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On With The Show
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The louder you play it, the better it sounds.
We were formed in January 1980 in the basement of the drummer's house in DeKalb County, Georgia. We debuted on December 6, 1980 at the Christmas dance at Shamrock High School. In the summer of 1981, we recorded two songs (In the Name of Rock and Roll and Queen for a Day) at Monarch Studios in Alpharetta, Georgia and submitted them for consideration by a local radio station (96rock) for inclusion in its Home Cookin' II LP. Out of over 1100 submissions, In the Name of Rock and Roll was one of the 12 songs selected for the album (released in the summer of 1982). In fall 1982, we recorded another eight songs at Monarch for inclusion on a demo. We disbanded the following year, but the 10 recordings were kept by our producer, Steve Starnes, and Monarch's engineer, Larry Turner. Steve and Larry were able to successfully digitally transfer the surviving copies of these songs to CD in 2007, and after obtaining the necessary U.S. copyrights, we were able (finally) to distribute them under the Catapult Distribution label to digital download sites like iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, emusic, and Amazon on June 1, 2009, where they are currently available for sale to the public.
Song Info
Genre
Metal Heavy Metal
Charts
Peak #224
Peak in subgenre #81
Author
Music - Clay Hayes, Lyrics - Clay Hayes/Brett Hart
Rights
1982, 2007 by Clay Hayes and Brett Hart
Uploaded
July 20, 2009
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.9 MB 128 kbps 4:13
Story behind the song
This song was written in two days, a time limit imposed by Monarch Studios. In 1981, Metalworks had recorded two songs ("In the Name of Rock and Roll" and "Queen for a Day") for submission to WKLS-FM for consideration in its Home Cookin' II contest. After recording seven other songs on two blank 16-track tapes in 1982, the band found that it had enough space on the 1981 tape (and enough money in its limited recording budget) to record one more song. "On With The Show" is both an example of and a story about the hectic, rushed lifestyle of a rock and roll band.
Lyrics
Have you heard the good news? Tell me! The band is back in town! Tickets for your money - sell me, The crowds gathered 'round! Down the hall to the stage, The fans jumped outta' their seats, Three young ladies looked my way, They said, "Hey, baby, won't you come with me?" Chorus "Oh, no! Got to go on with the show! "Oh, no! Got to go on... "Oh, no! Got to go on with the show! "Oh, no! Got to go on..." Windin' out the concert - playin, Feelin hot and so, so, sore! Makin my way offstage - stayin, The crowd calls out for more! Agent says we gotta' go Back for one more song, Even though we're back each year, The crowd can't wait that long! Chorus
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