Bloom County's Gonna Rock The World Tonight

Back in the late 80's, when "Bloom County" was my favorite comic strip, one storyline included the characters forming a "death metal" band, initially called "Deathtongue" but changed to the more politically correct "Billy and the Boingers". At one point they ran a contest asking for readers to record and submit songs that would then be included in the next Bloom County compilation. This was my contribution. (It didn't win). Band members:

Guitar, Lead Vocal: Ted Leib, Lead Guitar: Rob Hanzlik; Bass, Harmony Vocal: Jann Hoff; Drums: A Roland TR-707

Lyrics (added 3-14-11):

(Bloom County's Gonna) Rock The World Tonight
music & lyrics by Ted Leib

Here we come with bad intentions
Got the world sittin' in our sights
Make way for Billy And The Boingers
You know we're gonna bring this whole house down tonight

We're coming out, it's a celebration
Feel the building shakin' to the street
Set the stage for the new sensation
You're gonna come alive with the Billy And The Boinger beat

(Chorus)
Bloom County's gonna rock the world tonight
A little rock 'n' roll will make you feel all right
Gonna see our name up there in lights
Bloom County's gonna rock the world tonight

Everybody's gotta have their moment
Every dog's gotta have his day
Time to challenge the imagination
And maybe we can learn not to blow it all away

Lights come up and it feels like heaven
You get an offer but you just say "No"
Turn the amps up to eleven
We're gonna make 'em hear us all the way to Tokyo

(Repeat chorus)

(Bridge)
Some Senate subcommittee tried to keep us out of sight
But we won't give up without a fight

(Guitar instrumental)

(Repeat chorus 2x)

Category:

Music

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• bloom
• county
• boingers
• opus
• penguin
• bill
• cat
• song
• music
• billy
• rock

[tedleib]

I had a request for the lyrics so they're been added to the video information text.

Thanks to all who've commented!

[195511SM]

Is this the record that came with the book? I have it, but never tore it out.......and so never listened to it. Just recognized the artwork....

[tedleib]

@195511SM This song was recorded and submitted for inclusion on that record but wasn't chosen.

[AvalonIsle]

Poor Bill. It all went downhill after he started free-baseing "Little Friskies". Of course, throwing furniture out of his hotel room window didn't help LOL

[jtwidmer]

God bless Steve Dallas. Aack thppppt!!! Run with the devil shout satans might, deathtongue deathtongue the beast rises tonight! Aack!

[FuegoMattersNot]

thanks man! i was raised on bloom county ....its how i learned to read....i must have listened to the flexi disk a thousand times......its awesome to find some more information on the album while playing youtube roulette

[phecez]

bravo you did great

[ElectricAfroMan]

Wow, this is pretty good. Nice job dude!!

[sarsip6669]

@Upton12: How dare you utter the fourteen letter "S" word...Lol.

[TruenoandLevin86]

Holy crap, this is awesome! Lyrics please?

[Upton12]

snugglebunnies!!!!!!

[Upton12]

@jtwidmer

Dr. Suess????

[Awsomenerd]

Kick ass. (Lets do the world a favor and rock it the whole way thru tonight!)