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Lightning Strikes Lyrics
The boys and Dukes are ready to rumble
The word on the street some heads are gonna tumble
Blades gonna flash when the street gangs clash
In this avenue tonight
When the lightning strikes
Zip gun Johnny's finger is itchin'
Oh the lid's gonna blow up in hell's kitchen
It's an eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
They're so ruthless when they fight
When the lightning strikes...Oooooh
And it's a free for all in the parking lot
Tell me who will rule the street
And the night explodes
When the cops bring down the heat
And the chains they crash like thunder
While the weak ones all retreat
Gotta draw first blood
Or they'll read your funeral rights
When the lightning strikes
Uum...it's dog eat dog when you're meetin' your rival
In the combat zone it's a means of survival
Gonna get last licks on a suicide blitz
On a cloak and dagger night
When the lightning strikes
Oooh...it's a free for all in the parking lot
Over who'll rule the street
And the night explodes
When the cops bring down the heat
And the chains they crash like a thunder
While the weak ones all retreat
Gotta draw first blood
Or they'll read your funeral rights
Oooh, oooh...
When the lightning strikes
When the lightning strikes
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha hear the thunder
When the Lightning Strikes
Can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha, can'tcha, can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha, can'tcha, can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha, can'tcha, can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha, can'tcha, can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
The word on the street some heads are gonna tumble
Blades gonna flash when the street gangs clash
In this avenue tonight
Oh the lid's gonna blow up in hell's kitchen
It's an eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth
They're so ruthless when they fight
Tell me who will rule the street
And the night explodes
When the cops bring down the heat
While the weak ones all retreat
Gotta draw first blood
Or they'll read your funeral rights
In the combat zone it's a means of survival
Gonna get last licks on a suicide blitz
On a cloak and dagger night
Over who'll rule the street
And the night explodes
When the cops bring down the heat
While the weak ones all retreat
Gotta draw first blood
Or they'll read your funeral rights
When the lightning strikes
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha hear the thunder
When the Lightning Strikes
Can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha, can'tcha, can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha, can'tcha, can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha, can'tcha, can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
Can'tcha, can'tcha, can'tcha hear the thunder
When the lightning strikes
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This Joe Perry riffed track is about a gang fight. The video kicks ass!
Actually, Jimmy Crespo played guitar on this track. Unfortunately, Joe did not even write the riff to this song. He wasn't in the band in 1982 remember?
Actually, Jimmy Crespo played guitar on this track. Unfortunately, Joe did not even write the riff to this song. He wasn't in the band in 1982 remember?
Joe Perry wrote this riff and recorded it in Miami in 79'. Many bootlegs document this. Joe also played this with the Joe Perry Project. Crespo covered it on "Rock in a Hard Place", but never wrote it.
Joe Perry wrote this riff and recorded it in Miami in 79'. Many bootlegs document this. Joe also played this with the Joe Perry Project. Crespo covered it on "Rock in a Hard Place", but never wrote it.
@Fredzep That's inaccurate. There was even an Aerosmith documentary that showed this, and the Perry project never did this song. You're thinking of "Let the Music Do The Talking".
@Fredzep That's inaccurate. There was even an Aerosmith documentary that showed this, and the Perry project never did this song. You're thinking of "Let the Music Do The Talking".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Strikes_%28Aerosmith_song%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Strikes_%28Aerosmith_song%29
That's almost accurate. It's not Joe Perry. It's Brad Whitford, as Joe and Brad were not in the band when this song was recorded. Jimmy Crespo replaced Perry, and Rick Dufay replaced Whitford, but Brad "Guested" on this track to do that rhythm.
@TheZom2015 Which explains, btw why Perry isn't in the video.
@TheZom2015 Which explains, btw why Perry isn't in the video.