Stop flubbing lines, learn Rock Band's lyrics

by Dan Dormer { Nov 20th 2007 at 3:00PM }

Look, forgetting the lines of a song mid-show is only allowed in one of two instances. One: You, and the boys (or girls) drank Patron pre-show thinking just because the stuff was clear it was as non-alcoholic as water. Two: There is no other excuse. It's a lack of professionalism, an adherence to the creed and code of rock and roll that'll separate you from the other local dive bar bands on your way to gold plated records, "phat" cribs, and a VH1 "Behind the Music" special.

Because you might not be familiar with all the songs in Harmonix's Rock Band, we decided to take care of you, loyal readers. Beneath the break, we've linked the lyrics for the vast majority of the game's set list, minus some of the bonus songs. Well, what are you waiting for? Start learning those lyrics and paving your pathway to success.

1960s
Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter"

1970s
Black Sabbath, "Paranoid" (Cover)
Mountain, "Mississippi Queen" (Cover)
Deep Purple, "Highway Star"
The Who, "Won't Get Fooled Again"
David Bowie, "Suffragette City"
Sweet, "Ballroom Blitz" (Cover)
Aerosmith, "Train Kept A-Rollin'" (Cover)
The Outlaws, "Green Grass and High Tides"
The Ramones, "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Boston, "Foreplay/Long Time"
Blue Oyster Cult, "Don't Fear the Reaper"
Kiss, "Detroit Rock City"
The Police, "Next To You"
Molly Hatchet, "Flirtin' With Disaster"

1980s
Rush, "Tom Sawyer" (Cover)
Iron Maiden, "Run To The Hills"
The Clash, "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
Bon Jovi, "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Faith No More, "Epic"
R. E. M., "Orange Crush"
Pixies, "Wave of Mutilation"

1990s
Metallica, "Enter Sandman"
Nirvana, "In Bloom"
Radiohead, "Creep"
The Smashing Pumpkins, "Cherub Rock"
Weezer, "Say It Ain't So"
Beastie Boys, "Sabotage"
Soundgarden, "Black Hole Sun"
Stone Temple Pilots, "Vasoline"
Hole, "Celebrity Skin"
Garbage, "I Think I'm Paranoid"
Foo Fighters, "Learn to Fly"

2000s
The Hives, "Main Offender"
Queens of the Stone Age, "Go with the Flow"
Fall Out Boy, "Dead on Arrival"
Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
The New Pornographers, "Electric Version"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"
The Strokes, "Reptilia"
Coheed and Cambria, "Welcome Home"
Nine Inch Nails, "The Hand That Feeds"
Ok Go, "Here It Goes Again"
The Killers, "When You Were Young"
Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Dani California"

Bonus Songs
Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld, "Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld"
The Konks, "29 Fingers"
Flyleaf, "I'm So Sick"
The Acro-brats, "Day Late, Dollar Short"
Anarchy Club, "Blood Doll"
Bang Camaro, "Pleasure (Pleasure)"
Crooked X, "Nightmare"
Death of the Cool, "Can't Let Go"
Freezepop, "Brainpower"
The Mother Hips, "Time We Had"
Vagiant, "Seven"
Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives, "I Get By"
Tribe, "Outside"

Tags: EA, Harmonix, MTV, Rock Band, RockBand

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

McWeen @ Nov 20th 2007 3:06PM

Doesn't it show the lyrics like a karaoke machine?

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Nov 20th 2007 3:09PM

Yes.

elpmis @ Nov 20th 2007 3:19PM

Mr. Dormer really likes Rock Band

copa @ Nov 20th 2007 3:51PM

So do I

Neon Jebus @ Nov 20th 2007 3:22PM

You had me at Patron.

FidliousWong @ Nov 20th 2007 3:22PM

Oooo, I can help...

Brainpower by Freezepop

I love it...

Had a good idea, just the other day.
Gonna start a new band and we'll learn to play.
Yeeeeaaaaahhhh, we'll be the best.
If you're looking for a CD at the mall..
Well here's the deal, we'll be called
Braaaaaaaaaaiiiinpower

Brainpower Brainpower
Brainpower Brainpower
Brainpower Brainpower
Brainpoweeeeeerrrrrrr

Did I mention, I was drunk?
When I thought it up, it was kind of dumb
Noooooooo, maybe not the best...
It is not a good band name
No I should have used that very same
Braaaainpower that much before...

Brainpower Brainpower
Brainpower Brainpower
Brainpower Brainpower
Brainpoweeeeeerrrrrrr
BRAINPOWER!

Kazi @ Nov 20th 2007 3:27PM

Oh fuck, they have ballroom blitz in this. I officially need to get this game. I didn't care about it until I saw that.

AND THE MAN IN THE BACK SAID,"EVERYONE ATTACK." And it turned into a ballroom blitz.

Donald @ Nov 21st 2007 9:46AM

See if you can find a cheap copy of Guitar Hero Rocks The 80's. It's in there too (well, the Krokus version).

Bearxor @ Nov 20th 2007 3:30PM

It's just going to simply take time. People who play it regularly
will learn all the lyrics. Damn, the games only been out 15 hours,
don't you guys think you're being a little too quick to make this
post?

CountChocula @ Nov 20th 2007 3:30PM

Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives?!

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

jrodliebs @ Nov 20th 2007 3:32PM

It's also okay to forget lyrics if you're Ozzy

Neon Jebus @ Nov 20th 2007 3:34PM

...or Ashley Simpson.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Nov 20th 2007 3:53PM

No, its not ok for Ashley Simpson, as that incident destroyed her music career.

shamowfski @ Nov 20th 2007 4:04PM

@Crono

Music Career?
Lolz.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Nov 20th 2007 3:55PM

hmmmm just wondering, does Harmonix put out uncensored versions of the songs for dl? If they don't, they should. It kinda irks me when I hear a censored version of a song that I like, just doesn't sound right to me.

gonk @ Nov 20th 2007 4:06PM

yeah, like in gh3 they censored out "son of a BITCH" in the devil went down to georga

bitch isn't even a fucking swear word! fucking gayyyyy

Mojo @ Nov 20th 2007 4:07PM

Especially with the parental controls like the xbox has. You'd think that could open some doors.

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Nov 20th 2007 4:25PM

That's what I'm thinking, and Harmonix can protect themselves by either offering a clean and uncut version, or just saying that the only way that the uncut songs can be accessed is if people have to pay for it.

Anticrawl @ Nov 20th 2007 4:09PM

Big fan of music from the 70s to mid 90s and I know the lyrics to all these songs, with the exception of the newer songs in the current decade.

baby sea tuna @ Nov 20th 2007 4:15PM

Thanks, Joystiq! Pretty thorough.

Now, "excuse me while I kiss this guy."

Cesaria @ Nov 20th 2007 9:13PM

Lol! I sing that every time, even though I know the real words.

Charron @ Nov 20th 2007 4:16PM

The rest of the bonus tracks:

http://www.lyriki.com/Honest_Bob_and_the_Factory-to-Dealer_Incentives:I_Get_By
http://www.lyriki.com/Tribe:Outside
http://www.lyriki.com/Bang_Camaro:Pleasure_%28Pleasure%29

I've been maintaining a list like this at Lyriki (same concept as LyricWiki, without ads), also got the announced DLC on there (though a lot are still missing).

Charron @ Nov 20th 2007 4:16PM

(and by 'rest', I mean, the rest of them that I have >_> )

umm....hello??? @ Nov 20th 2007 4:55PM

Joystiq is awesome. Yeah, the words are there but sometimes hard to see--even on my 60" HDTV--and when they break the words up into syllables. Now if only I were more familiar with some of the songs to begin with (how they're pitched vocally)--I'd be doing Awesome all the time (so far my favorite singing song is Creep).

The only other difficult part is the drumming. Stupid feet. :/