE in my checkbook….’
‘I want more than the shit on my back’ – I want more than the SHIRT on my back
‘Stack of pillows on my bed’ – stack of BILLS on my bed
‘No way to wake up, all the dreams in my head’ – shouldn;t be a comma. Changes the meaning of the line. Same for ‘You give nothing, expecting everything”’
denny
These lyrics were pulled from an on-line source.
denny
In case anyone is interested, these are the versions that have been available at one time or another of the song “Live My Life”.
The Mix, Soul Remix, 12 inch Kllub Remix, 12 inch Soul Remix, Klub Mix, 7 inch Version, Quake Dub, Percapella, Klub Dub, & the Business Mix with MC Cyndee.
Allee Willis
I literally have never heard any of them! Didn’t even know they had been done.
Allee Willis
Which also means, of course, that I didn’t get paid for any of them…
denny
Which means, isn’t there a way to look into issues like that. That doesn’t seem right.
Allee Willis
Welcome to the music industry…. Don’t even ask what I haven’t been paid for. Even worse these days.
denny
I have every version. Would you like any of them for the archives?
Allee Willis
YES!!!!!!!!!
denny
Okay. Will send them today at some point.
I’m telling you again, we were all nuts over this record!
denny
The “business mix” with MC Cyndee was only ever available on import 12 inch, it was a limited edition pressing.
All other versions of “Live My Life” have been available on us promo cd singles, or commercially released 12 inch singles, or they have been available on import 12 inch pressings.
Still one of my all-time favorite songs ever!