You Can't Stop The Music

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Davray Music Ltd.

Chord file

Lyrics:



And so Norman decides to stop living
out his fantasy of being a rock star and
accept reality. This is the end for
Norman but not for us because there
will always be someone ready to take
his place -- after all, euerybody's a
star!



You Can't Stop The Music

Let's all raise a glass
To the rock stars of the past,
Those that made it,
Those that faded,
Those that never even made the grade,
Those that we thought would never last.

Singers come and go,
And stars fade away.
They vanish in the haze
And they're never seen again,
But the music just keeps playing on.

They can't stop the music,
They can't stop the music,
They can't stop the music playing on.

I've been half a million places,
I've seen half a million people who stare,
I've been a star and down and out,
I've been put on, sat on, punched and spat on,
They've called me a faggot, a spiv and a fake,
They can knock me down and tread on my face,
They can't stop the music playing on.

Let's all raise a glass
To the rock stars of the past,
Those that made it,
Those that faded,
Those that never even made the grade,
Those that we thought would never last.

Singers come and go,
And stars fade away.
They vanish in the haze
And they're never seen again,
But they can't stop the music playing on.

This song can be found on the following releases:

stereo mix, recorded Aug 1974, additional overdubs done Oct 1974 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 25 Apr, 1975 USA RCA Victor LPL1-5081 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 16 May, 1975 UK RCA Victor SF 8411 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
You Can't Stop The Music/Have Another Drink 23 May, 1975 UK RCA Victor RCA 2567 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 23 Jan, 1990 USA Rhino R2 70936 CD
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 24 Nov, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79723-2 CD
The Kinks' Greatest - Celluloid Heroes 25 Sep, 2001 USA Konk/Velvel/Koch VEL-CD-79734 CD
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 11 Jan, 2005 USA Konk/Koch VEL-SC-79811 SACD (hybrid)
Greatest Hits 1970-1986 30 Oct, 2007 USA Konk/Velvel/Koch Records VEL-79822 3 CD set

stereo mix, as "Ne Ei Voi Musiikkia Tappaa" by Moog Konttinen, recorded 1994
Saippuaooppera 1994 Finland Poko Rekords POKOCD 152 CD

stereo mix, by Jay's School Boys In Disgrace, recorded 1999
Do It Again - The Kover Kontroversy Kontinues Jun 1999 USA - - CD


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