Rockin' The Paradise

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

Ya either love Styx, or hate 'em. I happen to love 'em.
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Rockin' The Paradise

Written by Dennis DeYoung
Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung

So whatcha doin' tonight?
Have you heard that the world's gone crazy?
Young Americans listen when I say there's people puttin' us down
I know they're sayin' that we've gone lazy
To tell you the truth we've all seen better days
Don't need no fast buck lame duck profits for fun
Quick trick plans, take the money and run
We need long term, slow burn, getting it done
And some straight talking, hard working son of a gun.
Whatcha doin' tonight, I got faith in our generation
Let's stick together and futurize our attitudes
I ain't lookin' to fight, but I know with determination
We can challenge the schemers who cheat all the rules

Come on take pride, be wise, spottin' the fools
No more big shots, crackpots bending the rules
A fair shot here for me and for you
Knowing that we can't lose

And we'll be rockin' in Paradise
Rockin' the Paradise tonight
Rockin' in Paradise
Rockin' the Paradise tonight
Tonight, tonight...

[susanna]

1. Some great songs on that album...

I can still hear it in my head, reading those lyrics. Thanks for the memory! :-)

[vi5]

2. Can I do both?

They fall under that category of bands I hate because of their bombastic cheesiness and pomposity, but love because they managed to write some killer songs.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. As you wish

I don't much care what they look like or what they do offstage (or what antics they do ONstage. I just listen to the music.

[vi5]

5. Who said anything about offstage or onstage?

I meant their songs in general. I love them for their catchiness while at the same time recognizing the myriad ways in which they are horrid (cheese ridden lyrics, overplaying, etc. etc.).

[bbernardini]

3. Sometimes they could be cheesy as hell...

...like portions of the "Caught In The Act" video, and other times, they could be sublime, like other portions of the "Caught In The Act" video, specifically, the "Haven't We Been Here Before" duet at the end of the show, and "Heavy Metal Poisoning".