How about posting some songs about rock and roll itself?

[darkstar]

Just remembered this tune from Wussy from a few years back. It’s about kids in the center of nowhere bonding with the music of The Who. Starts a low energy but picks up with passion. I dig it.
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Anyhow post your tunes about the subject rock and roll…I’m feeling a playlist coming on…..

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[AKwannabe]

1. You're on!

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[darkstar]

3. Yes indeedy!

[AKwannabe]

2. KEXP!!

Woot

Where ya be?
Me? Seattle, baby!

[darkstar]

4. I, as well,

am from the center of nowhere in Illinois.

[AKwannabe]

7. U r up late!

In Chicago for the DNC?
Hopefully can at least feel the collective vibes where you are! Rock on!

[RockRaven]

5. For such a project, this is the best I've got off the top of my head:

Foo Fighters covering AC/DC's "Let There Be Rock"

There are several such videos/recordings, but here's a BBC one:
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[AKwannabe]

6. Oh hell yeah!

Screamin Dave!

He played in Seattle last Sunday(ish).
Friend sent vid. Screamin Dave!

Let there be guitar!!!!!!!🎸
And drums!

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[RockRaven]

9. And speaking of BBC Radio One, rock about rock, here's a little meta bonus thingy

Jimi Hendrix Experience Radio One jingle

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[darkstar]

22. Didn't know this one but

it surely gets the job done. Love the ways it looks at the history of rock.

[TexasBushwhacker]

70. RIP Taylor Hawkins n/p

[AKwannabe]

8. Rock N Roll ain't noise pollution!

It makes good good sense!

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[darkstar]

23. Nice one.

Quite the banger ain’t it?

[AKwannabe]

24. Your idea for OP!

Was great. Got a lot of good music in this thread!

[JT45242]

10. I dig rock and roll music...Peter, Paul and Mary

"if I really say it
The radio won't play it
Unless I leave it
Between the lines"

Also the Entertainer by Billy Joel
"It was a beautiful song
But it ran too long
If you're gonna have a hit
You gotta make it fit
So they cut it down to 3:05"

[KarenS]

11. I Love Rock and Roll

[darkstar]

25. Hadn't thought of this one

but I dig it for the playlist!

[KarenS]

12. I Wanna Rock!

[darkstar]

35. Rock as it should be:

Rebellious!

[jmowreader]

72. TIL: We're Not Gonna Take It and Oh Come All Ye Faithful are the same song

And here's what happens when you sing the Christmas carol over the music of the heavy metal song...

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[Rhiagel]

13. I'm Just a Singer in a Rock And Roll Band

[rampartd]

17. the second one i thought of

right after "veteran cosmic rocker"

[darkstar]

26. Hadn't crossed my mind

even though I *loved it* in my teenaged years. Actually, it was probably in my top twenty or so tunes at the time, ie. 15-18 or so. Keeper!

[Diamond_Dog]

53. Ooohhh yessss ...the Moodies!

[NBachers]

14. Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys - Good Old Rock and Roll

[darkstar]

27. Thought I wasn't gonna know this one but

I remember it now. Been ages since I heard it, so thanks! Love the groove.

[happybird]

15. Rock and Roll

Always liked this cover of it:

[darkstar]

28. Killer. Not that well steeped in the VU

but always dug this on the radio, at friends’ places, etc. And like the Wussy song, about rock saving a young persons life.

[rampartd]

16. the moody blues may know a little bit about rock and roll

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Here's One; The Version By The Guy Who Wrote The Song

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[darkstar]

29. Yep...

Used to play this one in a band myself. Thanks for reminder!




Bonus connection: RD plays bass on this track by Todd Rundgren…..

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[ProfessorGAC]

40. We Saw Him As Guitarist &...

...co-musical director for Cyndi Lauper on the True Colors tour.
Dave Rosenthal (keyboardist for Rainbow) was musical director before Rick signed on.
Dave wanted to just give the title to Rick, but Rick wouldn't have it. So, they shared the title.
The other 3 in that band were monsters.
Rick played a Steinberger for pretty much the whole show. Played a Strat on a couple & acoustic on at least one.
He got some wonderful clean tones out of that guitar.

[OldBaldy1701E]

19. Shooting Star - Bad Company

[darkstar]

30. We have a groovy sub theme going here:

songs about being in a rock band. Cool. Might have to be a playlist of its own.

[retread]

20. Rock Around the Clock

[darkstar]

31. Might be the one that started it all!

Onto the playlist you go! Thanks!

[retread]

21. Rock and Roll Music -- Chuck Berry

[darkstar]

33. Another early contender steps up!

I play piano in rock cover bands and lister to CB a ton to get Johnny Johnson into my mental landscape.

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

32. Do you mean like:

or

or both?

[Silent Type]

34. Byrds-- "So You Want to be a Rock and Roll Star"

[darkstar]

42. Add this one to the pile:

Patti Smith

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[johnp3907]

36. Rock Out!

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[darkstar]

46. Wow.

That drum pattern and playing is intense! Double kick I guess?

Anyway, new to me, so thankee kindly!

[happybird]

37. Grand Funk

Heard it in the car today.

[darkstar]

47. Yeah!

As hinted at elsewhere in thread (Derringer’s R&R Hootchie Coo) I’m a pretty big Todd Rundgren fan and he produce this one. People my age tend to forget just how huge they were at one point. HUGE crowds.

On the radio I always turn this one up, that’s for sure!

[Clouds Passing]

55. Speakin off Todd, my fave:

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[DBoon]

38. Country Joe & the Fish - Rock and Soul Music / Love

[darkstar]

48. Dig me some CJ&F.

Also digging that Woodstock jacket he’s sporting at the show itself. Classic!

[DBoon]

39. David Bowie - Rock and Roll with Me

[darkstar]

49. Always such unique, ever changing

sounds from him. Great add, my friend!

[Mad_Dem_X]

41. Another from AC/DC

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[darkstar]

50. Man, that two guitar approach of theirs never fails to deliver.

Pure raw energy. Love it!

[surrealAmerican]

44. Rock and Roll Fantasy:

[darkstar]

51. Consummate song writing

and harmony arrangement, just like always. Def making the playlist!

[JoseBalow]

45. Joe's Garage

(6:09)


Really, the WHOLE album is a song about Rock and Roll...

(1:55:20)

[darkstar]

52. FZ's trademark humor

intact on these, that’s for sure. First one sounds dang near country.

[happybird]

54. Been spotting 'em all day!

Love a topic/theme music thread!

This is one of my favorites:

[darkstar]

58. Yes!

Always loved this version. A head, myself. Play keys in a couple GD All Stars sort of projects 3-4 times a year (strictly part time on big deal, really, but I do get to play with some musicians way above my pay grade from jam-centric original bands in the St. Louis area.) Anyhow, just really got this one into my hands this summer.

And what kind of fan would I be if I didn’t answer with this one (dig the rapid meltdown on this one):

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[Diamond_Dog]

56. Jackson Browne - The Load Out/Stay

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[TexasBushwhacker]

71. Love me some JB n/t

[WestMichRad]

57. David Bowie- Star

I’m surprised this hasn’t been posted yet. Seems to have been a common theme for Bowie…

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[Mousetoescamper]

59. Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock'N'Roll + Minstrel In The Gallery (Live 1977)

[Sneederbunk]

60. PP&M

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[TomSlick]

62. We Built This City on Rock and Roll.

[Prairie_Seagull]

63. Tangential maybe but deserves a spot.

[Niagara]

64. Heavy Metal Love by Helix

This song is always on my playlist!

[IcyPeas]

65. Rock n Roll Fantasy - Bad Company

[IcyPeas]

66. Rock On - Def Leppard (cover of David Essex song)

[malthaussen]

67. Life is a Rock (but the Radio Rolled Me)

"Listen, they're playing our song!"

-- Mal

[malthaussen]

68. and of course, "Rock and Roll Heaven."

-- Mal

[Tikki]

69. "They Call It Rock"...Nick Lowe (1979) and "Starry Eyes"..The Records (1979) "Round and Round"..Chuck Berry (1958)

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Tikki