The Ghost of Rock and Roll (single)

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Who's Afraid Of "The Ghost Of Rock And Roll"?

Just in time for Halloween haunting season, "THE GHOST OF ROCK AND ROLL" is a spook-tacular new track from micro-legendary garage rock psych-pop provocateurs THE PREFAB MESSIAHS. Sounding like the bastard child of "Monster Mash" and The Electric Prunes (run through a retro-futuristic time machine), "Ghost" proves that rock music is only as dead as you want it to be!

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It was a dark and story night
Across the parking lot I saw a light
that neon sign wasn't there before

It was a haunted record store!

Musty vinyl filled the record bins
Black light posters as old as sin
The creepy ghoul behind the counter cried:

"You won't find this on Spotify!"

He was the Ghost of Rock and Roll
I saw the Ghost of Rock and Roll
It was Ghost of Rock and Roll

"No cash or credit—
I just want your soul!"

The place was gloomy as a tomb
Forgotten hits echoed through the room
A rotting corpse grinned at me and said:
"Don't you know rock and roll is dead?"

It was the Ghost of Rock and Roll
I met the Ghost of Rock and Roll
He was the Ghost of Rock and Roll

"Pay your respects, toss more dirt in the hole!"

It was the Ghost of Rock and Roll
I met the Ghost of Rock and Roll
He was the Ghost of Rock and Roll

"Rest in peace you groovy ghoul!"

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released October 14, 2022
Xeerox Feinberg, Doc Michaud, and Trip Thompson

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Micro-legendary DIY Garage-Pop-Psych provocateurs! Evolutionary genre grinders practicing art-damaged power pop, rock, crunch, jangle and general mynd-massage.

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