Round and Round (Ratt song)
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| Single by Ratt | ||
| from the album Out of the Cellar | ||
| Released | 1984 | |
| Format | Vinyl LP, Cassette, CD | |
| Recorded | 1984 | |
| Genre | Glam Metal | |
| Length | 4:22 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Producer(s) | Beau Hill | |
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| Ratt singles chronology | ||
| "You Think You're Tough" (1983) | "Round and Round" (1984) | "Wanted Man" (1984) |
Round and Round is a hit song by the glam metal band Ratt, and appears as the third track of their successful album Out of the Cellar. "Round and Round" is without a doubt Ratt's most popular and instantly recognizable composition. Upon release in 1984, the song became an instant smash hit and still receives heavy radio air play to this day. The song was also placed as one of the tracks on many "Best of 80's Metal" compilation albums and was named number 51 on "VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's"[1]. "Round and Round" is known for Stephen Pearcy's raspy, bluesy, yet provocative vocals, Robbin Crosby's and Warren DeMartini's twin guitar leads and Juan Croucier's thumping basslines.
The famed chorus is as follows:
- Round and Round
- With love we'll find a way, just give it time
- Round and Round
- What comes around goes around
- I'll tell you why
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[edit] Music Video
The music video finds the band set up in the attic of a rich family's mansion. They start to terrorize the family members during dinner while causing a major racket with their music. During the song's guitar solo, Ratt guitarist Warren DeMartini falls through the attic floor, onto the dining room table where the family members are eating. The video featured legendary comedian Milton Berle, whose nephew was then band manager Marshall Berle.
Milton Berle played the staid head-of-household and even crossdressed to play the matron in the video. Both characters seem perturbed by the loud volume of Ratt's playing, and quickly leave the table. Meanwhile, a seemingly shy yet incredibly attractive female family member is drawn by the music and makes her way up to the attic. Once there, she morphs into a sexy space oddity and begins dancing to the song. Possibly the most puzzling portion of the video has the girl change appearance yet again, this time to the form of a rodent. By this point, the butler has dressed up as a metalhead and begins "rocking out". The video ends there and can be seen on YouTube.
[edit] Track Listing
1. Round and Round - 4:27
2. The Morning After - 3:37
[edit] Personnel
- Stephen Pearcy- Vocals
- Warren DeMartini- co-Lead Guitar
- Robbin Crosby- co-Lead Guitar
- Juan Croucier- Bass Guitar
- Bobby Blotzer- Drums
[edit] Trivia
- Different songs under the same name were played by Aerosmith and David Bowie, although the three songs have very few similarities.
- The song was played in the background while the credits were rolling during the end of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy episode "Billy and Mandy Save Christmas".
- Metallica played "Round and Round" live at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Maryland in 1993.[2]
- Covered by Lou Barlow on his album Emoh.
- Los Angeles Talk Radio station KFI uses the song as their News Theme Song.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories this song is featured on the radio station "V-Rock" as part of the soundtrack.
