Janis Joplin’s Amazing Live Performance of Get It While You Can

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Live at The Dick Cavett Show, June 25, 1970.

No auto tune, no back track, no back up dancers! Just pure raw emotion.
Her expression at the end, and during the performance. You know she’s singing from the heart!

Janis will always be the most authentic, heartfelt female vocalist ever!

Lyrics:
In this world, if you read the papers, darling
You know everybody’s fighting on with each other
You got no one you can count on, dear
Not even your own brother

So if someone comes along
He’s gonna give you some love and affection
I’d say get it while you can, yeah
Honey, get it while you can yeah
Hey, hey, get it while you can
Don’t you turn your back on love, no, no

Don’t you know when you’re loving anybody, baby
You’re taking a gamble on a little sorrow
But then who cares, baby
‘Cause we may not be here tomorrow, no

And if anybody should come along
He gonna give you any love and affection
I’d say get it while you can, yeah
Hey, hey, get it while you can
Hey, hey, get it while you can
Don’t you turn your back on love
No no no, no no no no no

Oh, get it while you can
Honey get it when you’re gonna wanna need it dear, yeah yeah
Hey hey, get it while you can
Don’t you turn your back on love
No no no, no no no no, get it while you can yeah
I said hold on to somebody when you get a little lonely, dear

Hey hey, hold on to that man’s heart
Yeah, get it, want it, hold it, need it
Get it, want it, need it, hold it
Get it while you can
Honey get it while you can, baby, yeah
Hey hey, get it while you can