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I am a little slow, but as I was driving to work today, I hit the play button on my cd player and Be good to Yourself came on..Ok, so I listened....

I came to the conclusion, that this is Steve Perry's departure song, his warning, about him leaving music and more importantly, Journey.

Ok, now we all know that SP was getting tired of being lead singer for one of the biggest bands in the world in 1986. This song undoubtedly tells of the story of Perry's uneasiness and the infighting between Perry, Schonny and Friga.

Runnin out of self control
Gettin close to an overload

Ok. We get it, you're saying that you were getting really tired of this business.

Up against a no win situation

Infighting?

I'm hangin' up my boxing gloves
gettin ready for a long vacation

Well, it does make sense. He did basically quit Journey, halfway through the ROR tour.

Be Good to Yourself, when nobody else will
You're walkin' a high wire
caught in a crossfire

Sounds like he is saying "poor me" I can't stand all this criticism from everyone

When you can't give no more

His voice going out, going away? Sure as Hell sounds like it

They want it all, but you gotta say no

Did Herbie and promoters want too much? Too many dates? Did Neal and Jon want to tour too much?

I'm turnin' off the noise that makes me crazy

Perry is saying, in coded words, I am about to leave...leave all of you

Looking back with no regrets

Yeah, I wouldn't have regrets either if I sold 40 million records.

I want a little piece of mind to turn to

Retirement, off the road, San Diego way....I get it now.

I think you may have something there. Good work bro.

Rather insightful. Nice.

Very nice Dean! I think we've all been through times when we can relate!

I am certain of this being Perry's personal anthem of departure.

My qyuestion is, I wonder if Neal and Jon have ever thought this as well? I also wonder if they would be pissed off and never play the song live again because they were made to look like fools?

RockinDeano wrote:I am certain of this being Perry's personal anthem of departure.

I thought that the very first time I heard the song/

hmm.. yet cain wrote some of those lyrics ...

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:hmm.. yet cain wrote some of those lyrics ...

Yeah he did, but obviously he had no idea what Perry was thinking. Perhaps Friga wrote some and they fit in perfectly with Espees desire?

RockinDeano wrote:I am certain of this being Perry's personal anthem of departure.

My qyuestion is, I wonder if Neal and Jon have ever thought this as well? I also wonder if they would be pissed off and never play the song live again because they were made to look like fools?

similar to stevie having to sing lindseys Go your own way... every night on stage..

RockinDeano wrote:

LarryFromNextDoor wrote:hmm.. yet cain wrote some of those lyrics ...

Yeah he did, but obviously he had no idea what Perry was thinking. Perhaps Friga wrote some and they fit in perfectly with Espees desire?

Telepathy?

you may be on to something for real....


Runnin' out of self-control
Gettin' close to an overload
Up against a no win situation
Shoulder to shoulder, push and shove
I'm hangin' up my boxin' gloves
I'm ready for a long vacation

CHORUS
Be good to yourself when nobody else will
Oh be good to yourself
You're walkin' a highwire, caught in a crossfire
Oh be good to yourself

When you can't give no more
They want it all but you gotta say no
I'm turnin' off the noise that makes me crazy
Lookin' back with no regrets
To forgive is to forget
I want a little piece of mind to turn to

CHORUS

I've went back and forth...so many great songs, but I think I've settled on BGTY as my fave Journey song now.

in the old days,, ahhh, the youth,, i misinterpreted lyrics badly... i thought

I want a little piece of mind to turn to

was.. i want leeza blime to turn to.. which i thought really was i want to always be someone to turn to....,, leeza blime later turned out to be my best friend.. strange i know..

Interesting. Could be. You never know.

RockinDeano wrote:I am a little slow, but as I was driving to work today, I hit the play button on my cd player and Be good to Yourself came on..Ok, so I listened....

I came to the conclusion, that this is Steve Perry's departure song, his warning, about him leaving music and more importantly, Journey.

Ok, now we all know that SP was getting tired of being lead singer for one of the biggest bands in the world in 1986. This song undoubtedly tells of the story of Perry's uneasiness and the infighting between Perry, Schonny and Friga.

Runnin out of self control
Gettin close to an overload

Ok. We get it, you're saying that you were getting really tired of this business.

Up against a no win situation

Infighting?

I'm hangin' up my boxing gloves
gettin ready for a long vacation

Well, it does make sense. He did basically quit Journey, halfway through the ROR tour.

Be Good to Yourself, when nobody else will
You're walkin' a high wire
caught in a crossfire

Sounds like he is saying "poor me" I can't stand all this criticism from everyone

When you can't give no more

His voice going out, going away? Sure as Hell sounds like it

They want it all, but you gotta say no

Did Herbie and promoters want too much? Too many dates? Did Neal and Jon want to tour too much?

I'm turnin' off the noise that makes me crazy

Perry is saying, in coded words, I am about to leave...leave all of you

Looking back with no regrets

Yeah, I wouldn't have regrets either if I sold 40 million records.

I want a little piece of mind to turn to

Retirement, off the road, San Diego way....I get it now.

ok now you are scaring me!!

Excellent insight ......

Cat

CatEyes wrote:
ok now you are scaring me!!

Excellent insight ......

Cat

Honey, this is but a crumb of the pie There is so much more I can bring to the discussion, but that damned Redwingfan and Dave derail me away from Journey and we fight about politics.

I thought that when I first heard it too, especially this verse. You can only go on giving 110% for so long.

When you can't give no more
They want it all but you gotta say no
I'm turnin' off the noise that makes me crazy
Lookin' back with no regrets
To forgive is to forget
I want a little piece of mind to turn to

I never thought of it that way. I'll bet your 100% correct. I'll never see the song as before. It wasn't about life's situations, but being in the band. Genious, Deano.

Sorry typo!

RockinDeano wrote:I am a little slow, but as I was driving to work today, I hit the play button on my cd player and Be good to Yourself came on..Ok, so I listened....

I came to the conclusion, that this is Steve Perry's departure song, his warning, about him leaving music and more importantly, Journey.

You're so smart! Damn! It only took you about, what? 50,000 years to figure that one out!

Crazie Scarab wrote:

RockinDeano wrote:I am a little slow, but as I was driving to work today, I hit the play button on my cd player and Be good to Yourself came on..Ok, so I listened....

I came to the conclusion, that this is Steve Perry's departure song, his warning, about him leaving music and more importantly, Journey.

You're so smart! Damn! It only took you about, what? 50,000 years to figure that one out!

uh,, that album came out in '86 ..right?,, thats 21 years.. i think that number should be
-48,014... i could be wrong,, took off my sox to help count...

Cocksucker

Never really thought about it like this. Obviously others haven't either.

Nice smack bro.

RockinDeano wrote:Cocksucker

Never really thought about it like this. Obviously others haven't either.

Nice smack bro.

That's why I like you, bro..

Great song! Never thought of it like this, but after reading your post I think you're on to something.

nutz4Neal wrote:Great song! Never thought of it like this, but after reading your post I think you're on to something.

DUH? Really?

Deano, sounds like an excellent question to post to Perry the next time he does one of the Fan Asylum Q&As.

Playitloudforme wrote:Deano, sounds like an excellent question to post to Perry the next time he does one of the Fan Asylum Q&As.

would not sit well with the previouse questions,, ...not the same theme..

Playitloudforme wrote:Deano, sounds like an excellent question to post to Perry the next time he does one of the Fan Asylum Q&As.

You're kidding, right? That song is obviously the departure song for Perry. I knew it the first time I heard it.

Crazie Scarab wrote:

nutz4Neal wrote:Great song! Never thought of it like this, but after reading your post I think you're on to something.

DUH? Really?

Yep..I'm old and don't get out much.

Hey Brian, how's your wife doing?

Crazie Scarab wrote:

Playitloudforme wrote:Deano, sounds like an excellent question to post to Perry the next time he does one of the Fan Asylum Q&As.

You're kidding, right? That song is obviously the departure song for Perry. I knew it the first time I heard it.

It probably is, but then again, we don't know for certain until he says, oh hell yeah it was. It's definitely a 'save my own ass' song, but that could pertain to a LOT of things. Was it Journey? Probably. Doesn't hurt to ask, ya know?