Styx

Released: February 18, 2003

Featuring: Tenacious D

Songwriter: Glen Burtnik Tommy Shaw Kyle Gass Jack Black

Producer: Gary Loizzo James Young Tommy Shaw

[Jack Black]
Oh, man..
[Tommy Shaw]
Hello?
[Kyle Gass]
Hey!
[Jack Black]
Tommy! Hey man it's us, it's the D!
[Tommy Shaw]
Hey guys, what's up?
[Jack Black]
Thanks man, thanks for having us over!
[Kyle Gass]
Yeah, just, big fans and, it's great... yeah. (coughs)
[Jack Black]
So anyway, uh, yeah we were gonna... somebody sent us a letter sayin' we were gonna be on the album so we just, uh, we just came over
[Tommy Shaw]
So- what now?
[Jack Black]
Oh, maybe he didn't know...
[Kyle Gass]
You have the letter, didn't you? Didn't they send it do you?
[Jack Black]
Yeah, I got it right here
[Kyle Gass]
What does it say? What we got here?
[Jack Black]
It says "you have been chosеn to... get..."
[Kyle Gass]
"...be a part of rock history. Come by Tommy Shaw's."
[Jack Black]
Dudе this is bogus
[Kyle Gass]
Someone just sent that?
[Tommy Shaw]
Yeah, the album's already finished, guys
[Jack Black]
Oh, I'm sorry. This is lame
[Kyle Gass]
That's lame
[Jack Black]
I already told all my friends though that we were going to be on the record. Is there any way we can just be on the record anyway?
[Tommy Shaw]
Yeah, sure, why not!
[Jack and Kyle cheering]
[Kyle Gass]
So, what do we do? What do we sing?
[Tommy Shaw]
How about "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye"?
[Jack Black]
Alright, yeah
[Kyle Gass]
Uh, do you know it?
[Jack Black]
Yeah dude, I know that, that's a classic... right?

(Music Starts)

Kiss your ass goodbye
Man it's closing time

It never seems fair, its never enough
Take the bow
Pucker up and

Kiss your ass goodbye
Goodbye

(Music Stops, all laughing)

[Jack Black]
That's gotta make the album, that's classic
[Kyle Gass]
Come on, clearly, we're on now!
[Jack Black]
When in doubt man

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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