David Lee Roth has unveiled a brand new solo music titled “The Shit That Killed Elvis.”
It is a bouncy acoustic ditty that tackles the perils of fame: “Give me the babes and the dames, the groupies and hoes. Those with no final names, I am speaking finest in present,” Roth declares at one level, earlier than noting that such a way of life will land him in a “tomb with a view” due to “dying by pizza.”
Take heed to “The Shit That Killed Elvis” beneath. The music originated from a stage musical Roth was engaged on a number of years in the past with guitarist John 5.
“It’s referred to as Someplace Over the Rainbow Bar & Grill, and it was designed as a jukebox musical after seeing what the South Park fellows did,” Roth informed Rolling Stone, alluding to Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s E book of Mormon musical manufacturing.
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“I noticed the play and went residence and we began placing collectively what I suppose is named a jukebox musical, but it surely’s not explicit to Van Halen,” Roth mentioned. “Certainly, we will create Van Halen materials because the interstitials, however we now have 15 songs able to go, and it’s my story. Indiana child goes to the massive metropolis, sells his soul to the satan. No matter Lola needs, Lola will get Dave. It’s knockout stuff.”
David Lee Roth’s Deserted Musical
Regardless of Roth’s enthusiasm for the challenge, his musical by no means materialized. The songs he recorded with John 5 remained unheard for years.
Then Roth launched the music “Someplace Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill” in 2020 as a tribute following the dying of Eddie Van Halen. Quickly afterward, Roth issued 5 extra songs as a part of an interactive on-line comedian e book.
Materials has progressively trickled out since then, together with the songs “Pointing on the Moon” and “Nothing May Have Stopped Us Again Then.” “Manda Bala,” a Latin-tinged music that was initially included in Roth’s webcomic, was just lately launched as a stand-alone music.
Regardless of this, there has nonetheless been no phrase on whether or not any of this materials might be included on an official album.
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