Benny the Bouncer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer * Track #35 On Fanfare 1970 - 1997

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Album Fanfare 1970 - 1997

ALBUM

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2017

Benny the Bouncer by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Release Date

Mon Nov 19 1973

Performed by

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Produced by

Greg Lake

Writed by

Keith Emerson & Peter Sinfield & Greg Lake

About

This song, co-written by Greg Lake and Peter Sinfield (who worked together in the band King Crimson), has an incredibly rare vocal performance by Carl Palmer, and a comedic lyrical style. It’s a sharp contrast to the more serious tone of the rest of the album, especially the epic ‘Karn Evil 9’, whic...

Benny the Bouncer Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Benny was the bouncer at the Palais de Dance
He'd slash your granny's face up given half a chance
He'd sell you back the pieces, all for less than half a quid
He thought he was the meanest until he met with Savage Sid

[Verse 2]
Now, Sidney was a greaser with some nasty roots
He poured a pint of Guinness over Benny's boots
Benny looked at Sidney, Sidney stared right back in his eye
Sidney chose a switchblade and Benny got a cold meat pie

[Chorus]
Oh! what a terrible sight
Much to the people's delight, one hell of a fight!

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]
Sidney grabbed an 'atchet, buried it in Benny's head
The people gasped as he bled, the end of a Ted?

[Verse 3]
Well, they dragged him from the wreckage of the Palais in bits
And they tried to stick together all the bits that would fit
But some of him was missing and part of him arrived too late
So now he works for Jesus as the bouncer at St. Peter's Gate

Benny the Bouncer Q&A

Who wrote Benny the Bouncer's ?

Benny the Bouncer was written by Keith Emerson & Peter Sinfield & Greg Lake.

Who produced Benny the Bouncer's ?

Benny the Bouncer was produced by Greg Lake.

When did Emerson, Lake & Palmer release Benny the Bouncer?

Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Benny the Bouncer on Mon Nov 19 1973.

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