#SongLyricSunday-Rock On-July 3
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This week our host Jim Adams for Song Lyric Sunday has given us the prompt of One Hit Wonders. Which means an artist, or a group had a song that reached the top without any follow-up success.
The goal is to take the prompt and profile a song that has it part of its lyrics or title.
Please consider carving out time to read the posts of other bloggers who responded to the Song Lyric Sunday challenge.
Rules for Song Lyric Sunday
Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it contains the prompt words or not. If it does not meet the criteria, then please explain why you chose this song.
• Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be.
• Make sure you also credit the singer/band and if you desire you can provide a link to where you found the lyrics.
• Link to the YouTube video or pull it into your post so others can listen to the song.
• Ping back to this post or place your link in the comments section below.
• Read at least one other person’s blog, so we can all share new and fantastic music and create amazing new blogging friends in the process.
• Feel free to suggest future prompts.
• Have fun and enjoy the music.
Rock On
In 1973 a musician turned actor who later turned back to being a musician wrote a song for movie named “That’ll Be the Day“. That musician/actor was David Essex. Essex in 1971 was in a London production of “Godspell”. That role got him the movie where he worked alongside Ringo Starr and Keith Moon.
Essex had asked David Puttnam the film’s producer if he could write the closing song for the movie. He wrote the song “Rock On“, but it was not used. After the movie Essex went to CBS Records and got himself a deal. CBS released the song as a single and it became an International Hit. It was the only “Top Hit” Essex would have in the US.
The famous bass line in this song was played by Herbie Flowers, who played on many recordings for Harry Nilsson and David Bowie.
Lyrics to Rock On
Video
Next week the prompt is “Songs that were turned down by recording artists that went on to become big hits”
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