This song was originally the B-side of a recording, though it quickly flipped to the A-side in a subsequent pressing. The song’s hit status was delayed by an English newspaper strike, but eventually it caught on when the group performed it live on the U.K. television show Pop 45. After that, the sho...
I saw her dancing there by the record machine
I knew she must have been about seventeen
The beat was going strong
Playing my favourite song
And I could tell it wouldn't be long 'til she was with me, yeah me
And I could tell it wouldn't be long 'til she was with me, yeah me
Singing, I love rock and roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock and roll
So come and take your time and dance with me
She smiled, so I got up and asked for her name
"But that don't matter," she said, "'cause it's all the same"
I said, "Can I take you home
Where we can be alone?"
And next we were moving on, and she was with me, yeah me
Next we were moving on, and she was with me, yeah me
Singing, I love rock and roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock and roll
So come and take your time and dance with me
I said, "Can I take you home
Where we can be alone?"
Next we were moving on, and she was with me, yeah me
And we were moving on and singing that same old song, yeah with me
Singing I love rock and roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock and roll
So come and take your time and dance with me
I love rock and roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock and roll
So come and take your time and dance with
I love rock and roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock and roll
So come and take your time and dance with
I love rock and roll
So put another dime in the jukebox, baby
I love rock and roll
So come and take your time and dance with me
I Love Rock ’n Roll was written by Jake Hooker & Alan Merrill.
I Love Rock ’n Roll was produced by Mickie Most.
In an interview with SongFacts, Alan Merrill said,
That was a knee-jerk response to the Rolling Stones' ‘It’s Only Rock 'N’ Roll'. I remember watching it on Top of the Pops. I’d met Mick Jagger socially a few times, and I knew he was hanging around with Prince Rupert Lowenstein and people like that...