From Madame Wong's to Starwood
To the whiskey on the strip
You can hear the crashing, blasting strum
Of bands that come to be real hip
And get a record contract
From a talent scout someday
They'll sell their ass, their cocks and balls
They'll take the check and walk away
If they're lucky, they'll get famous
For a week or two, perhaps
They'll buy some ugly clothes to wear
And hope the business don't collapse
For some stupid magazine
Besides, they're really good
They're a tinsel town, a rebellion band
From downtown to downtown
Hollywood
Tinseltown Rebellion
Tinseltown Rebellion Band
It's a little bitty
Tinseltown Rebellion
Tinseltown Rebellion Band
They used to play all kinds of stuff
And some of it was nice
Some of it was musical
But then they took some guy's advice
To get a record deal
He said they would have to be more punk
Forget their chops and play real dumb
Or else they would be sunk
So off they go to S.I.R.
To learn some stupid riffs
And practice all their poses
And they'll be famous for that
In between their powder sniffs
Chop a line now
Snort it up now
And when they think they've got it
They launch a new career
Who gives a * if what they play
Is somewhat insincere
Tinseltown Rebellion
Tinseltown Rebellion Band
A Tinseltown Rebellion
A Tinseltown Rebellion Band
Did you know that in Tinseltown
The people down there
Think that substance is a bore
And if your new wave group looks good
They'll hurry on back for more
Of leather groups
And plastic groups
And groups that look real bad
They're all queer
The Tinseltown aficionados
Come to see and not to hear
But then again this system
Works as perfect as a dream
It works for all those record company pricks
Who come to skim the
Cream
From the cesspools of excitement
Where Jim Morrison once stood
It's the Tinseltown Rebellion Band
Tinseltown Rebellion
From downtown
Is everybody happy
Oh never mind
No problem
guitar solo
guitar solo