Glam Rock Man
Glam Rock Man
A stack heeled stomp in platform boots
Trowelled make-up and glitter suits
Feather cut hair and tinted roots
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Teenage Rampage, Ballroom Blitz,
Radio One plays all The Hits
Driving your dad out of his wits
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Jackie, Smash, Disco Forty Five
What a great time to be alive
My Coo Ca Choo and Juke Box Jive
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Sherbet through a liquorice straw
In the Mecca out on the floor
Tiswas, Saturday Super Store
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Alvin Stardust and Suzi Q
Mick Loves Sharon Heart and True
Bay City Rollers, Barry Blue
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Slade, Hello, Mud, Smokie, Sweet
Bashing out that Chinnichap Beat
Arms in the air, up on your feet
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Dodgy DJ’s, Dodgy Tank Tops
Embroidered loons in the clothes shops
Thursday night – It’s Top Of The Pops
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Mott The Hoople, Marc Bolan Pouts
Ziggy Stardust while Noddy Shouts
Your Granny Tells you ‘They’re all louts’
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Down at the youth club Friday night
Bullies from school looking to fight
Rod Stewart comes on – they’re all right
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
The Caz’s, Shazz’s, Julie’s, Shirls,
Pageboy haircuts and cutie curls
I forgot football, discovered girls
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
When I hear that glam rock sound
It takes me back to when I found
I had a voice in the playground
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Yeah!
It’s Glam Rock, man,
it’s Glam Rock
Ian Whiteley
Thu 16th Apr 2020 14:16
thanx for the kind comments lads - Sweet are my favourite band of all time (still) and I've bought all their singles, albums, books, gigs - still going strong (Although only the lead guitarist is still playing) but they do still sound great.
Terrible way for Brian Connolly to go - you're right - and he did live in Hayes along with Mick Tucker (drums).
A lot of the music was naff - but still better than 90% of the auto-tuned rubbish in the charts today ?
I touched on some of the glam traits in an earlier piece (similar style and a bit of crossover) but if you fancy listening to how I changed that earlier poem into a glam song - follow the link ?
Thanks again for commenting ? x
https://thecrowsofalbion.bandcamp.com/track/children-of-the-glamned