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.
Macho Man: The tower of power to sweet to be sour, funky like a monkey, ooooh yeah!
(The drumbeat kicks in and Savage yells “Get Down!)
Someone in the background yells, “let me hear you say hoooooo!” and the crowd repeats hoooo! a few times before Savage kicks back in.
Macho Man: Macho Man says dig it, dig it! Macho Man says dig it, dig it! Macho Man says dig it, dig it! (a girl in the background goes “that gets my heart pumping!” after the third dig it.)
Background vocals: Gets your heart up pumping, gets the party jumping, he’s the Macho Maaaaan. Everybody saying, he’s really quite amazing, he’s the Macho Maaaan!
Macho Man: Soaring with the eagles and slithering with the snakes, I’ve been everywhere in between, I am your friend, I am the Macho Man Randy Savage. Speaking from the heart, it’s the Macho Man talking to you right now, let’s rock, dig it, dig it! Freak out, Freak out, oooooh yeah! This is the way it is and I will be there when it happens, the past the present and the future all in one time. We’re all gonna climb that mountain together and we are together forever, ooooh yeah!
Background Vocals: Gets your heart up pumping, gets the party jumping, he’s the Macho Maaaaan. Everybody saying, he’s really quite amazing, he’s the Macho Maaaan!
Macho Man: Wherever you go, I will be with you, I’ll always be with you, YEAH! The moon, the stars, Venus, Pluto, Sat-turn, yeaaaaah, lookin’ down.
Gene Okerlund (in an excited voice): Macho Man Randy Savage!
Background Vocals: Gets your heart up pumping, gets the party jumping, he’s the Macho Maaaaan. Everybody saying, he’s really quite amazing, he’s the Macho Maaaan! Gets your heart up pumping, gets the party jumping, he’s the Macho Maaaaan. Everybody saying, he’s really quite amazing, he’s the Macho Maaaan!
(The drumbeat kicks in and Savage yells “Get Down!)
Someone in the background yells, “let me hear you say hoooooo!” and the crowd repeats hoooo! a few times before Savage kicks back in.
Macho Man: Macho Man says dig it, dig it! Macho Man says dig it, dig it! Macho Man says dig it, dig it! (a girl in the background goes “that gets my heart pumping!” after the third dig it.)
Background vocals: Gets your heart up pumping, gets the party jumping, he’s the Macho Maaaaan. Everybody saying, he’s really quite amazing, he’s the Macho Maaaan!
Macho Man: Soaring with the eagles and slithering with the snakes, I’ve been everywhere in between, I am your friend, I am the Macho Man Randy Savage. Speaking from the heart, it’s the Macho Man talking to you right now, let’s rock, dig it, dig it! Freak out, Freak out, oooooh yeah! This is the way it is and I will be there when it happens, the past the present and the future all in one time. We’re all gonna climb that mountain together and we are together forever, ooooh yeah!
Background Vocals: Gets your heart up pumping, gets the party jumping, he’s the Macho Maaaaan. Everybody saying, he’s really quite amazing, he’s the Macho Maaaan!
Macho Man: Wherever you go, I will be with you, I’ll always be with you, YEAH! The moon, the stars, Venus, Pluto, Sat-turn, yeaaaaah, lookin’ down.
Gene Okerlund (in an excited voice): Macho Man Randy Savage!
Background Vocals: Gets your heart up pumping, gets the party jumping, he’s the Macho Maaaaan. Everybody saying, he’s really quite amazing, he’s the Macho Maaaan! Gets your heart up pumping, gets the party jumping, he’s the Macho Maaaaan. Everybody saying, he’s really quite amazing, he’s the Macho Maaaan!
Lyrics submitted by bill1985
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