Gypsy (Uriah Heep song) band's first compilation album, "The Best of Uriah Heep", and on two live albums, 1973's "Uriah Heep Live" and the later "Live in Armenia". The song is structured with an intro, outro and three verses with no chorus, and uses only four chords: Cm, G#, G and C#-C. The song was covered by American noise rock band godheadSilo in 1996, appearing on their self-titled "GodheadSilo" 7" EP. Gypsy (Uriah Heep song) "Gypsy" is the debut single by British progressive rock/hard rock band Uriah Heep. It is the opening track on their first album, "…Very 'Eavy …Very 'Umble", released in 1970.
Heavy metal lyrics extolling the merits of early 1950s rock and roll. Weinstein states that in these metal songs, the words "rock" or "rock and roll" refer specifically to heavy metal and its important role. Examples include AC/DC's "Rocker"; Judas Priest’s "Rock Hard, Ride Free"; Sammy Hagar’s "Rock ‘n’ Roll Weekend"; Twisted Sister’s "I Believe in Rock ‘n’ Roll"; Motorhead’s "Rock ‘n’ Roll"; and Ozzy’s "You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll". Some songs are self-referential to the genre. Many of these songs directly praise heavy metal (or simply "metal") and celebrate its importance. Examples include Sammy Hagar's "Heavy Metal"; Judas Priest's "Metal Meltdown";