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HOT ROCK CAME TO THE COUNTRY
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#1 WORLDWIDE -ROCKABILLY CHARTS - Number One Song in the world for over 39 weeks during 2003 on the world’s largest internet music subscriber system, MP3.com.
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The Front Porch Country Band...The Most Listened-To Country Recording Artists WORLDWIDE since September 2002, on the world's largest online music subscriber, MP
With over ONE MILLION PLAYS since summer 2002, The Front Porch Country Band became the most listened-to country recording artist in the world on the world's largest internet music subscriber system, MP3.com. Before the system went dark on 2 December 2003, The Front Porch Country Band charted a dozen WORLDWIDE NUMBER ONE songs from their two new albums.
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Genre
Country • Country General
Charts
Peak #393
Peak in subgenre #119
Author
RWGathman for The Front Porch Country Band
Rights
2002-2004 RWGathman. All rights reserved worldwide
Uploaded
February 23, 2004
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MP3 2.8 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
Yes, the story is true. A rock dropped out of the sky and this band was born. On 23 July 2001, millions of Americans saw and heard the fiery 30-ton meteor as it streaked across the daytime skies of the northeastern USA. The band's members were taking a break from a recording session on the porch of their remote Pennsylvania studios when they felt the meteor's blast. They immediately went back into the studio to write & record an original new song about the event...and within 72 hours this song was receiving heavy radio airplay. Here's the smash hit single that launched the band. Based on the actual events, with a few(!) "Front Porch" liberties taken in the telling of the tale, this story-song features Kimbo and Johnny together for the first time swapping lead vocals, powered by Richard's amazing electric guitar artistry and Rick's hot rockin' drums. This song has received radio airplay from New England to Texas, and guarantees that American "Country Rocks!" A crowd-pleasing favorite at every sold-out concert of The Front Porch Country Band, this hot release has dominated its category charts on MP3.com for months, with over 100 consecutive worldwide Number One daily rankings.
Lyrics
Lyrics: HOT ROCK CAME TO THE COUNTRY Words & Music © 2002-2003 RWGathman for The Front Porch Country Band. All rights reserved worldwide. USAgency Songs (BMI). We were sittin' on the front porch Saturday night Kickin' back, takin' a break (or was it Monday?) Pickin' our guitars, layin' some licks When the whole house started to shake We looked straight up 'n saw an awesome sight There sailin' over head Streakin' through the sky Like the 4th of July Came the big ball of burnin' red Well, it was movin' real fast And it flew right past Our front porch - pickin' up steam Scarin' all the chickens nearly half to death And tearin' off the tops of the trees When it came to rest just a little bit west Of our big ol' barn in the field We felt a hot shock - the whole place rocked Knockin' us back on our heels Chorus When that Hot Rock came to the Country The whole country started to roll Well it made a big blast as it flew right past And opened up a hundred foot hole But the really cool thing as we started to sing It shook us down to our soul And the music's never gonna sound the same again Since the Country's gone Rock 'n Roll Didn't take long for the sheriff to call "You boys see anything strange?" Was that a UFO? 'cause whatever it was Man, it's lightin' up our radar range So we told the truth we reported the news And this is what the radio said Just a meteor shower, at this late hour Go home and tuck yourselves in bed But just about then, climbing out of that hole Crawled a funny little green-faced man Staring at us he just smiled and said "I've come to join a Rock & Roll band Now Country's sweet and you got a great beat But you got to play it down to your soul Yeah, Country's fine but for a really hot time I came to make it Rock & Roll!" Chorus When that Hot Rock came to the Country The whole country started to roll Well it made a big blast as it flew right past And opened up a hundred foot hole But the really cool thing as we started to sing It shook us down to our soul And Country's never gonna sound the same again Now Country's gonna Rock-&-Roll Now Hot Rock's come to Country and Country's gone Rock-&-Roll Rock & Roll! (flew 5 trillion light years) Rock & Roll! (just to "Rock the Country") Rock & Roll! Country's gonna Rock-&-Roll! (Rockin' USA!) Rock-&-Roll! Rock-&-Roll! (Country Rocks!)
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