The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
People always ask me,
‘What’s your favorite band?’
And I always have one answer:
It is Led Zeppelin
‘Cause they played such sweet guitars
And they wrote such killer songs
And they had a guy named Robert Plant
Get it? Plant?
Led Zeppelin’s the greatest band of all time
And if you don’t believe me just go to Guitar Center
On any given day they’ll be playing Led Zeppelin
Yeah they’ll be playing Led Zeppelin
They’ll be getting some Led out!
‘What’s your favorite band?’
And I always have one answer:
It is Led Zeppelin
‘Cause they played such sweet guitars
And they wrote such killer songs
And they had a guy named Robert Plant
Get it? Plant?
Led Zeppelin’s the greatest band of all time
And if you don’t believe me just go to Guitar Center
On any given day they’ll be playing Led Zeppelin
Yeah they’ll be playing Led Zeppelin
They’ll be getting some Led out!
Lyrics submitted by MooWasHere
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