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The drum tracks were recorded by Eric Singer, who would become Kiss' full-time drummer following Carr's death. He had lost all his hair from his chemotherapy treatments and wore a wig during the video shoot. Although he was too ill to play drums on the track, he is featured on backing vocals during the a cappella break, singing the repeated line '.to everyone, he gave a song to be sung', as well as performing drums during the video for the song. It was the last Kiss song to feature longtime drummer Eric Carr before his death three months later after it was released as a single. It is one of the few songs from Kiss' 'non-makeup era' to be played live since the band returned to wearing their trademark makeup in 1996. Though the power ballad covered the original Argent 1973 version 'God Gave Rock and Roll to You', it had substantially modified lyrics in the verses, thus the reason behind the slight change in the name of the song. The track was released as a single in 1991 and appeared on the band's 1992 album Revenge. Problems playing this file? See media help.Īmerican hard rock band Kiss covered the song in 1991 as ' God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II' for the soundtrack to Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. Kiss 'God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II'įrom the album Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture and Revenge

'God Gave Rock and Roll to You' was covered, with additional lyrics not found in the original recording, by American Christian rock band Petra for their 1977 album Come and Join Us and their 1984 album Beat the System. The original lyrics include a reference to British pop singer Cliff Richard, known for his Christianity.

The 1997 CD re-release of All Together Now has the track included as a bonus. Argent recorded the song in 1971 during the sessions for their album All Together Now, but it originally did not appear as an album track until 1973's In Deep, and was released as a successful single at that time.

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