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I guess it's considered by most people to be one of the more cheesiest pop songs of the 70's, and it's probably true.
But I'm almost ashamed to say that I still like it ever since it came out in 1974.
The song I'm talking about is "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" by a studio group called Reunion. The lead vocal was by Joey Levine of the 60's bubblegum group The Ohio Express, who had hits like "Yummy Yummy Yummy (I Got Love In My Tummy").
The song consisted of lyrics of catch-phrases, song titles, albums, groups, and singers, that were popular in the music industry up to that time. I guess the lyrics are similar (in style) to what Billy Joel later did in "We Didn't Start The Fire" 15 years later.
This song was remade by Tracey Ullman in 1984.
Here are the lyrics:
* * * * * * "LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME)" by Reunion Song written by Norman Dolf, Paul DiFrance & Joey Levine (who "talks" the lead vocals on the song).
B.B. Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers. Lonnie Mack and twangin' Eddy, here's my ring we're goin' steady. Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire. "Locomotion", Poco, "Patches", Deep Purple, Satisfaction. Baby baby gotta gotta gimme gimme gettin' hotter Sammy's cookin, Lesley's Gore-y and Ritchie Valens, end of story Mahavista, fujiyama, kama-sutra, rama-lama Richard Perry, Spector, Barry, Righteous, Archies, Nilsson, Harry. "Shimmy shimmy ko-ko bop" and Fats is back and finger pop it.
[chorus] Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me. Gotta turn it up louder, so my D.J. told me. Woo, woo, life is a rock, but the radio rolled me. At the end of my rainbow, lies a golden oldie.
FM, AM, hits are clickin' while the clock is tock-a-tickin'. Friends and Romans, salutations, Brenda and the Tabulations. Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfolder. Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now I got the shivers. Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter Paul and Paul and Mary Mary. Dr. John the Nightly Tripper, Doris Day and Jack the Ripper. Got to go sir, got to swelter, Leon Russell, "Gimme Shelter". Miracles and Smokey blazes, slide guitars and Fender basses. Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett, Wilson Pickett, stomp and kick it.
Life is a rock, but the radio-- Life is a rock, but the radio--woo!
Arthur Janov, primal screamin', Hawkins Jay and Dale and Ronnie. Kukla, Fran and Norman Oakland, Denver John and Osmond Donny. JJ Cale and ZZ Top and LL Bean and De De Dinah. David Bowie, Steely Dan and sing me prouder, CC Rider. Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers, Ides Of March, Johnny Thunder. Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah, Stephen Foster, do-dah do-dah. "Good Vibrations", "Help Me Rhonda", "Surfer Girl" and "Little Honda". "Tighter Tighter", honey, honey, "Sugar sugar", yummy, yummy. CBS and Warner Brothers, RCA and all the others.
Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me. Gotta turn it up louder, so my D.J. told me. Wo-wo-wo-woh Life is a rock, but the radio rolled me. At the end of my rainbow, lies a golden oldie.
Listen. Remember, they're playing our song!
[goes back to the rapid-fire talking] Rock it, sock it, Alan Freed me, Murray Kaufman, try to leave me. Fish, and Swim, and bust a monkey, make it bad and play it funky. (Wanna take you higher!) Freddie King and Albert King and Phoebe King and frolic-king and getting on and [unintelligible] Pappalardi, hale and hearty! (Baby baby baby light my fire!) (Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music!) There's a perfect morning you can [unintelligible] Randy Newman More than three songs apiece, Anita, Frieda, ...............Aretha! Tito queenie, Buffalongo, Cuba War and even [unintelligible] [further unintelligibility] (Baby, everything is all right, uptight, out-a-sight!) California, Beatlemania, New York City, Transylvania. S&G and [unintelligible] Bobby Vee and S.R.O, yeah!
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