Styx

Released: May 10, 2005

Songwriter: Jimi Hendrix

Producer: Gowan Todd Sucherman James Young Ricky Phillips Tommy Shaw

{intro slowwed down talking begins}
Star fleet to scout ship, please give your position. Over
I'm in orbit around the third planet from the star called
The sun. Over
You mean it's the Earth? Over
Positive. It is known to have some form of intelligent species. Over
I think we should take a look
{intro slowwed down talking ends}
Strange beautiful grass of green
With your majestic silver seas
Your mysterious mountains I wish to see closer
May I land my kinky machine?
{start slowwed down}
Strange beautiful, grass of green
With your majestic silver seas
Your mysterious mountains I wish to see closer
May I land my kinky machine?
{end slowwed down}
Although your world wonders me
With your majestic and superior cackling hen
Your people I do not understand
So to you I shall put an end
And you'll
Never hear
Surf music again
{start slowwed down... Rough guess at lyrics}
Secret
Oh, secret
Oh
Shhhh...
{end slowwed down}

Styx is a rock band from Chicago formed in 1970. They enjoyed great success with pop rock and hard rock songs, and became famous for their power ballads and album releases of the mid 1970s and early 80s.

The band has gone through some famously nasty internal struggles, drug problems, illnesses and deaths, but continues to perform today (with a significantly altered line-up). Tommy Shaw, from Montgomery, AL, left but returned to the band. Drummer John Panozzo developed a debilitating drinking problem and ultimately died. Dennis DeYoung developed an acute case of photosensitivity, and he left the band. They fought among themselves for control of the band name. Glen Burtnik also left and returned, this time on bass, to replace Chuck Panozzo (John’s brother), who had also left the band. (whew.)

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