Long Live Rock Lyrics

The song Long Live Rock is performed by The Who in the album named Thirty Years of Maximum R&B in the year 1994 .



Down at the Astoria the scene was changing,
Bingo and rock were pushing out X-rating,
We were the first band to vomit in the bar,
And find the distance to the stage too far,
Meanwhile it's getting late at ten o'clock,
Rock is dead they say,
Long live rock.

Long live rock, I need it every night,
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
Long live rock, be it dead or alive.

People walk in sideways pretending that they're leaving,
We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins,
Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong,
Promoter's in the pay box wondering where the band's gone,
Back in the pub the governor stops the clock,
Rock is dead, they say,
Long live rock.

Long live rock, I need it every night,
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
Long live rock, be it dead or alive.

Landslide, rocks are falling,
Falling down 'round our very heads,
We tried but you were yawning,
Look again, rock is dead, rock is dead, rock is dead.

The place is really jumping to the high-watt amps,
'Til a 20-inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps,
In the blackout they dance right into the aisle,
And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles,
Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock,
Rock is dead, they say,
Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock.

Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock,
Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock.

Long live rock, I need it every night,
Long live rock, come on and join the line,
Long live rock, be it dead or alive.



The Who - Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

Jul 1994

  1. I'm The Face - The Who (As The High Numbers)
  2. Here 'Tis - The Who (As The High Numbers)
  3. Zoot Suit - The Who (As The High Numbers)
  4. Leaving Here - The Who (As The High Numbers)
  5. I Can't Explain
  6. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
  7. Daddy Rolling Stone
  8. Substitute (Live)
  9. I'm A Boy
  10. Happy Jack Jingle
  11. Happy Jack
  12. Boris The Spider
  13. So Sad About Us
  14. A Quick One, While He's Away
  15. Early Morning Cold Taxi
  16. Coke 2
  17. (This Could Be) The Last Time
  18. Girl's Eyes
  19. Bag O'Nails
  20. Rotosound Strings
  21. I Can See For Miles
  22. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
  23. Armenia City In The Sky
  24. Tattoo
  25. Our Love Was
  26. Rael 1
  27. Rael 2
  28. Track Records/Premier Drums
  29. Sunrise
  30. Russell Harty Dialogue
  31. Jaguar
  32. Melancholia
  33. Fortune Teller
  34. Little Billy
  35. Dogs
  36. Overture
  37. Acid Queen
  38. Abbie Hoffman Incident (Live)
  39. Underture (Live)
  40. Pinball Wizard
  41. I'm Free
  42. See Me Feel Me (Live)
  43. Heaven & Hell
  44. Young Man Blues
  45. Summertime Blues
  46. Shakin' All Over
  47. Baba O'Riley
  48. Bargain (Live)
  49. Pure & Easy
  50. Song Is Over
  51. Studio Dialogue
  52. Behind Blue Eyes
  53. Won't Get Fooled Again
  54. The Seeker (Edited Version)
  55. Bony Moronie (Live)
  56. Let's See Action
  57. Join Together
  58. Relay
  59. The Real Me
  60. 5.15 (Single Version)
  61. Bell Boy
  62. Love Reign O'er Me
  63. Long Live Rock
  64. Life With The Moons
  65. Naked Eye (Live)
  66. University Challenge
  67. Slip Kid
  68. Poetry Cornered
  69. Dreaming From The Waist (Live)
  70. Blue Red & Grey
  71. Life With The Moons 2
  72. Squeeze Box
  73. My Wife (Live)
  74. Who Are You (Single Version)
  75. Music Must Change
  76. Sister Disco
  77. Guitar & Pen
  78. You Better You Bet
  79. Twist And Shout (Live)
  80. I'm A Man (Live)
  81. Pete Dialogue (Live)
  82. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

Long Live Rock