Helen Reddy - Raised On Rock Lyrics






I remember as a child I used to hear
Music that they played Lord with a feel
Some call it folk, some call it soul
People let me tell you it was rock and roll

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
Every day when I got home I turned on my radio

Listening to the music that my idols made
I knew every single record the DJ's played
A honky tonk a Hound Dog, a Johnny B. Goode
Chain Gang, Love Is Strange, Knock On Wood

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat I was made for rock and roll

I thought it was a fad, thought that it would pass
But the younger generation knew it would last
Time's gone by, the beat goes on
But every time I hear it Lord it takes me home

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
Every day when I got home I turned on my radio

Mother played recordings of Beethoven's Fifth
Mozart's sonatas down the classical Liszt
My papa loved to listen to his country songs
While I was in the back room rockin' on

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat I was made for rock and roll

I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul
I was born to love the beat I was made for rock and roll
I was raised on rock, I got rhythm in my soul





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  1. w.... ....

    she recorded so few of this type of song, i wish she had done more; her voice suits it surprisingly well

  2. G.... C....

    This is pretty good, but feels too 70's pop to be rock, no wonder it didn't become THE version, Elvis or no Elvis

  3. M.... ....

    i still prefer Elvis and Johnny Winters' version

  4. H.... L....

    Don't think Elvis was a Rolling Stones fan..That's what i think..
    Good version but i still think the Kings version is better..

    H.... L....

    I, too, doubt that Elvis was a fan of the Stones. As much as I liked his music, he wasn't really in touch with 60s bands at all. Too much time on film slowed him down drastically.

    H.... L....

    Yes I agree, too much time on film slowed him down drastically.

    H.... L....

    It's amazing how The Beatles placed strict limits on how many they'd do.

    H.... L....

    Yes, Elvis was such a nice person that he done what they wanted him to do..
    Elvis done some great things but he would have done a lot better if he had changed
    his manager after the Aloha concert.

    H.... L....

    I believe you're right on all those points.

  5. M.... L....

    A duet with Elvis!

  6. c.... j....

    I'm digging the xylophone riffs and the end.

  7. t.... ....

    LOL a lot of the words on that song didn't relate to Elvis !