In concert and on several b-sides, Def Leppard has covered several bands that have influenced their sound. This page has the lyrics to the covers that they have played and recorded. Several songs included here are also listed under the album in which they appeared. Those songs that appeared on Yeah! are listed on that album's lyrics page.

Covers of other artists

Lyrics

Elected

(Alice Cooper)

I'm your top prime cut of meat, I'm your choice,
I wanna be elected,
I'm your yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce,
I wanna be elected,
Kids want a savior, don't need a fake,
I wanna be elected,
We're all gonna rock to the rules that I make,
I wanna be elected, elected, elected.

Good evening Mr & Mrs America and all ships at sea,
The candidate is taking the country by storm.

I never lied to you, I've always been cool,
I wanna be elected,
I gotta get the vote, and I told you 'bout school,
I wanna be elected, elected, elected,
Hallelujah, I wanna be selected,
Everyone in the United States of America.

We're gonna win this one, take the country by storm,
We're gonna be elected,
You and me together, young and strong,
We're gonna be elected, elected, elected,
Respected, selected, call collected,
I wanna be elected, elected.

"And if I am elected
I promise the formation of a new party
A third party, the Wild Party!
I know we have problems,
We got problems right here in Central City,
We have problems on the North, South, East and West,
New York City, Saint Louis, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Detroit,
Chicago,
Everybody has problems,
And personally, I don't care."


Little Wing

(Jimi Hendrix)

Well she's walking through the clouds
with a circus mind
that's running wild
Butterflies and zebras and moonbeams
and fairly tales,

That's all she ever thinks about...

Riding the wind

When I'm sad she comes to me
with a thousand smiles
she gives to me free

It's alright, she says,
it's alright,
Take anything you want from me,
anything.

Fly on, little wing.


Now I'm Here

(Brian May)

Here I stand
Look around around around
But you won't see me

Now I'm here, Now I'm there, I'm just a...

Just a new man
Yes you made me live again

A baby I was when you took my hand
And the light of the night burned bright
And the people all stared didn't understand
But you knew my name on sight

Whatever came of you and me
America's new bride to be - don't worry baby I'm safe and sound

Down in the dungeon just Peaches 'n' me
Don't I love her so

A thin moon me in a smoke-screen sky
Where the beams of your lovelight chase
Don't move, don't speak, don't feel no pain
With a rain running down my face

Your matches still light up the sky
And many a tear lives on in my eye

Down in the city just Hoople 'n' me
Don't I love him so

Whatever comes of you and me
I love to leave my memory with you

Now I'm here
Think I'll stay around around around
We'll be down in the city justa you 'n' me
Don't I love you so


Release Me

(E. Miller, D. Williams, R. Yount)

Hey please release me let me go
And for I don't love you anymore
To waste our lives would be insane
And release me and let me love again
Oh I have found a new love dear
And I will always want her near
Her lips are warm while yours are cold
And release me my darling let me go
Please release me let me go
And for I don't love you anymore
To waste our lives would be insane
And so release me and let me love again
Ah
(Ooh)
So please release me let me go
And for I don't love you anymore
And to waste our lives would be insane
And so release me and let me love again
Hey please release me
And for I don't love you anymore
To waste (Excuse me) would be insane
And so release me and let me love again
So release me and let me love again
(Let me go)
(Let me go)


Travelling Band

(Creedence Clearwater Revival)

737 coming out of the sky
Oh won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride
I want to move

Playing in a travelling band, ee-ya!
Well I'm flying across land
Trying to get a hand
Playing in a travelling band

Take me to the hotel baggage car no where
Come on come on won't you get me to my room
I want to move

Playing in a travelling band, ee-ya!
Well I'm flying across the land
Trying to get a hand
Playing in a travelling band

Listen to the radio talking about the last show
Someone got excited, had to call the state militia
I want to move

Playing in a travelling band, ee-ya!
Well I'm flying across the land
Trying to get a hand
Playing in a travelling band, Oh-wow!

(solo)

(use walking bass)

Hell will come again on a Saturday night
Oh with your fussing and your fighting
Won't you get me to the right
I want to move

Playing in a travelling band, ee-ya!
Well I'm flying across the land
Trying to get a hand
Playing in a travelling band, oh-wow!

(guitar solo)

Oh I'm playing in a travelling band
Playing in a travelling band
Won't you get me, take me hand
Well I'm playing in a travelling band
Well I'm flying across the land
Trying to get a hand
Playing in a travelling band, oh-wow!

Hey!


Under My Wheels

(Alice Cooper)

The telephone is ringing
You got me on the run
I'm driving in my car now
Anticipating fun
I'm driving right up to you, babe
I guess that you couldn't see, yeah yeah
But you under my wheels
Why don't you let me be

'Cause when you call me on the telephone
Saying take me to the show
And then I say, honey, I just can't go
Old lady's sick and I can't leave her home

The telephone is ringing
You got me on the run
I'm driving in my car now
I got you under my wheels
I got you under my wheels
I got you under my wheels
Yeah yeah
I got you under my wheels
Yeah yeah
I got you under my wheels

The telephone is ringing
You got me on the run
I'm driving in my car now
Anticipating fun
I'm driving right up to you, babe
I guess that you couldn't see, yeah yeah
But you was under my wheels, honey
Why don't you let me be, yeah yeah
I got you under my wheels
I got you under my wheels
I got you under my wheels
Yeah yeah


You Can't Always Get What You Want

(Rolling Stones)

I saw her today at the reception,
A glass of wine in her hand.
I knew she would meet her connection,
At her feet was a footloose man.
Now you can't always get what you want,
You can't always get what you want,
You can't always get what you want,
But if you try sometimes you'll find
You'll get what you need.

I saw her today at the reception,
A glass of wine in her hand.
I knew she was gonna meet her connection,
At her feet was a footloose man.

You can't always get what you want,
You can't always get what you want,
You can't always get what you want,
But if you try sometimes you might find
You'll get what you need.

I went down to the demonstration,
To get my fair share of abuse.
Singing "we're gonna vent our frustrations,
And if we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse."

Repeat Chorus

I went down to the Chelsea drugs
To get your prescription filled.
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy,
And man, did he look pretty ill.
We decided that we would have a soda,
My favorite flavor, cherry red.
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy,
And he said one word to me, and that was "dead,"
I said to him,

Repeat Chorus

You'll get what you need--yeah, oh baby.
I saw her today at the reception,
In her glass was a bleeding man.
She was practiced at the art of deception,
Well I could tell by her bloodstained hands.

Repeat Chorus


Ziggy Stardust

(David Bowie)

Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly
The spiders from Mars. He played it left hand
But made it too far
Became the special man, then we were Ziggy's band

Ziggy really sang, screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan, he could lick 'em by smiling
He could leave 'em to hang
Came on so loaded man, well hung and snow white tan.

So where were the spiders while the fly tried to break our balls
Just the beer light to guide us,
So we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands?

Ziggy played for time, jiving us that we were voodoo
The kids were just crass, he was the nazz
With God given ass
He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar

Making love with his ego Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.
Oh yeah
Ooooooo
Ziggy played guitaarrrrrr


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