Rockstar

Album: Peace Out (2015)
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  • Nelson, famous for their '90s hits "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection" and "After the Rain," were genuine rock stars, and in this song they explain that it's all a state of mind.

    Gunnar Nelson got the idea for the song when he was stopped at a traffic light and saw the guy next to him rocking out to an AC/DC song on his car radio. The guy was driving an old beater, but in that moment, it might as well have been a limo complete with groupies.

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