Life Is A Rock - Reunion

This is my interpretation of "Life Is A Rock" by Reunion. Gotta tell you a couple a things...there are some parts I cannot understand. If you happen to know what they are singing, I'd appreciate it LOL. And there are some things I can understand but couldn't find an appropriate 50s-70s picture for it. If you have any ideas...

There are some pictures that are sorta goofy (a rainbow, for instance).

"Friends and Romans, salutations" is a pic of Belushi from Animal House. I know it's incongruous, and if you have a more era-specific image, I'd appreciate knowing of it :)

For the "Gimme Shelter" part I could have used the Rolling Stones, but I prefered "Shelter Records" especially since it came after Leon Russell.

There's the line, "Carly Simon, I behold her. Rolling Stones and center folder." For the "center folder" part I used Dylan's Blonde on Blonde 'cause it's considered the first rock double LP.

I used "Jack D. Ripper" from the 1964 Movie, Dr. Strangelove.

The only reference I could find to "Phoebe King" from the 60s was the race horse of the same name. Couldn't find a picture for that one.

"Sing me Prouder CC Rider" is a pic of Elvis, natch.

I know that "fish" and "swim" and "boston monkey" are dances from the 60s, but I couldn't find a picture of anyone doing the "fish" so I used Country Joe and the Fish instead. :)

Near the very end, I used a pic of Sandra Dee for "teenie queenie" 'cause she was a teen queen of the 50s. And for "transylvania" I used the LP that contains "Transylvania Boogie" from the Mothers of Invention (Frank Zappa)

Found the lyrics at wikipedia and everything2.com

Here are the lyrics:
B.B. Bumble and the Stingers
Mott the Hoople,
Ray Charles Singers
Lonnie Mack
and Twangin' Eddy
Here's my ring, we're going steady
Take it easy,
take me higher
Liar, liar house on fire
Locomotion,
Poco passion
Deeper purple,
Satisfaction
Baby, baby, gotta, gotta
Gimmee, gimmee, gettin' hotter
Sammy's cookin',
Leslie's Gorey
Richie Valens end of story
Maha Vishnu,
Fujiama
Kama Sutra,
Rama Lama (ding dong)
Richard Perry,
Spector (phil)
Barry
Righteous (brothers)
Archies,
Nilsson Harry
Shimmy, Shimmy, Koko Boppin'
Fats is back
and finger poppin'

Life is a rock but the radio rolled me
Gotta turn it up louder, so my DJ told me
Life is a rock but the radio rolled me
At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie

FM, AM hits are clickin'
While the clock is tocking, ticking
Friends and Romans, salutations
Brenda and the Tabulations
Carly Simon, I behold her
Rolling Stones
center folder
Johnny Cash and
Johnny Rivers
Can't stop now I've got the shivers
Mungo Jerry,
Peter Peter, , Paul Paul, and Mary Mary ,
Dr. John, the nightly tripper
Doris Day and
Jack the Ripper
Got to go sir, got to swelter
Leon Russell,
Gimme Shelter
Miracles in Smokey places
Slide guitarist and
Fender basses
Mushroom omelet,
Bonnie Bramlett
Wilson Pickett, stomp and kick it.

Life is a rock but the radio
Life is a rock but the radio...

Arthur Janov's primal screamin',
Hawkins, Jay
and Dale
and Ronnie
Kukla, Fran
and Norma Okla
Denver, John and
Osmond, Donny
JJ Cale and
ZZ Top and
LL Bean and
De De Dinah
David Bowie,
Steely Dan and
sing me prouder, CC Rider
Edgar Winter,
Joanie Sommers,
Ides of March and
Johnny Thunder
Eric Clapton,
pedal wah-wah,
Stephen Foster,
do-dah do-dah
Good Vibrations,
Help Me Rhonda,
Surfer Girl and
Little Honda
Tighter, tighter,
honey, honey, sugar sugar
yummy, yummy
CBS and
Warner Brothers, 88
RCA and
all the others

Life is a rock but the radio rolled me
Gotta turn it up louder, so my DJ told me
Life is a rock but the radio rolled me
At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie

Listen (remember) they're playing our song

Rock it, sock it,
Alan Freed me,
Murray Kaufman, try to leave me
Fish,
and Swim,
and Boston Monkey,
make it bad and play it funky

Wanna take you higher!
Freddie King and
Albert King and
Phoebe King and
frolic-king and
Getting on and {unintelligible}
Pappalardi,
hale and hearty!
Baby baby baby light my fire!
Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music!
There's a perfect morning you can {unintelligible}
Randy Newman
One two three songs apiece,
Anita,
Freda,
Aretha!
Teenie queenie,
Boffalongo,
Cuba War and even{unintelligible}
{further unintelligibility}
Baby, everything is all right, uptight, out-a-sight!
California,
Beatlemania,
New York City,
Transylvania
S&G and {unintelligible}
Bobby Vee and
SRO, yeah!

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[avis61002]

Who is the soloist singing this song? He does an excellent job?

[marnielynn2001]

@avis61002 The band is Reunion. The singer is Joey Levine

[Q8117]

What a good job putting this video together. Do you have all of these lp's in your collection? Just getting all of the graphics together was a big job.

[marnielynn2001]

Google image search is amazing :)

[1963tmr]

I heard this song on the radio today, Haven't heard it in forever. You did and excellent job on it!!

[MrMikeb1958]

20 people are just ROCKS....

[powerpaw2]

He mentions Alan Freed, but no mention of Wolfman Jack. Anway, I've always loved this song and you did a great job with the visuals!

[chipguy14]

marnielynn2001 you must have way too much free time on your hands. all kidding aside, your interpretation of Life Is A Rock is amusing, highly entertaning & just an all round fun slide show to view. great job.

[aluiziofalcao]

Dude, by the end, the backing vocals sing (Rumba) instead of (Remember), as you quoted. It's a citation to Doctor Buzzard's song Cherchez La Femme (C'est si Bon).

[Bevity]

Genius! Thanks so much, it was excellent.

[38Lasalle5019]

I Googled the lyrics but Youboob won't let me post a URL.

[internetdrummer]

Great Para Work! The rainbow is just right , you will see.

As we reach the end of this music age, a musician of the line of David will be found walking in music, against a template in music, formed against him.

He will be seen at the end of that rainbow you mentioned. Covenant.

Word = Music. Ezekiel 37:22. Take two sticks. Look it up, you will see it.

Ezekiel 33 : 30,31,32, A chief musician, still yet to come.

Your work is a stepstone to visualizing, what people cant see.

Bravo

[RavensGoTweet]

once you learn how to sing the words in order it actually seems kinda slow. hahaha but this is awesome. im making a jumpcut music video to this song hopefully this weekend :p

[GeekinTexas]

Check out the "name checks" section of Wikipedia:

Life_Is_a_Rock_(But_the_Radio_­Rolled_Me)