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Song Lyrics

Down at the Astoria the scene was changing
Bingo and rock were pushing out X-rating
We were the first band to vomit in the bar
And find the distance to the stage too far

Meanwhile it's getting late at ten o'clock
Rock is dead they say, long live rock

Long live rock, I need it every night
Long live rock, come on and join the line
Long live rock, be it dead or alive

People walk in sideways pretending that they're leaving
We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins
Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong
Promoter's in the pay box wondering where the band's gone

Back in the pub the governor stops the clock
Rock is dead they say, long live rock

Long live rock, I need it every night
Long live rock, come on and join the line
Long live rock, be it dead or alive

Landslide, rocks are falling
Falling down 'round our very heads
We tried but you were yawning
Look again, rock is dead, rock is dead, rock is dead

The place is really jumping to the high watt amps
Till a 20 inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps
In the blackout they dance right into the aisle
And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles

Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock
Rock is dead they say, long live rock, long live rock, long live rock

Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock
Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock

Long live rock, I need it every night
Long live rock, come on join the line
Long live rock, be it dead or alive

Release History

The The Who song "Long Live Rock" appears on the following albums:
BBC Sessions
15 February 2000

BBC Sessions

  1. Interview: Pete Townshend Talks 'Tommy' (2:09)
  2. My Generation (Radio 1 Jingle) (0:59)
  3. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (5:58)
  4. Pinball Wizard (2:50)
  5. Good Lovin' (1:50)
  6. See Me, Feel Me (3:26)
  7. I Don't Even Know Myself (4:56)
  8. Just You And Me, Darling (2:02)
  9. I Can See For Miles (4:06)
  10. Leaving Here (2:47)
  11. Heaven And Hell (5:42)
  12. My Generation (3:25)
  13. The Goods Gone (4:02)
  14. The Seeker (3:11)
  15. La La La Lies (2:18)
  16. Summertime Blues (3:24)
  17. Substitute (3:47)
  18. Dancing In The Street (3:43)
  19. Disguises (3:10)
  20. I'm A Boy (2:38)
  21. Run Run Run (2:45)
  22. Boris The Spider (2:28)
  23. Happy Jack (2:10)
  24. See My Way (2:03)
  25. Pictures Of Lily (2:43)
  26. A Quick One While He's Away (8:03)
  27. Substitute (2) (2:14)
  28. I'm Free (2:24)
  29. Shakin' All Over (4:12)
  30. Relay (3:47)
  31. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  32. Boris The Spider (Radio 1 Jingle) (0:10)
Best Of The Sixties
0000-00-00

Best Of The Sixties

  1. My Generation (3:25)
  2. Substitute (3:47)
  3. I'm A Boy (2:38)
  4. Pictures Of Lily (2:43)
  5. Won't Get Fooled Again (8:59)
  6. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  7. Happy Jack (2:10)
  8. The Kids Are Alright (2:46)
  9. I Can See For Miles (4:06)
  10. The Seeker (3:11)
  11. 5:15 (4:23)
  12. Magic Bus (4:39)
Live From Toronto
03 October 2006

Live From Toronto

  1. My Generation (3:25)
  2. Pinball Wizard (2:50)
  3. I Can't Explain (2:06)
  4. See Me, Feel Me (3:26)
  5. Dangerous (3:40)
  6. Who Are You (6:57)
  7. 5:15 (4:23)
  8. Sister Disco (4:16)
  9. Love, Reign O'er Me (4:03)
  10. The Quiet One (4:02)
  11. It's Hard (4:57)
  12. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  13. Eminence Front (5:26)
  14. Won't Get Fooled Again (8:59)
  15. Baba O' Riley (5:01)
  16. Naked Eye (5:32)
  17. Boris The Spider (2:28)
  18. Squeeze Box (2:42)
  19. Drowned (5:06)
  20. Young Man Blues (6:07)
  21. Love Ain't For Keepin' (2:41)
  22. Twist And Shout (3:26)
Long Live Rock
1979

Long Live Rock

  1. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  2. I'm The Face (2:28)
  3. My Wife (3:36)
My Generation
1982

My Generation

  1. My Generation (3:25)
  2. Substitute (3:47)
  3. I'm A Boy (2:38)
  4. Pictures Of Lily (2:43)
  5. Won't Get Fooled Again (8:59)
  6. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  7. Happy Jack (2:10)
  8. The Kids Are Alright (2:46)
  9. I Can See For Miles (4:06)
  10. The Seeker (3:11)
  11. 5:15 (4:23)
  12. Magic Bus (4:39)
Odds & Sods
1974

Odds & Sods

  1. Postcard (3:37)
  2. Now I'm A Farmer (4:11)
  3. Put The Money Down (5:50)
  4. Little Billy (2:17)
  5. Too Much Of Anything (5:41)
  6. Glow Girl (2:12)
  7. Pure And Easy (8:36)
  8. Faith In Something Bigger (3:08)
  9. I'm The Face (2:28)
  10. Naked Eye (5:32)
  11. Long Live Rock (3:55)
Odds & Sods
12 October 1974

Odds & Sods

  1. Postcard (3:37)
  2. Now I'm A Farmer (4:11)
  3. Put The Money Down (5:50)
  4. Little Billy (2:17)
  5. Too Much Of Anything (5:41)
  6. Glow Girl (2:12)
  7. Pure And Easy (8:36)
  8. Faith In Something Bigger (3:08)
  9. I'm The Face (2:28)
  10. Naked Eye (5:32)
  11. Long Live Rock (3:55)
Seattle 1982
1996

Seattle 1982

  1. My Generation (3:25)
  2. I Can't Explain (2:06)
  3. Sister Disco (4:16)
  4. The Quiet One (4:02)
  5. Eminence Front (5:26)
  6. Behind Blue Eyes (3:31)
  7. Baba O' Riley (5:01)
  8. I Can See For Miles (4:06)
  9. Drowned (5:06)
  10. Who Are You (6:57)
  11. 5:15 (4:23)
  12. Love, Reign O'er Me (4:03)
  13. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  14. Magic Bus (4:39)
  15. Summertime Blues (3:24)
  16. Twist And Shout (3:26)
The Kids Are Alright
17 June 1979

The Kids Are Alright

  1. My Generation (3:25)
  2. I Can't Explain (2:06)
  3. Happy Jack (2:10)
  4. I Can See For Miles (4:06)
  5. Magic Bus (4:39)
  6. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  7. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (5:58)
  8. Young Man Blues (6:07)
  9. My Wife (3:36)
  10. Baba O' Riley (5:01)
  11. A Quick One (8:54)
  12. Tommy Can You Hear Me (1:35)
  13. Sparks (2:52)
  14. Pinball Wizard (2:50)
  15. See Me, Feel Me (3:26)
  16. Won't Get Fooled Again (8:59)
The Ultimate Collection
21 December 2009

The Ultimate Collection

  1. Behind Blue Eyes (3:31)
  2. I Can't Explain (2:06)
  3. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (5:58)
  4. Won't Get Fooled Again (8:59)
  5. Let's See Action (3:57)
  6. My Generation (3:25)
  7. Pure And Easy (8:36)
  8. The Kids Are Alright (2:46)
  9. A Legal Matter (2:45)
  10. Join Together (6:28)
  11. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  12. Substitute (3:47)
  13. I'm A Boy (2:38)
  14. The Real Me (3:21)
  15. 5:15 (4:23)
  16. Boris The Spider (2:28)
  17. Happy Jack (2:10)
  18. Love, Reign O'er Me (4:03)
  19. Pictures Of Lily (2:43)
  20. Squeeze Box (2:42)
  21. I Can See For Miles (4:06)
  22. Who Are You (6:57)
  23. Call Me Lightning (2:20)
  24. Sister Disco (4:16)
  25. Magic Bus (4:39)
  26. You Better You Bet (5:37)
  27. Eminence Front (5:26)
  28. Pinball Wizard (2:50)
  29. I'm Free (2:24)
  30. See Me, Feel Me (3:26)
  31. The Seeker (3:11)
  32. Summertime Blues (Live) (3:25)
  33. My Wife (3:36)
  34. Baba O' Riley (5:01)
  35. Bargain (5:36)
The Who Collection, Volume 2
12 October 1985

The Who Collection, Volume 2

  1. Who Are You (6:57)
  2. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  3. 5:15 (4:23)
  4. Magic Bus (4:39)
  5. Summertime Blues (Live) (3:25)
  6. Shakin' All Over (live) (4:31)
  7. Pinball Wizard (2:50)
  8. Acid Queen (3:35)
  9. I'm Free (2:24)
  10. We're Not Gonna Take It (9:41)
  11. Baba O' Riley (5:01)
  12. Behind Blue Eyes (3:31)
  13. Bargain (5:36)
Thirty Years of Maximum R&B
05 July 1994

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

  1. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  2. [Pete Townshend dialogue (live)] (0:37)
  3. Rotosound Strings (0:06)
  4. Shakin' All Over (4:12)
  5. Baba O' Riley (5:01)
  6. I Can See For Miles (4:06)
  7. I'm The Face (2:28)
  8. Life With the Moons (1:43)
  9. Bargain (Live) (5:00)
  10. Here 'tis (2:08)
  11. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (2:09)
  12. Naked Eye (live) (5:04)
  13. Armenia City In The Sky (3:42)
  14. Pure And Easy (8:36)
  15. University Challenge (0:30)
  16. Zoot Suit (1:59)
  17. Leaving Here (2:47)
  18. Slip Kid (4:09)
  19. Tattoo (2:55)
  20. The Song Is Over (5:22)
  21. I Can't Explain (2:06)
  22. Our Love Was (3:28)
  23. Poetry Cornered (0:32)
  24. [studio dialogue] (0:47)
  25. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (5:58)
  26. Behind Blue Eyes (3:31)
  27. Dreaming From the Waist (live) (4:16)
  28. Rael 1 (5:42)
  29. Blue, Red And Grey (2:43)
  30. Daddy Rolling Stone (2:52)
  31. Rael 2 (0:52)
  32. Won't Get Fooled Again (8:59)
  33. Life With The Moons #2 (0:31)
  34. My Generation (3:25)
  35. The Seeker (edited version) (3:22)
  36. Track Records / Premier Drums (0:32)
  37. Bony Moronie (live) (3:24)
  38. Squeeze Box (2:42)
  39. Sunrise (3:06)
  40. The Kids Are Alright (2:46)
  41. Let's See Action (3:57)
  42. My Wife (Live) (4:33)
  43. [Russell Harty dialogue] (0:22)
  44. The Ox (3:49)
  45. A Legal Matter (2:45)
  46. Jaguar (2:54)
  47. Join Together (6:28)
  48. Who Are You (single version) (4:59)
  49. Melancholia (3:01)
  50. Music Must Change (4:34)
  51. Relay (3:47)
  52. Fortune Teller (2:21)
  53. Sister Disco (4:16)
  54. Substitute (live) (2:09)
  55. The Real Me (3:21)
  56. 5:15 (single version) (4:17)
  57. Guitar And Pen (5:49)
  58. I'm A Boy (2:38)
  59. Magic Bus (4:39)
  60. Bell Boy (4:44)
  61. Disguises (3:10)
  62. Little Billy (2:17)
  63. You Better You Bet (5:37)
  64. Dogs (3:02)
  65. Eminence Front (5:26)
  66. Happy Jack Jingle (0:31)
  67. Love, Reign O'er Me (4:03)
  68. Happy Jack (2:10)
  69. Overture (6:03)
  70. Twist and Shout (live) (3:10)
  71. Boris The Spider (2:28)
  72. I'm a Man (live) (6:34)
  73. The Acid Queen (3:42)
  74. [Abbie Hoffman incident (live)] (0:15)
  75. So Sad About Us (3:00)
  76. A Quick One, While He's Away (original version) (live) (9:41)
  77. Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting) (4:33)
  78. Underture (live) (4:03)
  79. Pictures Of Lily (2:43)
  80. Pinball Wizard (2:50)
  81. Early Morning Cold Taxi (3:05)
  82. I'm Free (2:24)
  83. Coke 2 (0:48)
  84. See Me, Feel Me (live) (3:32)
  85. Heaven And Hell (5:42)
  86. (This Could Be) The Last Time (3:02)
  87. I Can't Reach You (3:33)
  88. Girl's Eyes (3:07)
  89. Young Man Blues (6:07)
  90. Bag O'Nails (0:05)
  91. Summertime Blues (3:24)
  92. Call Me Lightning (2:20)
Who's Last
05 August 1991

Who's Last

  1. Love Reign O're Me (5:14)
  2. My Generation (3:25)
  3. I Can't Explain (2:06)
  4. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  5. Reprise (1:39)
  6. Substitute (3:47)
  7. Behind Blue Eyes (3:31)
  8. Won't Get Fooled Again (8:59)
  9. Baba O' Riley (5:01)
  10. Dr. Jimmy (4:47)
  11. Boris The Spider (2:28)
  12. Magic Bus (4:39)
  13. Summertime Blues (3:24)
  14. Who Are You (6:57)
  15. Pinball Wizard (2:50)
  16. Twist And Shout (3:26)
  17. See Me, Feel Me (3:26)
Who's Last (Live)
1988

Who's Last (Live)

  1. Boris The Spider (2:28)
  2. Long Live Rock (3:55)
  3. Twist And Shout (3:26)

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