Alright, there’s a million songs about rockin. There’s even a half million songs about people who rock (Ziggy Stardust, etc.) But we’re sticking to songs strictly about rockin. We have “Rockin into The Night”, “Rock You Like a Hurricane”, “for Thoes About to Rock”, and many, many more.
But my personal favorite is probably that one that goes “Rockin! Yeah!” It captures everything awesome about rocking. First comes the chant “ROCKIN!” followed by guitar!, then comes YEAH!, with the slamming down on drums. Nothing rocks quite like “ROCKIN! YEAH!”
Reelin’ and Rockin by Chuck Berry Reelin’ and Rockin’ was notorious for one line in the song, which was edited out in the single version distributed to radio stations. It went:
Raise your hand and toast with the Goblet of Rock!!
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A fine topic, that the OP covers in all of its rockin’ glory. I would add **Spinal Tap’s “The Glory of the Rock” **or whatever that song’s name is from Break Like the Wind.
If your tastes run towards rockin’ with a metal slant, I strongly recommend the book Hell Bent for Leather, which chronicles the writer’s (a classic UK teen getting into music) journey from AC/DC through The Maiden, Metallica and the like. Both deeply passionate and sincere while also fully aware of the absurdity in hindsight, it is, truly, rockin’. Kinda like Chuck Klosterman’s Fargo Rock City, which is also rockin’…