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This page contains the following information about this Joy Division song:
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| Track history |
| Recorded on May 3rd/4th 1978 at Arrow Studios, Manchester; released on Warsaw |
| Recorded in July 1979 at Central Sound Studios, Manchester (but not released) |
| Live performance on July 13th 1979 at The Factory released on Heart and Soul |
| Recorded in July-August 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport
This version originally released as B-side of Transmission single Also released on Substance, on Permanent and on Heart and Soul |
| Lyrics |
| When the people listen to you, don't you know it means a lot
'Cause you've got to work so hard for everything you've got Can't rest on your laurels now - not when you've got none You'll find yourself in the gutter, right back where you came from Someone told me being in the know is the main thing We all need the security that belonging brings Can't stand on your own in these times against all the odds I don't want to act uncool like all the other sods [or in the later version: You'll just fall behind like all the other sods] In the Heart and Soul live version the previous verse is replaced by: Where you gonna run to now? where you gonna hide? All the dreams you ever had are tied up deep inside Staring in the mirror now, with everything you've seen Looking back and telling the crowd just what might have been You slap our backs and pretend you knew About all the things that we were gonna do What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when it's over? You're all on your own now - don't you think that it's a shame But you're the only one responsible to take the blame The original version concludes: |
| When ya gonna grow up and act, and be yourself
Cause pretty soon you'll find yourself nailed to the shelf |
| Grab it while you can, but don't ever relax
Cause there's always someone gonna stab your back What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when it's over? The later versions conclude: |
| So what ya gonna do when the novelty has gone?
Yeah, what ya gonna do when the novelty has gone? [or in the H&S live version: "when the novelty fades away"] |
| You slap our backs and pretend you knew
About all the things that we were gonna do What ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when it's over? |
| Other information | |
| This was a very early Joy Division song which evolved through several lyric changes | |
| The unreleased Central Sound version has variations from the above lyrics
This version includes the following two lines not found in other recordings: Thinking on your own of the past, of every small mistake Never took a chance at all, with everything at stake | |
| Cover version by: | Released on: |
| Radio Dramamine | Live version recorded in 2008 but not released |
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