Eric Carmen - The Rock Stops Here lyrics

(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 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 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