Bootleg


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The Cross 'Bootleg'

Released through the Queen Fan Club on cassette only, in early 1991.
Album length 84:22.

Tracklisting:
1. Piano Introduction
2. Top Of The World Ma
3. Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress)
4. Breakdown
5. Penetration Guru
6. Tear It Up (or 'Bad Attitude')
7. Liar
8. Man On Fire
9. Sister Blue
10. Final Destination
11. Foxy Lady
12. I'm In Love With My Car (with Brian May)
13. Let Me Out (with Brian May)
14. Tie Your Mother Down (with Brian May)
15. Lucille (with Brian May)

 

Recorded at the Queen Fan Club Party at the Astoria Theatre, London, on 7 December 1990.
All songs are performed by The Cross, with Mike Moran on keyboards instead of Spike Edney.


Piano Introduction


Track 1. Length 2:19.
This track is pre-recorded and was played at the start of the concert. It is an instrumental piano track, with some drum and guitar soundcheck type noises towards the end. It is very similar to 'Watermark' by Enya, although I am ensure of the true origins.
Details of this track can be found on the Live Solos & Improvisations page.

Top Of The World Ma


Track 2. Length 4:16.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know' album page.

Lyrics:
Top of the world ma, on top of the world
You know I got me a girl ma, she makes my kiss curl curl
Got some kind of witch craft, and it's a working on me
What you get ma, is what you see

She's a voodoo child when she weaves her spell
Gonna send me dancing to the gates of hell

Is this the end of the world ma, is this the end of the world
I think I'm losing control ma, my head's in a whirl
She's got some kind of voodoo, and it's a working on me
Oh when we get gymnastic, oooh-eee

She can make me rock, she can really roll
She makes me mad, bad and dangerous to know
She's a voodoo child
She can crack the sky, watch the angels fall

I'm on top of the world ma, on top of the world
I'm on top of the world

I'm on top of the world
On top of the world, ma
On top of the world

I'm on top of the world
On top of the world, ma
I'm on top of the world

I'm on top of the world, ma
On top of the world, ma
I love you honey, I'm on top of the world


Roger: Woh. Alright - how are you all? Great to see you.... to see you nice. Alright. We're gonna do a, you know, a medium length set tonight, maybe a couple of surprises at the end.

Love Lies Bleeding

(She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress)


Track 3. Length 4:38.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Shove It' album page.

Lyrics:
Was a waitress, she looked real fine
The little temptress was so divine
A symphony of cheap perfume and pretty stale red wine
She can wait upon my table anytime
She was poetry in motion
Stiletto heels and nylons she moved up to the table
I could see she had for me a burger with my fries on

Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Parked outside a city bank
We found it all real funny
The car was running on full tanks
We stole all the money
She was a wicked wily waitress and she should be doing time
Just an ordinary waitress now she owns her own gold mine
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding

She was a rebel without a cause
She was a girl who needed applause
Love in the future, love in the past
Love in the future, love in the past
Love lies bleeding in our path
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding

Had a loud theatrical whisper
I had a one way ticket to Palookaville
She had an equally dangerous sister
I was out of my league, they were in for the kill
She was a wicked wily waitress
And I gave her all my trust
She took the loot, gave me the boot
Now she's rich and I'm flat bust

Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding, because
She was a rebel without a cause
She was a girl who needed applause
Love in the future, love in the past
Love in the future, love in the past
Love lies bleeding in our path

Love lies bleeding, bleeding

Lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
Love lies bleeding
I want you to burn
I said burn
I said burn
I said burn

I want you to burn, yeah
I said burn
I said burn, yeah

Burn, yeah


Roger: Thank you. I'm trying to remember the words, I'm gonna have a few problems. This is a song called 'Breakdown'.

Breakdown


Track 4. Length 4:09.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know' album page.

Lyrics:
Now come on
Now come on can't you see
It's printed black and white
That the news today
Is that some poor boy lies dead

The papers gloat and tell
They live in Bitch City
The one that has no soul

Makes me breakdown, breakdown
Breakdown, breakdown and cry
Breakdown, breakdown, yeah
Read all about it today

Do you see us all as fools
Suckered by your lies
Yeah, you point the finger
Like some power crazy dude

Sensation pushers hound
To feed their addictions
See the jackals at your door

Makes me breakdown, breakdown
Breakdown, breakdown and cry
Breakdown, breakdown, yeah
Read all about it today

Read all about it
Everyday

Makes me breakdown, breakdown
Breakdown, breakdown and cry
Breakdown, breakdown, yeah
Read all about it today

Might be a breakdown, yeah
I know, you know, I know, we know
Might be a breakdown
I know, you know, I know, we know
Could be a breakdown
I know, you know, I know, we know
Might be a breakdown, yeah, you can't believe that stuff
I know, you know, I know, we know
Could be a breakdown


Roger: Yes, thank you. Ah, London folk. I'd just like to say, ah, I'm constantly amazed by the, by the English press over stuff that you might have had the misfortune to read over the past year. Um
Audience Member: It's a load of bollocks.
Roger: Yes, you took the words out of my, out of my bottom. Anyway, you know for all that stuff, the band's supposed to, the Queen and everything's supposed to have broken up and everything and all of this stuff, for a band that's broken up we've just made probably the best album that we've ever made I think. I hope you'll agree. This is called 'Penetration Guru'.

Penetration Guru


Track 5. Length 4:09.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know' album page.

Lyrics:
You've only got to say what you really need
You shall receive it
You've only got to know what you used to know
And then believe it

Contact me I'm no Darth Vader
Can't you see that I'm no stranger
Call to me when you're in danger

I'm your penetration guru
I'm an all pervading guy
Beyond the bandaloop I'll take you, yes I will
I'll teach you how to live and never die, never die

And when you see the signs you'll freeze your mind
Then you'll be free
And when you feel the force you'll realise
It's heaven for you and me

Contact me I'm no Darth Vader
Can't you see I'm no stranger
Call to me when you're in danger

I'm your penetration guru
Yeah, I'm an all pervading guy
Beyond the bandaloop I'll take you - yes I will
Teach you how to live and never die, never die

I'm your penetration guru
I'm an all pervading guy
Beyond the bandaloop I'll take you - yes I will
I'll teach you how to live and never die, never die

Yeah, I'm your penetration guru
I'm an all pervading guy
Beyond the bandaloop I'll take you - yes I will
Teach you how to live and never die, never die

Penetration guru
I'm your penetration guru
A penetration guru

Penetration


Roger: That's a bit rude that one, isn't it. I dunno what it's all about, he wrote it.

Tear It Up

(or 'Bad Attitude')


Track 6. Length 4:11.
As Roger's intro says, this song is an early version of the track, so the lyrics are different.
Details of the released version of this track can be found on the 'Blue Rock' album page.

Lyrics:
Roger: OK, here's a brand new song that we haven't finished writing yet, so the words are, aren't quite right. It's called 'Tear It Up' or 'Bad Attitude', we're not quite sure.

A bad attitude
You can't think straight
(ad-libbed lyrics)
And no gratitude
Can't think straight 'cos you're raised on junk food

Yeah, your face don't fit, burn down the school
If you wanna stay cool, gotta break some rules
System's made for fools
I gotta bad attitude

And no aptitude

(Ad-libbed lyrics) and you take your picture in the nude
I'm just a destitute
Your face don't fit, burn down the school
If you wanna stay cool, you better break some rules
System's made for fools
I gotta bad attitude

Oooh, you know what I feel
Oooh, you know what I feel
Tear it up
Tear it down
Tear it up
Tear it down

Bad attitude

(Ad-libbed lyrics) and you always get screwed
I'm just a destitute
One way or another it always ends in penal servitude
You're gonna have to be a prostitute
You've gotta bad attitude

Oooh
Oooh, you know what I feel
Tear it up
Tear it down
Tear it up
Tear it down, alright tear it up now

I ain't got no gratitude
And I like to do my dishes in the nude
I gotta bad attitude
Clayton Moss

I gotta bad attitude
I ain't got no gratitude
It always ends in penal servitude
Gotta bad attitude
Gotta bad attitude

Tear it up
Gotta bad attitude
Tear it up
I gotta bad attitude
Tear it up
I ain't got no gratitude

Yeah, ha
I gotta bad attitude
I can't find no kind of solitude
I'm one pissed off dude


Roger: Well thank you, no pity please.

Liar


Track 7. Length 5:24.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know' album page.

Lyrics:
When my baby walks in the room
The lights come on to her sweet perfume
I didn't know the devils by her side
There I stood, I had nothing to hide

My love's
(unknown lyric) to see
My love's the wildest mystery
My love said she'd be the one
Now I know
Baby you're a liar
You're a liar

I wasn't watching for the danger signs
I never read between the lines
She says 'c'mon boy can you do your thing'
I turned around still wondering

When my love dances she makes me cry
My love dances with me tonight
My love said she'd be the one
Now I know
Baby you're a liar
You're a liar
A liar
I'm burning with desire

With the look of a panther
I got lost in the jungle
Now I can't help myself again
I can't help myself
Baby you're a liar

My love could teach the blind to see
My love's the wildest mystery
My love said she'd be the one
Now I know

Baby you're a liar
You're a liar
Liar
I'm burning with desire
(Ooh-oh-oh-oh-oh-ooh) baby you're a liar
(Ooh-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh) baby you're a liar
(Ooh-oh-oh-oh-ah-ahh) baby you're a liar

Man On Fire


Track 8. Length 4:59.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Strange Frontier' album page.

Lyrics:
I walk these streets each and every day
Trying to find some work just to earn my pay
To make some plans for you some day
Times are hard and times are rough
You better be made of sterner stuff
You gotta stop and wonder why

I feel like a man on fire
Feel like a man possessed
I wanna burn down this crazy town

I walk these streets each and every night
Trying to find some work just to make it right
Watch the world go by in black and white
Times are hard and times are rough
You better be made of sterner stuff
You gotta stop and wonder why

I'm smoking, I'm burning
I'm twisting and turning
But one thing I'm learning
The power of your love keeps me under your thumb
The beat of your heart is the beat of my drum
You gotta stop and wonder why

I feel like a man on fire
Feel like a man possessed
I wanna burn down this crazy town

Sometimes I feel like a man on fire
Sometimes I feel like a man possessed
I wanna burn down this crazy town

I feel like a man on fire
Sometimes I feel like a man possessed
I wanna burn down this crazy town

Sometimes I feel like a man on fire
Sometimes I feel like a man possessed
Wanna burn down this crazy town

Yee-ha

Sometimes I feel like a man on fire
Sometimes I feel like a man possessed
I wanna burn down this crazy town

Burn
I'm on fucking fire


Roger: Yes, we're, we're missing our keyboard player Mr Spike Edney, um, he's playing with Bob Geldof in Warsaw, so that's a short, oh shit, it's another fast one now. This is called 'Sister Blue'

Sister Blue


Track 9. Length 4:28.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know' album page.

Lyrics:
Here we are in this year of remembrance
With you and me there seems a resemblance
Celebrate, in this reunion
Celebrate, believe me when I say

You make a bond you know can't be broken
A promise kept the words that were spoken
Celebrate, let your cup run over
Celebrate, don't let it slip away

C'mon, c'mon let's get together
C'mon, c'mon let's get together
C'mon, c'mon let's get together sister blue

C'mon, c'mon let's get together
C'mon, c'mon let's get together
C'mon, c'mon let's get together sister blue, alright

I saw you once right there in the distance
A rocking child who screamed for existence
Celebrate, let your cup run over
Celebrate, believe me when I say

A battle cry from here to oblivion
A super-nova makes you start living
Celebrate, sound of thunder
Celebrate, don't let it slip away

C'mon, c'mon let's get together
C'mon, c'mon let's get together
C'mon, c'mon let's get together sister blue

C'mon, c'mon let's get together
C'mon, c'mon let's get together
C'mon, c'mon let's get together sister blue, alright

Will you ride with me tonight
Share my wine
Will you lose that ball and chain
Shake it loose
It's been on too long

Come on, come on, let's get together
Come on, come on, let's get together
Come on, come on, let's get together sister blue

Come on, come on, let's get together
Come on, come on, let's get together
Come on, come on, let's get together sister blue

Come on, come on, let's get together
Come on, come on, let's get together
Come on, come on, let's get together sister blue, alright

Come on, come on, let's get together
Come on, come on, let's get together
Come on, come on, let's get together sister blue

A come on
A come on
A come on
Sister blue, sister blue, yeah


Roger: Well, time flies.

Final Destination


Track 10. Length 4:37.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know' album page.

Lyrics:
Maybe it's just a feeling
Every time we meet
But you hit me right out of the blue
From all those people out on the streets
If one time you said that you loved me, heaven knows
I would feel that I could ski right off
The bridge of your pretty nose

This could be my destination
This could be my, yeah, destination
And if one time you said that you cared for me
You would renovate my soul

Hey, this could be my destination
This could be my destination
Play some guitar

You could be my
You might be my
You must be my
Final destination

This could be my destination
You must be my destination
Know what I mean
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oooh-oooh-oooh, oooh
Aah-aah-aah, aah-aah-aah, aah
Aah-aah-aah, aah-aah-aah, aah

(Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh) in the day time, in the night time
(Ooh-ooh-ooh, oooh-oooh-oooh, oooh) in the summer time, in the winter time
(Aah-aah-aah, aah-aah-aah, aah) about any time, for all time
(Aah-aah-aah, aah-aah-aah, aah) say you'll be mine
Say you'll be mine
Say you'll be mine
Till the end of time

Foxy Lady


Track 11. Length 5:22.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know' album page.

Lyrics:
You know you are a cute little heart breaker
You're a foxy lady
And you know you are a sweet little love maker
Foxy lady

I wanna take you home
I won't do you no harm, no
You've got to be all mine
Foxy lady

I see you up down on the street, yeah
You're a foxy lady
You make me wanna get up and a scream, yeah
Foxy lady
I've made up my mind, yeah
You know I'm tired of wasting all my, my precious fucking time
You've got to be all mine, all mine
Foxy lady

I'm gonna take you home
I won't do you no harm, no
You've got to be all mine, all mine
Foxy lady

I'm gonna get you


Roger: Well what can I say. I think that's what they call a platform. Ladies and gentlemen The Cross. On the drums, Mr Josh Macrae, on the bass guitar Mr Peter Noone and the very pre-Raphaelite Clayton Moss on the guitar. Thank you
(Unknown voice) And ladies and gentlemen, Mr Roger Taylor on vocals

Audience chanting: Brian May, Brian May, Brian May......
Roger: Sorry, what was that you were singing then? I've never heard of him. (Big audience roar) Mr Brian May

I'm In Love With My Car


Track 12. Length 3:09.
This track features Brian May on guitar.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'A Night At The Opera' album page.

Lyrics:
Ahhhhhh
The machine of a dream, such a clean machine
With the pistons a pumping, and the hub-caps all gleam
When I'm holding your wheel
All I hear is your gear
With my hand on your grease gun
It's like a disease son

I'm in love with my car
Gotta feel for my automobile
Get a grip on my boy racer rollbar
Such a thrill when your radials squeal

Told my girl I'd have to forget her
Rather buy me a new carburettor
So she made tracks saying this is the end now
Cars don't talk back they're just four wheeled friends now

When I'm holding your wheel
All I hear is your gear
When I'm cruising in overdrive
I don't listen to no run of the mill talk jive

I'm in love with my car
Gotta feel for my automobile
I'm in love with my car
String back gloves in my automolove
Let's hear it


Brian: It's great to see you all again after all this time. They've decided to let me loose for a couple of minutes, so I'm gonna play you an old song which um, which I did with some buddies a few years ago, and the gentlemen of The Cross have kindly offered to help out on. And it goes, it's called, actually if you wanna help me and go 'Let Me Out' when it comes, you know that one? OK

Let Me Out


Track 13. Length 7:54.
Roger leaves the stage for this track, with Brian May singing lead vocals and playing guitar.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'Starfleet Project' album page.

Lyrics:
Been sleeping
Been hiding
Beat my head against the wall
Been crying
Beats from staring at the shame of it all

Let me out
Let me out of here
We can fly away tonight - no-one will know
We can fly away tonight - no-one will know

Been talking
Soon be laughing
It's a brand new love affair
If I'm dreaming
It don't matter, I can feel that fresh air

Let me out
Let me out of here
We can fly away tonight - no-one will know, no they won't
We can fly away tonight - no-one will know


(Unknown lyric)
Only pining
There's a world outside my door
We can take it, we can make it
And I won't ask for more

Let me out
Let me out of here
We can fly away tonight - no-one will know
We can fly away tonight - no-one will know
Not till tomorrow
Mr Clayton

Mr Mike Moran

Pounding
Give yourself a holiday
Leaving
Pack your bags up
And shout

Let me out
Let me out
Fly away tonight - no-one will know
We can fly away tonight - no-one will know


Brian: Boy, oh boy. Boy that feels good. Do you feel alright? We're gonna try, gonna try something very dangerous now, we've never done anything like this before, this is a first. I'd like to welcome back Roger to the stage. I tell you, it's anybody's guess if we can remember this one. Maybe you can help us

Tie Your Mother Down


Track 14. Length 3:55.
This track features Brian May on lead guitar and lead vocals, and presumably Roger on drums.
Details of the original version can be found on the 'A Day At The Races' album page.

Lyrics:
Get your party gown
Get your pigtail down
Get your heart beating, baby
Got my timing right
I've got my act all tight
It's gotta be tonight my little schoolbabe
Mamma says you don't
Your mamma says you won't
I'm boiling up inside
Ain't no way I'm gonna lose out this time, hey

Tie your mother down

Audience: Tie your mother down
Daddy out of doors
I don't need him nosing around
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Or you ain't no friend of mine

Get out of my house
You dirty louse
That's all I ever get from your
Family ties, in fact I never heard
A single little civil word from those guys
I don't give a light
I'm gonna make out all right
Got a sweetheart hand
To put a stop to all that
Sniping and grousing all night

Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down

Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight

Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Get that big, big, big, big, big, big daddy out of doors
Tie your mother down
Tie your mother down
Give me all your love tonight, alright

Tonight


Audience: Brian, Brian, Brian......
Brian: Just one more

Lucille


Track 15. Length 6:29.
This track features Brian May on lead guitar.
Details of this cover version can be found on the Live Only Songs page.

Lyrics:
A Lucille
A don't you do your daddy wrong
A Lucille
Don't you do your daddy wrong
I ain't done nothing to you
Please come back where you belong, alright

When I woke up this morning
Lucille was not in sight
I was not
(unknown lyric)
Did alright

Lucille
Do your daddy wrong
I ain't done nothing to you
Lucille come back where you belong
Brian May, Brian May, Brian May

Don't you do your daddy wrong
A Lucille
Don't you do your daddy wrong
Oh, I ain't done nothing to you
You come back where you belong
Mr Clayton Moss

Mr Mike Moran on the keyboard

That was so good, one more time, ow

On the bass guitar, Mr Peter Noone

Lucille
Don't you do your daddy wrong
Lucille
Don't you do your daddy wrong
I ain't done nothing to you
Lucille come back where you belong
Are you ready?

A from the early, early morning
To the early, early night
Lucille
(unknown lyric)
Lucille was not in sight
Lucille
Come back where you belong
I ain't done nothing to you
Lucille come back, come back home
Alright, Brian May

From the early, early morning
To the early, early night
I asked my girlfriend
Lucille was on her bike

Lucille
Please come back where you belong
I ain't done nothing to you
Come back home where you belong
Tell he's gone

A Lucille
A please come back where you belong
A Lucille
A please come back where you belong
Last time now
I ain't done nothing to you
Please come back where you belong

One more time around the houses, Brian May

Clayton Moss, alright

Last time
A Lucille
Please come back where you belong
A Lucille
Don't you do your daddy wrong
Hey, I ain't done nothing to you
Lucille come back where you belong

Lucille


Roger: Thank you, the best, best people in the world. Thank you very much, Merry Christmas