10/08/2025
Here's the first release from our upcoming album SCRAP METAL. The idea for the album came about as an afterthought and morphed into something REALLY special. Originally, I had thought that I'd re-cord some of the songs that we wrote around 1985-88 but never released...But then Sean Kelly & I wrote STUCK IN THE 80'S, which, when you think about it, sums up these songs quite well. It was also Sean that suggested we re-record PRETTY POISON. I'm so glad we did, because the song turned out so good. It took on a new life with the middle 8 that Sean added to the song, plus a re-write of the lyrics.
We'll be playing STUCK IN THE 80'S for the first time live when we come to Ottawa next Thursday at The Hard Rock Cafe. Hope you like it! Here's the lyrics, and here's the video:
STUCK IN THE 80’S
KELLY/VOLLMER
PRODUCED BY AARON MURRAY AND DARYL GRAY IN AARON’S BASEMENT/LONDON, ONTARIO AND AT THE DAUGHOUSE STUDIOS IN ST. CATHERINES, ONTARIO 2025.
LEAD VOCAL: BRIAN VOLLMER
GUITAR: SEAN KELLY
BASS: DARYL GRAY
BACKING VOCALS: Doug Weir/Daryl Gray/Christopher Julke/Mark Chichkan/Aaron Murray
Lyrics:
WELL, THIS WHOLE DAMN WORLD IS CHANGIN’
AND NO ONE BOTHERED TELLING ME
COS I’M THE SAME OL’ SAME OL’ SAME OL’
THAT I WAS IN 1983
TAKE A RIDE IN MY TIME MACHINE
BACK TO WHEN THE MUSIC SEEMED
SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT IS TODAY
I DON’T KNOW
WHAT CAN I SAY?
I’M-
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK IN THE 8O’S
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK IN THE 8O’S
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK IN THE 8O’S
WHAT CAN I DO?
I’M STUCK IN THE 80’S LIKE GLUE
YES, IT’S TRUE
WELL, YOU MAY NOT LIKE MY FASHION
OR THE WAY I DRESS OR GROW MY HAIR
BUT IF YOU DIDN’T LIKE THE 80’S BABY
MAYBE
YOU JUST WEREN’T THERE!
TAKE A RIDE IN MY TIME MACHINE
VIDEOS ON THE MTV
SO MUCH BETTER THAN IT IS TODAY
I DON’T KNOW
WHAT CAN I SAY?
I’M-
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK IN THE 8O’S
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK IN THE 8O’S
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK
STUCK IN THE 8O’S
WHAT CAN I DO?
I’M STUCK IN THE 80’S IT’S TRUE
I’M STUCK IN THE 80’S WITH YOU
I’M STUCK IN THE 80’S LIKE GLUE
YES, IT’S TRUE
TAKE A RIDE IN MY TIME MACHINE
BACK TO WHEN WE WERE FREE
SO MUCH MORE THAN WE ARE TODAY
I DON’T KNOW
WHAT CAN I SAY?
STUCK
STUCK
