I heard a song by Def Leppard tonight on the radio...I know it...it is an older song...I was trying to write down some of the lyrics...I love this song...but I can't remember the name...
Help...
It goes....
Can you feel it in the air....
Danger....
Such a Stranger emotion....
It's gonna get you....
and it ends by them saying ...
bang...bang...
Help!! Help!!!
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
I found it myself:
It is:
Billy's Got A Gun by Def Leppard album: Pyromania (1983), Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection (2005) Billy's got a gun, he's on the run Confusion in his mind, the blind leads the blind Oh, billy's got a gun, he's gonna shoot ya down He's got evil in his eyes, got a reason to despise There's danger in the air
Can you feel it in the air There's danger in the air, danger Such a strange emotion Can you feel it in the air
Oh he was locked inside a room without a door His innocence he suffered for In a world of black and white, they were wrong and he was right Just looking for a clue, it's a nightmare come true He's going underground to track that danger down Oh billy, hey why you got that gun?
Can you feel it in the air There's danger in the air, danger Such a strange emotion Can you feel it in the air Oh billy
Never give him an even break Gettin' caught is the chance you take It could be your last mistake You could be so helpless As a bird with a broken wing Like a sheep in a lion's den Gonna fall but you won't know when He's gonna get you
You hear footsteps in the night, see shadows on the wall And the ghostly sound of silence, as the mist begins to fall Then a scream rang out like thunder, but the lightning was too late As the rain came down on the crimson ground It was the hand of fate And a crowd of people gathered round, but billy couldn't wait
Can you feel it in the air There's danger in the air, danger Such a strange emotion Can you feel it in the air? Yeah, billy's on the run
Oh, you better run Never gave him an even break, better run Gettin' caught is the chance you take, you better run It could be your last mistake Yeah billy's got a gun As a bird with a broken wing, oh billy Like a sheep in a lion's den, oh billy Gonna fall but you won't know when, yeah billy's out He's gonna get you
Bang bang
Now ...I know why I know it...it is off Pyromania...I have to listen to it tomorrow! Does anyone else love this song????
Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :
Never heard of this "Billy's Got A Gun" song.
But it would be interesting if you play the song right after:
"Girls With Guns" by Tommy Shaw, "Janie's Got A Gun" by Aerosmith, and "The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun" by Julie Brown!
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
I love Billy's got a gun, they always closed out their albums with real barnburner songs on their albums back then. I think they closed high and Dry with an explosive song too. I was at a record convention today and I saw this rare DL bootleg for $25, it had stuff on it from 1978, even before they signed a major label deal. Even though ti's pricey, I wish I bought it now.
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
We were talking about lesser known songs by our favorite artists and you had mentioned a DEF LEPPARD song and I said my favorite lesser known DEF LEPPARD song was Billy's Got A Gun. I love that song!
Do you have their ROCK OF AGES collection yet? If not you should tell Santa you want it: All their greatest hits from the beginning to now. They are coming out with a new album soon where they do cover versions of old Rock songs.
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