Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Released as the second single off A New World Record, “Rockaria!” tells the tale of a rock ‘n’ roll fan who wants to dance to his favorite songs with a opera singer that strictly listens to classical music.
She eventually invites him to the opera house where she surprises him by having the whole orc...
[Intro: Mary Thomas]
Weit (Oops!)
Weit, weit in die Ferne
Man hört, man hört die Musik
[Verse 1: Jeff Lynne]
Just got back from the downtown Palais
Where the music was so sweet
It knocked me right back in the alley
I'm ready, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm ready
Woah, woah, woah, I'm ready
And I'm really gonna rock tonight
[Verse 2]
Sweet little lady sings like a songbird
And she sings the opera like you ain't never heard
But she ain't ready
No, no, no, she ain't ready
No, no, no, she ain't ready
And she ain't gonna rock and roll
[Chorus]
She's sweet on Wagner
I think she'd die for Beethoven
She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune
And Verdi's always creeping from her room
[Interlude: Mary Thomas]
Weit, weit in die Ferne
Man hört, man hört die Musik
[Verse 3: Jeff Lynne]
Come on I'll show you how to sing the blues
Now baby, come on over you got nothing to lose
Are you ready, hey, hey, hey are you ready?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, are you ready?
I wanna show you how to rock and roll
[Verse 4]
Now listen here baby she, said to me
Just, meet me at the opera house at quarter to three
'Cause I'm ready, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm ready
Woo, hoo, hoo, I'm ready
I'm gonna show you how to sing the blues
[Chorus]
She's sweet on Wagner
I think she'd die for Beethoven
She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune
And Verdi's always creeping from her room
[Bridge]
Oh, far, far away
The music is playin'
[Outro]
Well, we were reelin' and rockin' all through the night
Yeah, we were rockin' at the opera house until the break of light
And the orchestra was playin' all Chuck Berry's greatest tunes
And the singers in the chorus all got off on them singin' blues
And as the night grew older everybody was as one
The people on the streets came runnin' in to join in song
Just to hearing the opera singers singing rock and roll so pure
I thought I saw the mayor there but I wasn't really sure
But it's alright
Rockaria! was written by Jeff Lynne.
Rockaria! was produced by Jeff Lynne.
Electric Light Orchestra released Rockaria! on Sat Sep 18 1976.