La historia de McFly comienza en Londres, Reino Unido, a principios de la década de 2000. Tom Fletcher, el líder y principal compositor del grupo, inició su carrera en el mundo de la música como parte de la boyband Busted. Tras un fallido intento de audicionar nuevamente para Busted, Fletcher decidió explorar otros caminos. Fue entonces cuando conoció a Danny Jones en unas audiciones para un nuevo proyecto musical. Pronto quedó claro que ambos compartían intereses musicales y una visión similar, por lo que decidieron formar una banda.
Tom y Danny sumaron a Dougie Poynter y Harry Judd para completar la formación. Dougie, de origen neerlandés, fue el tercer miembro en unirse, trayendo consigo un estilo distintivo en el bajo y voces secundarias. Harry, por su parte, aportó la energía y precisión que el grupo necesitaba en la batería. De esta manera, en 2003, McFly emergió como una banda completa.
En 2004, el grupo lanzó su primer sencillo, "5 Colours in Her Hair", que rápidamente alcanzó el número uno en las listas del Reino Unido. Con un sonido fresco que combinaba pop punk y rock, McFly atrajo la atención de jóvenes fanáticos y críticos por igual. Ese mismo año, lanzaron su primer álbum "Room on the 3rd Floor", el cual también dominó las listas.
Went driving in my car
Turned on the radio
I didn't get that far
I started wondering
Where did all the guitars go?
Did they all disappear?
Where did all the guitars go?
What is this shit that I hear?
Who's gonna play for the kids with long hair
When nobody cares?
How will they cope with the pain?
Don't you know that rock n' roll is good for the soul?
Wanted to write a song (wanted to write a song)
I booked a studio
I took a look around
And started wondering
Where did all the guitars go?
Did someone take them away?
Where did all the guitars go?
Now I got nothing to play
Who's gonna play for the kids with long hair
When nobody cares?
How will they cope with the pain?
Don't you know that rock n' roll is good for the soul?
Where did the guitars go?
Where did the guitars go, ooh-ooh-ooh?
Where did the guitars go?
Where did the guitars go?
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Hey
I went and played a show
Thousands of people came
And as the lights went down
That's when I realized
This is where the guitars go
It's where they'll always belong
This is where the guitars go
Now everyone play along
Oh, they'll always be there
When no one else cares
It's how we cope with the pain
Don't you know that rock n' roll is good for the soul?
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good for the soul
Rock n' roll is good, is good for the soul
Is good for the soul