Let's Get the Show on the Road - Michael Stanley

Perhaps my favorite song of all time and was introduced to it while living in Northern Ohio in the early 70's, where MSB was a local band.
30+ years later, the sax portion of this song at about the 3 minute mark stills leaves me with goosebumps.

Friends and Legends was the second solo album from Michael Stanley. The album title refers to the backing musicians accompanying Stanley on the album, which was recorded at Applewood Studios in Golden, Colorado. The basic band on all tracks was Barnstorm, comprised of Joe Walsh on lead guitar and synthesizer, Joe Vitale on drums, flute, synthesizer and backing vocals, and Kenny Passarelli on bass. In addition, three members of Stephen Stills' Manassas performed: Paul Harris on keyboards, Joe Lala on percussion and Al Perkins on pedal steel guitar, and the band also included saxophonist David Sanborn. Among the backing vocalists were Richie Furay and Dan Fogelberg. In keeping with the collaborative spirit, J. Geils assisted with production of the saxophone tracks.


Let's get the show on the road, babe
At the curtain, take a bow
New Haven, just a rendezvous to take you to
a lover--who was then, but never now
Susan played the lady
who called the players' songs
Just a figurine of stagehand reveries
Guess up-and-coming can't be that wrong...

Let's get the show on the road, babe
Spotlights on the stage
Ah, my, it seems I've heard these words before
Did you forget to turn the page?
And remember what they told you
about how 'the show goes on'
How can you come back, if you've never gone away?
How can you sing--how can you sing without a song...

(CHORUS:)
And today's for sale
And it's all you can afford
By your own admission
Well, the whole thing's got you bored
And the Lord uses the good ones
The bad ones use the Lord...

Let's get the show on the road, babe
Better take a look around
Ya got one thing to remember
when you're climbing to the top
You'd better know the way back down...
I can't believe you'd really stumble
But then, I always knew you'd fall
It seems so easy, to say 'I knew you when'
I'd rather it was not at all

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[bugwitty]

The Lord uses the good ones and the bad ones use the Lord.

So very true

[jrantexas]

ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIMES ! there are some that are as good, but none thats better

[bobbyozb]

Lived here in NE Ohio my whole life.....Heard all of Michael Stanley's music....Sad to think other parts of the country missed out on it.....We go to see him play every summer....He is still very popular here in Ohio :)

[mistake111]

never heard this before...terrific sax and song.

[angel1329us]

This song reminds me so much of a man I once loved.

I wonder if 20 years later, I ever cross his mind when he hears it.

Hi Robb, if you ever happen to play this video. I never forgot.

[deddog]

David Sanborn, best rock sax ever.

[Quaaludedude714]

ONE OF THE BEST I Concur :) QC

[SeverSTL]

that sax sounds like raw sex

[roysgirl58]

One of the greatest albums ever in the 70's... Still have the album and listen to it now and again when I want to go back to some memories of days gone by....

[racerwes1]

As a Northeast Ohio native,and life long resident, seeing all the negative press nationally about this area,I just Crank up this band and sing THIS TOWN IS MY TOWN and if you don't dig OHIO than get the F*** out!!!!

[jominguex]

@bugwitty "The Lord uses the good ones and the bad ones use the Lord" or better yet, the Lord uses the good to do good in the world and the bad ones use the LORD to UNDO the good of the world.....

[axsimulate]

@ta7productions

Yes it is good. However this one can give it a run for the money.

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