Bette Midler

Released: December 3, 1979

Songwriter: John Carter Sammy Hagar

Producer: Paul A. Rothchild

You know I been thinkin'
Lord, about the hard sides of rock and roll
They say you can't make no money
Oo, unless you're the Rolling Stones
I put a chip on my shoulder;
Gave me the fire in my in my blood

Children of the Earth
Listen what I say
You made rock and roll
What it is today
And no two-bit fascist
Is gonna shoot us down
So come on children
Bring your guns to town
Shoot 'em down!

We can rock and roll all night long
And I wanna see you out there feelin' strong
And I wanna give you, oo, the shot you need
I'll be your doctor. You just call on me
Call on me, baby, baby
Call on me, call on me, baby

Keep on rockin'
Keep on rockin'
Keep on, rocn 'n' roll
Gonna never die
Keep on rockin'
Keep on rockin'
Keep on, rock 'n' roll
Gonna never die

Children of the Earth
Listen what I say
You made rock and roll
What it is today
And no two-bit fascist
Is gonna shoot us down
So come on children
Bring your guns
Bring your guns to town

Keep on rockin'
Keep on rockin'
Keep on, rock 'n' roll
Gonna never die
Keep on rockin'
Keep on rockin'
Keep on, rock 'n' roll
Gonna never die
Keep on rockin'
Keep on rockin'
Kepp on, rock 'n' roll
Gonna never die

Bette Midler is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, comedienne and actress. Named in honor of Bette Davis, Midler’s career began performing off-broadway until she developed the stage persona The Divine Miss M while singing at the world-famous Continental Baths gay bathhouse. A pre-fame Barry Manilow, the venue’s in-house piano player, produced her Grammy-nominated debut album which scored three US top 40 singles including the Grammy-nominated “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Midler took home the Best New Artist Grammy that year, her first of three career wins.

Throughout the 1970s, Midler found further success with music, Broadway, television and film. The Rose, Midler’s 1979 acting debut, earned her both Oscar and Academy Award nominations, and its namesake song won her a Golden Globe and another Grammy – also giving Midler her first success overseas.

The early 1980s proved less successful for Midler with four under-performing singles and a box office flop with the film Jinxed. However, the second half of the decade would prove far more fruitful with a handful of very successful films including Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune and Beaches, the latter featuring a chart-topping cover of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that won Midler her third Grammy and is considered one of the greatest songs in American film history.

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