The Zoo

Album: Animal Magnetism (1980)
Charted: 75
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Songfacts®:

  • This is about the busy night life of New York City - especially around 42nd street.
  • Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden has covered this song.
  • This was used for a bit by pro wrestling company ECW back in the 1990s as the theme song to one of their wrestlers named Bam Bam Bigelow. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Ringgo - Montclair, CA, for all above

Comments: 8

  • Elliot from SeattleNevermind the blonde (well, try to anyway)... Really though; I'm all about the thicker brunette who is over toward the left side in the center row. There's another brunette (center row, right side) who ain't to bad either, but the one wearing the long sleeves is definitely my favorite of the bunch.
  • Nikolai from MoscowThis song is so bad ass! I feel like an apocalypse movie fight could happen to this
  • Mike from KitchenerWho is that crazy beautiful blond in the cut off Jean shorts
  • Dane from Lima,ohio, FlA killer headphone song.There's so much to hear.The guitar players really shine here.Very heavy.I always thought Animal Magnetism was their best album.
  • Maria from Hawthorne, Cai absolutely love this song to death
    the riff is awesome
  • Don from San Antonio, TxTry this on a compilation tape: The Zoo, Animal Magnetism (song), China White (Blackout).
  • Joe from Lbuquerque, NmFar and away my favorite Scorpions song. That riff is someting that lives in your head and the guitar solos are legendary.
  • Mark from Medicine Hat, CanadaMike Awesome is another dead wrestler.
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