REO Speedwagon Show About Take It on the Run"Take It on the Run" is the fifth track on the REO Speedwagon album Hi Infidelity. It was released as a single in 1981 and reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by lead guitarist Gary Richrath. "Take It on the Run" was the follow-up single behind the group's number one hit, "Keep on Loving You". The single went gold on April 17, 1989. "Take It on the Run" has appeared on dozens of 'various artists' compilation albums, as well as several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums. According to REO Speedwagon lead singer Kevin Cronin, the original title to the song was "Don't Let Me Down." Cronin says that he insisted that the title should be "Take It on the Run" and that he added the line to the refrain "You’re under the gun / So you take it on the run," which he says "either makes sense or it doesn’t, but it sure sung well and it sure rhymed, and it was a spur-of-the-moment thing that when I heard the rest of the song, that’s what I felt."The song's music video was technically the ninth video played on MTV's first day, August 1, 1981. However, the video went to black just 12 seconds into the song and did not finish. This song was released as a downloadable add-on for the Rock Band video game franchise on April 21, 2009. The cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes covered this song as a punk version for their live album Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah. more » The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.comHeard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another you been messin' around They say you got a boy friend You're up there every weekend They're talkin' about you and it's bringin' me down But I know the neighborhood And talk is cheap when the story is good And the tales grow taller on down the line So I'm telling you, babe That I don't think it's true, babe Or even if it is keep this in mind You take it on the run baby If that's the way you want it baby Then I don't want you around I don't believe it, not for a minute You're under the gun so you take it on the run Heard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another you been messin' around So I'm telling you, babe That I don't think it's true, babe Or even if it is keep this in mind You take it on the run baby If that's the way you want it baby Then I don't want you around I don't believe it, not for a minute You're under the gun so you take it on the run You take it on the run baby If that's the way you want it baby Then I don't want you around I don't believe it, not for a minute You're under the gun so you take it on the run You take it on the run baby If that's the way you want it baby Then I don't need you around I don't believe it, not for a minute You're under the gun so you take it on the run Heard it from a friend who Heard it from a friend who Heard it from another you been messin' around Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!REO SpeedwagonREO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. Hi Infidelity (1980) contained four US Top 40 hits and is the group's best-selling album, with over ten million copies sold. Over the course of its career, the band has sold more than 40 million records and has charted thirteen Top 40 hits, including the number ones "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling". REO Speedwagon's mainstream popularity dissipated in the 1990s but the band remains a popular live act. more » (10 fans) Written by: Gary Dean Richrath Lyrics © HORI PRO ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind Skip to content REO SPEEDWAGONHeard It From A Friend Lyrics Heard it from a friend who heard it
from a friend who Well I know that neighbourhood You take it on the run, baby You’re thinking of your white lies And you need never look back again You take it on the run, baby Take it on the run, baby Take it on the run, baby Heard it from a friend
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