# Blues-Rock Song About Turning Out The Light(s)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 8, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746 "2013-02-08T23:56:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/1 "2013-02-08T23:56:17Z")

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Can anyone help me name this one? It’s pretty old (early 80’s I’d say) and the phrase about turning out the light is chanted, I believe.

Thanks Y’all!

Quasi

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/2 "2013-02-08T23:59:30Z")

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Is it this one?

[Pat Travers “Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4XbV3gCm2Y)

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/3 "2013-02-08T23:59:51Z")

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Pat Travers - [Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBf1e6WWWA0) from his first (eponymous) album (1976)

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/4 "2013-02-09T00:01:36Z")

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**YES!!!**

Thanks a LOT, to both of you!!!

Awesome that you remembered that so fast. I LOVE that tune!!!🙂

Thanks again!

Quasi

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/5 "2013-02-09T00:02:53Z")

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you’re very welcome; glad we nailed it… sorry it took us both so long tho 😉 😛

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/6 "2013-02-09T00:06:00Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> you’re very welcome; glad we nailed it… sorry it took us both so long tho 😉 😛

Heh-heh! Less than a minute?

Love mah **Dopers**!🙂

Q

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/7 "2013-02-09T00:17:50Z")

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[The Little Walter version.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XagQ3owbBEM)

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/8 "2013-02-09T00:29:32Z")

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Thanks **Marley23**! A little blues in A? I’m pretty sure I can follow that on my 6 string.

Here’s one of the comments I caught down below the video. (Remember, I’m quoting, okay?)

“This is hands down the best song about punching women”

Quasi

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blues-rock-song-about-turning-out-the-light-s/649746/9 "2013-02-09T01:21:50Z")

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_Go For What You Know_ is a great album. Travers and Thrall, what a guitar duo!