Light Up
by Styx

Album: Equinox (1975)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song was originally written as an ode to The Beatles with the line, "I remember it was '65 when I saw the band." However, when Styx was hired to play a pot festival they re-wrote the lyrics to be about smoking marijuana. The song fades with the chanting chorus "smoke pot" and the sounds of "toking" on a joint. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Mike - Mountlake Terrace, WA
  • This was written and sung by Styx keyboard player Dennis DeYoung.

Comments: 1

  • Jim from Jerome, IdSorry to tell you this, but "I remember it was '65 when I saw the band." was NOT in the song for "Light UP". If you are a STYX fan you should know this
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Rock Revenge Songs

Rock Revenge SongsMusic Quiz

John Lennon, Paul Simon and Lynyrd Skynyrd are some of the artists who have written revenge songs. Do you know who they wrote them about?

Psychedelic Lyrics

Psychedelic LyricsMusic Quiz

Whoa man! Do you know which band came up with these cosmic lyrics?

Stan Ridgway

Stan RidgwaySongwriter Interviews

Go beyond the Wall of Voodoo with this cinematic songwriter.

Muhammad Ali: His Musical Legacy and the Songs he Inspired

Muhammad Ali: His Musical Legacy and the Songs he InspiredSong Writing

Before he was the champ, Ali released an album called I Am The Greatest!, but his musical influence is best heard in the songs he inspired.

Director Paul Rachman on "Hunger Strike," "Man in the Box," Kiss

Director Paul Rachman on "Hunger Strike," "Man in the Box," KissSong Writing

After cutting his teeth on hardcore punk videos, Paul defined the grunge look with his work on "Hunger Strike" and "Man in the Box."

Butch Vig

Butch VigSongwriter Interviews

The Garbage drummer/songwriter produced the Nirvana album Nevermind, and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Siamese Dream.