SCHOOL DAYS
CHUCK BERRY
SONGWRITER: CHUCK BERRY
WHEN: LIVE 1982
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: AFTER SCHOOL SEASSION
LABEL: CHESS
GENRE: ROCKABILLY
YEAR: 1957

"School Days" (also known as "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)") is a rock-and-roll song written and recorded by Chuck Berry and released by Chess Records as a single in March 1957 and on the LP After School Session two months later (see 1957 in music). It is one of his best-known songs and is often considered a rock-and-roll anthem.
The last verse of the song contains the lyrics "Hail, hail rock and roll / Deliver me from the days of old."Hail! Hail! Rock and Roll became the title of a 1987 concert film and documentary about Berry; the song itself is also commonly mistitled as Hail Hail Rock and Roll. Much of the song's musical arrangement was reused by Berry in 1964 in "No Particular Place to Go". The same arrangement was also used for "Big Ben Blues".
Berry recorded the song on January 21, 1957, at Universal Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois. The session(s) were produced by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil. Backing Berry were guitarist Hubert Sumlin(known for his work with Howlin' Wolf), bassist Willie Dixon, and drummer Fred Below.
Up in the morning and out to school
The teacher is teaching the golden role
American history and pracitcal math
You study them hard, hoping to pass
Working your fingers right down to the bone
The guy behind you won't leave you alone

Ring, ring, goes the bell
The cook in the lunchroom is ready to sell
You're lucky if you can find a seat
You're fortunate if you have time to eat
Back in the classroom open your books
Keep it the teacher don't know how mean she looks

Soon as 3 o'clock rolls around
You finally lay your burdon down
Close up your books get out of your seat
Down the halls and in to the street
Up to the corner and round the bend
Right to the juke joint you go in

Drop the coin right in to the slot
You gotta hear something that's really hot
With the one you love you're making romance
All day long you been wanting to dance
Feeling the music from head to toe
Round and round, and round you go

Drop the coin right in
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' roll
Deliver me from the days of old
Long live rock 'n' roll
The feeling of drums loud and bold
Rock! Rock! Rock 'n' roll
The feeling is there body and soul.
FULL OF FIRE
SHALAMAR
SONGWRITERS: JODY WATLEY; JOEY GALLO & RICHARD RANDOLPH
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THREE FOR LOVE
LABEL: SOLAR RECORDS
GENRE: R&B
YEAR: 1980

Three for Love is the fourth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1980 on the SOLAR label. It was produced by Leon Sylvers III and features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley).
Three for Love has been certified Platinum in the United States for sales of over 1,000,000. It peaked at #8 on the R&B chart and #40 on the Billboard chart.
In 2002, Three for Love was re-released by Sanctuary Records in the United Kingdom in a two-for-one CD format with Shalamar's previous album Big Fun.
Shalamar(/ˈʃæləmɑːr/) is an American R&B and soul music vocal group, active in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator and producer Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Cornelius. As noted in the British Hit Singles & Albums, they were regarded as fashion icons and trendsetters, and helped to introduce "body-popping" to the United Kingdom. Their collective name, "Shalamar", was picked by Griffey.
You came into my life
When I was lost and all alone
With no one to call my own
You made me feel alive again

I've been in love before
And you're more than just a friend
I never thought I would love again
But my heart is burnin' for you

Your love (oooh…) is full of fire
Burnin', only you I desire
Your love is full of fire
Can't stop this raging fire, yeeh

Filled with so much love
And lots of understanding
Oh, this passion is everlasting
Without you there could be no me

Ooh, the warm of your embrace
It really set my soul aflame
Girl, we're passed the point of playin' games
It's just a spark that will burn forever

Your love (oooh…) is full of fire (got me burnin')
Burnin', only you I desire
Your love is full of fire
Can't stop this raging fire

Got me wanting, got me wanting (got me wanting you, baby)
Got me wanting, got me wanting you (forever)
Got me wanting, got me wanting (got me wanting you, baby)
Got me wanting, got me, got me

Got me, full of fire
Got me, full of fire
Got me, full of fire
Got me, full of fire

Baby, your love (oooh…) is full of fire (my love is burnin', burnin')
Burnin' only you I desire
Your love (oooh…) is full of fire (you know I can't stop)
Can't stop this raging fire

Your love is what it takes
To make me forget past mistakes
If I had known that you'd be comin' my way
You would have spared me so much heart

Girl, I'm glad you realize
That from now until the end of time
I'm gonna claim you to be mine
We got a love that last forever, you and I together, baby

Your love (oooh…) is full of fire (my love is burnin', burnin')
Burnin' only you I desire
Your love (oooh…) is full of fire (can't stop)
Can't stop this raging fire

Got me wanting, got me wanting (got me wanting you, baby)
Got me wanting, got me wanting you (forever)
Got me wanting, got me wanting (got me wanting you, baby)
Got me wanting, got me

Got me burnin' with desire, full of fire
Boy, you're full of fire, fire
Got me, temperature is higher, full of fire
Can't stop this raging fire

Your love (oooh…) is full of fire (got me burnin', burnin')
Burnin', only you I desire
Your love (oooh…) is full of fire (you know I can't stop)

No need in denyin'
Ain't no way of hidin'
Your love, your love
Burnin' with desire
Love is full of fire
Our love, our love

Your love is full of fire
Burnin'
Your love is full of fire
Can't stop

Got me full of fire
Got me full of fire

Your love is full of fire
Burnin'
Your love is full of fire
Can't stop.
ROUTE 66
JOHN MAYER
SONGWRITER: BOBBY TROUP
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: CARS: SOUNDTRACK
LABEL: A & M
GENRE: RHYTHM AND BLUES
YEAR: 2006

"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The song uses a twelve-bar blues arrangement and the lyrics follow the path of U.S. Route 66(US 66), which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.
Nat King Cole, as the King Cole Trio, first recorded the song the same year and it became a hit, appearing on Billboard magazine's R&B and pop charts.
Another version to reach the Billboard charts was that recorded by Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters on May 11, 1946 and this reached the No. 14 position in 1946. The song was subsequently recorded by many artists including Chuck Berry, Glenn Frey, the Rolling Stones, Them, Dr. Feelgood, Asleep at the Wheel, the Manhattan Transfer, Depeche Mode, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Pappo, The Cramps, John Mayer, George Benson and Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues.
John Clayton Mayer (/ˈmeɪ.ər/; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but disenrolled and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with Clay Cook. Together, they formed a short-lived two-man band called Lo-Fi Masters. After their split, Mayer continued to play local clubs, refining his skills and gaining a following. After his appearance at the 2001 South by Southwest Festival, he was signed to Aware Records, and then Columbia Records, which released his first EP, Inside Wants Out. His following two full-length albums—Room for Squares(2001) and Heavier Things(2003)—did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Your Body Is a Wonderland".
By 2005, Mayer had moved away from the acoustic music that characterized his early records, and begun performing the blues and rock music that had originally influenced him as a musician. He collaborated with blues artists such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton. Forming the John Mayer Trio, he released a live album in 2005 called Try!, and his third studio album Continuum in 2006. Both albums received critical acclaim, and Continuum earned Mayer a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". That album was followed by Battle Studies in 2009, a return to pop, with a Battle Studies World Tour.
After having several controversial incidents with the media, Mayer withdrew from public life in 2010 and began work on his fifth studio album, Born and Raised, which drew inspiration from the 1970s pop music of Laurel Canyon. However, the discovery of a granuloma on his vocal cords delayed the release of the album until May 2012, and forced him to cancel the planned tour. The album received a generally favorable reception, though was less commercially successful than his previous work. Mayer began performing as a singer again in January 2013, and that year released his sixth studio album, Paradise Valley, which incorporates country music influences. By 2014, he had sold a total of over 20 million albums worldwide. After developing an interest in the Grateful Dead and connecting with Bob Weir, Mayer formed Dead & Company with three former Grateful Dead musicians. The band's performances have been well-received, with tours in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Mayer's secondary career pursuits extend to television hosting, comedy, and writing; he has authored columns for magazines such as Esquire. He supports various causes and has performed at charity benefits. He is a watch aficionado (with a collection he values in the "tens of millions" of dollars), contributing to the watch site Hodinkee, and has been on the jury at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève. 
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than two thousand miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes from St Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingsman, Barstaw, San Bernadino

Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes from St. Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingsman, Barstaw, San Bernadino

Would you get hip to this kindly tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kick on Route 66
Get your kick on Route 66.
LIFE’S LIKE A ROAD
RASCAL FLATTS
SONGWRITER: TOM COCHRANE
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: CARS: THE SOUNDTRACK
LABEL: A & M
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 2006

"Life Is a Highway" is a song written by Tom Cochrane, from his 1991 album Mad Mad World. The song was Cochrane's most famous song, becoming a number one hit in his native Canada. The song also peaked at number six on the Billboard charts in the United States in 1992. The song has been covered by Rascal Flatts for the Cars soundtrack, as well as by Chris LeDoux, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Home Free.
In 2006, American country band Rascal Flatts recorded a cover of this song for the Pixar animated film Cars , which was released on June 9, 2006. The song sold a large quantity of digital downloads, leading to a #7 peak on the Billboard Hot 100(one position lower than the Tom Cochrane original). In addition, the cover was placed as a bonus track on later versions of the album Me and My Gang, and also was included on their Greatest Hits Volume 1. This version also won the "Favorite Song from a Movie" award at the 33rd People's Choice Awards.
The instrumental of the Rascal Flatts' cover version was prominently featured in the Top Gear: US Special, which aired February 11, 2007. The song is included on the soundtrack for Lego Rock Band. It topped the 2 million mark in paid downloads as of the chart dated March 28, 2009. As of March 2013, the song has sold over 3 million copies in the US.
On July 14, 2015, Scott Walker, Republican Governor of Wisconsin, launched his presidential campaign as Republican Party nominee in Waukesha, Wisconsin using the song. Cochrane requested that it not be used again.
Rascal Flatts is an American country band formed in Columbus, Ohio in 1999. It is composed of lead vocalist Gary LeVox, his second cousin Jay DeMarcus on bass guitar, and Joe Don Rooney on guitar and banjo. DeMarcus is also a brother-in-law of country music Singer James Otto, and formerly one-half of the Christian music duo East to West.
From 2000 to 2010, they recorded for Disney Music Group's Lyric Street Records. While on that label, they released seven albums, all of which have been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA). In order of release, these albums are Rascal Flatts(2000), Melt (2002), Feels Like Today(2004), Me and My Gang(2006), Still Feels Good(2007), Greatest Hits Volume 1(2008) and Unstoppable(2009). After Lyric Street closed in 2010, they moved to Big Machine Records, for which they have released five albums: Nothing Like This(2010), Changed (2012), Rewind(2014), The Greatest Gift of All(2016), and Back to Us(2017).
Their studio albums have accounted for more than 25 singles, of which 14 have reached No.1 on Billboard Hot Country Songs and/or Country Airplay. Their longest-lasting No.1 single, a cover of Marcus Hummon's "Bless the Broken Road", spent five weeks in that position in 2005. In 2005–06, "What Hurts the Most" was No.1 on both the Hot Country Songs and Adult Contemporary charts, and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Life's like a road that you travel on,
When there's one day here and the next day gone.
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand,
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind.
There's a world outside every darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you anymore.
Where the brave are free and lovers soar,
Come ride with me to the distant shore.
We won't hesitate to break down the garden gate,
There's not much time left today.

Life is a highway,
I want to ride it all night long.
If you're going my way,
I want to drive it all night long.

Through all the cities and all these towns,
It's in my blood and it's all around.
I love you now like I loved you then,
This is the road and these are the hands.
From Mozambique to those Memphis nights.
The Khyber pass to Vancouver's lights.
Knock me down, get back up again,
You're in my blood I'm not a lonely man.

There's no load I can't hold
Road so rough this I know.
I'll be there when the light comes in,
Tell 'em we're survivors.

Life is a highway,
I want to ride it all night long.
If you're going my way,
I want to drive it all night long.

Life is a highway,
I want to ride it all night long.
If you're going my way,
I want to drive it all night long.

There was a distance between you and I.
A misunderstanding once but now
We look it in the eye.

There's no load I can't hold.
Road so rough this I know.
I'll be there when the light comes in,
Tell 'em we're survivors.

Life is a highway,
I want to ride it all night long.
If you're going my way,
I want to drive it all night long.