Lyrics to
Red

This version of Red was released by Sammy Hagar in 1977.

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I’ve read it all, it’s black and white
The spectrum made any shade I like
The crimson rays are ruby bright
Technicolor light, ow

(Red!)
I want red, there’s no substitute for red
(Red!)
Paint it red, green ain’t me compared to red

You don’t know what it does to me
My crimson sin intensity
I’m haunted by the mystery
The mystery of red

(Red!)
Knocks ’em dead
Some like it hot, I like it Red

Red is my lover, got it covered
Red is my number, sure is a comer
Red is my drummer, and I hear red thunder
Move over brother, Red’s a mother
Ow

Ah (Red! Red!)
(Red! Red!)
Move over brother, move over brother

(Red! Red!)
(Red! Red!)
That’s what I said, that’s what I said, hey
(Red! Red!)
Come on to bed
(Red! Red!)
Gimme’ that expensive spread
(Red! Red!) uh
(Red! Red!) Red, red, red, red, red, red, red
(Red! Red!)

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About Lyrics and Red by Sammy Hagar

The lyrics for Red are defined as the words making up the song released by Sammy Hagar in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Red have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Sammy Hagar and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Red by Sammy Hagar if you think through it. 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 Red" means the words set to the music of Red, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Sammy Hagar. 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 Red and the lyrics to Red are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Sammy Hagar who came here looking just for the lyrics to Red, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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