Originally recorded in 1968 by the Michigan rock group The MC5, The Strypes' version is actually lyrically based on the 1995 cover version by the Seattle alternative rock trio The Presidents of the United States of America. The Strypes' cover appeared on their 2015 E.P Flat Out alongside “Eighty-Fou...
[Intro]
Yeeeeee-ooowww!
[Verse 1]
Well, I've been elected to rock your asses 'til midnight
Well, this is my term and I've shaved off my perm but it's alright
[Pre-Chorus]
I solemnly swear to uphold the Constitution
Got a rock 'n' roll problem, well, we got the solution
Just let me be who I am -
[Chorus]
And let me kick out the jams, yeah
Let me kick out the jams; I done kicked 'em out!
[Verse 2]
Well, I've been selected to orbit the planet in a rocket (in a rocket)
I'm goin' to Mars; I got a message for the poodle in your pocket (in your pocket)
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, mission control callin' supernova
The hotline's rockin'; you can come on over
And let us be who we am-
[Chorus]
And let us kick out the jams, yeah
Let us kick out the jams; we done kicked 'em out!
[Outro]
Ha,ha,ha,ha
Kick Out The Jams was written by Rob Tyner & Fred Smith & Dennis Thompson & Michael Davis (USA) & Wayne Kramer.
Kick Out The Jams was produced by Charlie Russell & Bradley Spence.
The Strypes released Kick Out The Jams on Mon Jun 01 2015.