Surrender (Cheap Trick song)
"Surrender" is a single by Cheap Trick released in June 1978 from the album "Heaven Tonight". It was the first Cheap Trick single to enter the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62. Its success in Japan, as well as the success of its preceding singles which are known as "Clock Strikes Ten" and "I Want You to Want Me", paved the way for Cheap Trick's famous concerts at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in April 1978 that were recorded for the group's most popular album "Cheap Trick at Budokan". Composition. "Surrender" begins in  B-flat major, with a key change to B major following the instrumental intro, and a key change to C major after the second time of the chorus. Content. "Surrender" is a late 1970s teen anthem, describing the relations between the baby boomer narrator and his G.I. Generation parents. His mother frequently warns him about the girls he will meet, as he will never know what diseases he will catch from them, as exemplified by a rumor about "a soldier's falling off" as a result of "some Indonesian junk that's going around". The mother's expertise on such  matters is endorsed by the father, who states that she served with the WACs in the Philippines, a claim which amazes the narrator, who had been under the impression the WACs only recruited "old maids" (and Mommy isn't one of those). The narrator then describes how his parents are weirder and hipper than many teens would believe. For example, the narrator describes how he discovers his "mom and dad are rolling on the couch" and listening to his Kiss records late at night ("rolling numbers, rock-and-rolling, got my Kiss records out") This mention was a thank you  by Cheap Trick who were heavily supported by Kiss in their early days as a support band to Kiss. Reception. "Cash Box" said it has "energetic drumming and excellent rhythm guitar work" and that "the singing is intriguing and melodic." In the 2007 book "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide", a section on Cheap Trick featured reviews on the top 20 stand-out tracks from the band. One track included was "Surrender", where the author John M. Borack wrote "A no-brainer selection, to be sure, but since I believe that it's clinically impossible to get tired  of this rock and roll funhouse, it belongs here. A stone classic for the ages." "Rolling Stone" deemed it "the ultimate Seventies teen anthem" and ranked it number 471 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".