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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Hello America Lyrics

Def Leppard

Hello america, hello america
Hello america, hello america
Well Im takin me a trip Im going down to california
Yeah, Im gonna try hollywood and san pedro bay, yeah yeah
Ill tell ya what Im gonna do
Im gonna give my love to you
Im gonna take you where the lights are bright
Im gonna give you my love tonight
Hello america, hello america
Hello america, hello america
Im gonna get me a greyhound bus down the motorway
Im gonna spend a little time in frisco and l.a., yeah yeah
But when it gets to twelve oclock
And you feel that you gotta rock
Youd better let your hair hang down
So we can boogie all over town
Takin me a trip Im going down to california
Yeah, Im gonna try hollywood and san pedro bay, yeah yeah
Ill tell ya what Im gonna do
Im gonna give my love to you
So wont ya take me where the lights are bright
Wont you give me your love tonight
Hello america, hello america
Hello america, hello america
Hello america, hello america
Hello america, hello america