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The Deborah Harry song catalog you find on this page was compiled by me, the webmaster, with the help of my personal record collection, booklets, biographies, setlists, ASCAP, the LoC (Library of Congress), articles and (live) bootlegs. It's my goal to create a page which features Deborah's complete musical body of work, no matter if Deborah was in any way musically involved herself or whether she contributed her own lyrics to a project. In order to keep up the standard of this page and to make it grow you can help by submitting song titles and/or information which are missing on this site. Every contribution is greatly appreciated. Official song lyrics were taken from booklets. I transcribed those songs myself where no official lyrics were available (with no guarantee for their accuracy). I apologize for possible errors and will gladly take corrections. I kindly ask you not to copy any of these lyrics from this page.
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INFO

originally by T. Rex

recorded live in Dallas in 1980
recorded live in Boston on November 4, 1978

 

FEATURED ON

Blonde And Beyond [compilation] (1993)

Parallel Lines [album] [remastered] (2001)
Philadelphia 1978/Dallas 1980 [live album] (1999)
Picture This Live [live album] (1997)

BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)

Well, you're dirty and sweet, clad in black
Don't look back and I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well, you're slim and you're weak
You've got the teeth of a hydra upon you
You're dirty sweet and you're my girl

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

You're an untamed youth that's the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
You're built like a car, you've got a hub cap diamond star halo
You're built like a car, oh yeah

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

You're an untamed youth that's the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
You're windy and wild
You've got the blues in your shoes and your stockings
You're dirty and sweet and you're my girl

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

You're dirty and sweet, clad in black, don't look back and I love you
You're dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well, you dance when you walk so let's dance, take a chance, understand me
You're dirty, sweet and you're my girl

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

These boots are made for walking and that's just what they'll do

REMIXES & OTHER VERSIONS

[no official remixes available]

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