T. Rex Songs - Bang A Gong (Get It On) Lyrics

T. Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On)

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Album: Electric Warrior
Released: 1971

Bang A Gong (Get It On) Lyrics

Well you're dirty and sweet, clad in black
Don't look back and I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you're slim and you're weak
You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.

[Chorus]
Get it on, bang the gong, get it on
Get it on, bang the gong, get it on

You're built like a car,
You've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're built like a car, oh yeah
You're an untamed youth that's the truth
With your cloak full of eagles
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.

[Chorus]

You're windy and wild,
You've got the blues in your shoes and your
Stockings
You're windy and wild, oh yeah
You're built like a car,
You've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.

[Chorus]

You're dirty and sweet,
Clad in black, don't look back
And I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
You dance when you walk so let's dance,
Take a chance, understand me
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl.

[Chorus]

Writer/s: MARC BOLAN
Publisher: NORTH HUDSON MUSIC
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In England, this was called "Get It On (Bang A Gong)." The title was changed on the American release so it would be less offensive.

This is about sex, but most of the imagery is vague enough that many people did not pick up on it.

This is a great example of "Glam Rock." There was nothing all that distinctive about glam music, but it was characterized by the outrageous, often effeminate costumes the performers wore and the very theatrical stage shows.

The last line, "Meanwhile, I'm still thinking..." was a nod to a Chuck Berry song called "Little Queenie," which contains the same lyric and inflection.

In the US, this was the only hit for T-Rex. They had several hits in England before glam rock fell out of favor.

Mark Volman and Howard Kaylen sang backup vocals. Known as "Flo and Eddie," Volman and Kaylen were members of The Turtles. (thanks, Paul Miller - Chandler, AZ)

The band released this a year after they shortened their name. They had been Tyrannosaurus Rex.

After falling from fame a few years after this came out, lead singer Marc Bolan was killed in 1977 when his girlfriend crashed their car into a tree.

In 1985, the "Supergroup" Power Station, which included Robert Palmer and members of Duran Duran, released this as a single. They used the original title on both sides of the Atlantic: "Get It On" (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL)

Marc Bolan took his name from Bob Dylan... BO from Bob and LAN from Dylan. (thanks, Bob - Atlanta, GA)

Blondie recorded a live version for their 1978 Parallel Lines album. (thanks, Chrissy - Manchester, England)