“That new lyric was more universal, perfect for what Kiss were doing,” he says. As soon as my mum and dad left the room, I was playing Jerry Lee Lewis.”. It probably only took twenty minutes to write it. Although Kiss reached No.4 in the UK with their version, in January 1992, for once the song’s commercial performance was not Simmons’s chief concern.
Thank you for signing up to Classic Rock. For me, music has been my saviour. Have AC/DC just revealed the title of their new album? Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Work had been Ballard’s lifeline through those hard times, with the songwriter typically getting home from Argent gigs at three in the morning, then rising at dawn to wrench out his feelings in song. That’s what I was trying to say. It was the last Kiss song to feature longtime drummer Eric Carr before his death three months later after it was released as a single. God knows how much money that song has made me, but it’s probably bought me my house.". "God Gave Rock & Roll to You II" would also be included on the Kiss album Alive III, which was released in 1993.[11]. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. The single was also the first to feature Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley sharing lead vocals since "I" from 1981's Music from "The Elder".
Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Ballard presented the song to Argent at the band’s rehearsal space in St Albans, and marvelled as they cooked it up to the seven-minute version that appears on their 1973 album In Deep (the song also reached UK No.18 on the singles chart). For almost two decades, God Gave Rock And Roll To You lived a quiet existence as a semi-successful rock anthem, periodically exhumed by the cover versions of Christian rockers Petra, and Dennis Greaves’s The Truth. “They weren’t known at the time. God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II was covered by the American hard rock band Kiss, with the track being released as a single in 1991 from the soundtrack to the movie Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. God gave rock’n’roll to me, basically. Please refresh the page and try again. Go directly to shout page. Henry Yates The Argent Anthology: A Collection Of Greatest Hits, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. “I felt so ‘up’. © BA1 1UA.
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Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Do you know any background info about this track? Whereas, if you settle for a job to pay the bills, it’s very sad. Visit our corporate site. “The song didn’t do a lot for my career,” he adds, “because I decided to leave Argent around then – I was gone by 1974.
Leave feedback, Argent is an English rock band founded in 1969 by. “Funnily enough, when I wrote the song, it was about the speed Kiss made it. [citation needed] During the Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991 special aired on VH1 classic, Gene Simmons has stated that, "It's not just a cover song for a soundtrack, but a testament to Eric Carr, and I think a lot of people don't realize that.
In the film, a 40-second guitar solo is played by Steve Vai. “When it came time to shoot the video, Eric begged to be in it, even though he hadn’t played on the record,” Simmons wrote in his book Kiss And Make-Up. [1] This version had modified lyrics in the verses from the Argent original, while the chorus remained largely unchanged. Wilson. [citation needed] Unrest remade the song as "God Gave Rock & Roll To You II" for their 1992 Bavarian Mods EP.[5]. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, England and Wales company registration number 2008885. [citation needed] The director of photography was Bernard Auroux.
"God Gave Rock and Roll to You" is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and covered by both Petra, in 1977 and 1984, and Kiss in 1991, both with modified lyrics. The song proved to be a big hit for the band in many parts of the world, including making the Top Ten in the United Kingdom and Germany. But it was God Gave Rock And Roll To You that represented the end of his own dark night of the soul.
But he had misgivings about it: “Rod thought the song should be slower,” he says. Lyrics to 'God Gave Rock and Roll To You' by Argent. “, Nigel told me he was collating the soundtrack, and he’d suggested God Gave Rock And Roll To You for the final scene. Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You: the story behind the song By Henry Yates ( Classic Rock ) 03 March 2020 Now a rock anthem, Argent's God Gave Rock And Roll To You was written under the storm cloud of cancer and enjoyed a superstar second wind “That might seem strange for a rock song – but I wrote Since You’ve Been Gone on a piano as well. As a kid I’d learnt classical piano. They tried out a few bands, then came back and said: ‘Kiss are going to do it.’”, By this time Ballard had already made the acquaintance of Gene Simmons and co. “One night in about 1973, we were playing in New York with Wishbone Ash and Kiss,” he remembers. Harmonizing with Paul Stanley during the bridge of "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" would be Eric Carr's final recording with Kiss before his death in 1991. Start the wiki, God gave rock and roll to youGave rock and roll to youPut it in the soul of everyoneGod gave rock and roll to youGave rock and roll to youSaved…. Touchingly, God Gave Rock And Roll To You II marked the final contribution to Kiss of drummer Eric Carr before he succumbed to heart cancer, aged just 41.
Ballard approved. Eric showed up and stayed until the very end of the video shoot, which lasted until three in the morning. His band – led by and named after former Zombies keyboard player Rod Argent – was riding high, and Ballard was already “making good money”, with 1972’s hit single Hold Your Head Up reaching No.5 in the US and UK. It was not to be.”. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, (Image credit: Gijsbert Hanekroot / Getty Images). You will receive a verification email shortly. It was later included on Kiss' 1992 album Revenge. Petra then re-recorded and released a somewhat updated version for their 1984 album Beat the System. I don’t mind that most people think it’s a Kiss song.
Thank you for signing up to Classic Rock. For me, music has been my saviour. Have AC/DC just revealed the title of their new album? Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Work had been Ballard’s lifeline through those hard times, with the songwriter typically getting home from Argent gigs at three in the morning, then rising at dawn to wrench out his feelings in song. That’s what I was trying to say. It was the last Kiss song to feature longtime drummer Eric Carr before his death three months later after it was released as a single. God knows how much money that song has made me, but it’s probably bought me my house.". "God Gave Rock & Roll to You II" would also be included on the Kiss album Alive III, which was released in 1993.[11]. Receive mail from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors? Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. The single was also the first to feature Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley sharing lead vocals since "I" from 1981's Music from "The Elder".
Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Ballard presented the song to Argent at the band’s rehearsal space in St Albans, and marvelled as they cooked it up to the seven-minute version that appears on their 1973 album In Deep (the song also reached UK No.18 on the singles chart). For almost two decades, God Gave Rock And Roll To You lived a quiet existence as a semi-successful rock anthem, periodically exhumed by the cover versions of Christian rockers Petra, and Dennis Greaves’s The Truth. “They weren’t known at the time. God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II was covered by the American hard rock band Kiss, with the track being released as a single in 1991 from the soundtrack to the movie Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. God gave rock’n’roll to me, basically. Please refresh the page and try again. Go directly to shout page. Henry Yates The Argent Anthology: A Collection Of Greatest Hits, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. “I felt so ‘up’. © BA1 1UA.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=God_Gave_Rock_and_Roll_to_You&oldid=978155727, Articles needing additional references from January 2014, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2016, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Articles needing additional references from June 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2019, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" / "Junior's Gone Wild", This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 06:53.
Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Do you know any background info about this track? Whereas, if you settle for a job to pay the bills, it’s very sad. Visit our corporate site. “The song didn’t do a lot for my career,” he adds, “because I decided to leave Argent around then – I was gone by 1974.
Leave feedback, Argent is an English rock band founded in 1969 by. “Funnily enough, when I wrote the song, it was about the speed Kiss made it. [citation needed] During the Kissology Volume Two: 1978-1991 special aired on VH1 classic, Gene Simmons has stated that, "It's not just a cover song for a soundtrack, but a testament to Eric Carr, and I think a lot of people don't realize that.
In the film, a 40-second guitar solo is played by Steve Vai. “When it came time to shoot the video, Eric begged to be in it, even though he hadn’t played on the record,” Simmons wrote in his book Kiss And Make-Up. [1] This version had modified lyrics in the verses from the Argent original, while the chorus remained largely unchanged. Wilson. [citation needed] Unrest remade the song as "God Gave Rock & Roll To You II" for their 1992 Bavarian Mods EP.[5]. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, England and Wales company registration number 2008885. [citation needed] The director of photography was Bernard Auroux.
"God Gave Rock and Roll to You" is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and covered by both Petra, in 1977 and 1984, and Kiss in 1991, both with modified lyrics. The song proved to be a big hit for the band in many parts of the world, including making the Top Ten in the United Kingdom and Germany. But it was God Gave Rock And Roll To You that represented the end of his own dark night of the soul.
But he had misgivings about it: “Rod thought the song should be slower,” he says. Lyrics to 'God Gave Rock and Roll To You' by Argent. “, Nigel told me he was collating the soundtrack, and he’d suggested God Gave Rock And Roll To You for the final scene. Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You: the story behind the song By Henry Yates ( Classic Rock ) 03 March 2020 Now a rock anthem, Argent's God Gave Rock And Roll To You was written under the storm cloud of cancer and enjoyed a superstar second wind “That might seem strange for a rock song – but I wrote Since You’ve Been Gone on a piano as well. As a kid I’d learnt classical piano. They tried out a few bands, then came back and said: ‘Kiss are going to do it.’”, By this time Ballard had already made the acquaintance of Gene Simmons and co. “One night in about 1973, we were playing in New York with Wishbone Ash and Kiss,” he remembers. Harmonizing with Paul Stanley during the bridge of "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll to You II" would be Eric Carr's final recording with Kiss before his death in 1991. Start the wiki, God gave rock and roll to youGave rock and roll to youPut it in the soul of everyoneGod gave rock and roll to youGave rock and roll to youSaved…. Touchingly, God Gave Rock And Roll To You II marked the final contribution to Kiss of drummer Eric Carr before he succumbed to heart cancer, aged just 41.
Ballard approved. Eric showed up and stayed until the very end of the video shoot, which lasted until three in the morning. His band – led by and named after former Zombies keyboard player Rod Argent – was riding high, and Ballard was already “making good money”, with 1972’s hit single Hold Your Head Up reaching No.5 in the US and UK. It was not to be.”. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, (Image credit: Gijsbert Hanekroot / Getty Images). You will receive a verification email shortly. It was later included on Kiss' 1992 album Revenge. Petra then re-recorded and released a somewhat updated version for their 1984 album Beat the System. I don’t mind that most people think it’s a Kiss song.