Def Leppard, in many ways, was the definitive hard rock band of the '80s. There were many bands that rocked harder, and were more dangerous, than the Sheffield quintet, but few others captured the spirit of the times quite as well. Emerging in the late '70s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, the group actually owed more to the glam rock and metal of the early '70s -- their sound was equal parts T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. By toning down their heavy riffs and emphasizing melody, Def Leppard was poised for crossover success by 1983's Pyromania, but skillfully used the fledgling MTV network to their advantage.
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Def Leppard

I am bad, I am evil,
I am winter, I am pain.
Ill mess up your life,
Ill beat up your wife,
Ill lose all your friends,
And Ill win in the end.
So you play the joker,
And Ill play the clown,
And Ill laugh while youre up there,
And Ill laugh when youre down.
Though your screams break the silence,
Oh, they wont make a sound.
Na na na na na na na na
I will rise, I will take you,
I will break you, never let you go.
Ill shoot through your veins,
Ill drive you insane,
Ill poison your breath,
And Ill love you to death.
So you be the joker,
And Ill be the clown,
And youll laugh when youre up there,
But youll cry when youre down.
Though your screams break the silence,
Oh, they wont make a sound.
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na