Problems playing this file? See media help.Īmerican hard rock band Kiss covered the song in 1991 as " God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" for the soundtrack to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. The track was released as a single in 1991 and appeared on the band's 1992 album Revenge. Though the power ballad covered the original Argent 1973 version "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", it had substantially modified lyrics in the verses, thus the reason behind the slight change in the name of the song. It is one of the few songs from Kiss' "non-makeup era" to be played live since the band returned to wearing their trademark makeup in 1996. It was the last Kiss song to feature longtime drummer Eric Carr before his death three months later after it was released as a single. Although he was too ill to play drums on the track, he is featured on backing vocals during the a cappella break, singing the repeated line ".to everyone, he gave a song to be sung", as well as performing drums during the video for the song. He had lost all his hair from his chemotherapy treatments and wore a wig during the video shoot. The drum tracks were recorded by Eric Singer, who would become Kiss' full-time drummer following Carr's death. The single was also the first to feature Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley sharing lead vocals since "I" from 1981's Music from "The Elder". The song proved to be a big hit for the band in many parts of the world, including making the top 10 in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Switzerland. 21 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The music video received heavy rotation on music television channels. The version released as a single and on the soundtrack to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey differs slightly from that played in the film. In the film, a 40-second guitar solo is played by Steve Vai. It was later included on Steve Vai's album The Elusive Light and Sound, Vol. "God Gave Rock & Roll to You II" would also be included on the Kiss album Alive III, which was released in 1993. ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004.Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. ^ "24 of the Biggest and Best Movie Power Ballads".ARGENT GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU LYRICS MOVIE ^ a b " The Irish Charts – – God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II".^ "Argent - God Gave Rock And Roll To You: the story behind the song". ^ "Kiss – God Gave Rock And Roll To You".^ a b "KISS Chart History (Mainstream Rock)".^ a b " KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II".^ a b " KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II" (in German).^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". ^ " KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II".^ " KISS – God Gave Rock & Roll to You II" (in German).^ "Alive III - Kiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits".Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1992" (in German).^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1992" (in German).^ "1992 Year-End Sales Charts – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF).Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 8.According to Michael, the cheating has also left him unable to “dance” with her like the way he used to. It is not clear whether the term “dance” is used literally or as a metaphor to refer to something he used to do with his partner. The chorus is where the iconic line “I’m never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm” appears. Here, the narrator is basically talking of how the tremendous guilt of his betrayal is preventing him from “dancing” again with his lover. Owing to the fact that his feet are guilty, they can’t dance. This is surely one of the deepest lines the pop music world has ever seen! Why? According to him, guilty feet don’t possess the rhythm it takes to dance.
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