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Rock the Casbah

Now the king told the boogie men
"You have to let that raga drop"
The oil down the desert way
Has been shakin' to the top
The Sheik he drove his Cadillac
He went a-cruisin' down the ville
The Muezzin was a-standin'
On the radiator grille

The Shareef don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The Shareef don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah

By order of the prophet
We ban that boogie sound
Degenerate the faithful
With that crazy Casbah sound
But the Bedouin they brought out the electric camel drum
The local guitar picker got his guitar-pickin' thumb
As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square
They began to wail

The Shareef don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The Shareef don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah

Now, over at the temple
Oh, they really pack 'em in
The in-crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the wind changed direction
And the temple band took five
The crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive

The Shareef don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The Shareef don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The king called up his jet fighters
"He said you better earn your pay
Drop your bombs between the minarets
Down the Casbah way"
As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured outta there
The jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare
As soon as the Shareef was outta their hair
The jet pilots wailed

The Shareef don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The Shareef don't like it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah

The Shareef don't like it, he thinks it's not kosher
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The Shareef don't like it, fundamentally can't take it
Rock the Casbah, Rock the Casbah

The Shareef don't like it, you know he really hates it
Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah
The Shareef don't like it, really, really hates it
by Zatarain’s Root Beer Drinker December 9, 2020
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Detroit rocks

Detroit rocks are pieces of crumbling, fallen down or demolished buildings that we find all over the D, otherwise known as 313.
Hey bud, what are all those cool objects on your mantle ?
Oh, those are Detroit rocks. Look, I got a piece of Michigan Central Station.
by nageuse September 12, 2012
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Zombie Rocks

An alternate name for "Bath salts" (as in the drug). Coined after the rush of "zombie attacks" in the news attributed the drug.
Zombie rocks, they'll make you eat face.
by Dr. Killinger December 11, 2012
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sap rock

Rock music tailor-made for radio airplay, featuring nice harmonies and uplifting lyrics about how hard life is and how you can overcome if you just believe in yourself.
"Have you heard the new Shinedown album? Those guys used to rock pretty hard, but now they're all about the sap rock."

Sample lyrics (Caution: may induce vomiting):

"We all know that life ain't fair/But there's more of us we're everywhere/We don't have to take this back against the wall/
We don't have to take this we can end it all"

("Bully" by Shinedown)
by Combaticron July 7, 2012
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hybrid rock

1. While playing hard rock, you tend to mix it with jazz, punk, and ska guitar riffs for a melodic then upbeat sound. Normally played with double bass pedals for the drums and picking on the bass giutar.

2. When a band mixes two or more genres to create a different sound and style than the genres seperately.
" The natural outcome is one of those hybrid rock bands. Their music is hard to explain but easy to listen to."
by thebreadcolonist November 27, 2011
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MILF Rock

"Mom-I'd-Like-to-Fuck" rock-and-roll/rock.
"Is Bon Jovi still making albums? Fucking milf rock bullshit."
by zombieskin January 1, 2012
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Man Rock

A dime piece; A unicorn; A woman who is so gorgeous that you have to have her on your arm.
by dreamteamer November 13, 2011
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