…und gerade dazu passt kein Song besser zur Einstimmung als «The Heat Of Rock & Roll» (Album: «Sports» 1983) der US-amerikanischen Band Huey Lewis and the News. Das Lied hat drive, bringt Stimmung und weckt die Vorfreude auf das anstehende Wochenende.
Inhaltlich geht es darum, dass der Rock & Roll nach wie vor und überall (daher die 14 erwähnten US-Städte) lebt. Das Stück war in den USA ein Top-Ten-Hit, zudem wurde das Musikvideo drei Jahre später mit einem Grammy ausgezeichnet.
«He’s just another power junky
Just another silk-scarf monkey
You’d know it if you saw his stuff
The man just isn’t big enough»
(Lyrics from «King Of Hollywood», 1979)
«We can be heroes,
just for one day…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Heroes», 1977)
«for bloody sake turn off the news turn on some music»
(unknown)
“I am a golden god!”
(Founder of Led Zeppelin, 1968)
«Don’t be lady…
..Be a legend!»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
«We are Motörhead…
And we play rock and roll.»
(Founder of Motörhead, 1975)
«You know, rock ‘n’ roll is not a job.
It’s a passion.
It’s a way of life. It’s a religion.»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
«Ten miles east of El Paso I drive through the night…»
(Lyrics from «Ten Miles», 2018)
«…But that was yesterday
I had the world in my hands…»
(Lyrics from «That Was Yesterday», 1984)
«Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar:
that wet, splashy sound.»
(Dick Dale: *04.05.1937 | †16.03.2019)
«Es spielt keine Rolle, ob Sie Stil, Ruf oder Geld haben.
Wenn Sie kein Herz haben, sind Sie nichts wert.»
(Louis de Funes: *31.07.1914 | †27.01.1983)
«Nobody on the roadNobody on the beachI feel it in the air – The summer’s out of reach»
(Lyrics from Song: «Boys of Summer», 1984)
«I see glitter – I see people – I see freaks – I see life on Sunset Boulevard…»
(Lyrics from «Sunset Blvd», 1978)
«Look at that, look at that
Get your money for nothin› (I want my, I want my)
Chicks for free (I want my MTV)
Money for nothin›, chicks for free (I want my, I want my, I want my MTV)»
(Lyrics from «Money For Nothing», 1985)
«I’m making music because music makes things better
and it makes people happier.
That’s good enough for me»
(Founder of: Crosby, Stills and Nash, 1968)
I say, «Hey!» (Hey!)
It′s another nice day
Another nice day in L.A.
(Lyrics from «Another Nice Day in L.A.», 1991)
«If you′re going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair»
(Lyrics from Song: «If you′re going to San Francisco»,1967)
«Trying to catch your heart
Is like trying to catch a star»
(Lyrics from «Waiting For A Star To Fall», 1989)
«Back at the hotel, our windows were openThe sounds from the street so far belowWe made love on the white bedsheetsAs the radio played our favorite song…
…Sunset Boulevard«
(Lyrics from «Sunset Boulevard», 2018)
«Hey Bernadette, Say Bernadette
Hear what I say, and don’t forget»
(Lyrics from «Hey Bernadette», 1985)
«We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile – We didn’t have much time
Frank Zappa & the Mothers were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky…»
(Lyrics from «Smoke on the water», 1972)
«It’s gonna be a long, hot summer
This place is like a burning hell
Get ready for a long, hot summer…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Long Hot Summer», 1992)
«Seems it never rains in southern California…»
(Lyrics from «It Never Rains In Southern California…», 1972)
«Life is funny.
If you don’t laugh, you’re in trouble.»
(Drummer of Foo Fighters)
«Schöne, zeitlose Musik die entspannt und groovt –
und die vor allem voller Träume, voller Enthusiasmus und Lebensfreude ist».
(Redaktion CHANNEL21, 2024)
«And I remember how you loved meTime was all we had until the day we said goodbyeI remember every moment of those endless summer nights»
(Lyrics from «Endless Summer Nights», 1987)
«I have one message for young musicians around the world.
Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.»
(Joe Cocker: *20.05.1944 | †22.12.2014)
«…On the beach,
you can live in bliss.»
(Founder of the Beach Boys, 1961)
«Die Rede ist von Adult Orientated Rock…
kurz: „AOR“ oder Melodic Rock.»
(Blog: «AOR«,2023)
«Oh, Sherrie, our loveHolds on, holds on»
(Lyrics from «Oh Sherrie», 1984)
