Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band

It was twenty years ago today
Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play
They've been going in and out of style
But they're guaranteed to raise a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you've known for all these years
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
We hope you will enjoy the show
We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sit back and let the evening go
Sgt. Pepper's lonely, Sgt. Pepper's lonely
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
It's wonderful to be here
It's certainly a thrill
You're such a lovely audience
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to take you home


-The Beatles / Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band
(1967)

Bill Graham Presents

　アマチュアの企画、運営によるフェスティヴァルに足を運ぶのは、モンタレー以来のことだったからね。1967年のモンタレーが、1969年のウッドストックの母体になったんだ。
　でもウッドストックは、とてもイーストコーストっぽいイヴェントだった。ウェストコーストの人間だと、「やあ、元気にしてる？」と声をかけあうところが、イーストコーストの人間だと、もちろんこっちもラヴとピースを信奉してはいるんだけど、「おい、どうしてんだよ？」みたいな物言いになる。（中略）イーストコーストではみんなが敵同士で、その日だけ休戦しているような感じだった。ウエストコーストだとみんな、「じゃあちょっとここに着陸してみよう」と言って、たまさか地上に降り立った天使みたいな感じだったのに。全然、感じが違っていた。

-ビル・グレアム、ロバート・グリーンフィールド / ビル・グレアム　ロックを創った男 (1992) <日本語版1994> 474p

4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

Sandy the fireworks are hailin'
Over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light into all those stony faces
Left stranded on this 4th of July

Down in the town the circuit's
Full with switchblade lovers
So fast so shiny so sharp
As the wizards play down on Pinball Way
On the boardwalk way past dark

And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open
Like Latin lovers along the shore
Chasin' all them silly New York girls

And Sandy the Aurora is risin' behind us
Its pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey Sandy girl


-Bruce Springsteen / Live 1975-85 (1986)

As time goes on

As time goes on I realize
More and more each day
There's something in us all
That's trying to get where we can say
"We're happy now, we've finally found what we were looking for"
I think we've always had those keys
But just can't find the door

I must believe that if we really try to see what's true
That somehow, somewhere we'll find enough love to get through
As time goes on

-Bernie Leadon・Michael Georgiades band / Natural progressions (1977)

Rising for the moon

I travel over the sea and ride the rolling sky
For that's the way it is, that is my fortune
There are many ears to please, many people's love to try
And every day's begun rising for the moon

There's a heart in every place, there's a tear for each farewell
For that's the way it is, that is my fortune
I'll lure you as the lace that the wayward gypsies sell
With the sinking of the sun, rising of the moon

Rising for the moon, the sun has set and it is dark
But the star of the enchanted tune is bright as any spark
The chorus of the dusk regail the evening lark
Whose every day does start rising for the moon

-Fairport Convention / Rising for the moon (1975)
-written by Sandy Denny