{"id":1653,"date":"2010-03-13T10:20:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T10:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.briangreene.com\/bhg\/2010\/thats-no-way-to-treat-an-expensive-musical-instrument\/"},"modified":"2010-03-13T10:20:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T10:20:54","slug":"thats-no-way-to-treat-an-expensive-musical-instrument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briangreene.com\/bhg\/2010\/thats-no-way-to-treat-an-expensive-musical-instrument\/","title":{"rendered":"that’s no way to treat an expensive musical instrument"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jim Steinman – Love and Death and an American Guitar<\/a>\"video\"<\/span><\/div>\n
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I remember everything!
I remember every little thing
As if it happened only yesterday
I was barely seventeen,
And I once killed a boy with a Fender guitar
I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
But I do remember that it had a heart of chrome
And a voice like a horny angel
I don't remember if it was a telecaster or a stratocaster
But I do remember that it wasn't at all easy
It required the perfect combination of the right power chords
And the precise angle from which to strike
The guitar bled for about a week afterward
And the blood was so dark and rich, like wild berries
The blood of the guitar was Chuck Berry red
The guitar bled for about a week afterward,
But it rung out beautifully
And I was able to play notes
That I had never even heard before
So I took my guitar,
And I smashed it against the wall
I smashed it against the floor
I smashed it against the body of a varsity cheerleader
Smashed it against the hood of a car
Smashed it against a 1981 Harley Davidson
The Harley howled in pain,
The guitar howled in heat
And I ran up the stairs to my parents' bedroom
Mommy and Daddy were sleeping in the moonlight
Slowly I opened the door, creeping in the shadows
Right up to the foot of their bed
I raised the guitar high above my head
And just as I was about to bring the guitar
Crashing down upon the center of the bed,
My father woke up, screaming "Stop!"
"Wait a minute! Stop it boy!
What do ya think you're doin'?
That's no way to treat an expensive musical instrument!"
And I said: "God Dammit Daddy!
You know I love you,
But you got a hell of a lot to learn about Rock 'n Roll"<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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