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Lou Reed : Rock And Roll Heart
1976

  1. I Believe In Love
  2. Banging On My Drum
  3. Follow The Leader
  4. You Wear It So Well
  5. Ladies Pay
  6. Rock And Roll Heart

  7. Chooser And The Chosen One
  8. Senselessly Cruel
  9. Claim To Fame
  10. Vicious Circle
  11. A Sheltered Life (Sheltered Life)
  12. Temporary Thing

I Believe In Love

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I believe in good times now And I believe in shows And I believe in the iron cross And as everybody knows
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I believe in good time music Yeah, good time rock and roll I believe in music music music It'll satisfy your soul, but
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Ah, I believe in love (good time music)
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Yeah yeah yeah yeah, now I believe in love (good time music) |
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I believe in party time And I believe in soul And I believe in temptation And knock knock knocking at your door And I believe in good times Yeah, good times rock and roll Yeah, I believe in the music music music It'll satisfy your soul, don't you know that
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Ah, I believe in love (good time music)
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Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah ah, I believe in love (good time music)
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I believe (I believe), I believe (I believe), I believe in love I believe (I believe), I believe (I believe), yeah, I believe in love I believe (I believe), I believe (I believe), yeah, I believe in love I believe (I believe), I believe (I believe), yeah, I believe in love
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Good time music, good time rock and roll Good time music, good time rock and roll Good time music, good time rock and roll Good time music, good time rock and roll

Banging On My Drum

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I'm banging on my drum
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I'm banging on my drum
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Then banging on my drum, boy
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And I'm having lots of fun I'm banging on my drums, yeah I'm banging on my drums I'm banging on my drum, now baby And I'm having lots of fun |
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I'm banging on my drum I'm banging on my drum I'm banging on my drums, boy And I'm having lots of fun I'm banging on my one, huh, my one Yeah, my, my drum I'm banging on my one, my drums, my one I'm banging on my drum Yeah, I'm banging on my drums, yeah Yeah, I'm banging on my drum Yeah, I'm banging on my drums now, now And I'm having lots of fun, fun, fun |
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Follow The Leader

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Follow, follow the leader, now now New York, New York City, now now Follow, follow the leader, now now New York, New York City, now now
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Oh, if you wanna dance, hey, work up a sweat
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And you better better better get yourself,
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Ah huh, a little romance, then you know you gotta
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Oooh, get up a little sweat and get a little romance Then you better now
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Follow, follow the leader, now now New York, New York City, now now Follow, follow the leader, now now New York, New York City, now now
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Yeah, if you wanna dance
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You better work up a sweat now, baby
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Get a little romance, yeah yeah yeah, you better
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Yeah, you better work up a sweat
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Get yourself a little romance then you know you better
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Oh now boy, follow the leader, now now Oh New York, New York City, now now Get it on Oh, follow now, the leader, now now Follow the leader now

You Wear It So Well

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All of those things, yeah, that you've got to give
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Yeah, you wear it so well (you wear it so well)
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) Hey, you wear it so well (you wear it so well)
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All of those stories, honey, that I know you could tell
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Yeah, you wear it so well
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And your face hides it so I can't tell
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That you knew you wear it so well
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You wear it so well (you wear it so well)
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Yeah darling, you wear it so well (you wear it so well)
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Yeah baby, you wear it so well (you wear it so well)
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Yeah now baby, you wear it so well (you wear it so well)
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Hey now darling now, yeah, you wear it so well (you wear it so well) |
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All of the things that made poets sing
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You wear it so well
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Yeah, you hide it so well
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And all of the pain that you used to tell
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You hide it so well
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Can't tell from your face that you knew it so well
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Hey, now that you had such a story to tell
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Yeah, you got style and grace and you wear it so well You wear it so well And you've got, you've got such a story to tell Yeah, yeah-yeah, you wear it so well Grace and style equals you so well Yeah-yeah-yeah, you wear it so well, yeah, so well Yeah, you wear it, wear it, wear it now, wear it now baby Yeah, now you wear it so well And you've got such a story to tell (Oooh) (Oooh, you wear it so well) (You wear it so well) (You wear it so well)

Ladies Pay

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All the sailors they are all home for leave
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And everybody's waiting for them to try to deceive
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The storekeepers have drawn their lace curtains bare
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And all the willowy young girls are waiting there
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Oh, but how the ladies pay
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Oh, if they only knew how the ladies pay
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Here now, how the ladies pay
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Oh, when the men they have gone away Nobody is standing guard upon the door And nobody is feeding any of the poor The poor sick soldier lies in bed beside his girl Thinking of another place on the other side of the world, ah How the ladies pay Oh-oh, oh, how the ladies pay When the men they have gone away Oh, I wish I knew how the ladies pay |
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Day and night, night and day, how the ladies pay Day and night, night and day, how the ladies pay Day and night, night and day And day and night, day and night, night and day, ladies pay now Night and day, day and night, how the ladies pay Day and night, night and day, how the ladies pay Day and night now, night and day and now How they pay now, oh, how they pay now Ladies pay, ladies pay, ladies pay their way now Ladies pay, ladies pay, ladies pay Night and day, night and day, night and day, oh, how the ladies pay Oh, night and day, night and day, night and day, oh, how the ladies pay |
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Rock And Roll Heart

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I don't like opera and I don't like ballet And new wave French movies, they just drive me away I guess I'm just dumb, 'cause I knows I ain't smart But deep down inside, I got a rock and roll heart Yeah, yeah, yeah, deep down inside I got a rock and roll heart
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Oh, rock and roll heart
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Looking for a good time
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Just a rock and roll heart, roll heart, roll heart
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Looking for a good time |
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| I don't like massages or something meant to say And I wish people like that would just go away I guess I'm just dumb, 'cause I know I'm not smart But deep down inside, I got a rock and roll heart Yeah, yeah, yeah, deep down inside I got a rock and roll heart Oh, rock and roll heart Looking for a good time Just a rock and roll heart, roll heart, roll heart Looking for a good time Yeah, just a rock and roll heart Looking for a good time Just a rock and roll heart, roll heart, roll heart Looking for a good time |
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Yeah, got a rock and roll heart, searching for a good time Got a rock and roll heart, searching for a good time Just a rock and roll heart, searching for a good time Yeah, rockin' rock and roll heart, searching for a good time Let me hear you, now Oh, let me hear you, now

Chooser And The Chosen One

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Senselessly Cruel

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When I was a poor young boy at school
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Girls like you always played me for a fool
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But now a time has come to lay to waste
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The theory people have of getting an acquired taste
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You treated me oh, so so senselessly cruel
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Oh baby, you were so senselessly cruel |
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From the beginnings I suspected the worst And you didn't disappoint me, it was just that you were the first But now I wouldn't let you touch me, if you were within a foot And girl, I'm never ever gonna get hurt 'Cause you treated me oh, so now senselessly cruel Oh, now senselessly cruel (Oh, senselessly cruel) (Oh, senselessly cruel) |
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Claim To Fame

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Talk talk, yak yak
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Watch out for that old one track
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Get it up and get it back
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No space, no rent
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The money's gone, it's all been spent now
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Tell me 'bout your claim to fame
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Extra extra, read all about it now
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Extra extra, something 'bout the claim to fame
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Ooh sweet mama, ooh sweet mama, something 'bout a claim to fame |
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Wet lips, dry mouth
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Ready for that old hand out now
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Spaced out, spaced dead
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The head's round, the square is pegged
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Ain't that some claim to fame
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Extra extra, read all about it now
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Extra extra, something, something 'bout some claim to fame
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Oo-ee, sweet mama, extra extra, something, something 'bout a claim to fame
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Yeah now!
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I said now extra extra, something 'bout a claim to fame I said now extra extra Something 'bout a claim to fame Oooh mama, said now extra extra, Something 'bout a claim to fame Extra extra, something 'bout a, 'bout a, about a, something 'bout a claim to fame Extra extra, something 'bout a, 'bout a, 'bout a, something 'bout a claim to fame Oooh sweet mama, something 'bout a claim to fame Oh, oooh sweet mama, something 'bout a claim to fame

Vicious Circle

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You're caught in a vicious circle
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Surrounded by your so-called friends
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You're caught in a vicious circle
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And it looks like it will never end
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'Cause some people think that they like problems
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And some people think that they don't
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And for everybody who says yes
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There's somebody whose staring saying don't You're caught in a vicious circle Surrounded by your so-called friends You're caught in a vicious circle And it looks like it will just never end 'Cause some people think that it's nerves And some people think that it's not And some people think that it's things that you do And others think that you were cold when you were hot
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They think that that was what it was all about |
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You're caught in a vicious circle You're caught in a vicious circle You're caught in a vicious circle You're caught in a vicious circle
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Surrounded by all of your friends

A Sheltered Life (Sheltered Life)

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Never been to England, never been to France
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Never really learned how to dance
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I've never taken dope and I've never taken drugs
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Ah, I've never danced on a bear skin rug
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Guess it's true what all those people they say
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I'm gonna have to lose my hometown ways
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Guess it's true, guess I've led a sheltered life |
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Never went around with anything I've had a hometown life and I haven't ever learned to swing Not much of a life, I haven't seen much I've been true to my wife and it's just been too much Guess it's true what all these people they say I'm gonna have to lose my hometown ways You know it's true, guess I've led a sheltered life |
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Guess it's true what all those people they say
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I'm gonna have to lose my hometown ways
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Temporary Thing

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Hey now bitch, now baby, you better pack your things, get outta here quick
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Maybe your blood's getting, ah, too rich
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It ain't like we ain't never seen this thing before
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And if it turns you bend around then you better hit the door
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But I know, it's just a temporary thing
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Oh yeah, it's just a temporary thing You read too many books, you seen too many plays And it's things like this turn you away Hey now now look, huh look hey, hey look, hey look you better think about it twice I know that your good breeding makes you seem not so nice It's just a temporary thing Ah-huh, ah-huh, ah-huh, it's just a temporary thing Where's the number, where's a dime and where's the phone I feel like a stranger, I guess you're gonna go back home Your mother, your father, your brother, I guess they wouldn't agree with me But I don't give two shits, they're no better than me Ah-huh, it's just a temporary thing Oh yeah, been there before, just a temporary thing It's just a temporary thing Ah bitch, get off my kids, temporary thing Get out, it's just a temporary thing Yeah now home (it's just a temporary thing) Temporary thing, huh, ha-ha-ha (It's just a temporary thing) (It's just a temporary thing) (It's just a temporary thing) (It's just a temporary thing) (It's just a temporary thing)