Lyrics to
Demolition Derby

This version of Demolition Derby was released by Quiet Riot in 1977.

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We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby (yeah)

It’s on a Saturday night and the boys want to rock
Gotta get some action, not yourself
Meet you at the ally
Everybody get about at night

School’s out and we can’t keep still
Gotta hold myself back and wait until
Tonight’s the night
All hell’s gonna break loose

We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
We’re gonna make you topsy-turvy
We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
Now now now now now now now

The neighbors are screamin’ “hey, stop that noise”
Give ’em a wink and shout “kill him, boys”
My daddy saw me now
He wouldn’t let me out for a week

Trooby’s got a sprain and Blondy’s got his back
Noodle’s with his action, better watch him for that
I’ve got my shoe shine in my pocket
Everybody’s ready, let’s go

We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
We’re gonna make you topsy-turvy
We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
Now now now now right now

We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
We’re gonna make you topsy-turvy
We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
Now now now now now now now NOW!

No no nooooooooooo!!

We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
We’re gonna make you topsy-turvy
We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
Now now now now now now

We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
We’re gonna make you topsy-turvy
We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
Now now now now now now now

We’re gonna take you
We’re gonna make you

We’re gonna take you to a demolition derby
Now now now now now now now now
Now now now now now now now now
Now now now now now now now now
Now now now now now now now now
Now now now now now now now now

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About Lyrics and Demolition Derby by Quiet Riot

The lyrics to Demolition Derby are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Quiet Riot used when the song was created in 1977. The lyrics to Demolition Derby have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Quiet Riot and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Demolition Derby by Quiet Riot. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Demolition Derby" means the words set to the music of Demolition Derby, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Quiet Riot. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Demolition Derby and the lyrics to Demolition Derby are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Quiet Riot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Demolition Derby, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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