Yesterday came suddenly
Tomorrow will receive
Today now you're at the wheel
I'll ask how does it feel
Yesterday when Heaven's gates I'd contemplate
They seem so far
Today they ain't so far away
And almost seem ajar
Keep what ya got, by giving it all away
Keep what ya got, by giving it all away
Keep what ya got, hold it, don't stop
Keep what ya got, by giving it all away
When your halo slips for good
You'll have to wear your hood
Could you feel the breeze of fear
On all the cynics, I'm ya mimic
All you losers, all abusers
Wasting all my precious energy
Keep what ya got, by giving it all away
Keep what ya got, by giving it all away
Keep what ya got, hold it, don't stop
Keep what ya got, by giving it all away
Remember where you came from
Sister she told ya on a rainy day
It's said that Heaven holds a place
For all of those who pray
And if you don't believe in agony
Then you don't care anyway
Nobody or nothing's ever getting in your way
Even as you break the law
But don't feel you belong
No one's gonna notice if you never right no wrong
And if you and your next neighbour
Yeah, ya don't quite get along
No one's gonna notice if you see me anyway
Those not coming in for free will learn they gotta pay
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Format:
Released September 2004:
Keep What Ya Got (Fiction / Polydor, PROMOIAN1, Promo CD)
Released 20th September 2004:
Keep What Ya Got / Lovebug / Solarized (Instrumental) / Keep What Ya Got (CD-Rom Video) (Fiction / Polydor, 986 828-4, CD)
Keep What Ya Got / Lovebug (Fiction / Polydor, 986 777-4, 7")
UK chart position:
#18
Available on:
Solarized (4.28)
Details:
This collaboration with Noel Gallagher reworks 'Teotihuacan', a Noel Gallagher penned song that was used on 'The X Files: Fight the Future' soundtrack. Lyrically, the song lifts from The Beatles' 'Yesterday' ("Yesterday came suddenly") and Simon & Garfunkel's 'Mrs Robinson' ("Heaven holds a place for those who pray. Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey") as well as the Roses' Waterfall ("Now you're at the wheel. Tell me how, how does it feel ?").
This collaboration with Noel Gallagher represents a u-turn somewhat on the part of Ian Brown. Up until this point in his career, he had often been heavily critical of Oasis:
- He called them "shit" at a solo concert that I attended in Derry, Northern Ireland.
- He described them as "babies pretending to be The Beatles." (NME Interview, 21st March 1998)
- "I've not even heard the Oasis LPs. I'm not interested in them." (Making Music interview with Ian Brown, June 1998)
- Can you understand how the Gallaghers went so 'Met Bar' ? (Richard Goodwin, Manchester)
"The Met Bar is for successful people who can go out and mix together without fear of getting mugged. Will it affect their music ? I don't think their music's been any good anyway." (Ian Brown quoted in Jockey Slut magazine, March 2000)
By the release of Keep What Ya Got however, Ian was hailing Noel Gallagher as one of the finest British guitarists of any generation. Ian has also been heavily critical of the self-admitted drug use by the Oasis songsmith, and of course, former collaborator John Squire. Thus, it is also surprising to read the following comment about Pete Doherty by Ian in 2005 (from 'The Sun' newspaper):
This statement goes against his virulent opposition to cocaine use. Ian had taken cocaine in the first week of the Gulf War in 1991, taking four grams a day. He then went on a five-mile run the morning after and claims to have been close to having heart-attacks by the end of the week. Ian gave up Class A drugs at this point, and alcohol in 1997, but still smokes weed.
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