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"Surrender" is a late 1970s teen anthem, describing the relations between the baby boomer narrator and his G.I. Generation parents. His mother frequently warns him about the girls he will meet, as he will never know what diseases he will catch from them, as exemplified by a rumor about "a soldier's [penis] falling off" as a result of "some Indonesian junk that's going around".
"Surrender to Me" is a power ballad performed by Ann Wilson (lead singer of Heart) and Robin Zander (lead singer of Cheap Trick). The song was written by Ross Vannelli and Richard Marx and was featured on the soundtrack to the 1988 film Tequila Sunrise starring Mel Gibson , Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell .
The lead-off track "Surrender" was Cheap Trick's first single to chart in the United States, peaking at No. 62. It has gone on to become one of the band's signature songs. Zander and Petersson performing in 1978. Demand for Cheap Trick at Budokan became so great that Epic Records finally released the album in the U.S. in February 1979.
1998: Hits of Cheap Trick (import) 1998: Don't Be Cruel (Collectables label) 2000: Authorized Greatest Hits; 2004: The Essential Cheap Trick; 2005: Collection (Cheap Trick/In Color/Heaven Tonight) 2005: Cheap Trick Rock on Break Out Years: 1979 (Madacy Records) 2007: Super Hits (Sony Musical Special Products) 2007: Discover Cheap Trick (Epic ...
Heaven Tonight is considered Cheap Trick's best album by many fans and critics. While their debut album Cheap Trick showed the band's darker, rawer side and In Color explored a lighter, more pop-oriented persona, Heaven Tonight combined both elements to produce a hook-filled pop-rock album with an attitude.
In the 2007 book Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand-out tracks from the band. "She's Tight" was included, with the author John M. Borack writing: "Guitar riffs don't come any simpler than this one, but the keyboard squiggles, horny lyrics and head-bobbing rhythms on ...
In the summer of 1974, Hogan left Cheap Trick to join The Litter, a Minneapolis-based band. A few days later, Carlos and Nielsen asked Zander to sing for Cheap Trick. [11] Zander was able to get out of the last year of his contract [13] and joined Cheap Trick in October 1974. [19] In 1973 or 1974, Carlos gained a major insight into his drumming.
We're All Alright! is the eighteenth studio album by American rock band Cheap Trick.It was released on June 16, 2017. [10] The album's title refers to lyrics from the band's 1978 hit, "Surrender", as well as the theme song to the television series That '70s Show, which the band performed.