Joy Division - Sister Ray (live @ the Moonlight Club, London 1980)

Live @ the Moonlight Club, West Hampstead, London 1980

[DerrickJenkins-sc]

Tremendous version of a great original.Ian really put everything into it. The cutting guitars and thudding drums are epic.

[williamjohnbedford]

BEST FRONTMAN EVER. REST PEACEFULLY IAN KEVIN CURTIS LAD. YOU ARE WELL MISSED MATE. 🇮🇲👍🇮🇲

[kitteegalore]

This song... they so nail it. That guitar, that steady beat...absorbed

[dAvrilthebear]

Jimmy came from Carolina
Wants to know a way to earn a dollar
Says he's suffering with a fever
Just like Sister Ray says

Oh, I'm searching for my mainline
Oh, I couldn't hit it sideways
Oh, I'm searching for my mainline
Oh, I couldn't hit it sideways

Jimmy's got a new piece
Lying cold for a quarter hour
Took it out of his suitcase
Shot him dead right on the floor
Hey, man, you shouldn't do that
Don't you know you'll stain the carpet
Hey, man, you shouldn't do that
Just like Sister Ray says

Too busy sucking on a ding-dong
Hey, don't you know you'll stain the carpet?
Too busy sucking on my ding-dong
Hey, you know you shouldn't do that

Oh, I'm searching for my mainline
Oh, I couldn't hit it sideways
Oh, I'm searching for my mainline
Going to count one, two, three, four

Jimmy came from Carolina
Wants to know a way to earn a dollar
Says he didn't like the weather
It was just like Sister Ray said

Hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim-Jim
Hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim-Jim
Hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim, hit on it Jim-Jim

Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night, had a good night
Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night, had a good night

Jimmy's got a new piece
Cold hearted for the fingering
Took it out in front of him
Shot him dead right on the floor
Hey, man, you shouldn't do that
Hey, don't you know you'll stain the carpet?
Hey, man, you shouldn't do that
Don't you know you'll stain the carpet?
It's just like Sister Ray said
Just like Sister Ray said

Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night, had a good night
Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night, had a good night
Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night
Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night, had a good night
Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night, had a good night
Had a good night, good night, good night, good night, good night
Had a good night
Good night

Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night, had a good night
Had a good night, a good night
Had a good night, had a good night, had a good night, had a good night
Just like Sister Ray said
Just like Sister Ray said

[marktrainor]

Don’t stain the carpet, love this tune 1234

[theantipope]

Trivia: This is the only cover version that Joy Division ever recorded.

[azazelfukuda]

⚠⚠⚠___THE UNFORGETABLE JOY DIVISION OF DRAMATIC AND URGENTE TERRIBLE TASTE TO HARD LIFE AND LOVE____⚠⚠⚠___HELLO FROM BRAZIL - SOUTH LATIN AMERICA__THE LAND OF THE

[dAvrilthebear]

"You should hear our version of Louie-Louie" Ah-ha-ha, was that a Motorhead joke? :)

[stueystuey]

Somewhat like VU, influenced everything that came later though the fans of the mega bands had no clue

[brineb]

I do belive he stained the carpet in the end!!!

[crose]

From these photographs, we can see that Ian Curtis certainly owned a lot of shirts!

[enders]

Anyone know why the lyrics are different from the Velvet Underground version?

[sullyboy]

This is fantastic, better than velvet underground version.