America (2nd Amendment) [Original] - The Nice

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America (2nd Amendment) [Original] Lyrics

Well, c'mon darlin', the stars are burning bright
C'mon now darlin', our lick is good tonight
'Cause we're the all time winners in the all time loser's game
Yeah, we're the all time winners and here we go again
The king and queen of America
Yeah, it's the king of nothing and the queen of rage
With a pile of confusion upon a glittering stage
You know we never did anything to make ourselves feel proud
You know we never did anything, so let's play it loud
Let's hear it for the king and queen of America
So c'mon darlin', there's a big moon in the sky
We're gonna build a little satellite, we're gonna make it fly
We're gonna send it up to heaven, all the way up to the stars
And all of them aliens are gonna find out who we are
We're talkin' 'bout the king and queen of America

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The Nice were a late Sixties progressive / psychedelic rock band. While they did not last more than three years, they were a major influence in bridging the gap between the psychedelic rock of the Sixties and the progressive rock of the Seventies. Led by keyboard maestro Keith Emerson (later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) they were one of the first bands to fuse rock with an orchestra. The band were infamous for being banned from playing the Royal Albert Hall in 1968 when Emerson set fire to an American flag when playing the song America, originally by Sondheim and Bernstein.

Initially, the band featured a guitarist in the shape of Davey O'List.

After The Nice dissolved, bassist/vocalist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison formed Refugee with Patrick Moraz on keyboards (later of Yes).

In 2003 The Nice reformed and toured with Keith Emerson's solo band.

Brian Davison passed away on 15th April 2008. and Keith Emerson committed suicide on March 10th, 2016. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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