Wednesday, February 16, 2011

God Gave Rock and Roll to You

Haven't had any glam rock in a while... so today we'll go with one of my favourites, Kiss. Mostly because I'm wearing my Kiss t-shirt today, but ultimately how can anyone not love these guys? I suppose they might have been considered a little extreme in their day, but lets face it looks aside their music is as poppy as Britney or Lady Gaga.

Today's track is "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" which I heard the first time (that I can recall) on the soundtrack to Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. Kind of gives everyone hope that they might eventually reach the highs of a rockstar. The journey may be long (you may even dance with the reaper)... might be bogus at times, but always end excellent!

God gave rock and roll to you,
gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone

Do you know what you want? You don't know for sure
You don't feel right, you can't find a cure
And you're gettin' less than what you're lookin' for

You don't have money or a fancy car
And you're tired of wishin' on a falling star
You gotta put your faith in a loud guitar

God gave rock and roll to you,
gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and roll to everyone (oh yeah)
God gave rock and roll to you,
gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone

"Now listen"
If you wanna be a singer, or play guitar
Man, you gotta sweat or you won't get far
Cause it's never too late to work nine-to-five
You can take a stand, or you can compromise
You can work real hard or just fantasize
But you don't start livin' till you realize -
"I gotta tell ya!"

God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and roll to everyone
God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul

[Instrumental break]

God gave rock and roll to you
(to everyone he gave the song to be sung)
Gave rock and roll to you,
gave rock and roll to everyone
God gave rock and roll to you
(to everyone he gave the song to be sung)
Gave rock and roll to you,
saved rock and roll for everyone
Saved rock and roll
God gave rock and roll to you,
gave rock and roll to you
Gave rock and roll to everyone (oh yeah)
God gave rock and roll to you,
gave rock and roll to you
Put it in the soul of everyone

"I know life sometimes can get tough!
And I know life sometimes can be a drag!
But people, we have been given a gift,
we have been given a road
And that road's name is... Rock and Roll!"


A gift indeed. When I grow up I'll be a rockstar.

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