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Electric Light Orchestra
Rockaria!
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Rock
Rockaria! was released on September 11, 1976 by Epic/Legacy as a part of the album A New World Record
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra
Performer
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Vocals
Kelly Groucutt
Kelly Groucutt
Background Vocals
Bev Bevan
Bev Bevan
Drums
Richard Tandy
Richard Tandy
Piano
Mik Kaminski
Mik Kaminski
Violin
Hugh 'H' McDowell
Hugh 'H' McDowell
Cello
Melvyn Gale
Melvyn Gale
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeff Lynne
Jeff Lynne
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Weit, oops
Weit, weit in die Ferne
Man hort, man hort die Musik
[Verse 2]
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
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm ready and I'm really gonna rock tonight
[Verse 3]
Sweet little lady sings like a songbird
And she sings like 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
[Verse 4]
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 creepin' from her room
[Verse 5]
Weit, weit in die Ferne
Man hort, man hort die Musik
[Verse 6]
Come on, I'll show you how to sing the blues, now, baby
Come on over, you got nothin' 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 7]
"Now listen here, baby," she said to me
"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
[Verse 8]
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 creepin' from her room
[Verse 9]
Oh, far, far, away
The music is playin'
[Verse 10]
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 Barry's greatest tunes
And the singers in the chorus all got off on singin' blues
[Verse 11]
And as the night grew older, everybody was as one
People on the streets came runnin' in to join in song
Just hearin' the opera singers singin' rock and roll so pure
I thought I saw the mayor there but I wasn't really sure
But it's alright
Written by: Jeff Lynne

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