User:FrostFairBlade/sandbox/Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song)
Writing and production
[edit]"Rock and Roll" was written by Glitter and songwriter Mike Leander. Leander, who co-composed the theme song for the television series Ready Steady Go!, originally met Glitter there in the mid-1960s, where Glitter was working as an assistant.[1]
In search of a breakout hit for Glitter, both Glitter and Leander sought to write something that would sound unique.[2] They wanted to create a song that association football fans could easily sing along to.[2][3]
Composition
[edit]"Rock and Roll" is a glam rock song composed in common time. Rhythmically, it has a schaffel rhythm, where the beat of the music is swung.[4]
Cultural impact
[edit]Sports
[edit]- The Denver Broncos were the first NFL team to play the song during games[5]
Writing
[edit]All That Glitters - Cincinnati Magazine[3]
BBC News - [6]
The Vibes of Victory - SI.com[2]
Black Vinyl White Powder - Simon Napier-Bell[7]
Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past - Simon Reynolds[8]
Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies - Sharon Davis[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Nick Talevski (7 April 2010). Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door. Music Sales. pp. 358–. ISBN 978-0-85712-117-2.
- ^ a b c Bessone, Lisa Twyman (1992-11-30). "The vibes of victory". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ a b Daugherty, Paul (February 1992). "All that glitters". Cincinnati Magazine. CM Media. ISSN 0746-8210. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Turenne, Martin (2006-01-01). "Schaffel beat resuscitates techno". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Griffith, R. D. (2012). To the NFL: You Sure Started Somethin': A Historical Guide of All 32 NFL Teams and the Cities They've Played In. Dorrance Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-4349-1681-5.
- ^ "All that Glitters isn't gold". BBC News. 1999-11-12. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Napier-Bell, Simon (2013-04-30). Black Vinyl White Powder. Ebury Publishing. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-4464-9172-0.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (2011-07-19). Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-86547-994-4.
- ^ Davis, Sharon (2012-01-06). Every Chart Topper Tells a Story: The Seventies. Random House. ISBN 978-1-78057-410-3.