Golden Earring

Released: September 8, 1982

Songwriter: George Kooymans Barry Hay

Producer: Shell Schellekens

The old man told me and he told me good
The old man taught me every trick in the book
And when he expired in a whispered groan
He said, go crush the empire operate alone

'Cause you're the last of the Mohicans
You're the last of the killer tribe
You better find the man who runs it
The man who's gonna set this world on fire
Behind a wall of titanium
You gotta tear it down stone by stone
Stone by stone

In the middle of the evening
In the middle of the night
I'll come a prowlin'
I can smell his hide
Looks like a vampire in broad daylight
So I pull the trigger put an end to the fight

I'm the last of the Mohicans
I'm the last of the killer tribe
I'm gonna start multiplying
Like a fast eagle in disguise
I won't help you none
Redskin is about to track you down
I disguise protect you no
From the last flash of indigo

Here we go

Golden Earring is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as The Golden Earrings (the definite article was dropped in 1967, while the “s” was dropped in 1969). They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit song “Radar Love” in 1973, “Twilight Zone” in 1982, and “When the Lady Smiles” in 1984. During their career they have had nearly 30 top-ten singles on the Dutch charts while releasing 25 studio albums.

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