Considering Marc Bolan of the band T. Rex is being posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, the opportunity seemed right for a cover of my favorite tune produced by this true "Glam Rock" pioneer.
t rex
marc bolan
craig guerrieri
ballrooms of mars
Story behind the song
Credits:
Arrangements, all instruments and lead vocals by Craig Guerrieri.
Special background vocals guest: Rhea Pitcher
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Craig Guerrieri at Cygnus Studios, Florida, USA. 2020.
Artwork: "Craig Bolan" created by my old friend, Doctör Ivan.
Lyrics
You gonna look fine
Be primed for dancing
You're gonna trip and glide
All on the trembling plane
Your diamond hands
Will be stacked with roses
And wind and cars
And people of the past
I'll call you thing
Just when the moon sings
And place your face in stone
Upon the hill of stars
And gripped in the arms
Of the changeless madman
We'll dance our lives away
In the Ballrooms of Mars
You talk about day
I'm talking 'bout night time
When the monsters call out
The names of men
Bob Dylan knows
And I bet Alan Freed did
There are things in night
That are better not to behold
You dance
With your lizard leather boots on
And pull the strings
That change the faces of men
You diamond browed hag
You a gutter-gaunt gangster
John Lennon knows your name
And I've seen his