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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Saxon
Saxon
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pete Gill
Pete Gill
Composer
Graham Oliver
Graham Oliver
Composer
Paul Quinn
Paul Quinn
Composer
Biff Byford
Biff Byford
Composer
Steve Dawson
Steve Dawson
Composer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Okay
This one's a song about festivals
We're gonna dedicate this one to Hellfest tonight
And thank you very much for staying around to watch the show
Thank you very much
Okay
This one's called "the Bands Played On"
[Instrumental]
Just before dawn, in the cold light
We came out of the night
A great expectation from the man who ran the show
Will it rain? Will it snow? Will it shine? We don't know
Are there clouds up in the sky?
[Chorus]
We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
[Verse 1]
See the people, feel the power
There was sixty thousand there
Just like thunder, the crowds began to roar
Were you there? Did ya know? Did ya see? All the show
There was magic in the air
[Chorus]
We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
The bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
[Verse 2]
See the rainbow, shining brightly
Shooting rockets to the sky
Making music, and it rolled on through the night
You could hear, on the air, rock n' roll, everywhere
We were strangers in the night
[Chorus]
We sat in the sun, woah-oh-oh
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
And the bands played on
[Outro]
Thank you very much
Written by: Biff Byford, Graham Oliver, Paul Quinn, Pete Gill, Steve Dawson
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