--words and music by Jonah Koslen
-- Studio Version --
from "Right Back At Ya", 1992
And from "Ladies Choice", 1976, Epic Records
(band laughter and conversation) It's the weekend, it's another Saturday night I could waste my life away but that don't seem right Can I have a good time, while I have a hard time too If the good old days are gone for good There's just one thing to do and this is it... Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time On the corner, everybody living in the streets Fireplugs and nickel slugs, ain't the heat sweet Standin' in a bread line, yeah, everybody's jokin' with the jocks They say, Sunday just might never come so pull out all the stops... Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Oh, oh, strike up the band one time Strike it up, strike it up Strike it up, strike it up Strike it up, strike it up Strike it up, strike it up Strike it up to fade
4 Strike Up The Band (Jonah Koslen) Courtsey of Sony Music Special Products, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. Studio version.. .live version (with horns) is on the Stagepass LP ...the live show closer for what seems like forever ... Jonah: "It's a song for the working men and women. Around here they put in their 9 to 5 Monday thru Friday so that come the weekend, they can strike it up, strike it up" ... Jonab Koslen: Lead Vocals / Lead Guitar Paul Harris: Keyboards Daniel Pecchio: Bass / Vocals Tommy Dobeck: Drums / Grunts Micbael Stanley: Guitar / Vocals Featuring the Bonaroo Horns Album: Ladies Choice, 1976