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Lifetime of Music

The 50's they found Elvis And boy oh boy could he swing The best part about him though Is the boy could also sing Of course there were many Who tried his bell to ring But it was only Elvis That Rock & Roll crowned King The 60's were invaded By a drove of English blokes From the Beatles to the Kinks to in between The Rolling of the Stones But we opened up some Doors With a few bands of our own As we headed further down The road of Rock & Roll We then watched the disco ball Spinning round and round As so went the 70's With their ups and downs Suddenly grinding to a halt Barely with a sound As fast as it came in The 70's done left town Then came in the 80's Without much fanfare Out went the disco In came the hair Not much more to talk about That's about it I swear When it came to the 80's Not too many really cared The 90's didn't just drop in It was more a lunge They called it rightly Nirvana The day of the grunge If you were not up with the times Then you were counted out to lunch But with the Jam Aunt Pearl made I could never get enough Now we're in the new Millennium With the singers and their songs Where went the Rock Did it Roll off on its own Never did it say goodbye Before it was all gone But I bet the bottom line It won't be gone for long Long live Rock&Roll

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Date: 5/2/2017 9:56:00 AM
Great one Mike! I like how you brought it through the years. Well done. Nice ending too :)
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Date: 5/2/2017 8:11:00 AM
Like that Billy Joel song, "Its Still Rock n Roll to Me!" Very nice tribute to R&R Mike! Enjoyed~Che :)
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