57 CHANNELS (AND NOTHIN' ON)^©

Live 05 Jun 1992 version

(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!) one, two, one two three four!
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)

(Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
(Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)

Well I bought a bourgeois house in the Hollywood hills
With a truckload of hundred thousand dollar bills
Man came by to hook up my cable TV
We settled in for the night my baby and me
We switched 'round and 'round 'til half-past dawn
But there was fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Hey! Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Come on!

Well now home entertainment was my baby's wish
So I hopped into town for a satellite dish
Tied it to the top of my Japanese car
Came home and pointed it out into the stars
A message came back from the great beyond
There was fifty-seven channels and nothin' on, hey!
(Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on) Say!
(Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on) Hey!
(Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)

We might'a made some friends with some billionaires
We might'a got all nice and friendly if we'd made it upstairs
All I got was a note said "Bye-bye John
Our love's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on"
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Hey!

(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)
(No justice, no peace!)

Well I bought a .44 magnum, it was solid steel cast
And in the blessed name of Elvis I just let it blast
'Til my TV lay in pieces there at my feet
And they busted me for disturbin' the almighty peace
Judge said "What you got in your defense son?"
"Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on"
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on

Well I can see by your eyes man you're just about gone
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
You're fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
(No justice, no peace!) fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
(No justice, no peace!) fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(No justice, no peace!) fifty-(seven channels and nothin' on) woahhh
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on) woahhh
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)
(No justice, no peace!) (fifty-seven channels and nothin' on)

The above lyrics refer to the 05 Jun 1992 performance at Hollywood Sound Stage, Los Angeles, CA, during a rehearsal concert for the Human Touch tour. The song features Little Steven sharing the stage as guest, and it was among most of the songs from that show that were broadcasted on US Radio. Check also the album's version (more details), MTV UnPlugged version, live 16 Nov 1990 version, live 17 Nov 1990 version, live 10 Jul 1992 version, and Teddy Zig Zag's version.

Song intro on 05 Jun 1992 at Hollywood Sound Stage, Los Angeles, CA:

Thank you. I'm bringin' Little Steven up here... came out to visit me... gonna help us out with this. Yeah, he still looks good.