argent god gave rock and roll to you lyrics

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Perhaps the most interesting line in the song, “If you wanna be a singer or play guitar / Man you’ve gotta sweat or you won’t get far /’Coz it’s never too late to work nine to five,” refers to the “curse of man” found in Genesis 3:17. “Love Cliff Richard, but please don’t tease,” talks about a bad boy rock and roller (arguably the cornerstone of British Rock), going soft. “Love your Neighbor,” is a reference to the moral of the Good Samaritan. Having said that, a closer examination reveals a few deeper references. Argent version (1973):Īmong the first couple listenings, one almost get the feeling that Argent rushed the verses. So, join me as I compare the original Argent version against the Petra and Kiss versions. As this is the first official article of, God Gave Rock and Roll to you (II) is the perfect song to juxtapose against itself.

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This has led me to the idea for a series of articles: juxtapositioning cover songs with the original. It’s also a well known fact that I love a good cover AND I love juxtaposition. It is my responsibility to put Rock and Roll, or whatever music that inspires me, in the soul of everyone who will listen. I also believe that is my mission, nay, my duty to share said music. However, I do believe that God did, in fact, give us Rock and Roll. I am committed to going beyond Rock, into Classical, Rap, World Beat, Country, or whatever else inspires me. It’s unofficial only because while I love Rock and Roll, this website is not specific to just one genre. But I think by 2011-2012 or so he didn't care anymore, or they paid him eough royalties to release it on the DVD 'GI/PO8' ’s unofficial anthem is God Gave Rock and Roll to You.

So in 1999 I don't think they needed his permission to play or record 'Come Sail Away' live but they had to get him to sign off on a video release which he refused to do. Then a few years ago I assume he eventually signed off on the DVD release for 'Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight' that they released as a live DVD set. He refused to sign off on it so they were not allowed to release videos of his songs but could release the audio versions. Dennis left Styx and the band re-recorded some live versions of his songs for a DVD release.

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Therefore the license from RCA was no longer needed. Since Dennis DeYoung was the author they just decided to re-record it 'Lady 95'. I don't know how it works, but I know when Ultimatum did 'Wratchild' they asked for permission and never heard back from Maiden so they went ahead and did it anyway.Īnd here's something interesting - when Styx reformed in 1995 to release their Greatest Hits package they could not get the liscensing from RCA Records for 'Lady'. I could be wrong but that is how I understand it. Should you cover a song without permission and without it applying under the parody law or qualify as a different song by changing the lyrics you could be sued for over $10,000. NOW Some will require you to pay the copyright in this case I believe it is $100 to cover a song SHOULD THE BAND/COPYRIGHT OWNER desire you to do so. you HAVE to get permission from the band/copyright owners to do a cover. In my book, if you intend to cover a song, then you should pay the owner for the rights of this song, am I right?The way I understand it is this. What if you intend to cover the song as it is, does it need permission from the song writers? I'm learning a lot about copyright, and what licenses allow you to do in covering a song.Ī 'mechanical license' allows you to record a cover of the song-the style can change-but the melody and lyrics remain the property of the song writer/publishers and those cannot be changed without express permission. Pastorbrad wrote:Okay-I'm calling on the great minds here at the CMR to help me with this one.Īs I work in my project, 'Covers'. When he did 'Perform This Way' he had Ga-Ga's blessing then she changed her mind after he released the video. The only real issue Al had was with 'Amish Paradise' when he did get the record company's permission but not Coolio's. Al did have issues with Prince when he approached him about doing 'Acid Rain' and Prince said no. I'm pretty sure Al got permission to do it and I know Michael loved the song. Apologetix has learned that you can change the lyrics without asking if you credit the original music composers. Weird Al began getting permission from the artists after that, but it is not necessary to do so. This went all the way to the Supreme Court where it was ruled that you could change the lyrics and consider this a new song as long as the writers of the music was properly credited. The parody 'law' didn't really come into play until the 80's when Michael Jackson sued Weird Al over 'Eat It'.

KaramKaram wrote:They could have worked the song under the parody 'law' which granted them permission to modify lyrics

Argent god gave rock and roll to you lyrics