GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT^©

Live 20 Sep 1978 version

One, two, three, four

Well have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
Well have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can
Tonight I'm gonna be a mighty (Clarence: mighty mighty man)
Have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight

Well meet me my baby in behind the barn
Well I swear, I wanna do you no harm
Tonight I'm gonna put on my rockin' shoes
Tonight I'm gonna rock away all my blues
You heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight

We're gonna rock
We're gonna rock
We're gonna rock
We're gonna rock
We're gonna rock all our cares away
Watch out now!

Have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
Well have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
I'm gonna hold my baby as tight as I can
Tonight I'm gonna be a mighty (Clarence: mighty mighty man)
(Clarence: have you heard the news), there's good rockin' tonight

Let's go!
Have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight, hey!
Have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
Have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight
Once more!
Have you heard the news, everybody's rockin' tonight
Well have you heard the news, everybody's rockin' tonight
Well have you heard the news, there's good rockin' tonight

Have you heard the news?

Written by Roy Brown and originally performed by Roy Brown and Elvis Presley. Check out Roy Brown's original version.

The song debuted during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town tour, with 15 known performances:
- 19 Aug 1978 at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
- 22 Aug 1978 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
- 25 Aug 1978 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CO
- 28 Aug 1978 at Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
- 01 Sep 1978 at the Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI
- 03 Sep 1978 at Civic Centre, Saginaw, MI
- 06 Sep 1978 at Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL
- 20 Sep 1978 at the Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ, and these lyrics refer that performance
- 25 Sep 1978 at Boston Gardens, Boston, MA
- 30 Sep 1978 at Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA, check the live 30 Sep 1978 version
- 09 Dec 1978 at the Convention Centre, Dallas, TX
- 13 Dec 1978 at the Community Centre, Tucson, AZ
- 16 Dec 1978 at Winterland, San Francisco, CA
- 19 Dec 1978 at Paramount Theater, Portland, OR, check the live 19 Dec 1978 version
- 31 Dec 1978 at Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, OH, check the live 31 Dec 1978 version
During the above 15 shows, GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT was always the show opener except during the last one on 31 Dec 1978. The song was sound-checked on 19 Sep 1978 at the Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ, but not performed during the show.

Performed 4 times during The River tour:
- 11 Oct 1980 at the Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL
- 18 Oct 1980 at Kiel Opera House, St Lois, MI
- 28 Oct 1980 at The Coliseum, Oakland, CA
- 16 Feb 1981 at the Civic Centre, Lakeland, FL
Also sound-checked twice on 02 Dec 1980 at the War Memorial, Rochester, NY, and on 16 Aug 1981 at Red Rocks Stadium, Denver, CO, but not played during those shows. Never known to be performed since that tour.

Song intro on 20 Sep 1978 at Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ:

Alright (chuckles). Gimme a little light. How you doing out there tonight? You ready tonight... No fooling around tonight. It's just me and you tonight. Here we go!