Name: Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin Cover)
Duration: P00H01M54S
Description: Original recorded by Janis Joplin just days before she died in Los Angeles in October 1970 and released after her death.

Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin Cover)

by Bee Appleseed

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Original recorded by Janis Joplin just days before she died in Los Angeles in October 1970 and released after her death.

lyrics

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends
So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me
I wait for delivery each day until three
So oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town
I'm counting on you, Lord, please don't let me down
Prove that you love me and buy the next round
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends
So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz

credits

released March 25, 2021
Vocal by Bee on March 8, 2021 at home in Los Angeles. Mixed and mastered by Andrew Endres at AEIOU Studios in Portland, Oregon.

Photo by Bee of his old car, taken at Evergreen State College while in Olympia, Washington in October 2015 while working on his Backpacker Blues album with River Nason.

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Bee Appleseed Los Angeles, California

Bee Appleseed is a prolific songwriter, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, singer, comedian, and seasoned vagabond from Canby, Oregon, living in Los Angeles, California.