Song title: Chain lightning
Chain lightning
There’s a rumble in the park, there’s a thunder in the dark
The night’s so quiet, it’s chain lightning
Beneath a street light two boys boppin’ in the night
They had somethin’ in ’em called chain lightning
Though you never hear a sound, there’s a fire underground
Rumbling through the town, you can’t keep it from comin’ down
Lovers walking through the mist, Romeo he steal a kiss
Caught up in the moment of chain lightning
Now I don’t know about romance, but baby it’s the latest dance
Everybody’s getting up, doin’ it, chain lightning
All along the strand baby down in jungleland
Everybody’s caught up in chain lightning
Ever hear the sound of a fire underground
Rumblin’ through the town the big cold is comin’ down
Sittin’ at the light, I’m a rider in the night
Streaking light to light for chain lightning
I ain’t into style, baby I ain’t into fashion
I just got a passion for chain lightning
Sittin’ at the light, I’m a rider in the night
Streaking light to light for chain lightning
Notes:
Official outtake release in the The Ties That Bind The River Anniversary Box. The relased version was remastered and probably resung in many parts
Chain lightning - Version 1
Well I ain't into style, baby I ain't into fashion
I just got a passion for chain lightning
There's a rumble in the park, there's a thunder in the dark
In the night strikes that chain lightning
Well beneath a street light two boys boppin' in the night
Baby sitting here cause chain lightning
Lovers walking through the mist, Romeo steals a kiss
That's when it hits chain lightning
You never hear a sound, you never here a sound there's a fire on the ground
You can't coming down, spitting, can't come down chain lightning
Baby its romance, its the latest dance
Everybody's doing chain lightning
You get it in your pants, baby ???
Everybody's doing chain lightning
You never hear a sound, there's a fire on the ground
Chain lightning Notes:
1979 River demo and outtake. Music is very close to "My sharona"
Chain lightning - Version 2
You hear a sound, ??? coming down
??? chain lightning
Well I ain't into style, baby I ain't into fashion
I just got a passion for chain lightning
There's a rumble in the park, there's a thunder in the dark
A night so quiet chain lightning
Walking through the mist Romeo steals a kiss
Dancing ???
Chain lightning Notes:
1979 River demo and outtake. Music is very close to "My sharona"
Chain lightning - Version 3
I've been ???
Chain lightning
??? thunder in the dark, on a night so quiet
Chain lightning
When you can't hear a sound, thunder coming down ???
??? find it on the ground ???
Chain lightning
Well dance to the rhythm ???
Chain lightning
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Chain lightning
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Chain lightning Notes:
1979 River demo and outtake. Music is very close to "My sharona"
Chain lightning - Version 4
Baby I ain't into style, baby I ain't into fashion
I just got a passion for chain lightning
There's a rumble in the park, there's a thunder in the dark
A night so quiet stretched chain lightning
Beneath a street light there was fighting in the night
Baby sitting here cause chain lightning
Hustle... chain lightning
Lovers walking through the mist, Romeo steals a kiss
That's when it hits chain lightning
You never hear a sound, there's a fire on the ground
You ??? coming down, spitting on the town
Baby its romance, its the latest dance
Everybody's doing chain lightning
They do it on the Strand in a dark car
They do it in a dark car in a dark land
Everybody's doing chain lightning
They do it in a car down on the strand
Everybody's doing chain lightning Notes:
1979 River demo and outtake. Music is very close to "My sharona"
Published on the following official releases:
- THE TIES THAT BIND : RIVER OUTTAKES (Album,2015)
Never played in regular set.
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Studio recordings have surfaced from the THE RIVER sessions, but the song was not used for that album.
The song made its first official apparition being included, as inedit track, in the THE TIES THAT BIND Anniversary Box, released in 2015.
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