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
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Sands Avatar
May 2, 2017 at 9:56 AM
Great one Mike! I like how you brought it through the years. Well done. Nice ending too :)
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May 2, 2017 at 8:11 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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