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When the fad changed from folk to rock, they didn't take along any good writers." [ 4 ] The line "When the words don't get in the way, yeah" and especially the phrasing of "yeah" is a reference to the line "Every other day, every other day, every other day of the week is fine, yeah" from the Mamas & the Papas' song " Monday, Monday ".
In 1975 Peter Belli recorded a Danish cover, called Rock'N'Roll, Jeg Gav Dig Mine Aller Bedste År (Rock'n Roll, All My Best Years). In 1976 Brimkló recorded an Icelandic cover, called Rock'n Roll, Öll Mín Bestu Ár (Rock'n Roll, All My Best Years). In 1975 Esko Rahkonen recorded a Finnish cover, called Rock'n'Roll sen teit (Rock'n'Roll You ...
Nowadays, the term "oldies" is most commonly applied ironically enough to the era this song was made, rather than what it was singing about (the "oldies" era is generally understood as the rock and roll era and British Invasion era of about 1954–1966, music later than that is often called "classic [genre]" or "old school").
It was the second of three "themed" albums that Haley produced for the label. This album featured versions of well-known folk songs from around the world, rearranged in rock and roll style, including new lyrics, by Haley and his songwriting partners, Milt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, and Catherine Cafra.
A customized version of the song, "Life Is a Rock, but 'CFL Rolled Me", was the last rock and roll song played on the Larry Lujack show on WCFL in Chicago [9] on March 15, 1976, before the station switched from Top 40 to beautiful music format. Rival AM station WLS had their own rendition: "Life Is a Rock, WLS Rolled Me".
"Rock Around the Clock" is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter being under the pseudonym "Jimmy De Knight") in 1952. The best-known and most successful rendition was recorded by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1954 for American Decca .
A cover version by The Mudlarks was released in the UK and it reached No. 2 on the UK chart. [11] The Mudlarks version also features an isolated mouth popping sound. Another version of the song was recorded by Bobby Vee in 1961 and included on his, Bobby Vee: Sings Hits of the Rockin' '50's.
"Lucille" is a 1957 rock and roll song originally recorded by American musician Little Richard. Released on Specialty Records in February 1957, the single reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart, 21 on the US pop chart, [1] and number 10 on the UK chart.