The Heart Of Rock And Roll Lyrics
I've always wondered if this song was about how the "heart of rock and roll" could be anywhere as long as it's heartfelt.
To the best of my memory, on Behind The Music, Huey Lewis said that while they were in a slump one of the band members suggested they go to Cleveland to get their groove back because "The heart of rock and roll is in Cleveland."
I guess this song came about because they found the heart of rock and roll in Cleveland, and (take it from a Pittsburgher) if you find the heart of rock and roll in Cleveland, you can find it everywhere.
To the best of my knowledge, this song is about Huey Lewis' obsession with the major chain restaurant of the 80's, "The Heart of Rock n Roll". At one point it was considered for a commercial for the restaurant, but they company thought the song was too gay.
This is one my most hated songs. Limp, limp, limp. Why the hell did they put a saxophone where a guitar is obviously called for? A total letdown. No wonder it's considered one of the worst pop songs ever.
Man I was born in 1980 so this song has been around as long as I can remember and I JUST found out two days ago that he's saying "The heart of rock and roll is still beating" I always thought he was saying "The heart of rock and roll is the beat". Anyway, a buddy of mine was telling me his friend was on a plane and saw Huey Lewis and approached him to ask him if he was indeed Lewis. Lewis smiled, streigtend his tie and said "why yes I am" to which the friend replied "Damn, you look like hell!" Of Course Huey got all butt-hurt, looked down and said "Get the hell out of here"
i thought it said "the heart of rock and roll is the beat" too. hm. ihe message and stuff. you knowww.
This song always makes me think of the TALKMASTER, Neal Boortz, because he uses it as the theme song to his morning show!
I could say this song is the cheesiest ever, but I really don't think that's fair. It doesn't care what you think, it creates its own universe and succeeds as a unique work of art.