(Eric Carmen/Fred Carmen)
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(Recorded by Eric Carmen)
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Cool 101 / 1986
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A DJ in Cleveland brought some bands to town
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When the music got started
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They tore the house down
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People said everybody just went out of control
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Alan Freed grabbed a mike and called it rock and roll
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They started Bandstand in Philly back in '55
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And Elvis rock-a-billy brought Memphis alive
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L.A. gave us surfers and Detroit's got soul
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But there's only one home of rock and roll
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And kids a hundred thousand strong
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Burned the phone lines all night long
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To send a message loud and clear
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In the U.S.A., I said, the rock stops here
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The rock stops here
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Little Richard brought Miss Molly
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The rock stops here
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Peggy Sue's with Buddy Holly
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The rock stops here
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Everybody's gettin' down
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The rock stops here
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"Oww!" here comes the great James Brown
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The rock stops here
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Chuck Berry's with "Maybelline"
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The rock stops here
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Jerry Lee's piano's screamin'
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The rock stops here
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Elvis singin' "Blue Suede Shoes"
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I need a shot of rock-a-billy
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with my rhythm and blues
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They looked from New York to L.A. to find the spot
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Every city in the nation took their very best shot
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When the dust all settled, one city stood tall
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And they knew who deserved the Rock and Roll Hall
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So to prove the facts they already knew
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They took a nationwide poll
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that made the front page news
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When the votes were counted, the results all showed
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In Cleveland, we eat, sleep and drink rock and roll
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Kids a hundred thousand strong
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Shouted, "Put the Hall where it belongs"
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Now here's the message loud and clear
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In the U.S.A., you know the rock stops here
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I said the rock stops here
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Cathy's Clown's with Don and Phil
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The rock stops here
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Fats is up on Blueberry Hill
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The rock stops here
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Ray Charles shoutin' "What'd I Say"
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The rock stops here
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And Sam Cooke is "Twistin' The Night Away"
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The rock stops here
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Elvis doin' "Jailhouse Rock"
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The rock stops here
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Chuck Berry doin' the duck walk
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The rock stops here
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Little Richard's singin' "Woooo"
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I said, "Wop-bomp-a-loo-bop Ba-lomp-bam-boom"
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Kids a hundred thousand strong
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Shouted, "Put the Hall where it belongs"
|
Here's the message loud and clear
|
In the U.S.A., I said the rock stops here
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|
The rock stops here
|
Little Richard brought Miss Molly
|
The rock stops here
|
Peggy Sue's with Buddy Holly
|
The rock stops here
|
Everybody's gettin' down
|
The rock stops here
|
"Oww!" here comes the great James Brown
|
The rock stops here
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Chuck Berry's with "Maybelline"
|
The rock stops here
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Jerry Lee's piano's screamin'
|
The rock stops here
|
Elvis singin' "Blue Suede Shoes"
|
I need a shot of rock-a-billy
|
with my rhythm and blues
|
|
I said the rock stops here
|
Cathy's Clown's with Don and Phil
|
The rock stops here
|
Fats is up on Blueberry Hill
|
The rock stops here
|
Ray Charles shoutin' "What'd I Say"
|
The rock stops here
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And Sam Cooke is "Twistin' The Night Away"
|
The rock stops here
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Elvis doin' "Jailhouse Rock"
|
The rock stops here
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Chuck Berry doin' the duck walk
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The rock stops here
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Little Richard's singin' "Woooo"
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I said, "Wop-bomp-a-loo-bop Ba-lomp-bam-boom"
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I said the rock stops here
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Gonna shout it to the nation
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The rock stops here
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At every radio station
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The rock stops here
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Say it loud and clear
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'Cause in the U.S.A., you know the rock stops here
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The Rock Stops Here
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Eric Carmen |