Yeah, he tried to set him straight
Looked him in the eye
"Let my people go"
Holy Moses on the mountain
High above the golden calf
Went to get the Ten Commandments
Yeah, he's just gonna break 'em in half
All you zombies, hide your faces
All you people in the street
All you sittin' in high places
The pieces gonna fall on you
No one ever spoke to Noah
They all laughed at him instead
Working on his ark
Working all by himself
Only Noah saw it coming
40 days and 40 nights
Took his sons and daughters with him
Yeah, they were the Israelites
All you zombies, hide your faces
All you people in the street
All you sittin' in high places
The rain's gonna fall on you
Holy Father, what's the matter?
Where have all your children gone?
Sitting in the dark, living all by themselves
You don't have to hide anymore
All you zombies, show your faces
All you people in the street
All you sittin' in high places
The pieces gonna fall on you
All you zombies, show your faces (I know you're out there)
All you people in the street (Let's see you)
All you sittin' in high places
It's all gonna fall on you
'''Whispered:'''
Zombies
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band combines elements of rock, reggae, ska, and folk music to create its sound.
The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-1980s due to heavy radio airplay and MTV rotation of several songs, including "All You Zombies," "Day by Day," "And We Danced," and "Where Do the Children Go." The band played at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia in 1985. In Europe, the Hooters had success with the singles "All You Zombies" and "Johnny B," but the band's breakthrough across Europe came with the single "Satellite." The band played at The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990.
The Hooters have staged successful tours in Europe. In 2007, the band released its first album of new material since 1993, Time Stand Still. The band's most recent release was Rocking & Swing, released in 2023.
RP has a policy!: ...NO Song left behind!
RP has a policy:
NO SONG LEFT BEHIND!
Funniest comment I have seen on RP in years!!!!
I want my hair back.
I want the hair off my back!
Dude knows how to write a song.
FYI, the Hooters (a local Philly Band who still perform occasionally) are not a Christian Band. They just happened to write a song that got some cross-over airplay on Christian radio stations.
Yes, and they are certainly not the first song-writers to reference material from the old testament: Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Rush, etc. None of those artists are considered "Christian Rock".
Agreed! Pete Rose!!!! Saw them at a Philly cabaret in 1982..entire place was bouncing up and down, very cool! Record company(s) changed their sound for sure...
The Hooters were a Philadelphia institution for years before this came out. When the album was released, the local fans HATED what was done to the songs we knew and loved. This song was absolutely murdered by the producers at Columbia. Seek out the original on "Amore", their locally produced EP. These guys were too talented for what happened to them. They at least did get a Grammy for writing "Time After Time" and got some love for writing most of the material on Joan Osborne's break through album.
kremfresch is right - the 'Amore' version is worth a listen...
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NO SONG LEFT BEHIND!
35 years later, this still sounds good to me.
Agreed! I saw The Outfield open for these guys in a college gym on LI. I adored them then. Some of the music has held up, some of it hasn't.