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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Warren Zevon
Vocals
Bob Glaub
Bass Guitar
Larry Zack
Drums
Waddy Wachtel
Guitar
Bonnie Raitt
Harmony Vocals
Stevie Nicks
Background Vocals
Bobby Keys
Saxophone
David Lindley
Slide Guitar
Lindsey Buckingham
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Warren Zevon
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jackson Browne
Producer
Fritz Richmond
Engineer
John Haeny
Mixing Engineer
Kent Nebergall
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Everybody's restless
And they've got no place to go
Someone's always trying to tell them
Something they already know
So their anger and resentment flow
[Verse 2]
But don't it make you want to rock and roll
All night long
Mohammed's radio?
I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful
On the radio
Mohammed's radio
[Verse 3]
You know, the Sheriff's got his problems too
He will surely take them out on you
In walks the village idiot and his face is all aglow
He's been up all night listening to Mohammed's radio
[Verse 4]
But don't it make you want to rock and roll
All night long
Mohammed's radio?
I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful
On the radio
Mohammed's radio
[Verse 5]
Everybody's desperate
Trying to make ends meet
Work all day, still can't pay
The price of gasoline and meat
Alas, their lives are incomplete
[Verse 6]
But don't it make you want to rock and roll
All night long
Mohammed's radio?
I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful
On the radio
Mohammed's radio
[Verse 7]
You've been up all night
Listening for his drum
Hoping that the righteous might just
Might just might just come
I heard the General whispering to his aide-de-camp
"Be watchful for Mohammed's lamp"
[Verse 8]
But don't it make you want to rock and roll
All night long
Mohammed's radio?
I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful
On the radio
Mohammed's radio
Mohammed's radio
Written by: Warren Zevon