Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day [1990] (compilation series) - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) lyrics

"Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" was a #8 hit in 1974 for RCA studio group "Reunion". The lead singer was Joey Levine who used to be in Ohio Express (the sixties bubblegum group that did "Yummy Yummy Yummy"). B.B. Bumble and the Stingers, Mott the Hoople, Ray Charles Singers Lonnie Mack and twangin' Eddy, here's my ring we're goin' steady Take it easy, take me higher, liar liar, house on fire Locomotion, Poco, Pa**ion, Deeper Purple, Satisfaction Baby baby gotta gotta gimme gimme gettin' hotter Sammy's cookin', Lesley Gore and Ritchie Valens, end of story Mahavishnu, fujiyama, kama-sutra, rama-lama Richard Perry, Spector, Barry, Righteous, Archies, Nilsson, Harry Shimmy shimmy ko-ko bop and Fats is back and Finger Poppin' Life is a Rock, But the radio rolled me. Gotta turn it up louder, So my DJ told me. Life is a Rock, But the radio rolled me. At the end of my rainbow Lies a Golden Oldie. FM, AM, hits are clickin' while the clock is tock-a-tickin' Friends and Romans, salutations, Brenda and the Tabulations Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin' Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter Paul and Paula, Mary Mary Dr. John the nightly tripper, Doris Day and Jack the Ripper Gotta go Sir, gotta swelter, Leon Russell, Gimme Shelter Miracles in smokey places, slide guitars and Fender ba**es Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett, Wilson Pickett, stop and kick it Life is a Rock, But the radio... Life is a Rock, But the radio... Woo Arthur Janov's primal screamin', Hawkins, Jay and Dale and Ronnie, Kukla, Fran and Norma Okla Denver, John and Osmond, Donny JJ Cale and ZZ Top and LL Bean and De De Dinah David Bowie, Steely Dan and sing me prouder, CC Rider Edgar Winter, Joanie Sommers, Osmond Brothers, Johnny Thunders Eric Clapton, pedal wah-wah, Stephen Foster, do-dah do-dah Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl and Little Honda Tighter, tighter, honey, honey, sugar, sugar, yummy, yummy CBS and Warner Brothers, RCA and all the others Life is a Rock, But the radio rolled me. Gotta turn it up louder, So my DJ told me. Life is a Rock, But the radio rolled me. At the end of my rainbow, Lies a Golden Oldie. Extended fade-out (with chorus singing in counterpoint): (musical intro to "Baby I Need Your Loving") (spoken: Listen--remember, they're playing our song!) Rock it, sock it, Alan Freed me, Murray Kaufman, try to leave me Fish, and Swim, and Boston Monkey, Make it bad and play it funky. (Gonna take you higher!) Freddy King and Albert King and BB King and Frolicking, ???, ???, ???, Hale and Hearty, Yeah. (Baby Baby Baby Light My Fire) (Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance To The Music) Raise a ??, ???, ???, Randy Newman, 1-2-3's, ???, I Need A Breather....Aretha! (I'm Gonna take you higher!) (Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance To The Music) ???, ???, ???, ??? ???, ???, ???, ??? (Baby Baby Baby Light My Fire) (Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance To The Music) (Baby......Everything is Alright....Uptight.....Outta Sight) ??? You're The Man, ???, ??? ???, ???, Bobby Vee and ??? (Celebrate, Celebrate, Dance To The Music) (Baby......Everything is Alright....Uptight.....Outta Sight)