Megadeth

Released: May 28, 1997

Songwriter: Dave Mustaine

Producer: Dann Huff Dave Mustaine

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
One thing that I got for you
Is the one thing that you never do
One thing makes you feel brand new
Is the one thing that you're coming to
Just the one thing gets you in the mood

[Verse 2]
You call my number in the middle of the night
To tell me nothing else can make you feel all right
But it rings and rings, you hang it up
And call me back again

[Verse 3]
One thing that I got for you
Is the one thing that you never do
One thing that you got to choose
Is the one thing you can never lose
Just the one thing is your attitude

[Verse 4]
You call my name in the middle of the night
When you're makin' love and it feels alright
But it's him, not me
Can't you see a shot of reality?

[Bridge]
I know what you do (I know what you're doing)
I know what you wanna do (I know what you wanna do)
I know when the lights go out (I know when the lights go out)
I know what you're gonna do

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 5]
One thing that I got for you
Is the one thing that you never do
Just the one thing gets you in the mood
Just the one thing, it's your attitude
One thing is one thing
Just the one thing, oh...

[Instrumental Outro]

After being kicked out of Metallica, Dave Mustaine decided to form a Thrash Metal band that not only rivaled his former band, but played faster, more technical Metal. Along with bassist David ‘Junior’ Ellefson and a revolving door of guitarists and drummers, Mustaine set the world afire as Megadeth became known as the world’s state-of-the-art Speed Metal band throughout the 80s and the early 90s. One of the Big Four of Thrash Metal, Megadeth remains one of Metal’s most popular acts today.

However, Dave Mustaine’s fledgling band got off to a shaky start. Initially unable to find like-minded individuals, it was not until an altercation with his (underage) downstairs neighbours Dave Ellefson and Greg Handevidt, that led to him buying them beer and forming the first incarnation of the band with drummer Dijon Carruthers in 1983.

The band was named after a political pamphlet that referred to a “megadeath” (one million deaths by nuclear explosion):

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