制作
出演艺人
Lou Reed
声乐
Rob Wasserman
低音吉他
Bob Medici
声乐
Mike Rathke
吉他
Fred Maher
鼓
Moe Tucker
鼓
作曲和作词
Lou Reed
作曲
制作和工程
Lou Reed
制作人
Mike Rathke
混音工程师
Bob Ludwig
母带工程师
Fred Maher
制作人
Jeffrey Lesser
混音工程师
歌词
Got a little chance to see you there
It's real nice
This is a song about Jesse Jackson's switch to the Democratic National Convention
You don't know my politics yet
(One-two, one-two-three-four)
Good evening Mr. Waldheim
And, Pontiff, how are you?
You have so much in common
With the things you do
And here comes Jesse Jackson
He talks of common ground
Does that common ground include me
Or is it just a sound?
A sound that shakes
Oh, Jesse, you must watch the sounds you make
A sound that shakes
Oh, Jesse, you must watch the sounds you make
Jesse, you say common ground
Does that include the PLO?
What about people right here, right now
Who fought for you not so long ago?
The words that flow so freely
They come dancing from your lips
I hope that you don't cheapen them
With a racist slip
Oh, common ground
Is common ground a word or just a sound?
Oh, common ground
Remember those civil rights, workers buried in the ground
If I ran for president
And once was a member of the Klan
Wouldn't you call me on it
The way I call you on Louis Farrakhan
And Jesse Pontiff, pretty Pontiff
Can you shake anybody's hand?
Or is it just that you like uniforms
And someone shaking your hand
Or, babe, is it true
The common ground for me is without you?
Is it true
The common ground for me is without you?
Evening, Mr. Waldheim
And, Pontiff, how are you?
As you both stroll through the woods at night
I'm thinking thoughts of you
And, Jesse, you're inside my thoughts
As the rhythmic words subside
Does your common ground invite me in
Or would you prefer to wait outside?
Oh, babe, is it true
The common ground for me is without you?
Is it true
There's no ground common enough for me and you?
Written by: Lou Reed
