Muiscal Gems - You've got Another Thing Comin'

One of my favorite genres of music is hard rock.  Classic rock, punk, metal, power pop.  I really enjoy the sound of heavy electric guitars and pounding drums!.  I also love a good melody and there are actually some artists that can pull both of these off at the same time.  I have an growing playlist on Spotify (userid: kerkphil) called "Best Heavy Music" that showcases some of my favorites.

One such group is Judas Priest.  They are one of the pioneers of Heavy Metal, formed in 1969 and have been going strong since.  My favorite song by Judas Priest is "You've got Another Thing Comin'" from their 1982 album, Screaming for Vengance.

This song was released in 1983, which was the year I went to Korea on Study Abroad with a BYU group.  Back then you could get bootleg music on cassettes in Korea for around a dollar and this is one that I bought.  If memory served me correctly, I bought it along with dozens of others in a little shop in the underground shopping street connected to the Seomyeon subway stop in Busan.  There was no subway then, but it was under construction.  I was living just off the main road going north out of Seomyeon toward Yeonsandong in a cheap hotel called the Seonpung Yeongwan.  I remember spending hours in that shopping street in Seomyon in the Fall as the weather got colder, because it was heated.  I was teaching English then and I had classes early in the morning, at noon, and then in the afternoon and evening.  This was a place to hangout, play arcade games, and stay warm in the late morning.

I loved this album, but this song was my favorite by far.  The lyrics are not all that outstanding, but the song rocks!  

One life I'm gonna live it up

I'm takin' I said I'll never get enough

Stand tall I'm uh, young and kind of proud

I'm on the top, but as long as the music's loud

If you think I'll sit around as the world goes by

You're thinkin' like a fool cause it's a case of do or die

Out there is a fortune waiting to be had

If you think I'll let you go you're mad

You've got another thing comin'

You've got another thing comin'

That's right here's where the talking ends

Well, listen, this night there'll be some action spent

Drive hard callin' all the shots

I got an ace card comin' down rocks

If you think I'll sit around while you chip away my brain

Listen I ain't foolin' and you'd better think again

Out there is a fortune waiting to be had

If you think I'll let it go you're mad

You've got another thing comin'

You've got another thing comin'

You've got another thing comin'

In this world we're livin' in we have our share of sorrow

Answer now and don't give in aim for a new tomorrow

Act tough ain't room for second best

Real strong got me some security

Hey, I'm a big smash I'm goin' for infinity yeah!

If you think I'll sit around as the world goes by

You're thinkin' like a fool cause it's a case of do or die

Out there is a fortune waiting to be had

If you think I'll let you go you're mad

You've got another thing comin'

You've got another thing comin'

You've got another thing comin'

You've got another thing comin'

You've got another thing ahh

Comin' down!

If you think I'll sit around while you chip away my brain

Listen I ain't foolin' and you'd better think again

Out there is a fortune waiting to be had

If you think I'll let it go you're mad

You've got another thing comin'

You've got another thing comin'

Songwriters: Glenn Raymond Tipton / Kenneth Downing / Robert Halford

You've Got Another Thing Comin' lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC