The pic below is the artwork for the single and a link to the video.
Many fans do tributes to Kiss. Whether they are paintings, drawings, murals and even tattoos. I am a musician, specifically a guitar player, and was heavily influenced by Kiss and in particular Ace Frehley. So as my tribute to Kiss I wanted to write a song. I only hope that the band will be flattered by this tribute if they ever hear it!
It is available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id978742223 If you want to hear it in the car!! or just to help me out!!
here is a link to a youtube preview of the song I did before l I did the full video:
And the FULL video is now available!!
“We Want Kiss!”
I want to dedicate this song to KISS : Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley. Without them life would have been simply boring! I also wish to dedicate it to my brother and all the Kiss fans out there, affectionately known as the Kiss Army. My brother being the one who infected myself and our group of friends with the Kiss crazy.
My intention with the song was to thank Kiss for the many years of enjoyment that they provided us with. They had great songs, a great sound and an incredible show. They were in essence superheroes of rock and roll. And the show is still going on to this day!
I was hoping to create a song that sounded like it was recorded in 1975 and paid homage to that period. I wanted the song to be from the perspective of the Kiss fan, thanking his idols for the great time he had. Sort of an anthem for the fans of Kiss or as they are better known: The Kiss Army.
The inspiration of writing this song came in a bizarre way. I had fallen ill with stomach ulcers and was bedridden for a week. To encourage me to stay off my feet and recuperate, I chose to read a good book. I happened to chose Paul Stanley’s autobiography. Reading this book brought back memories of my past and helped me understand myself a little better. I realized just how much of an influence they had been on my life. I had grown up on Beatles music but was too young to experience Beatlemania first hand. Kiss were my “Beatles”. I wanted to play guitar because I wanted to emulate the Beatles, but it was Kiss that made me seek out music lessons and to actually buy a guitar, practise and form a band, with the dream of becoming a “star”.
Thank you Kiss…
Tony V.
Lyrics
We Want Kiss!
words and music
Tony V.
I remember that day, like it was yesterday
The day my brother changed our lives, when he brought home Kiss Alive!
He infected us all, but man we had a ball
playing Kiss, all day long
Haters called us names, we had no time for their stupid games
We always held our ground, cause we loved their sound
It wasn’t hard to see, that all my friends seemed to be
Kiss Army soldiers, loyal fans
The hottest band in the land
Chorus
Kiss army, the Kiss army wants you
Kiss army, the Kiss army wants you
Kiss army, the Kiss army wants…You!!
We picked up drums and guitars, we wanted to be stars
Playing our favourite song, with Kiss you can’t go wrong
Where ever I seem to be, I meet fans like me
Ready to help out, have fun and hang out
Ace, Gene, Peter or Paul, you know we love them all
Super heroes of rock and roll!
Chorus
So here’s the bottom line, they stood the test of time
40 years, still rocking strong, a million fans can’t be wrong
The hottest band in the world!
guitar!
solo
chorus X 2
chanting “We want KiSS!”