The Temptations & the Four Tops - Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena, Atlantic City, NJ - Perform Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - Friday, December 2, 2022.

Band: Otis Williams, vocals; Ron Tyson, lead and backing vocals; Terry Weeks, vocals; Anthony Grant, lead and backing vocals; Jawan M. Jackson, vocals; T.C. Campbell, Musical Director; Michael Norfleet, keyboards; Adrian Williams, guitars; Theron Derrick, drums; Selton Cole, bass; unnamed horn section.
Song: Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)

Setlist: Get Ready; The Way You Do The Things You Do; Ain't Too Proud To Beg; Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today); I Wish It Would Rain; Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me); Papa Was A Rollin' Stone; I Can't Get Next To You; Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No; Treat Her Like A Lady; My Girl
Encore: Silent Night

Lyrics:

"Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)"

1, 2... 1, 2, 3, 4, Ow!

People moving out, people moving in
Why? Because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run but you sure can't hide
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I'll set you free
Rap on, brother, rap on

Well, the only person talking about love thine brother is the preacher
And it seems nobody's interested in learning but the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation

Ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey

The sale of pills are at an all time high
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities aflame in the summer time
And oh, the beat goes on

Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
And the band played on

So, round and around and around we go
Where the world's headed, nobody knows

Oh, Great Googa Mooga, can't you hear me talking to you?
Just a ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey

Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record's a gas
And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation
And the band played on

Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand
Suicide, too many bills, hippies moving to the hills
People all over the world are shouting, "End the war."
And the band played on

Great Googa Mooga, can't you hear me talking to you?
It's a ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
(Sayin') ball of confusion
That's what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
(Sayin') ball of confusion
That's what the world is today...


Songwriters: Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
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