I Saw Him Standin' There by the Record Machine
It was today, 24 (Jesus Christ!) years ago, that "I Love Rock and Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts hit No. 1. It stayed there for 7 weeks.I distinctly remember how much I loved that freaking song. My mom bought me the 45; I came home from school (7th grade) one afternoon and saw it on my dresser. I loved it so much I wore out the grooves. I also loved "Crimson and Clover," the second single from the album.
My fave Joan Jett songs:
1. I Love Rock and Roll
2. Do You Wanna Touch (Oh Yeah!)
3. I Hate Myself for Lovin' You
4. Bad Reputation
posted by shumakes music at 3/20/2006 02:48:00 PM
2 Comments:
Twenty-four years! Good grief. Yeah, I truly loved this song too. I got to see her perform live at an outdoor concert in Omaha in '97. As you can imagine, the crowd went totally wild when we heard the heavy, distinctive opening guitar and primal scream ("Oww!") shoving out the song we had been anticipating all afternoon...
...not to make little of the rest of their (Jett + Black Hearts) show that day. I was only too happy to be surprised by how much they rocked on other songs I had never heard of/paid attention to. They ROCKED and it was great fun.
9:23 AM
Oh I'd love to have seen them!
9:52 AM
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