They Called It Rock - Nick Lowe

They went and cut the record, the record hit the charts

Someone in the newspaper said that it was art

The disco casanova had it heavy on the breath

The local teeny-bopper band was playing it to death

They called it rock

The telephones are ringing, the boys are getting hot

They’re jettin’out to Rio and some other sunny spots

Some senorita says the singer sounds terrific

The personal appearances are stopping the traffic

They called it rock

Hey long distance, it’s a rock and roll romance

CBS is gonna pay a great big advance

Hey Atlantic, come on take a chance

Arista say they love it but the kids can’t dance to it

They cut another record, it never was a hit

Someone in the newspaper said it was shit

The drummer is a bookie, the singer is a whore

The bass player’s selling clothes he never would have wore

They called it rock