Lyrics
VERSE 1
OH I REMEMBER WHEN ROCK NEARLY DIED
BACK IN THE SUMMER BEFORE 85
NEARLY ALL THE GEETARS HAD BROKEN STRINGS
MICHEAL JACKSON WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN
HE HAD HIS HAND ON HIS CROTCH
BUT HE AINT LIVED THERE TOO MUCH
CHORUS 1
HE WAS SHOT DOWN
BURNING TO FLAMES
HE SAID PEPSI'S TO BLAME
NOW HIS HAIR AINT THE SAME
VERSE 2
IF IT WEREN'T FOR ED WE'D BE DANCIN IN THREES
TO A PLASTIC BEAT MADE FROM MACHINES
ALL THE WORDS YOU COULD READ FROM A BOOK
BUT THANKS TO PRINCE HE GAVE IT A HOOK
HE TOOK A PURPLE FACADE
HE DROVE HIS TELE TOO HARD
CHORUS 2
HE WAS SHOT DOWN
BURNING TO FLAMES
HE LET HIS TELE SCREAM PAIN
NOW FENDER'S REMADE
SOLO
VERSE 3
BACK IN 84 MADONNA TOLD A LIE
WHEN CYNDI LAUPER SANG TIME AFTER TIME
BUT I SAID YES TO THE OWNER OF A LONELY HEART
WHILST BRUCE WAS STILL DANCIN IN THE DARK
CHORUS OUTRO
WE WERE SHOT DOWN
BURNIN IN FLAMES
MICHEAL'S TO BLAME
WE WERE SHOT DOWN
BURNIN IN FLAMES
A VIRGIN NEVER COMPLAINS
WE WERE SHOT DOWN
BURNIN IN FLAMES
FOOTLOOSE WAS TO BLAME
WE WERE SHOT DOWN
BURNIN IN FLAMES