Available on iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, emusic, and Amazon. First appeared on WKLS-FM and Coca-Cola's Home Cookin' II (1982), a local Atlanta album. It was chosen on the first night's judging from 1,100 songs submitted for inclusion on the album.
Story behind the song
Brett Hart's roommate at the time used to pick his date-night clothes based on the music preference of the woman he was going out with at the time-jeans/T-shirt for rock and roll, polyester and platforms for disco, etc. When he tried to talk Brett into coming with him and his date to a Christian rock concert wearing a dress shirt and church pants, Brett declined. Brett's roommate said as he was leaving, "We'll say a prayer for you," to which Brett replied, "Yeah, in the name of rock and roll." Brett had the lyrics written before his roommate returned home.
Lyrics
I got a call to pick up my girlfriend
I picked her up at a quarter to five,
And between this, that, and the other thing,
Its a wonder I was barely alive.
After a session of total enjoyment
We drove to a local bar,
She turned the radio to a disco station,
I kicked the chick right out of my car.
Sayin, Baby, you got a problem
Any fool can plainly see....
Next night I took another beautiful lady out on the town
And not wanting to steal her virtue,
I kept my temptation all the way down.
On the way back, she turned the radio dial
To where the New Wave battered my brain,
You know I tied her up and didnt let her out,
Moanin, Baby, you got a problem
Any fool could plainly see,
And while you got that problem,
Ill be damned if youre gonna ride with me!
Wanna see my baby tonight,
But only if she plays my music right.
One question I got for you:
Chorus
Will you bear a gun when a band decides to come,
Will you beg to stay when the band decides to play,
Will you stand and stare as the songs move your soul,
Will you say a prayer in the name of rock and roll?