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.
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Talk about
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Shovel with a shoeshine
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Nick nack paddy wack
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Everybody talk about pop muzik
Talk about
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Talk about
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New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about pop muzik
Talk about
Pop muzik
Do you read me?
Loud and clear-cle-cle-cle-clear
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Get Down
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Radio, video
Boogie with a suitcase
Go living in a disco
Forget about the rat race
Let's do the milkshake
Selling like a hot cake
Try some, buy some
Fe, fi, foe, fum
Talk about
Pop muzik
Talk about
Pop muzik
Pop
Pop muzik
Pop
Pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
I wanna dedicate it
Everybody made it
Infiltrate it
Activate it
New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about pop muzik
Talk about
Pop muzik
Talk about
Pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Singing in the subway
Shovel with a shoeshine
Mix me a molotov
I'm on the headline
Wanna be a gun slinger
Don't be a rock singer
Eenie, meenie, mienie, mo
Whichever way you wanna go
Talk about
Pop muzik
Talk about
Pop muzik
Einie meanie
You know what I'm meaning
Hit it
Now you know what I say
Talk about
Pop muzik
Everybody talk about
Pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
All around the world
Wherever you are
Dance in the street
Anything you like
Do it in the car
In the middle of the night
La,la,la,la
Dance in the supermarket
Dig it in the fast lane
Listen to the countdown
They're playing our song again
I can't get jumping jack
I wanna hold get back
Moonlight muzak
Nick nack paddy wack
Talk about
Pop muzik
It's all around you
I wanna surround you
It's all around you
I wanna surround you
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
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New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about pop muzik
New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about pop muzik
Talk about
Pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
Talk about
Pop muzik
Pop, pop, pop muzik
New York, London, Paris, Munich
Everybody talk about pop muzik
Talk about
Pop muzik
Do you read me?
Loud and clear-cle-cle-cle-clear
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