The original a-side version from 1975 by the band Arrows. The group were produced by British legend Mickie Most, and the tune was written by Arrows Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker. The song was later covered by Joan Jett, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and many more. Lead vocals & bass guitar by Alan Merrill, guitar & backing vocals by Jake Hooker, and drums and backing vocals by Paul Varley.
The Arrows released both an a-side version and a b-side version of this particular song.
Having their own TV series, the band recorded many versions of their songs for performance on the show, in accordance with musician’s union rules at the time.
The video was made in three locations. The park is Berkeley Square, London England, W1, the street scenes are on Charles Street, same area. The performance was filmed
on Quay Street in Manchester England, at the Granada/ITV studios.
This clip aired on Granada/ITV in 1976, produced by Muriel Young and directed by Peter Walker.
Clip trivia: The mystery man standing by the tree with the Arrows at the end of this clip is Monsieur Kamayatsu of the legendary Japanese band The Spiders.
Cosmic oddity: Arrows singer Alan Merrill and Joan Jett are both left handed, but play their instruments right handed.
More trivia- Joan Jett was initially introduced to her manager Kenny Laguna by a tv producer named Alan Sacks. Arrows singer Alan Merrill’s legal birth name is Allan Sachs, same pronounciation. A little eerie, don’t you think?
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esta es mejor qe la otra de joan jett
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Love this!
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The original …
The original version still remains the best one …
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they rule!
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best song ever
best song ever
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i love this vid.
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one of my fav..
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Yeah, Joan Jett Did Do The Bes Cover.
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Joan Jett did the …
Joan Jett did the best cover
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yes, good song,
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i ♥ rock n roll
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aw, I love this song
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there’s nothing like the original!
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Pepsi glam!
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I love the cover by …
I love the cover by L’Arc En Ciel the best.
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i love joan jett
the best cover of i love rock n roll.
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I Love Rock N Roll
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!!THE ORIGINAL AWAYS BETTER!!
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I LOVE ROCKY ROAD! hehe