Famous In The Last Century

Status Quo Famous In The Last Century Lyrics
1.Claudette

( orbison )

I got a brand new baby and i feel so good
She loves even better than i thought she would
I'm on my way to her house an i'm plumb outa breath
And when i see her tonight i'm gonna squeeze her to death

Claudette, pretty little pet claudette
Never make me fret claudette
She's the greatest little girl that i've ever met
I get the best lovin that i'll ever get
From claudette
Oh oh claudette

Well i'm a lucky man my baby treats me right
She's gonna let me hug and kiss an hold her tight
And when the date is over and were at her front door
When i kiss her good night i'll holler more more more

Claudette, pretty little pet claudette
Never make me fret claudette
She's the greatest little girl that i've ever met
I get the best lovin that i'll ever get
From claudette
Oh oh claudette
Oh oh claudette

When me an my new baby have a date or three
I'm gonna ask my baby if she'll marry me
I'm gonna be so happy for the rest of my life
When my brand new baby is my brand new wife

Claudette, pretty little pet claudette
Never make me fret claudette
She's the greatest little girl that i've ever met
I get the best lovin that i'll ever get
From claudette
Oh oh claudette
Oh oh claudette

She's the greatest little girl that i've ever met
I get the best lovin that i'll ever get
From claudette
Oh oh claudette
Oh oh claudette


2.Crawling From The Wreckage

( g. parker )

Got out really early from the factory
Driving like a nut in the rain
Don't think i was acting so hysterically
But i didn't see a thing until it came
Man the drunks were verbal in the takeaway
Beating up the chinese at the counter

I put a few inside me
At the end of the day
I took out my revenge
On the revolution counter

Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
You'd think by now at least that
Half my brain would get the message
Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
Into a brand new car

In walks bud with his exploding nose
He'd been giving it maximum today
He shouted how the devil
You in trouble i suppose
But all you ever do is run away
Turned up the motor into hyper-drive
I wasn't gonna take any of that
Don't get bright ideas about a suicide
'cause all i ever hear
Is zoom wam bam past me

Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
You'd think by now at least that
Half my brain would get the message
Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
Into a brand new car

Crawling, crawling, crawling from the wreckage
Crawling, crawling, crawling from the wreckage
Crawling, crawling, crawling from the wreckage

Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
Bits of me are scattered
In the trees and in the hedges
Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
Into a brand new car

Nothing seem to happen that ain't happened before
I see it all through flashes of depression
I dry up my drink and hear
People running for the door
God i make some kind of impression
'cause when i'm disconnected from the driving wheel
I'm only half the man i should be
But metal hitting metal isn't all i feel
And everything is good as
It possible could be

Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
You'd think by now at least that
Half my brain would get the message
Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
Into a brand new car

Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
Bits of me are scattered
In the trees and in the hedges
Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
Into a brand new car

Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling from the wreckage
Crawling, crawling
Crawling from the wreckage


3.Famous In The Last Century

( andrew bown )

The radio
The vinyl disc
The jukebox chart
The hit and miss
And all the stars that went with this

In the last century
Last century
Famous in the last century

Eddie cochran
Jerry lee
Phil and don and bobby vee
The way the music used to be

In the last century
The last century
Famous in the last century
Last century


4.Good Golly Miss Molly

( blackwell / marascalco )

Good golly miss molly, sure like to ball
Good golly miss molly, sure like to ball
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma call

From the early early mornin' till the early early night
You can see miss molly rockin' at the house of blue lights
Good golly miss molly, sure like to ball
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma call

Well, now momma, poppa told me, son, you better watch your step
If you hear my mama talking, you'd remember what she said
Good golly, miss molly, she sure like to ball
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma call

Good golly miss molly, sure like to ball
Good golly miss molly, sure like to ball
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma call

Yeah, i am going to the corner, gonna buy a diamond ring
Would you hug me, and kiss me, make me ting a ling a ling
Good golly, miss molly, sure like to ball
When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma call


5.Hound Dog

( leiber / stoller )

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine

Well, they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Yeah, they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine

Well, they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Yeah, they said you were high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine, yeah

Well, they said you was high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Ya know they said you were high-classed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine

You ain't nothin' but a
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
And you ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine


6.Memphis Tennessee

( c. berry )

Long distance information, give me memphis tennessee
Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me
She could not leave her number, but i know who placed the call
'cause my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall

Help me, information, get in touch with my marie
She's the only one who'd phone me here from memphis tennessee
Her home is on the south side, high up on a ridge
Just a half a mile from the mississippi bridge

Help me, information, more than that i cannot add
Only that i miss her and all the fun we had
But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
And tore apart our happy home in memphis tennessee

The last time i saw marie, she's waving me goodbye
With hurry home drops on her cheek, that trickle from her eye
Marie is only six years old, and information please
Try to put me through to her in memphis, tennessee

Try to put me through to her in memphis, tennessee


7.Mony Mony

( bloom / gentry / james / cordell )

Here she come now, say, mony, mony
Shoot 'em down, turn around, come on, mony
Hey, she give me love and i feel all right now
You gotta toss and turn in the middle of the night
And i feel all right

I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

You make me feel so good
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
You make me feel alright
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony

I say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)

Wake me, shake me, mony, mony
A shot gun dead now come on, mony
Don't stop cookin', it feels so good yeah
Hey don't stop now. hey, come on! mony
Come on mony yeah!
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
I said yeah, (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)

You make me feel so good
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
You make me feel alright
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony

I say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah

Oh i love you mony, mon, mon, mony
Yeh i love you mony, mon, mon, mon
Oh i love you mony, mon, mon, mony
Sure i love you mony, mon, mon, mon

I say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)

You make me feel so good
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
You make me feel alright
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony

I say yeah (yeah)

You make me feel so good
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
You make me feel alright
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony
Mony, mony

I say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
Mony, mony


8.Old Time Rock And Roll

( jackson / jones )

Just take those old records off the shelf
I'll sit and listen to 'em by myself
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

Don't try to take me to a disco
You'll never even get me out on the floor
In ten minutes i'll be late for the door
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Won't go to hear them play a tango
I'd rather hear some blues or funky soul
There's only one sure way to get me to go
Start playing old time rock 'n' roll

Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Call me a relic, call me what you will
Say i'm old-fashioned, say i'm over the hill
Today's music ain't got the same soul
I like that old time rock 'n' roll

Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Still like that old time rock 'n' roll
That kind of music just soothes the soul
I reminisce about the days of old
With that old time rock 'n' roll

Rock 'n' roll
Soothes the soul
Days of old


9.Once Bitten Twice Shy

( i. hunter )

Well the times gettin' hard for you little girl
I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over god's world
You can't remember when you got your last meal
And you dont know just how a woman feels
You didn't know what rock 'n' roll was
Until you met my drummer on a grey tour bus
I got there in the nick of time
Before he got his hands across your state line

I said i, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe

Now its the middle of the night
On the open road
The heater don't work and it's oh-so cold
You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat
The rhythm of the street sure knocks you off your feet
You didn't know how rock 'n' roll looked
Until you caught your sister with the guys from the group
Half-way home in the parking lot
By the look in her eyes she was givin' what she got

I said i, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe

Woman you're a mess gonna die in your sleep
There's blood on my amp and my fenders beat
Can't keep you home, you're messin around
My best friend told me you're the best lick in town

You didn't know that rock 'n' roll burned
So you bought a candle and you live and you learn
You got the rhythm, you got the speed
Mamma's little baby likes it short and sweet

I said i, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe

I said i, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy, babe
I, i, i, i, once bitten twice shy


10.Rave On

( petty / tilghman / west )

Well, the little things you say and do
Make me want to be with you

Rave on, it's a crazy feelin' and
I know it's got me reelin'
When you say i love you
Rave on

The way you dance and hold me tight
The way you kiss and say good night

Rave on, it's a crazy feelin' and
I know it's got me reelin'
I'm so glad that your revealing
Your love for me

Rave on, rave on and tell me
Tell me, not to be lonely
Tell me, you love me only
Rave on for me

Well, the little things you say and do
Make me want to be with you

Rave on, it's a crazy feelin' and
I know it's got me reelin'
When you say i love you
Rave on

Rave on, it's a crazy feelin' and
I know it's got me reelin'
I'm so glad that your revealing
Your love for me

Rave on, rave on and tell me
Tell me, not to be lonely
Tell me, you love me only
Rave on for me

Rave on
Rave on
Rave on
Rave on for me

Rave on
Rave on


11.Rock 'n' Me

( miller )

Well i've been lookin' real hard
And i'm tryin' to find a job
But it just keeps gettin' tougher every day
But i got to do my part cause i know in my heart
I got to please my sweet baby, yeah

Well, i ain't superstitious
And i don't get suspicious
But my woman is a friend of mine
And i know that it's true that all the things that i do
Will come back to me in my sweet time

So keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on a rock'n me baby
Keep on a rock'n me baby
Keep on a rock'n me baby

I went from phoenix, arizona
All the way to tacoma
Philadelphia, atlanta, l.a.
Northern california where the girls are warm
So i could be with my sweet baby, yeah

So keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on rock'n me baby
Baby, baby, baby
Keep on rock'n
Rock'n me baby
Keep on a rock'n
Rock'n me baby

Don't get suspicious
Now don't be suspicious
Babe, you know you are a friend of mine
And you know that it's true
That all the things that i do
Are gonna come back to you in your sweet time

I went from phoenix, arizona
All the way to tacoma
Philadelphia, atlanta, l.a.
Northern california where the girls are warm
So i could hear my sweet baby say

Keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on rock'n me, rock'n me, rock'n
Baby, baby, baby
Keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on rock'n me baby
Keep on rock'n me baby


12.Roll Over Beethoven

( c. berry )

I'm gonna write a little letter
Gonna mail it to my local dj
Yeah, it's a rockin' little record
I want my jockey to play
Roll over beethoven, i gotta hear it again today

You know my temperature's risin
And the jukebox blowin a fuse
My heart's beatin' rhythm
And my soul keeps singin' the blues
Roll over beethoven and tell tschaikowsky the news

I got a rockin' pneumonia
I need a shot of rhythm and blues
I got the rollin' arthritis
Sittin' down at the rhythm review
Roll over beethoven and rockin' in two by two

Well, if you feel you like it
Go get your lover, then reel and rock it
Roll it over and move on up just
A trifle further and reel and rock it
With one and other
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues

Well, early in the mornin' i'm a-givin' you the warnin'
Don't you step on my blue suede shoes
Hey diddle diddle, i'm playin' my fiddle
Ain't got nothin' to lose
Roll over beethoven and tell tschaikowsky the news

You know she wiggles like a glow worm
Dance like a spinnin' top
She got a crazy partner
You oughta see 'em reel and rock
Long as she got a dime the music will never stop

Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues

Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven (roll over beethoven)
Roll over beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues


13.Runaround Sue

( dimicci / maresca )

I'm gonna tell a story and it's sad but true
About a girl that i once knew
She took my love then ran around
With any other single guy in town
I should have known it from the very start
This girl will leave me with a broken heart
Now listen people what i'm telling you
A-keep away from-a runaround sue

Oh oh woo woo woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo woo woo

I miss her lips and the smile on her face
The touch of her hair and this girl's warm embrace
So if you don't wanna cry like i do
A-keep away from-a runaround sue

She likes to travel around
She'll love you and she'll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
She goes out with other guys

Here's the moral of the story of the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
A-keep away from-a runaround sue

Oh oh woo woo woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo woo woo

She likes to travel around
She'll love you and she'll put you down
Now people let me put you wise
She goes out with other guys

Here's the moral of the story from the guy who knows
I fell in love and my love still grows
Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
A-keep away from-a runaround sue

I should have known it from the very start
This girl will leave me with a broken heart
Now listen people what i'm telling you, woh
A-keep away from-a runaround sue

Oh oh woo woo woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo woo woo

Oh oh woo woo woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo woo woo
Woo woo woo woo woo woo


14.Sweet Home Chicago

( r. johnson )

Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Back to the place i love
Sweet home chicago

Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Back to the place i love
Sweet home chicago

Now one and one is two
And two and two is four
I got my bags loaded
And i'm headed for the door
Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Back to the place i love
Sweet home chicago

Two and two is four
Four and four is eight
So won't you come on baby
Don't you make me late
Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Back to the place i love
Sweet home chicago

Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Back to the place i love
Sweet home chicago

Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Come on, baby don't you wanna go
Back to the place i love
Sweet home chicago


15.Way Down

( martine )

Babe, you're getting closer
The lights are goin' dim
The sound of your breathin'
Has made the mood i'm in
All of my resistance
Is lying on the floor
Its taking me to places
I've never been before

And i can feel it
Feel it, feel it, feel it

Way down where the music plays
Way down like a tidal wave
Way down where the fires blaze
Way down, down, way, way on down

Ooh, my head is spinnin'
You got me in your spell
A hundred magic fingers
On a whirling carousel
The medicine within me
No doctor could prescribe
Your love is doing something
That i just can't describe

And i can feel it
Feel it, feel it, feel it

Way down where the music plays
Way down like a tidal wave
Way down where the fires blaze
Way down

Hold me again
Tight as you can
I need you so
Baby, let's go

Way down where it feels so good
Way down where i hoped it would
Way down where i never could
Way down
Way down where the music plays
Way down like a tidal wave
Way down where the fires blaze
Way down, down, down


16.When I'm Dead And Gone

( gallagher / lyle )

Ooh i love you baby, i love you night and day
When i leave you baby, don't cry the night away
When i die, don't you write no words upon my tomb
I don't believe, i want to leave no epitaph for two

Wohowow, when i'm dead and gone
I wanna leave some happy woman livin' on
Wohowow, when i'm dead and gone
I don't want nobody to morn beside my grave

Ooh, mama linda, she's out to get my hide
She got a shotgun and a daughter by her side
Hey there, ladies, johnson free
Who got the law, who got the love to keep a man like me

Wohowow, when i'm dead and gone
I'm gonna leave some happy woman livin' on
Wohowow, when i'm dead and gone
I don't want nobody to morn beside my grave

I said wo-nah-nah
Wo-nah-nah
Wo-nah-nah
Wo-nah-nah

When i die, don't you write no words upon my tomb
I don't believe, i want to leave no epitaph for two

Wohowow, when i'm dead and gone
I'm wanna leave some happy woman livin' on
Wohowow, when i'm dead and gone
I don't want nobody to morn beside my grave

I said wo-nah-nah
Wo-nah-nah

Wohowow, when i'm dead, when i'm dead
Wohowow, when i'm dead and gone