So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star

Lyrics So you want to be a rock and roll star Then listen now to what I say Just get an electric guitar Then take some time And learn how to play And with your hair swung right And your pants too tight It's gonna be all right Then it's time to go downtown Where the agent man won't let you down Sell your soul to the company Who are waiting there to sell plastic ware And in a week or two If you make the charts The girls'll tear you apart The price you paid for your riches and fame Was it all a strange game? You're a little insane The money, the fame, and the public acclaim Don't forget who you are You're a rock and roll star

Credits Written by: Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman Performances This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but he has performed it in concert, most frequently in 1984. He has also performed it as a duet with Tom Petty (1986 Los Angeles) and Roger McGuinn (1998 San Remo; 1999 Orlando; and 2001 Dublin). Recordings The Byrds, on Younger Than Yesterday, 1967 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, 1986 Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

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