What famous rock band sang the song called Rock of Ages?”
If it’s the same “Rock On” song, it was written and recorded originally by David Essex in 1974. Michael Damian covered it in 1989, and that version was in the teen movie Dream a Little Dream. Def Leppard recently covered in in 2006. But if you’re thinking about the original that you may have heard in the early ’80s, it’s probably David Essex’s original.
“Rock of Ages” is a song by Def Leppardfrom their 1983 album Pyromania. It takes its name from the hymn Rock of Ages. When released as a single, the song reached #1 on the Top Trackschart and #16 on the Pop Singleschart.[1]It begins with a German-like nonsense phrase, “Gunter glieben glauchen globen”[original research?], which was later sampled in “Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)” by The Offspringas well as “Call Me What You Like (If You Like Rock-N-Roll)” by Puffy AmiYumi. This was also sampled in a parodyof the song, “Rape Rock of Ages,” by self-proclaimed “rape rock” band The Mentors.[1]According to the official Def Leppard FAQ, These four words that you hear at the start of “Rock of Ages”, mean nothing in particular though, the band sometimes jokingly claims it means “running through the forest silently”. It’s gibberish, said by producer Mutt Lange during the recordings of the song, instead of the regular one, two, three, four.[citation needed] The song proceeds to reference “Hey Hey,
