Chuck Prophet (born Charles William Prophet on 28 June 1963) is an American… Read Full Bio ↴Chuck Prophet (born Charles William Prophet on 28 June 1963) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer. Based in San Francisco, Prophet initially gained recognition as the youngest member of 80's college rock stalwarts Green on Red, with whom he was featured on numerous albums and touring lineups. In the early 1990s, as Green on Red faded to black, Prophet began performing with his future wife Stefanie Finch and releasing independent records on a variety of small labels.
Prophet released his solo debut Brother Aldo in 1990 on Fire records,(later reissued in the late 1990's on Walter Yetnikoff's Velvel imprint. His immediate career path took him through mostly European touring markets and his followup "Balinese Dancer" came out in 1993 & later the Steve Berlin produced "Feast of Hearts" came out in Europe only through the Fire imprint. After a decade long bout with substance abuse, Prophet resurfaced refreshed and renewed on the critical breakthroughs 1998's "Homemade Blood", 2000's "The Hurting Business" and 2002's live "Turn The Pigeons Loose" (all available via Cooking Vinyl in UK). By 2000 he'd recorded a side project with his wife Stefanie called Go Go Market and begun incorporating electronic influences into his traditional roots rock formula, resulting in some mainstream radio play and expanded exposure, culminating in the wider distribution of albums "No Other Love" from 2002 and 2004's "Age of Miracles" on New West Records. Chuck signed a new arrangement in the US with North Carolina based Yep Roc for 2007's "Soap and Water", an album that saw the musician invited to play twice on National Public Radio, as well as on televison talk shows like Late Night With David Letterman, and The Carson Daly Show.
Over the years he also began collaborating with other songwriters like Kelly Willis, Steve Yerkey and contributing as a guitarist/musician to studio efforts from folks like Jonathan Richman, Warren Zevon, Kim Carnes, Cake, Tom Heyman and Jewel. Alejandro Escovedo's upcoming 2008 release produced by Tony Visconti entitled Real Animal was co-written and recorded with Prophet. In addition to having his songs recorded by artists like Solomon Burke, Heart & Cyndi Thomson he has also recorded with men who started out as his influences like Jim Dickinson, Dan Penn and the late Warren Zevon.
www.chuckprophet.com.
Prophet released his solo debut Brother Aldo in 1990 on Fire records,(later reissued in the late 1990's on Walter Yetnikoff's Velvel imprint. His immediate career path took him through mostly European touring markets and his followup "Balinese Dancer" came out in 1993 & later the Steve Berlin produced "Feast of Hearts" came out in Europe only through the Fire imprint. After a decade long bout with substance abuse, Prophet resurfaced refreshed and renewed on the critical breakthroughs 1998's "Homemade Blood", 2000's "The Hurting Business" and 2002's live "Turn The Pigeons Loose" (all available via Cooking Vinyl in UK). By 2000 he'd recorded a side project with his wife Stefanie called Go Go Market and begun incorporating electronic influences into his traditional roots rock formula, resulting in some mainstream radio play and expanded exposure, culminating in the wider distribution of albums "No Other Love" from 2002 and 2004's "Age of Miracles" on New West Records. Chuck signed a new arrangement in the US with North Carolina based Yep Roc for 2007's "Soap and Water", an album that saw the musician invited to play twice on National Public Radio, as well as on televison talk shows like Late Night With David Letterman, and The Carson Daly Show.
Over the years he also began collaborating with other songwriters like Kelly Willis, Steve Yerkey and contributing as a guitarist/musician to studio efforts from folks like Jonathan Richman, Warren Zevon, Kim Carnes, Cake, Tom Heyman and Jewel. Alejandro Escovedo's upcoming 2008 release produced by Tony Visconti entitled Real Animal was co-written and recorded with Prophet. In addition to having his songs recorded by artists like Solomon Burke, Heart & Cyndi Thomson he has also recorded with men who started out as his influences like Jim Dickinson, Dan Penn and the late Warren Zevon.
www.chuckprophet.com.
Bad Year for Rock and Roll
Chuck Prophet Lyrics
Took a final bow
There′s one more star
In the heavens now
The moon won't rise
The sun won′t set
There's so many things
I would rather forget
And I'm all dressed up
In my mohair suit
Watching Peter Sellers
Think of you
Wondering where it′s all gonna end
It′s been a bad year for rock and roll
(Bad year)
Bad year for rock and roll
I wanna go out
But I'll probably stay home
Now what you gonna do
When your bird won′t sing
You try and you try
Everything
And what you gonna do
When your last friend's gone
You′re still at the bar
And they've all moved on
I can see it in your eyes
It′s not too late
We don't have to die
To reach a better place
Man, I really pray that's true
It′s been a bad year for rock and roll
(Bad year)
It′s been a bad year for rock and roll
I wanna go out
But I'll probably stay home
It′s been a bad year
(Bad year)
Such a bad year
(Bad year)
For rock and roll
Rock and roll
Where's my rock and roll
Now I′m all dressed up
In my mohair suit
Watching Peter Sellers
Thinking of you
I'm wondering where it′s all gonna end
There′s one more star
In the heavens now
The moon won't rise
The sun won′t set
There's so many things
I would rather forget
And I'm all dressed up
In my mohair suit
Watching Peter Sellers
Wondering where it′s all gonna end
It′s been a bad year for rock and roll
(Bad year)
Bad year for rock and roll
I wanna go out
But I'll probably stay home
Now what you gonna do
When your bird won′t sing
You try and you try
Everything
And what you gonna do
When your last friend's gone
You′re still at the bar
And they've all moved on
I can see it in your eyes
It′s not too late
We don't have to die
To reach a better place
Man, I really pray that's true
It′s been a bad year for rock and roll
(Bad year)
It′s been a bad year for rock and roll
I wanna go out
But I'll probably stay home
It′s been a bad year
(Bad year)
Such a bad year
(Bad year)
For rock and roll
Rock and roll
Where's my rock and roll
Now I′m all dressed up
In my mohair suit
Watching Peter Sellers
Thinking of you
I'm wondering where it′s all gonna end
Writer(s): Chuck Prophet, Kurt Lipschutz
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@dibate5776
Listening to this Song in this worse year, is really powerfull,
" I wanna go out
But I'll probably stay home"
@zootman2020
another cool tune from chuck prophet!!! yea...
@noohoozfurra
Never a truer word spoken, Chuck...
@drewmalatino3322
"We don't have to die to reach a better place."
@fawnfang485
I love your music, Chuck!
@dirkkerkhove4254
Great Song ! Love it !
@gianttv8804
Only song I know by this guy. And DAMN!! It was a bad year when this came out. Prince, Dolores of the cranberries front man of PM Dawn… and the list is LONG of all the legends we lost that year.😌
@michaelhayes67
Appropriate...Among some challenges...We will rock...
@sandraaustinmello6989
Catchy as hell! Sadly true.
@rubymerritt9720
Songs don't get cooler than this!