It was later included on Steve Vai's album The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. In the film, a 40-second guitar solo is played by Steve Vai. The version released as a single and on the soundtrack to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey differs slightly from that played in the film. The music video received heavy rotation on music television channels. 21 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The song proved to be a big hit for the band in many parts of the world, including making the top 10 in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland. 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". The drum tracks were recorded by Eric Singer, who would become Kiss' full-time drummer following Carr's death. He had lost all his hair from his chemotherapy treatments and wore a wig during the video shoot. Although he was too ill to play drums on the track, he is featured on backing vocals during the a cappella break, singing the repeated line ".to everyone, he gave a song to be sung", as well as performing drums during the video for the song. 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. It is one of the few songs from Kiss' "non-makeup era" to be played live since the band returned to wearing their trademark makeup in 1996. Though the power ballad covered the original Argent 1973 version "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", it had substantially modified lyrics in the verses, thus the reason behind the slight change in the name of the song. The track was released as a single in 1991 and appeared on the band's 1992 album Revenge. Problems playing this file? See media help.Īmerican hard rock band Kiss covered the song in 1991 as " God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" for the soundtrack to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Kiss "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"įrom the album Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture and Revenge "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" was covered, with additional lyrics not found in the original recording, by American Christian rock band Petra for their 1977 album Come and Join Us and their 1984 album Beat the System. The original lyrics include a reference to British pop singer Cliff Richard, known for his Christianity. The 1997 CD re-release of All Together Now has the track included as a bonus. You can also find concert tickets and details." God Gave Rock and Roll to You" is a 1973 song by the British band Argent and covered by Kiss as "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II" in 1991, with modified lyrics.Īrgent recorded the song in 1971 during the sessions for their album All Together Now, but it originally did not appear as an album track until 1973's In Deep, and was released as a successful single at that time. Other popular songs by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club includes Loaded Gun, Weapon Of Choice, 20 Hours, Am I Only, Not What You Wanted, and others.įor more information on this song or artist, check out SoundCloud or Last.fm or. Whatever Happened To My Rock 'N' Roll (Punk Song) is unlikely to be acoustic. Around 8% of this song contains words that are or almost sound spoken. In our opinion, Whatever Happened To My Rock 'N' Roll (Punk Song) is highly not made for dancing along with its extremely depressing mood. It is composed in the key of D Major in the tempo of 147 BPM and mastered to the volume of -3 dB. The duration of Whatever Happened To My Rock 'N' Roll (Punk Song) is 4 minutes 38 seconds long.
that was released in 2001 (US) by Virgin. Whatever Happened To My Rock 'N' Roll (Punk Song) is a(n) electronic song recorded by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club for the album B.R.M.C. Your browser does not support the audio element.
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