# Songs about rock 'n' roll **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030 "2011-09-21T03:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030/41 "2011-09-21T17:51:32Z")
> [@Simmerdown](#): > > Nick Lowe - I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll > Ramones - Rock and Roll High School > [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > Neither of those songs are _about_ rock ‘n’ roll; they’re just songs with “rock and roll” in the title. I don’t disagree 100%, but there are a ton of songs in this thread that aren’t _about_ rock and roll, or are about rock and roll and _other things_? So _Rock & Roll All Night_ by Kiss is more about rock and roll music than it is about the lifestyle? If we go by **WordMan** ’s 2nd Definition, then I think we’ll need to remove at least half of the suggestions in this thread. Don’t single me out. (Damn, I almost used the rolleyes). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030/42 "2011-09-21T17:52:20Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > “Rock ‘n’ Roll is Here to Stay” from Grease _cough_Danny and the Juniors 1958_cough_ That is Rock ‘n’ Roll - The Coasters Poor Rock ‘n’ Roll - The Nobles It Will Stand - The Showmen Don’t Knock the Rock - Bill Haley & His Comets Hail, Hail Rock ‘n’ Roll - Chuck Berry R.O.C.K. - Bill Haley & His Comets Rock ‘n’ Roll Age - The Four J’s Those Oldies But Goodies - Little Caesar & the Romans Memories of El Monte - The Penguins The Rock ‘n’ Roll Waltz - Kay Starr If there Wasn’t any Rock ‘n’ Roll - The Monotones Hang up my Rock ‘n’ Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller - Chuck Berry That’s all that occurs to me right now. ---
**Author:** ![Time\_Stranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Time\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Stranger)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030/43 "2011-09-21T18:03:49Z")
Hunx and his Punx - U Don’t Like Rock N Roll (ostensibly about why he’s dumping someone, but it is about Rock, too! Also catchy in general.) ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030/44 "2011-09-21T18:22:34Z")
Heart of Rock 'n Roll - Huey Lewis and the News ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030/45 "2011-09-21T18:29:15Z")
“American Pie” by Don McLean ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030/46 "2011-09-21T18:40:39Z")
**Axe Victim** by Be Bop Deluxe: > [@](#): > > _We hit the road to Hull > Sad amps and smashed guitars > Played badly at The Duke > To almost no applause…_ ---
**Author:** ![Truman\_Burbank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030/47 "2011-09-24T00:05:15Z")
Beach Boys - Do you Remember? Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing ---
**Author:** ![ClevelandProud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@ClevelandProud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ClevelandProud)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030/48 "2011-09-24T03:07:04Z")
Greetings from the best location in the nation AND the home of Rock and Roll … Cleveland Rocks - by Ian Hunter [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsZOVJ40Q6w) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rock-n-roll/597030.md?page=2)