![]() ![]() The drummer played with Stanley on his 1989 solo tour and had recently come off the road with Alice Cooper on the latter's “Trashes the World” tour. “I was very honored to be asked and had no idea at that time how sick Eric really was,” Singer said years later. While recovering, Carr pleaded with the group to allow him to perform on the track, but Simmons and Stanley insisted he focus on getting well. He required multiple surgeries to remove tumors and underwent chemotherapy in an effort to try to stop further spread of the disease. ![]() Then, prior to recording, Kiss were dealt a crushing blow when it was discovered drummer Eric Carr was suffering from cancer of the heart. #GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU ORIGINAL MOVIE#Riding high on that success, taking a featured slot on a soundtrack for a hotly anticipated summer movie was a no-brainer. The group rebounded as the decade came to a close with 1989’s Hot in the Shade and the ensuing tour which saw them refocus attention on the beloved but long ignored '70s portion of their catalog. Kiss had spent the majority of the '80s barely keeping it together, between trying to compete with a shifting – and much younger – rock music landscape as well as the wandering eye of Gene Simmons, who was preoccupied looking toward Hollywood and an acting career. ![]() Following some retooling of the lyrics and speeding up the tempo, the band released their interpretation of the song as the ballad “God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll to You II” on Aug. "I know life sometimes can get tough! And I know life sometimes can be a drag! But people, we have been given a gift, we have been given a road And that road's name is.Momentum was already in the favor of Kiss when they were approached by Interscope Records to cover Argent's “God Gave Rock and Roll to You” for the soundtrack to the sequel to the surprise 1989 hit film Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you Put it in the soul of everyone Do you know what you want? You don't know for sure You don't feel right, you can't find a cure And you're gettin' less than what you're lookin' for You don't have money or a fancy car And you're tired of wishin' on a falling star You gotta put your faith in a loud guitar Chorus: God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you Gave rock and roll to everyone (oh yeah) God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you Put it in the soul of everyone "Now listen" If you wanna be a singer, or play guitar Man, you gotta sweat or you won't get far Cause it's never too late to work nine-to-five You can take a stand, or you can compromise You can work real hard or just fantasize But you don't start livin' till you realize - "I gotta tell ya!" God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you Gave rock and roll to everyone God gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to you Put it in the soul (Instrumental break) God gave rock and roll to you (to everyone he gave the song to be sung) Gave rock and roll to you, gave rock and roll to everyone God gave rock and roll to you (to everyone he gave the song to be sung) Gave rock and roll to you, saved rock and roll for everyone Saved rock and roll chorus repeats out. ![]()
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