Sledge Hammer!
In der heutigen Zeit beinahe unvorstellbar, aber vor circa 40 Jahren ein grosser Hit in den USA als...
Steve Perry
«Oh, Sherrie, our loveHolds on, holds on»
(Lyrics from «Oh Sherrie», 1984)
Dennis Wilson
«…On the beach,
you can live in bliss.»
(Founder of the Beach Boys, 1961)
Journey
«Highway run
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
You’re on my mind…»
Into the midnight sun
Wheels go round and round
You’re on my mind…»
(Lyrics from «Faithfully», 1983)
Eddie Money
I say, «Hey!» (Hey!)
It′s another nice day
Another nice day in L.A.
(Lyrics from «Another Nice Day in L.A.», 1991)
Louis de Funes
«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)
Stevie Nicks
«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)
James Hetfield
«I’d rather regret doing something
than not doing something.«
(Singer of Metallica)
Glenn Frey
«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)
Joe Cocker
«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)
CHANNEL21
«for bloody sake turn off the news turn on some music»
(unknown)
Richard Marx
«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)
CWF
«Ten miles east of El Paso I drive through the night…»
(Lyrics from «Ten Miles», 2018)
Albert Hammond
«Seems it never rains in southern California…»
(Lyrics from «It Never Rains In Southern California…», 1972)
Stevie Nicks
«Don’t be lady…
..Be a legend!»
(Singer of Fleetwood Mac, 1975)
Foreigner
«…But that was yesterday
I had the world in my hands…»
(Lyrics from «That Was Yesterday», 1984)
The Doors
“If the doors of perception were cleansed
everthing would appear to man as it is
infinite”
everthing would appear to man as it is
infinite”
(William Blake – Jim Morrison’s Inspiration of Band name «the doors»)
Boy Meets Girl
«Trying to catch your heart
Is like trying to catch a star»
(Lyrics from «Waiting For A Star To Fall», 1989)
Scott McKenzie
«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)
The Eagles
«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)
Jim Morrison
«I am the Lizard King…
I can do anything!»
I can do anything!»
(Founder of The Doors, 1965)
CHANNEL21
«Die Rede ist von Adult Orientated Rock…
kurz: „AOR“ oder Melodic Rock.»
(Blog: «AOR«,2023)
Robert Plant
“I am a golden god!”
(Founder of Led Zeppelin, 1968)
Dick Dale
«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)
Lemmy Kilmister
«We are Motörhead…
And we play rock and roll.»
(Founder of Motörhead, 1975)
Foreigner
«…𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺
𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦
𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦
𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦»
(Lyrics from «Woman In Black», 1981)
Deep Purple
«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)
Dire Straits
«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)
Mr. Mister
«…Take these broken wings and learn to fly again»
(Lyrics from «Broken Wings», 1985)
Russ Ballard
«Hey Bernadette, Say Bernadette
Hear what I say, and don’t forget»
(Lyrics from «Hey Bernadette», 1985)
The Doors
“I see you live on Love Street
There’s this store where the creatures meet
I wonder what they do in there
Summer Sunday, and a year…”
(Lyrics from «Love Street»,1968)
Don Henley
«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)
David Crosby
«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)
Dancing Fantasy
«Schöne, zeitlose Musik die entspannt und groovt –
und die vor allem voller Träume, voller Enthusiasmus und Lebensfreude ist».
(Redaktion CHANNEL21, 2024)
David Bowie
«We can be heroes,
just for one day…»
(Lyrics from Song: «Heroes», 1977)
Donna Blue’s «Sunset Blvd.»
«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)
Taylor Hawkins
«Life is funny.
If you don’t laugh, you’re in trouble.»
(Drummer of Foo Fighters)
Kim Fowley
«I see glitter – I see people – I see freaks – I see life on Sunset Boulevard…»
(Lyrics from «Sunset Blvd», 1978)
