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Everybody Needs Rock'n'Roll

Shu Hakamada

The world's full of hate

And our spirits are just so down

But one thing can lift us up

That's pure rock'n'roll

Rhythm grabs you, driving the pounding groove tight

Gonna play loud, without stopping all night

Lose yourself in the music, and dance together

Gonna free your mind tonight

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

Feel the beat, let your heart unfold

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

Turn it up, let good times roll

When we're feeling low

When we're lost and afraid

Rock and roll comes to save us

It's a shining light in the dark

Rhythm takes hold, as bass thumps with might

We'll rock this place, till the dawn's first light

Let the music move you, we're together

This beat's simple and tight

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

Let it move you, break down the walls

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

Rock this world, from deep soul to soul

(Feel the rhythm, lose control!)

Oo o-o-o, music unites us all, one and all

Oo o-o-o, in a way that words can't do

The sound of our hearts

As years go by, sounds may change

Yet its core remains true

Rock and roll's spirit lives on

Burning passion, never stops

Rhythm grabs you, driving the pounding groove tight

Gonna play loud, without stopping all night

Lose yourself in the music, and dance together

Gonna free your mind tonight

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

Feel the beat, let your heart unfold

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

Turn it up, let good times roll

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

Let it move you, break down the walls

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

Rock this world, from deep soul to soul

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

(Like a fire)

Let it move you, break down the walls

(Burning in our souls)

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

(To feel alive)

Rock this world, from deep soul to soul

(To set our spirits free)

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

(Like a fire)

Let it move you, break down the walls

(Burning in our souls)

Everybody needs rock'n'roll

(To feel alive)

Rock this world, from deep soul to soul

(To set our spirits free)

  • Lyricist

    Shu Hakamada

  • Composer

    Shu Hakamada

  • Producer

    Shu Hakamada

  • Recording Engineer

    Shu Hakamada

  • Mixing Engineer

    Shu Hakamada

  • Mastering Engineer

    Shu Hakamada

  • Graphic Design

    Shu Hakamada

  • Guitar

    Shu Hakamada

  • Bass Guitar

    Shu Hakamada

  • Keyboards

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  • Vocals

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  • Background Vocals

    Shu Hakamada

  • Programming

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    Restart

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  • 2

    Send You All of My Love

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  • 3

    The Ginkgo Street

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  • 4

    Help Me Out

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    Everybody Needs Rock'n'Roll

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  • 6

    Losing You

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  • 7

    I Love The Way

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  • 8

    Cat's Great Escape

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  • 9

    My Life Is Mine

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  • 10

    I Just Can't Go On

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  • 11

    Stay With Me

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  • 12

    In This Place

    Shu Hakamada

Hello music lovers! I'm Shu Hakamada, a Japanese singer-songwriter born on 1959. I suffered hearing loss in 2006 and was forced to give up my career as a professional musician in my mid-40s. Since then, I was away from music for over 15 years, but in 2024 I returned with a new passion.

'Restart' represents my musical rebirth, featuring a journey through diverse melodies and harmonies - from upbeat anthems to soul-searching ballads. Drawing inspiration from The Beatles, classic rock and roll, and Motown, these songs explore themes of love, grief, and hope.

This album was created entirely at home, with all tracks played, recorded, and mixed by myself.

Creating 'Restart' was like rediscovering a part of myself I thought I'd lost. It's living proof that age is no barrier to pursuing new dreams. We were all born to run - to chase our passions, overcome challenges, and reinvent ourselves at any stage of life.

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