Rock and Roll Heaven

"Rock and Roll Heaven" is a 1973 song first recorded by the band Climax. The song was covered by The Righteous Brothers in 1974 and reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1][2]

Musicians and songs mentioned in Righteous Brothers version

• "Jimi gave us rainbows" refers to Rainbow Bridge by Jimi Hendrix.
• "Janis took a piece of our hearts" refers to the recording of "Piece of My Heart" by Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin.
• "Otis brought us all to a dock of a bay" refers to "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding.
• "Sing a song to light my fire, remember Jim that way" refers to "Light My Fire" by The Doors which featured Jim Morrison.
• "Remember bad bad Leroy Brown, Hey Jimmy touched us with that song" refers to "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce.
• "Bobby gave us Mack the Knife" refers to Bobby Darin's recording of "Mack the Knife".

Also, in 1981, when the Righteous Brothers appeared for a one song reunion on American Bandstand, they performed "Rock and Roll Heaven", and made it longer including new lyrics attributed to Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Keith Moon.

References

External links

• Song Facts