The Rock Stops Here Lyrics - Eric Carmen

(eric carmen/fred carmen) 

(recorded by eric carmen) 

Cool 101 / 1986 

A dj in cleveland brought some bands to town 

When the music got started 

They tore the house down 

People said everybody just went out of control 

Alan freed grabbed a mike and called it rock and roll 

They started bandstand in philly back in '55 

And elvis rock-a-billy brought memphis alive 

L.a. gave us surfers and detroit's got soul 

But there's only one home of rock and roll 

And kids a hundred thousand strong 

Burned the phone lines all night long 

To send a message loud and clear 

In the u.s.a., I said, the rock stops here 

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The rock stops here 

Little richard brought miss molly 

The rock stops here 

Peggy sue's with buddy holly 

The rock stops here 

Everybody's gettin' down 

The rock stops here 

"oww!" here comes the great james brown 

The rock stops here 

Chuck berry's with "maybelline" 

The rock stops here 

Jerry lee's piano's screamin' 

The rock stops here 

Elvis singin' "blue suede shoes" 

I need a shot of rock-a-billy 

With my rhythm and blues 

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They looked from new york to l.a. to find the spot 

Every city in the nation took their very best shot 

When the dust all settled, one city stood tall 

And they knew who deserved the rock and roll hall 

So to prove the facts they already knew 

They took a nationwide poll 

That made the front page news 

When the votes were counted, the results all showed 

In cleveland, we eat, sleep and drink rock and roll 

Kids a hundred thousand strong 

Shouted, "put the hall where it belongs" 

Now here's the message loud and clear 

In the u.s.a., you know the rock stops here 

I said the rock stops here 

Cathy's clown's with don and phil 

The rock stops here 

Fats is up on blueberry hill 

The rock stops here 

Ray charles shoutin' "what'd I say" 

The rock stops here 

And sam cooke is "twistin' the night away" 

The rock stops here 

Elvis doin' "jailhouse rock" 

The rock stops here 

Chuck berry doin' the duck walk 

The rock stops here 

Little richard's singin' "woooo" 

I said, "wop-bomp-a-loo-bop ba-lomp-bam-boom" 

Kids a hundred thousand strong 

Shouted, "put the hall where it belongs" 

Here's the message loud and clear 

In the u.s.a., I said the rock stops here 

The rock stops here 

Little richard brought miss molly 

The rock stops here 

Peggy sue's with buddy holly 

The rock stops here 

Everybody's gettin' down 

The rock stops here 

"oww!" here comes the great james brown 

The rock stops here 

Chuck berry's with "maybelline" 

The rock stops here 

Jerry lee's piano's screamin' 

The rock stops here 

Elvis singin' "blue suede shoes" 

I need a shot of rock-a-billy 

With my rhythm and blues 

I said the rock stops here 

Cathy's clown's with don and phil 

The rock stops here 

Fats is up on blueberry hill 

The rock stops here 

Ray charles shoutin' "what'd I say" 

The rock stops here 

And sam cooke is "twistin' the night away" 

The rock stops here 

Elvis doin' "jailhouse rock" 

The rock stops here 

Chuck berry doin' the duck walk 

The rock stops here 

Little richard's singin' "woooo" 

I said, "wop-bomp-a-loo-bop ba-lomp-bam-boom" 

I said the rock stops here 

Gonna shout it to the nation 

The rock stops here 

At every radio station 

The rock stops here 

Say it loud and clear 

'cause in the u.s.a., you know the rock stops here