Def Leppard – Let’s Get Rocked

Here, the story is told from the point of your average, everyday, ordinary (lazy) kid who is totally opposed to the idea of cleaning his room and taking out the thrash. He really enjoys sleeping in, (unless he is not partying), and he’d rather not mow the lawn or do any sort of housework. He does love taking a ride with his date, however. But good times last only until the girl plays with the stations on his radio and turns on classical music from the likes of Bach and Tschaikovsky. His genre is of course rock. I still hate tidying up and doing housework. I don’t have a dog and I am a total rock head, so it is no wonder I still crack up when I listen to this one.

“Let’s Get Rocked” is featured on Adrenalize, Def Leppard‘s 5th studio album released in 1992. This very popular glam rock album reached number 1 on Billboard 200 in the US and also number one in the UK. The song was written by Phil Collen (guitars), Joe Elliott (vocals), Mutt Lange (album’s executive producer Bryan Adams’ frequent song-writing collaborator) and Rick Savage (bass). Let’s Get Rocked has a fun animated video and its chart positions include numbers 1 (Billboard Album Rock Tracks) & 2 (UK Singles Chart).

This album features another funny song called “Make Love Like a Man”.

Let’s Get Rocked lyrics:

I’m your average ordinary everyday kid
Happy to do nothin’, in fact that’s what I did
I got a million ways to make my day
But daddy don’t agree
Cause when I try to get away
He says he got plans for me
“Get your butt right out of bed”
Stop buggin’ me
“Get up and move your sleepy head”
Don’t shake my tree
He said “Mow the lawn” – who me?
“Walk the dog” – not my style, man
“Take out the trash” – no way
“Tidy your room” – c’mon get real
Sorry dad, gotta disappear
Let’s get the rock out of here

Seven day weekend, up all night
In at the deep end, hang on tight
It won’t take a minute, it won’t take long
So get on in it, come on, come on, come on

Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked
Let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked
Let’s go all the way
Get it night’n’day
Come on, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get, let’s get rocked

I’m your average ordinary everyday dude
Drivin’ with my baby to get her in the mood
She’s dialin’ through my radio
And I’m ready to make my move
But what she got ain’t rock’n’roll
And it really blew my groove
It was Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven
It makes me wanna scream
Bach, Tschaikovsky, violins
Turn it off, that ain’t my scene
Well I’m sorry girl here’s my confession
I suppose a rock’s out of the question