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Originally posted by bonny

is this it?

 

BILLY PORTER

Album : Play Don't Worry 1975

(Words & Music : Mick Ronson)

 

 

Walking down an empty road

I saw a man in old grey clothes

A stranger

 

Passing by he smiled at me

But when I looked I realised the danger

 

For his eyes they looked so empty and cold

And something told me that I'm gonna be rolled

In my pocket only cents and dimes

But then for them he'd gladly kill me

 

Walking past and walking fast

I managed just to slip around a corner

 

Thought he'd hear my running feet

As I went pounding down the street

Like thunder

 

Well I've never heard my heart beat so fast

And I've never been so scared in the past

And I never ever realised

That this place could be evil to me

 

Billy Porter

You didn't tell me that I needed a gun

Billy Porter

When you wrote you said

That this place is fun

What have I done

 

Well I've never heard my heart beat so fast

And I've never been so scared in the past

And I never ever realised

That this place could be evil to me

Let me tell ya'

 

Now Billy's smart and Billy's tough

He's good to have

When the going's rough

He told me

 

"Don't go out on your own at night

For if you do you'll have to fight

Stay by me"

 

Now he's teaching me

Each and every day

And I think that in this place

I might stay

And I never, ever realised

What a roughneck I would turn out to be

 

Billy Porter

You never told me that I needed a gun

Billy Porter

When you wrote you said

That this place is fun

What can be done

 

Billy Porter

You never told me that I needed a gun

Billy Porter

When you wrote you said

That this place is fun

 

Billy Porter

You never told me that I'd be on the run

Billy Porter

What would father say if he saw his son

Billy Porter

You never told me that I needed a gun

Billy Porter

When you wrote you said

That this place is fun

 

cheers bonny:thumbsup:

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I too have the original 45, and still play it occasionally. It's one of my favorite songs. My brother can do the high bits in the harmonies. (I can't)

Mick was a practising Mormon, which wasn't revealed until after he died. Surprised a few people, including me.

If you listen to the "Bowie at the Beeb" CD, it has Bowie and Ronson's first ever performance together, on a John Peel session. Well worth a listen.

The now famous Lou Reed song, Perfect Day, features Mick on Piano and "Arrangements". Many felt at the time that the success of that album, Transformer, was due as much to Mick as anyone.

Ian Hunter nicknamed him "Bat out of Hull"

A truely lovely guy, and sadly missed.

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kazaa has no record of it..gutted:(

Hi, Kirky try DC++ I got it from there. It was released in 1975. Mick Ronson was the guitarist for David Bowie

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Did Mick Ronson have something to do with David Bowie...?

 

 

This was one of my first ever posts...!

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Mick effectively co-wrote much of David Bowie's early stuff, he wasn't put down as co-writer though and unfortunately his widow doesn't get the royalties that she really should.

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Check out this book.. The Spider With The Platinum Hair by Wierd and Gilly - all u need to know about 'Ronno' ..sadly missed

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One of the highlights of the "Aladdin Sane" tour was Ronno's solo on "Panic in Detroit" played on a white Les Paul. It went on long enough for the rest of the band to leave the stage and have a refreshing cup of tea.

 

Those really were the days!!!

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kazaa has no record of it..gutted:(

 

Some "Online" Juke boxes have it. I've played it on the pub next to Owlerton Stadium's JB. It is truly glorious and deserves a much higher profile

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kazaa has no record of it..gutted:(

 

Well I’ll be blowed! Don’t you just love technology??

I’ve just been on to my digital music supplier, Ovi Music, and there, as large as life, is “Billy Porter” by Mick Ronson – downloadable for the princely sum of 79 New Pence (£0 -15/10d in old money) so now everyone can get hold of it (It wasn’t there last time I checked, just before Christmas)

Go to http://music.ovi.com/global/en/pc/storeselector and do a search on Mick Ronson. It’s on the album “Play Don’t Worry” which you can buy in its entirety for 8 quids. The album also has a stunning version of “White Light White Heat” on it, worth the entrance fee on its own

I suspect that if it is on Ovi it will be on other download systems

 

I now have it blaring out from my PC in glorious technocolour!!! The Gods are smiling

 

:headbang::headbang:

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billy porter was sang by mick ronson :) classic track was never the hit it deserved to be

 

Totally agree with you. I used to out it on Juke box all the time. Love the song

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Yup, Mick Ronson ( A Yorkshireman by the way) sang Billy Porter, it was on his 'Play Don't Worry' album.

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