THE BEST ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIMES
While they may not be your favorite rock songs or even songs you know, they are worth noting and perhaps will become one of your favorite songs.
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'LIFE IN THE FAST LANE' by The Eagles
VIDEO LINK: LIFE IN THE FAST LANE - EAGLES
Eagles - Life In The Fast Lane - Live
"Life in the Fast Lane" is a song written by Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and Don Henley and recorded by the American rock band Eagles for their 1976 studio album Hotel California. It was the third single released from this album, and peaked at #11 at the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has remained a staple on classic rock radio stations since its release. It tells of a couple that takes their excessive lifestyle ("there were lines on the mirror, lines on her face") to the edge. On In the Studio with Redbeard, Glenn Frey revealed that the title came to him one day when he was riding on the freeway with a drug dealer known as "The Count". Frey asked The Count to slow down and the response was, "What do you mean? It's life in the fast lane!" In that same interview, Frey indicated that the song's central riff was played by Joe Walsh while the band was warming up in rehearsals and Walsh was told to "keep that, it's a song". MORE INFORMATION @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_in_the_Fast_Lane
LYRICS
He was a hard-headed man
He was brutally handsome now, and she was terminally pretty
She held him up, and he held her for ransom in the heart
of the cold, cold city
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude
They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude
They had one thing in common, they were good in bed
She'd say, "Faster, faster. The lights are turnin' red."
Life in the fast lane, Surely makes you lose your mind,
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Are you with me so far?
Eager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a name
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills.
There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face
She pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race
Out every evening, until it was light
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it
Life in the fast lane, Surely makes you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Life in the fast lane, Everything all the time
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worst.
She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine ring. We've been up and down this highway, haven't seen a goddam thing."
He said, "Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash."
"The doctor says he's comin', but you gotta pay him in cash."
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost
They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off
And it was life in the fast lane, Surely makes you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Life in the fast lane, Everything all the time
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane
He was a hard-headed man
He was brutally handsome now, and she was terminally pretty
She held him up, and he held her for ransom in the heart
of the cold, cold city
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude
They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude
They had one thing in common, they were good in bed
She'd say, "Faster, faster. The lights are turnin' red."
Life in the fast lane, Surely makes you lose your mind,
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Are you with me so far?
Eager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a name
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills.
There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face
She pretended not to notice, she was caught up in the race
Out every evening, until it was light
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it
Life in the fast lane, Surely makes you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Life in the fast lane, Everything all the time
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worst.
She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine ring. We've been up and down this highway, haven't seen a goddam thing."
He said, "Call the doctor. I think I'm gonna crash."
"The doctor says he's comin', but you gotta pay him in cash."
They went rushin' down that freeway, messed around and got lost
They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off
And it was life in the fast lane, Surely makes you lose your mind
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Life in the fast lane, Everything all the time
Life in the fast lane, Huh
Life in the fast lane
Life in the fast lane
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'AMERICAN WOMAN' (by The Guess Who)
We are featuring the song with recent live performances by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings who were of course along with the other two members of 'The Guess Who' responsible for not only creating the song but also taking it to the top .
VIDEO LINK: Bachman Cummings American Woman LIVE in Concert 2009
'AMERICAN WOMAN' BACHMAN CUMMINGS
Randy Bachman explained the origins of this song in an interview with Words & Music magazine, Spring 2005. Said Bachman: "We were playing in a curling rink in Kitchener, Ontario (Canada), and I broke a string. I was up there alone, tuning up my E an B strings on an old Les Paul. I started playing that riff and in the audience, heads started turning. The band got up, and I said, 'Keep playing this, I don't want to forget it.' When Burton had run out of solos, I yelled out, 'Sing something!' So out of the blue Burton just screamed, 'American Woman, stay away from me!' That was the song, the riff and Burton yelling that line over and over. Later, he added other lines like 'I don't need your war machine, you ghetto scenes.' Before America knew it, it was a #1 record and it was a protest song." http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=446
LYRICS
(Bachman-Cummings-Kale-Peterson)
(Prologue)
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman, she gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
Say A,
Say M,
Say E,
Say R,
Say I,
C,
Say A,
N,
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don’t come hangin’ around my door
I don’t wanna see your face no more
I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin’ old with you
,
American woman, listen what I say.
American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don’t come knockin’ around my door
Don’t wanna see your shadow no more
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else’s eyes
Now woman, I said get away
American woman, listen what I say.
American woman, said get away
American woman, listen what I say
Don’t come hangin’ around my door
Don’t wanna see your face no more
I don’t need your war machines
I don’t need your ghetto scenes
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else’s eyes
Now woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be.
Go, gotta get away, gotta get away
Now go go go
Gonna leave you, woman
Gonna leave you, woman
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
You’re no good for me
I’m no good for you
Gonna look you right in the eye.
Tell you what I’m gonna do
You know I’m gonna leave
You know I’m gonna go
You know I’m gonna leave
You know I’m gonna go, woman
I’m gonna leave, woman
Goodbye, American woman
Goodbye, American chick
Goodbye, American broad ...
American woman, she gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
Say A,
Say M,
Say E,
Say R,
Say I,
C,
Say A,
N,
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman gonna mess your mind
American woman, stay away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don’t come hangin’ around my door
I don’t wanna see your face no more
I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin’ old with you
,
American woman, listen what I say.
American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don’t come knockin’ around my door
Don’t wanna see your shadow no more
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else’s eyes
Now woman, I said get away
American woman, listen what I say.
American woman, said get away
American woman, listen what I say
Don’t come hangin’ around my door
Don’t wanna see your face no more
I don’t need your war machines
I don’t need your ghetto scenes
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else’s eyes
Now woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be.
Go, gotta get away, gotta get away
Now go go go
Gonna leave you, woman
Gonna leave you, woman
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
Bye-bye
You’re no good for me
I’m no good for you
Gonna look you right in the eye.
Tell you what I’m gonna do
You know I’m gonna leave
You know I’m gonna go
You know I’m gonna leave
You know I’m gonna go, woman
I’m gonna leave, woman
Goodbye, American woman
Goodbye, American chick
Goodbye, American broad ...
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'MAGGIE MAY' by Rod Stewart
VIDEO CLIPS:
ROD STEWART LIVE "Maggie May" 1976 London
MAGGIE MAY ROD STEWART LIVE
"Maggie May" is a song written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewart in 1971 for his album Every Picture Tells a Story.
"Maggie May" expresses the ambivalence and contradictory emotions of a young man involved in a relationship with an older woman, and was written from Stewart's own experience. In the January, 2007 issue of Q magazine, Stewart recalled: "Maggie May was more or less a true story, about the first woman I had sex with, at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival." The reference to returning to school in "late September" refers to the Michaelmas term, the first academic term of the academic year of many British and Irish universities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_May
LYRICS
Wake up maggie I think I got something to say to you
Its late september and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused but I feel Im being used
Oh maggie I couldnt have tried any more
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and thats what really hurt
The morning sun when its in your face really shows your age
But that dont worry me none in my eyes youre everything
I laughed at all of your jokes my love you didnt need to coax
Oh, maggie I couldnt have tried any more
You lured me away from home, just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and thats a pain I can do without
All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover and
Mother what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed
And in the morning kick me in the head
Oh maggie I couldnt have tried anymore
You lured me away from home cause you didnt want to be alone
You stole my heart I couldnt leave you if I tried
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddys cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin hand
Oh maggie I wish Id never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But Im as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart but I love you anyway
Maggie I wish Id never seen your face
Ill get on back home one of these days
Its late september and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused but I feel Im being used
Oh maggie I couldnt have tried any more
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and thats what really hurt
The morning sun when its in your face really shows your age
But that dont worry me none in my eyes youre everything
I laughed at all of your jokes my love you didnt need to coax
Oh, maggie I couldnt have tried any more
You lured me away from home, just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and thats a pain I can do without
All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover and
Mother what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed
And in the morning kick me in the head
Oh maggie I couldnt have tried anymore
You lured me away from home cause you didnt want to be alone
You stole my heart I couldnt leave you if I tried
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddys cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin hand
Oh maggie I wish Id never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But Im as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart but I love you anyway
Maggie I wish Id never seen your face
Ill get on back home one of these days
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VIDEO LINK: 'MY SHARONA' THE KNACK
"My Sharona" is the debut single by The Knack, released in 1979 from their album Get the Knack. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart where it remained for six weeks and was #1 on Billboard's Top Pop Singles of 1979 year-end chart. It was certified gold (one million units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Sharona
LYRICS
Oh my little pretty one, pretty one
When you gonna give me some time Sharona
When you make my motor run, my motor run
Gun it coming, off the line Sharona
*Never gonna stop, give it up
Such a dirty mind, always get it up
For the touch of the younger kind
My my my i yi woo
My my my my Sharona
Come a little closer huh, ah will ya huh,
Close enough to look in my eyes Sharona
Keeping it a mystery gets to me
Running down the length of my thighs Sharona
(Repeat *)
When you gonna give it to me
Give it to me
It's just a matter of time Sharona
Is it just destiny, destiny
Or is it just a game in my mind Sharona
(Repeat *)
When you gonna give me some time Sharona
When you make my motor run, my motor run
Gun it coming, off the line Sharona
*Never gonna stop, give it up
Such a dirty mind, always get it up
For the touch of the younger kind
My my my i yi woo
My my my my Sharona
Come a little closer huh, ah will ya huh,
Close enough to look in my eyes Sharona
Keeping it a mystery gets to me
Running down the length of my thighs Sharona
(Repeat *)
When you gonna give it to me
Give it to me
It's just a matter of time Sharona
Is it just destiny, destiny
Or is it just a game in my mind Sharona
(Repeat *)
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TONIGHT IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO FALL IN LOVE
This song by the Canadian band 'April Wine' is one of the band's many hits.
YouTube Video link: Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love - April Wine
LYRICS - Myles Goodwyn
Red and yellow, seasons changin gear, oh yeah
Giving her all I am, and reaching out for lovin care
And you know she can feel it, oh yeah, you know she doesnt have to try
Goin on forever, oh yeah, knowing thats the reason why, she said
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love,
Lets fall in love, lets fall in love
The two of us together, oh yeah, doin things the way we do
And nothin seems to matter, oh no, as long as I can be with you
And you know she can feel it, cause thats the way she likes to fly
Goin on forever, oh yeah, and knowing thats the reason why, she said
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love
Tonite is a wonderful time, lets fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love
Lets fall in love, lets fall in love
Love is such a sweet thing, oh yeah, its easy when you realize
These moments are forever, oh yeah, its magic and its in her eyes, she said
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love
Tonite is a wonderful time, lets fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love
Lets fall in love, oh yeah, lets fall in love
Lets fall in love, oh yeah, lets fall in love
Giving her all I am, and reaching out for lovin care
And you know she can feel it, oh yeah, you know she doesnt have to try
Goin on forever, oh yeah, knowing thats the reason why, she said
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love,
Lets fall in love, lets fall in love
The two of us together, oh yeah, doin things the way we do
And nothin seems to matter, oh no, as long as I can be with you
And you know she can feel it, cause thats the way she likes to fly
Goin on forever, oh yeah, and knowing thats the reason why, she said
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love
Tonite is a wonderful time, lets fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love
Lets fall in love, lets fall in love
Love is such a sweet thing, oh yeah, its easy when you realize
These moments are forever, oh yeah, its magic and its in her eyes, she said
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love
Tonite is a wonderful time, lets fall in love, oh yeah
Tonite is a wonderful time to fall in love
Lets fall in love, oh yeah, lets fall in love
Lets fall in love, oh yeah, lets fall in love
INFORMATION LINKS:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000095
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Wine
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